From: donnell@manowar.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous)
Subject: Re: DARIO ARGENTO
Keywords: frogs
Organization: none
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 01:04:11 GMT

In article <1992Aug25.051014.6770@athena.mit.edu> eprice@sql.sybase.com writes:
>In article <1684DD60D.PETERC@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu>
>PETERC@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu (Peter Correnty) writes:
>
>>I checked for you Ed.  THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER and THE CHURCH ** are **
>>different movies.  They're directed by Michele Soavi, produced by
>>Argento.  I don't know the title of the sequel to THE CHURCH.
>>Off the top of my head, I thought it was called THE SECT, but I
>>think THE SECT is a retitling of either THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER or
>>THE CHURCH.
>
>I think Todd's posting pretty much clears this question up (thanks,
>Todd).
>
>For reference, the Jul/Aug 1992 VIDEO WATCHDOG (no. 12) has a review
>of the laserdisc version of THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER in which they refer
>to the retitling from THE SECT (and to the videocassette release, same
>name as the LD).
>
>And, I watched THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER (orig "La setta", THE SECT) this
>weekend.  I'd say it was mediocre.
>
>Another thing I watched this weekend that was probably much more
>mediocre, was BLOOD RITUAL (Hong Kong, 1988).  Had some potential, but
>for the most part was very boring...  Oh, one intesting thing, though:
>during one scene the music was a direct ripoff of the music from Dario
>Argento's OPERA (aka TERROR AT THE OPERA)!  Strange...
>
>What else did I see this weekend?
>
>KILLER'S ROMANCE (Hong Kong, 1990): with Simon Yam (Luc from BULLET IN
>THE HEAD).  Heavily influenced by THE KILLER.  Based on the Japanese
>"Crying Freeman" story.  Pretty good.
>
>WITCH FROM NEPAL (Hong Kong, 1985): with Chow Yun Fat.  Thoroughly
>enjoyable horror/fantasy.
>
>DARIO ARGENTO'S WORLD OF HORROR: Directed by Michele Soavi (the
>infamous director of THE SECT (aka THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER), etc.).
>Clips from Argento flicks, interview footage with Dario, some
>behind-the-scenes stuff.  Mildly interesting.
>
>ANGEL (Hong Kong, 1986, dir. Raymond Leung and Teresa Woo): Very
>entertaining.  A note to any John Woo fanatics -- remember the shot of
>Chow Yun Fat's bloody face in front of the giant neon sign on top of
>that building in A BETTER TOMORROW?  Well, in ANGEL the exact same
>location is used, and the exact same shot of people's heads in front
>of that sign is used, and the exact same overhead long shot is used
>too!  Just thought you might want to know...
>
>RICH AND FAMOUS: Not so recent Hong Kong film with Chow Yun Fat.  Not
>so great.  Maybe I was just tired, but I barely remember the film
>now...
>
>TIMES TO COME (Argentina): Well, in Kim's it said "Argentinian Blade
>Runner", and this was enough to ignite some interest in me and the
>people I was with -- you see the Argentina section is right between
>the Italian and Hong Kong sections, and we had seen most of the HK
>films and we were cursing the American distributors of Argento's films
>and considering telling Kim's the address of Domovideo when *we* find
>it out :-) -- *so*, we rented it.  It was *weird*, hardly as
>"accessible" as Blade Runner.  It seemed to have some Alphaville
>influence as well.  But it made for interesting viewing -- the last
>part especially is visually cool (I wish it had been letterboxed;
>perhaps in the theater it would be "stunning"?).  I recommend it, if
>only as something "different" for a change of pace during an
>action-packed horror-filmed weekend like mine!!!
>
>>Eccentri-Cinema is in the process of moving to Southbury, CT, so
>>I don't have the current/future address.  It recently changed
>>ownership.
>
>Ah, thanks, I guess I'll try Southbury information (if they're listed
>yet anyway).  If I do find out what the story is with them I'll post
>the info.
>
>>I will go through old GOREZONE's to get Domovideo's address for
>>you.  Their service is excellent.
>
>Thanks!  After you first mentioned getting these addreses from "the
>literature", I checked in Gorezone, but didn't find anything.  Also, I
>looked in Video Watchdog, but they only list distributors they use in
>the reviews, so no Domovideo...  I did see a mention of Domovideo in
>an Italian movie mag, but I didn't find an address -- and even if I
>did it would be in Italy, a little farther than NY!)
>
>Speaking of Video Watchdog, they mention, as a source for Asian video:
>
>White Dragon Video
>46 Tweedrock Crescent
>West Hill, Ontario, M1E 415
>Canada
>
>Anyone know of them?
>
>Also in the list is:
>
>Ocean Shores Video
>Hang Lung Center, #2103-6
>Paterson St.
>Hong Kong
>5-77-9325
>
>This place has laserdiscs!
>
>Ciao,
>
>-Ed (not Tim), eprice@sql.sybase.com (not wildman@...)

Domovideo has gotten quite a bit of press for their version of "Deep Red",
"Profundo Russo". this version is longer than the one in the US, but Argento
has gone on record as saying that it is still cut, from his final edit.
Still, it looks great, and if you don't mind the italian soundtrack, it is
very nice.

					--Judex--

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