Darkman, Fulci and Argento!
⢠Universal Home Entertainment is bringing Sam Raimi’s Darkman to Blu-Ray on June 16. Unfortunately, no special features are being included.
⢠Arrow Video in the UK is releasing Lucio Fulci’s City of the Living Dead (or, The Gates of Hell) on DVD and Blu-Ray May 24. Both releases come with four sleeve artwork options, double-sided poster, six postcards and a newly commissioned booklet, “Fulci of the Living Dead,” written by Calum Waddell and featuring exclusive new interviews with Sergio Stivaletti (Wax Mask), Carlo De Mejo, Antonella Fulci and Ian McCulloch (Zombie Flesh Eaters) among others, providing an in-depth career retrospective on the Grand Old Man of Italian Gore.
Also expect a newly recorded audio commentary with actor Giovanni Lombardo Radice, an introduction to the film by star Carlo De Mejo, “Carlo of the Living Dead,” a 17-minute featurette in which De Mejo reflects upon his time working with the Italian master of splatter, Lucio Fulci, plus “Penning Some Paura” in which the film’s screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti shares his recollections of writing an Italian horror classic.
The 50-minute “The Many Lives And Deaths Of Giovanni Lombaro Radice” presents an extensive biography of the legendary screen victim, who guides viewers through the making of his most famous gut-crunching classics including House On The Edge Of The Park, Cannibal Apocalypse, Cannibal Ferox and, of course, City of the Living Dead.
In addition to providing an alternative audio commentary to the main feature, legendary horror actress Catriona MacCall recalls playing the role of Mary in the film in “Dame of the Dead” and reflects upon the film 30 years on. Catriona also appears alongside Giovanni Lombardo Radice in a 20-minute retrospective Q&A session exclusively filmed live at the Glasgow Film Theatre following a recent special screening of the film.
⢠Arrow is also prepping the DVD releases of Dario Argento’s The Stendhal Syndrome, The Card Player and Terror at the Opera (or, Opera). The latter will be a special edition featuring two edits of the film and three separate audio dubs, including the infamous English language “Cannes Film Festival dub” and the “studio approved dub” that replaced it. Again, these are being released in the UK.
Source: Shock Till You Drop
