Saturday, January 21, 2012

Arrow Argento Neo Giallo Box



I got the Arrow Argento Neo Collection box yesterday which contains 4 films. The Opera (aka Terror at the Opera) case contains the original 2-disc release so that's very cool! And further more it contains all three dubs of the film, Italian original audio, the original English dub, and the redubbed English dub. Denmark was one of the few countries were the US edit of the film was released originally on VHS (but not to any Argento's fans liking of course). Orion sat on the original cut for years and didn't wanna release it. Bastards.


The contents (lifted from Amazon UK):

NEO GIALLO COLLECTION SPECIAL FEATURES:

4 of Dario Argento s late Giallo works collected in this exclusive boxset
9 option reversible sleeves of original and newly commissioned artworks!
4 double-sided fold-out posters with newly commissioned artwork for each film
A host of extras for every film including Making ofs, trailers, booklets by Alan Jones (author of Profondo Argento ) and more!
TERROR AT THE OPERA SPECIAL FEATURES

Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork
Double-sided fold-out poster
Booklet by Alan Jones
Dario Argento Filmography & Biography
Terror s Photo Album
Opera by Deamonia Music Video
The Complete Dario Argento trailer gallery [18 films]
International Version with choice of original Italian 5.1/Stereo soundtrack & English audio
US edit feature with choice of original track or Cannes Dub audio
US Trailer
International Trailer
Top 6 Gore Scenes menu
THE STENDHAL SYNDROME SPECIAL FEATURES

Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork
Double-sided fold-out poster
Booklet by Alan Jones
The Complete Dario Argento trailer gallery [18 films]
Original Theatrical Trailer
Choice of original Italian & English audio
SLEEPLESS SPECIAL FEATURES

Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork
Double-sided fold-out poster
Murder, Madness and Mutilation: Sleepless and the Modern Italian Giallo
The Making of Sleepless
Trailer
Photo Gallery
Press Kit [ROM Content]
THE CARD PLAYER SPECIAL FEATURES

Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork
Double-sided fold-out poster
Booklet by Alan Jones
The Making of The Card Player
The Complete Dario Argento trailer gallery [18 films]
Original Trailer
Choice of original Italian & English audio

the fast lane

I'm visiting my dad and I'd brought the usual pile of cool DVDs with me (one being Arrow's 2 disc release of Argont's OPERA which I recieved today as part of an Arrow Argento box with four films, and another being the original version of THE WOMAN IN BLACK). However, when I sat down and turned on the telly some *lame* mainstream movie called JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB had just begun on Swedish TV and I must admit got sucked into it. It was actually really good, all about, uhh, relationships between people and not a gun shop in sight. No messed up people either (like, in a criminal or mental way). And then I checked Swedish TV's teletext service and discovered they were going to show DONNIE DARKO right after - so yeah I stayed on the channel for a few hours. I've known about DARKO since it came out but altho it's been on TV quite a few times, and altho I've watched bits and pieces every times it's been on, I've never actually watched the whole movie. Well, I finally managed to do so and gee wauw what a dark og weird movie. In a good way, mind you. Oh, and I wasn't left completely without reference to "our" films as at one point in the film the main character goes to a screening of THE EVIL DEAD. What else? Hmm, we had kartoffelbåde and spicy chicken wings for dinner, and earlier today I received my new MASTODON cd. I've never bought any of their records before but I taped a live gig from TV the other night and it was really good. It was recorded last year at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. One of the guitar players wore a lumberjack shirt. I don't think I've seen bands wear those since TAD or some such grunge band in the 90s. Oh, and I also went and got my income tax sorted out. The bastards wanted me to pay for of extra income that I don't actually get (since I'm on the dole once again). I'm also doing a mandatory job course at the local jobcentre. I got up late today (as I'd only slept four hours) and missed breakfast and had to run like a spassy to catch the bus. It's 3 in the morning and I really ought to go to bed. I haven't written much here for a while, sorry 'bout that. Everybody writes blogs or websites these days and I have a feeling no one reads it. Oh well. Who cares.