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Demdike@Cult Labs · #**991** 4th July 2024, 02:55 PM

How many movie posters have they ripped off for that art?

I'm seeing at least two in Rollerball and Deathsport.

Nosferatu@Cult Labs · #**992** 5th July 2024, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

How many movie posters have they ripped off for that art?

I'm seeing at least two in Rollerball and Deathsport.

There's a bit of The Bronx Warriors going there on as well.

Dave · #**993** 5th July 2024, 05:06 PM

DARIO ARGENTO'S DEEP CUTS

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SEVERIN SUMMER SALE TITLE REVEAL #10

DARIO ARGENTO'S DEEP CUTS

THE NORTH AMERICAN DISC PREMIERE

4 DISC COLLECTION WITH 10 HOURS
FROM DARIO ARGENTO'S RAI TV SHOWS
PLUS NEW SPECIAL FEATURES & MORE

At the peak of his cinematic triumphs, horror legend Dario Argento created projects for RAI TV that broadcast his singular vision of terror into millions of Italian homes: Door Into Darkness is the top-rated 1973 anthology series produced and hosted by Argento, including Il Tram directed by Argento, Il Vicino Di Casa directed by Luigi Cozzi, and Testimone Oculare co-written by Argento & Cozzi, with three of the four episodes sourced for the first time from the original 16mm negatives. Argento's popular 1987 variety/talk show Giallo is represented by the maestro's own Dario Argento's Nightmares scanned from recently discovered film elements, plus the murder mystery segments Night Shift (Turno Di Notte) directed by Cozzi and Lamberto Bava, behind-the-scenes tours from TENEBRE, PHENOMENA, and OPERA, and guests that include Anthony Perkins, David Gilmour & Nick Mason, and Fiore Argento newly digitized from broadcast masters, with over 8 hours of new and archival Special Features.

Special Features:

Disc 1: Door Into Darkness, Part 1
-Audio Commentary For Il Tram With Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson And Troy Howarth, Author Of Murder By Design: The Unsane Cinema Of Dario Argento
- DARIO ARGENTO: MY CINEMA, Part 1
- DARIO ARGENTO: MY CINEMA, Part 2

Disc 2: Door Into Darkness, Part 2
- Audio Commentary For Testimone Oculare With Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson And Troy Howarth, Author Of Murder By Design: The Unsane Cinema Of Dario Argento
- DARIO ARGENTO: MASTER OF HORROR (87 mins)
- A Streetcar Named Fear: Interview With Writer/Director/Producer Dario Argento
- On The Other Side Of The Door ? Interview With Writer/Director Luigi Cozzi

Disc 3: Night Shift
- TV Nightmares: Interview With Producer Dario Argento
- Giallo On The TV: Interview With Director Luigi Cozzi
- Taxi Drivers: Interview With Director Lamberto Bava
- Big Giallo Taxi: Interview With Screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti
- Calypso 9: Interview With Actress Antonella Vitale

Disc 4: Dario Argento's Nightmares
- Giallo Argento (100 mins)

Feature Specs:

Runtime: 594 mins.
Audio: Italian Mono
Subtitles: English Subtitles
Region: Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

SymbioticFunction · #**994** 9th July 2024, 11:42 PM

Just a quick word of warning.

The new Severin Argento set doesn't have Dario Argento's The Tram in hd, just a copy from video tape master instead. Because of that, I won't be importing as that was the main draw for me. I'm thinking that it would cost a lot of money to import and since I already have 2 Door Into Darkness dvd sets (Mya and Dragon) that already use the video tape masters, I'll just stick with those. Mya also has the included Master of Horror documentary on it.

I certainly don't think my take on why I won't be picking this up will sway anyone else but I thought that it could be useful information (I know how disappointed I would have been to discover that the video tape sourced episode was actually the one that was fully directed by Argento). At least purchasers are forewarned.

btw There's slightly less print damage on Mya's dvd but Dragon's limited edition version has a little bit more detail as it's in original PAL and not a PAL to NTSC conversion (to my eyes anyway).

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**995** 10th July 2024, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SymbioticFunction

Just a quick word of warning.

The new Severin Argento set doesn't have Dario Argento's The Tram in hd, just a copy from video tape master instead. Because of that, I won't be importing as that was the main draw for me. I'm thinking that it would cost a lot of money to import and since I already have 2 Door Into Darkness dvd sets (Mya and Dragon) that already use the video tape masters, I'll just stick with those. Mya also has the included Master of Horror documentary on it.

I certainly don't think my take on why I won't be picking this up will sway anyone else but I thought that it could be useful information (I know how disappointed I would have been to discover that the video tape sourced episode was actually the one that was fully directed by Argento). At least purchasers are forewarned.

btw There's slightly less print damage on Mya's dvd but Dragon's limited edition version has a little bit more detail as it's in original PAL and not a PAL to NTSC conversion (to my eyes anyway).

I too have the MYA release of Door into Darkness. The Tram would have been the big draw here but like you say, it's now pointless.

SymbioticFunction · #**996** 12th July 2024, 01:17 PM

Ended up changing my mind and ordering Dario Argento's Deep Cuts anyway. I was worried that I would regret not picking it up whilst it was still at a base price. Just 36 pounds for the 4 disc set but international shipping cost an additional 16 pounds.

Am hoping there is some PQ improvement on The Tram. If nothing else, at least I'll finally get to watch the Il Mio Cinema pts 1 and 2 documentary (it could be found on youtube but it didn't have the necessary English subtitles).

Didn't order the Severin Opera 4K UHD set as I'm happy with my German Plaion one.