Arrow Releasing Giallo Essentials

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I never picked up the earlier release of '..Nine Seats', so definitely up for this one I think! The £45 UK price tag seems slightly less extortionate than some of Arrow's other recent pricing decisions too, which helps.

I've never even heard of 'The Weapon, The Hour..' before; is it any good..?

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I never picked up the earlier release of '..Nine Seats', so definitely up for this one I think! The £45 UK price tag seems slightly less extortionate than some of Arrow's other recent pricing decisions too, which helps.

I've never even heard of 'The Weapon, The Hour..' before; is it any good..?

THE WEAPON, THE HOUR THE MOTIVE is really good. An unknown gem.

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Thanks Andrew - that bodes well, and increases the probability of my pre-ordering this set the next time I have some spare dough.

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Coming 2/14/23.

https://mvdb2b.com/s/GialloEssential...dEdition/AV488



At the height of the Italian giallo boom of the early 1970s, scores of filmmakers turned their hand to crafting their own unique takes on these lurid murder-mysteries. This volume of Giallo Essentials presents three distinctly different but equally thrilling examples of genre, featuring some of European cult cinema's most recognisable faces. In The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, director Emilio P. Miraglia (The Red Queen Kills Seven Times) melds the giallo's trademark twisty whodunit storytelling with gothic chills, as troubled aristocrat Alan Cunningham (Anthony Steffen, Django the Bastard) is haunted by the spectre of his dead wife Evelyn, and the gruesome and untimely deaths of several members of his family. Next, Riccardo Freda's (Double Face) The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire finds tough ex-cop John Norton (Luigi Pistilli, A Bay of Blood) drafted in to catch the acid-throwing, razor-wielding maniac who's terrorising the streets of Dublin. Finally, Sergio Martino's (Torso) The Suspicious Death of a Minor melds giallo trappings with elements of the then flourishing poliziotteschi crime thrillers, as undercover cop Paolo Germi (Claudio Cassinelli, What Have They Done to Your Daughters?) hunts a Milanese criminal outfit following the brutal murder of a teenage prostitute. Brutal violence, globe-trotting intrigue and abundant sleaze collide in these three quintessential gialli, each one fully restored from its original camera negative and presented alongside an array of incisive bonus features.

Bonus Materials

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

2K restorations from the original camera negative for all three films
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of each film
Original Italian and English front and end titles
Original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks
Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks
Rigid box packaging with original poster artwork in a windowed Giallo Essentials Collection slipcover
Reversible sleeves for each film featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx, Graham Humphreys and Chris Malbon

DISC 1: THE NIGHT EVELYN CAME OUT OF THE GRAVE

Commentary by Troy Howarth
Exclusive introduction by Erika Blanc
Interview with critic Stephen Thrower
The Night Erika Came Out of the Grave – exclusive interview with Erika Blanc
The Whip and the Body – archival interview with Erika Blanc
Still Rising from the Grave – archival interview with production designer Lorenzo Baraldi
Original Italian theatrical trailer

DISC 2: THE IGUANA WITH THE TONGUE OF FIRE

Commentary by giallo connoisseurs Adrian J. Smith and David Flint
Of Chameleons and Iguanas – appreciation by the cultural critic and academic Richard Dyer
Considering Cipriani – appreciation of the composer Stelvio Cipriani and his score to The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire by DJ and soundtrack collector Lovely Jon
The Cutting Game – interview with the film’s assistant editor Bruno Micheli
The Red Queen of Hearts – career-spanning interview with the actress Dagmar Lassander
Original Italian and international theatrical trailers
Image gallery

DISC 3: THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A MINOR

Commentary by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films
Violent Milan – interview with director Sergio Martino
Original Italian theatrical trailer

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Coming 4/24/23.

https://www.arrowfilms.com/blu-ray/g.../14536290.html

In the early 1970s, when the giallo boom was at its peak, producer-turned-director Luciano Ercoli helmed three standalone but thematically linked examples of the genre, each featuring a memorable star turn by Spanish born actress and model Nieves Navarro (billed under her adopted stage name of Susan Scott). Accompanied by a rogues’ gallery of familiar and recurring faces, this trilogy of terror represents the giallo at its most playful and unpredictable.

In The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion, Minou's (Dagmar Lassander, The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire) dull but pampered life is upturned by a mysterious sadist (Simón Andreu, Death Carries a Cane) who blackmails her into submitting to his every perverted whim. Desperate to escape his clutches, Minou confides in her libidinous best friend Dominique (Navarro)... but is she more involved than she’s letting on? Then, in Death Walks on High Heels, Navarro stars as exotic dancer Nicole, daughter of a murdered jewel thief, who finds herself terrorized by a black-clad assailant determined to procure her father’s stolen gems. Fleeing Paris and her knife-wielding pursuer, Nicole arrives in London, only to discover that death stalks her at every corner. Finally, in Death Walks at Midnight, Navarro stars as Valentina - a model who, in the midst of a drug-fueled photoshoot, witnesses a brutal murder in the apartment opposite hers. But when the authorities refuse to believe a crime has been committed, Valentina is forced to assume the role of amateur sleuth.

With glamor, perversity and narrative twists and turns aplenty, each of these giallo delights is fully restored from original elements and presented alongside an array of all-encompassing bonus features.

Product Features

2K restorations from the original 35mm camera negatives for The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion and Death Walks on High Heels
2K restoration from an original 35mm internegative for Death Walks at Midnight
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of each film
Original Italian and English front and end titles
Original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks
Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks
Rigid box packaging with newly designed artwork by Gilles Vranckx in a windowed Giallo Essentials Collection slipcover
Reversible sleeves for each film featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by The Twins of Evil and Gilles Vranckx
Disc One: The Forbidden Photos Of A Lady Above Suspicion

Audio commentary by Kat Ellinger, author and editor-in-chief of Diabolique Magazine
Private Pictures, a documentary featuring interviews with actress Nieves Navarro, director Luciano Ercoli and writer Ernesto Gastaldi
The Forbidden Soundtrack of the Big Three, an appreciation of the music of Forbidden Photos and 70s Italian cult cinema by musician and soundtrack collector Lovely Jon
The Forbidden Lady, a Q&A with actress Dagmar Lassander at the 2016 Festival of Fantastic Films
Original Italian and English theatrical trailers
Image gallery
Disc Two: Death Walks On High Heels

Audio commentary by film critic Tim Lucas
Introduction to the film by screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi
From Spain with Love, featurette with director Luciano Ercoli and actress Nieves Navarro, interviewed at their home in Barcelona
Master of Giallo, screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi on Death Walks on High Heels and how to write a successful giallo
Death Walks to the Beat, a career-spanning interview with High Heels composer Stelvio Cipriani
Original Italian and English trailers
Disc Three: Death Walks At Midnight

Audio commentary by film critic Tim Lucas
Introduction to the film by screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi
Extended TV version of the feature
Crime Does Pay, screenwriter Gastaldi reflects on his career in the crime film-writing business, including a look at Death Walks at Midnight
Desperately Seeking Susan, visual essay by Michael Mackenzie exploring the distinctive giallo collaborations between director Luciano Ercoli and star Nieves Navarro