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Adrien Brody to star in Dario Argento's next giallo... appropriately called GIALLO!

Replacing Vincent Gallo? by godoffireinhell	Apr 11th, 2008 01:17:47 AM
I think so, because Gallo dropped out a few weeks back.
Mother of Tears was OK.. by Gwai Lo	Apr 11th, 2008 01:26:47 AM
But his Masters of Horror episodes were much better. What's with him making his daughter do nude scenes in his films? Is this an Italian thing, or are they as creeped out as I am by it?
Mother of Tears by CuervoJones	Apr 11th, 2008 01:33:11 AM
I hated that shitty CGI, but the movie wasn´t as bad as some people said.
An on form Argento with decent actors... by Boba Fat	Apr 11th, 2008 01:41:19 AM
sounds great. I love to see him have a big hit with some of his uniquely weird film-making. But an off form Argento, and yes I'm looking at you Phantom Of The Opera, I really hope not. I've got my fingers crossed which makes it hard to type. Has Mother of Tears had a US release?
Good to know that Brody don't wanna take the easy way. by DerLanghaarige	Apr 11th, 2008 01:53:31 AM
Y'know, like just starring in Oscar bait dramas and Blockbusters. I'm interested how this will turn out. :)
Adrien Brody is the shit by caruso_stalker217	Apr 11th, 2008 01:56:01 AM
Even when the movie is lacking, like THE JACKET and HOLLYWOODLAND. Motherfucker is always top notch.
We have a bad feeling about this... by Charlie & Tex	Apr 11th, 2008 02:31:58 AM
...and we consider ourselves to be BIG Argento fans. Since the late 80s, he's only made one decent movie, and that was Non Ho Sonno (Sleepless). We still haven't plucked up the courage to watch The Mother Of Tears...
Argento is a supreme visualist by Seth Gecko	Apr 11th, 2008 03:13:30 AM
It is well known that Argento makes his stories a distant second to his directorial virtuosity. His relationship with actors over the years has been somewhat abrasive at times. That said he is a genius and is an artist of the highest order. Opera, Suspiria, Deep Red, (Profondo Rosso if you like)along with most of his work are just plain superb. Even average Argento is better than most of today's horror rubbish.I can't believe more actors of Brody's calibre have not worked with Dario over the years. Argento is a challenge that is for sure.
After Seeing The Pianist by The Ender Smites Foes	Apr 11th, 2008 04:03:40 AM
I'm really interested in Brody's work. He's definitely gifted
A spoof??? by JTWoods	Apr 11th, 2008 04:14:13 AM
You know, my first reaction was that, whenever a filmmaker titles their film as a statement of fact about what it is, I assume it's going to be a shitty spoof. Scary Movie. Date Movie. Epic Movie. Superhero Movie. Not Another Teen Movie... Not Another Teen Movie was kinda funny actually. But, luckily, the multiple meanings of the word "giallo" allow a completely different and serious plot within the genre. Go Dario. ................ but if I'm wrong and Carmen Electra turns up in this, god help me, your Italian ass is grass.
Damn,caruso is right on the Money.... by travis-dane	Apr 11th, 2008 05:18:54 AM
Brody rules!Gotta love the Nose....
Mother of Tears was'nt really a return to form... by KillaKane	Apr 11th, 2008 06:01:53 AM
I had high expectations after the early hype, I'm a big fan of Argento's 70-80s output, but unfortunately MOT paled in comparison to Susperia, Inferno and Tenebrae. Some of the dialogue and acting was pretty ropey, and the music was desktop quality (where are Goblin when you need 'em?!) Argento's trademark visual style and flourishes were lacking. Argento really needs to hook up with a decent Cinematographer and shoot in anamorphic again. With Brody onboard tho, Argento's game should hopefully be raised above his last efforts, sounds like a good set-up scriptwise, looking forward to it.
KING KONG by MaxTheSilent	Apr 11th, 2008 06:31:22 AM
PJ should have directed the 1996 draft and cast Ron Livingston and Kate Winslet, like he should have. We would have been spared that disgracefully bloated pile that he dumped on us. Yes, the white woman craves black cock... We get that, Pete.
They ought to call it "Everybody Loves 'Giallo'... by Otter	Apr 11th, 2008 06:51:32 AM
and tie it in with Jell-o.
Soundtrack by Jello Biafra by tonagan	Apr 11th, 2008 07:05:22 AM

A match made in heaven by PotSmokinAlien	Apr 11th, 2008 07:12:00 AM
I hope this is as good as it sounds.
Why is the Penianst good? by Series7	Apr 11th, 2008 07:20:59 AM
Seriously. I need an explination? Some douchbag jew, directed by a Hannah Montana fan.
Mother of Tears was not even the same by Seph_J	Apr 11th, 2008 07:35:07 AM
...Genre as Suspiria and Inferno. I wouldn't even go as far as to call it a Giallo. It wasn't bad, considering just how CRAP it could have been.... but it doesn't sit well with Suspiria. Anyone else seen it? And all the gore in the final scenes seemed.... a little desperate.
Series7, this is why the Pianist is good by PotSmokinAlien	Apr 11th, 2008 08:01:36 AM
It stays out of the concentration camps, and thereby avoids the 're-creating the horror' tropes that so many Holocaust movies treat as the point of their existence: "This happened, and it was bad." The Pianist is a movie about the instinct for survival, and the mystery of a world in which transcendent beauty and inhuman cruelty can coexist. Furthermore, it suggests that the instinct for survival is linked to the human experience of beauty and cruelty. And it makes these points with visuals and action alone, not by beating you over the head with obvious dialogue. Throw in an amazing performance by Adrien Brody and the fact that it's directed by a total cinematic genius, and you've got yourself much more than a movie about "some douchbag [sic] jew".
Piano playing Donkey Kong by Underoos Hero	Apr 11th, 2008 08:02:07 AM
I liked Brody in the Penus. And did PJ make a movie about Kong? I can't remember...
The Penus was good.. by Underoos Hero	Apr 11th, 2008 08:04:08 AM
..cinema. Good movie indeed.
MOTHER OF TEARS is really entertaining by CardPlayer	Apr 11th, 2008 08:24:30 AM
Not Argento's best maybe,but still a nicely paced,crazy,extreme and fun horror movie!
Father of Disappointment by rants-raves-and-reviews.blogspot .com	Apr 11th, 2008 08:36:31 AM
Im a huge Argento fan but I admit that Mother of Tears was shitty. Of his recent movies I thought the Card Player was decent and I really like Sleepless. Hopefully this is back to a return to full form for him. Yeah his Masters of Horror episodes are actually some of the better ones. http://tinyurl.com/pv8do
MOTHER OF TEARS is pure soul-rape. by MaxTheSilent	Apr 11th, 2008 08:46:06 AM
I've watched that movie several times and every time it gets even more painful. Utter garbage from the first frame to the last.
Argento's still got it. by MorbidObesity	Apr 11th, 2008 09:02:19 AM
Although it took an Italian TV-movie to prove it. Being a fan has been frustrating, but it's perfectly understandable to sign up for another decade of hope that the guy can make a great film. Even at his worst, he makes interesting ones.
Same guys??? by Roderick Usher	Apr 11th, 2008 09:59:20 AM
Who wrote John Carpenter's L.A. GOTHIC? Interesting...
I want to have sex with his daughter by vini77	Apr 11th, 2008 10:57:21 AM
HOT
Ditto by Beezbo	Apr 11th, 2008 11:26:17 AM
HOT
Wish we could see some of that cut footage... by Knuckleduster	Apr 11th, 2008 05:41:43 PM
... of Brody in The Thin Red Line. Oh, well.
Giallo is also the word used for a Mystery Story by Jugs	Apr 11th, 2008 11:31:20 PM
..it's a play on words, a pun.
Argento, Carpenter, Craven: by DocPazuzu	Apr 12th, 2008 05:03:22 AM
Once great, now shit.
I believe Argento is possessed by Fist Dirtbox	Apr 12th, 2008 05:52:22 AM
by the restless spirit of Lucio Fulci! Since his MoH eps his stuff has been rammed with the kind of zesty, splashy, splatter unseen really since Fulci's prime. Pelts particularly was Argento channelling Fulci, and I was very suprised by how flat-out trashy Terza Madre was. And that kind of sums up that particular movie, if you just expect a sleazy, trashy italianate gore movie it delivers, but its utterly lacking the class and the surrealistic delirium of Suspiria and Inferno. Giallo should be good though, the presence of Brody is a good sign (I cant imagine him signing up if the script isnt at least decent), and lets face it - Giallo is Argento's primary genre, out and out supernatural shenanigans isn't really his specialty.
GIALLO MEANS "YELLOW" by echobase	Apr 13th, 2008 03:14:28 PM
.. In Italian. Back in the old days (50s maybe ? not sure) there was series of books of crime stories in a yellow cover, hence why they called them simply giallo (or gialli for plural). The name is still used in Italy today to describe crime stories.
Lucio Fulci's MOTHER OF TEARS! by CardPlayer	Apr 14th, 2008 01:02:04 PM
Yeah i agree that MOT has a "Fulci vibe"...the bleeding eyes,the opening murder,the BEYOND-esque climax and final shot. In fact,MOTHER OF TEARS reminds all the italian horror cinema from the 70's and 80's and it is a great,fun entertaining ride!

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