Movies: Dario Argento's Dracula 3D

Whilst reading through an on-set insight into upcoming gothic horror 'Dracula 3D', it occurred to me that I hadn't actually written anything about it being in production yet. So...for those of you that don't know, Dario Argento is currently working on a retelling of 'Dracula', in 3D! 

Current scheduled release dates:
Hungary - 2012
Italy - 2012
(More to come I'm sure)


Lead Cast:
Dracula - Thomas Kretschmann
Abraham Van Helsing - Rutger Hauer
Lucy Westenra - Asia Argento
Mina Murray - Marta Gastini
Johnathan Harker - Unax Ugalde


For the aforementioned on-set article, head over to Shock Till You Drop to read Alan Jones' excellent account. It will give you a lot more information than I possibly could!

Whilst I'm intrigued to see what use they make of the stereoscopic 3D technology, to be honest, it's more the combination of Argento and the Dracula legend that makes this project so appealing to me. Although some of his works haven't been stunning, during his career Argento has created some amazing films, which more than make up for the others. 

In addition to that, there's the issue of the multitude of 2D versions of 'Dracula' preceding this film. Really though, there are very few vampire storylines that you can't attribute to another source (a game, a novel, a play, another movie etc.) and, in my opinion, it's better to just acknowledge that you're re-doing something and try to make it in a fresh way rather than try to pretend otherwise. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what the finished picture is like though.

Movies: Suspiria: The Remake

Hello there my spooky kids!

Brief but interesting news I bring you today!

Looks like the famous Dario Argento movie, "Suspiria", will have its remake filmed soon by the director David Gordon Green. According to him, there won't be any key differences but it will be adapted to a girl's boarding school instead of a ballet academy (which, for me, IS a key difference but well, we'll have to wait to see how it might affect the storyline... or not!).

Definitely, great news for us horror fans to see such a classic back onto the big screen!

Movies: UK Suspiria Screening

16th October 11.30pm start - DJ & Bar Open until 2am Tickets £7.00

"Cigarette Burns Cinema is continuing its partnership with Dalston’s Rio Cinema and together we are bringing you none other than one of the creepiest films ever made. Just how it needs to be seen, fully uncut, bold, disconcerting and LOUD – SUSPIRIA.

This tale of an innocent American ballet student who unwittingly unravels the terrifying secret of her new school is routinely cited as one of the all time scariest horror films and is solely responsible for cementing Dario Argento’s place in cinematic history. Suspiria is an undeniably visceral experience, assaulting, not only your eyes, but your ears as well.

We can’t thing of a better way to spend a cold, dark October night than to let Goblin’s super eerie soundtrack creep into your brain as Argento drenches the screen with his dreamlike technicolour palette.

Flashback Record’s very own Graham Murphy will be spinning Italian Doomy Prog and Kraut Rock to set the mood before and after the screening and the Rio Cinema has been kind enough to leave the bar open throughout the film and after, a brilliant night is guaranteed. All for a measly £7."

Via Horror-Movies.ca and Hackney Hive