After helping to pioneer Italy’s budding giallo genre throughout the 1970s with influential titles like The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, The Cat o’ Nine Tails, Four Flies on Grey Velvet, and Deep Red, Dario Argento took a brief sabbatical from the lurid thrillers to explore supernatural elements in Suspiria and Inferno. When the latter failed at the box office, he made a triumphant return to gialli in 1982 with Tenebrae (sometimes spelled Tenebre; originally released in the US as Unsane).
While his American contemporaries were trying to come up with inventive instruments of death to propel slasher films, Argento was designing more lavish ways to film his kill scenes. Suspiria remains his crowning achievement, but Tenebrae finds the filmmaker bringing his honed visual panache to the giallo sandbox in which he made a name for himself. The result stands not only as one of Argento’s strongest efforts but also a landmark giallo work.
While his American contemporaries were trying to come up with inventive instruments of death to propel slasher films, Argento was designing more lavish ways to film his kill scenes. Suspiria remains his crowning achievement, but Tenebrae finds the filmmaker bringing his honed visual panache to the giallo sandbox in which he made a name for himself. The result stands not only as one of Argento’s strongest efforts but also a landmark giallo work.
- 9/26/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Tenebrae and Black Circle - Synapse Films Delivers Terrifying Sci-Fi Horror and Dark, Grisly Giallo in September: "On September 5th, acclaimed Spanish horror director Adrian Garcia Bogliano’s Black Circle comes to Blu-ray in an impressive edition that includes its original soundtrack on CD.
When sisters Celeste and Isa play a mysterious vinyl record from the 1970s, neither had any idea what they would unlock. They soon discover that the record, meant to induce calmness, created duplicates of themselves. As their doppelgängers grow in strength their only hope lies in finding the hypnotist who created the recording years ago. Featuring a mesmerizing score by Rickard Gramfors and a haunting performance by Christina Lindberg (Thriller: A Cruel Picture), Black Circle is a film you won’t soon forget.
The Blu-ray edition includes the original motion picture soundtrack on an included CD; an audio commentary with director Adrian Garcia Bogliano; the original...
When sisters Celeste and Isa play a mysterious vinyl record from the 1970s, neither had any idea what they would unlock. They soon discover that the record, meant to induce calmness, created duplicates of themselves. As their doppelgängers grow in strength their only hope lies in finding the hypnotist who created the recording years ago. Featuring a mesmerizing score by Rickard Gramfors and a haunting performance by Christina Lindberg (Thriller: A Cruel Picture), Black Circle is a film you won’t soon forget.
The Blu-ray edition includes the original motion picture soundtrack on an included CD; an audio commentary with director Adrian Garcia Bogliano; the original...
- 8/10/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Argentine miniseries from the director of Wakolda screening at Toronto.
Pyramide International has picked up sales on Argentine Lucia Puenzo’s eco-thriller miniseries Cromo ahead of its world premiere in Toronto International Film Festival’s new TV strand Primetime tomorrow (Sept 11).
“We signed it last week after seeing the episodes which will be shown at Toronto. We thought it looked fabulous,” Pyramide chief Eric Lagesse told ScreenDaily.
Episodes one, two and eight will premiere in Tiff’s new Primetime section aimed at cutting-edge projects blurring the boundaries between film and TV.
It is the first time the Paris-based auteur film specialist Pyramide has handled sales on a TV series.
“The wall between cinema and TV is no longer as impermeable as it was in the past,” said Lagesse. “There is still a strong cinematic quality to the look and feel of the series.
“You can tell that it’s made by people with a cinema background who are...
Pyramide International has picked up sales on Argentine Lucia Puenzo’s eco-thriller miniseries Cromo ahead of its world premiere in Toronto International Film Festival’s new TV strand Primetime tomorrow (Sept 11).
“We signed it last week after seeing the episodes which will be shown at Toronto. We thought it looked fabulous,” Pyramide chief Eric Lagesse told ScreenDaily.
Episodes one, two and eight will premiere in Tiff’s new Primetime section aimed at cutting-edge projects blurring the boundaries between film and TV.
It is the first time the Paris-based auteur film specialist Pyramide has handled sales on a TV series.
“The wall between cinema and TV is no longer as impermeable as it was in the past,” said Lagesse. “There is still a strong cinematic quality to the look and feel of the series.
“You can tell that it’s made by people with a cinema background who are...
- 9/10/2015
- ScreenDaily
I was going to start this article by saying that I don't want to take anything away from Jared Leto's performance in "Dallas Buyers Club". But in a sense, I do. The performance certainly holds up as a piece of art, but as a part of our culture, I believe it needs contextualizing.
I am not the first person to suggest this. Chelsea Hawkins wrote in PolicyMic that "Dallas Buyers Club" fails trans actors while Paris Lees in the Independent was perhaps more equivocal but still asked "Why can't we cast trans people in trans roles?". Of course, nobody wants to limit trans actors to trans roles, but in the context of the status quo and general acceptability of handing the role to an actor such as Leto, it would be an undeniably liberating move.
But wait, you say - Leto was playing a pre-op trans woman. Surely it would be appropriate for the character to be played by a biological male? This doesn't strike me as exquisite logic. Laverne Cox famously spoke out against the objectifying focus on the status of trans people's genitalia, while Janet Mock talks about the obsession with "passing", pointing out that in her mind she is not passing as anything, but simply being herself.
The concept of "passing" betrays a corrosive misunderstanding that being transgender is in some sense a performance as opposed to a reality. By casting a well-known cis actor in a trans role, it makes it all about the performance. Anyone who has watched "Orange is the New Black" will know that watching a real trans actor in a trans role has an entirely different, utterly compelling and humanizing effect.
With that in mind, I thought it worth highlighting ten actors who could have played the role of Rayon. This is not because they meet the specifics that Leto brought to the character. The role was a fictional one, not based on a real-life person like Matthew McConaughey's Ron Woodroof, a fact which would seem to afford a great deal of freedom and possibility. In this case, the filmmakers chose not to pursue that route. But that doesn't stop us from imagining.
1. Harmony Santana
Santana's role in "Gun Hill Road" led to a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Independent Spirit Awards, the first trans actor nominated for a major acting award and a hugely significant milestone.
2. Laverne Cox
Breakout star of "Orange is the New Black", passionate trans advocate and exceedingly eloquent educator of Katie Couric, Laverne Cox's star is rising fast and is a delight to witness.
3. Jamie Clayton
Clayton hosted VH1's TRANSform Me alongside Laverne Cox, but she is also an actress of note, with perhaps her most high profile gig to date being her appearance in two episodes of HBO's "Hung".
4. Stephanie Michelini
Fellow Francophone director Sebastian Lifshitz showed "Dallas Buyers Club" director John-Paul Vallee how it's done by casting a trans actor in his feature film "Wild Side". The film won the Teddy at the Berlinale and a clutch of other festival awards, including a Best Actress trophy for Michelini.
5. Alexandra Billings
With roles on "E.R." and "Grey's Anatomy" among her credits, Billings made history as the first trans actor to appear in a transgender role on American television.
6. Elizabeth Coffey
Ok, so she hasn't done any screen acting for a while, but let's pay our dues regardless. Known as a "Dreamlander" as one of John Waters' regular cast of actors, Coffey played a transgender role in the iconic "Pink Flamingoes". Two years later, she returned to play a non-trans role for Waters in 1974's "Female Trouble".
7. Calpernia Addams
Addams first made the news for tragic reasons when her soldier boyfriend was murdered by his colleagues on discovery of their relationship. A subsequent fiction film of events led to her meeting Jane Fonda at Sundance and conceiving the idea for an all-transgender production of "The Vagina Monologues". Addams was later invited to perform in the 10th anniversary edition of the play alongside Fonda, Glenn Close and Salma Hayek.
7. Eva Robin's
Robin's considers herself androgynous rather than transgender, having been born male and then developed feminine features naturally. Her most famous role was in Dario Argento's horror film "Tenebrae". While the film's politics are certainly thorny, a non-cisgendered actor playing a female role for a celebrated director is a shamefully uncommon occurrence.
9. Bibi Andersen
Competition for a place in Almodovar's stable of actresses is fierce, but Bibi Andersen clocked up no less than four credits in Almodovar feature films in the late eighties and early nineties. It is also rumoured that it was Almodovar's desire to attend the 1988 Oscars with Andersen as opposed to his leading lady Carmen Maura that caused the 18-year professional rift between Maura and the director.
10. Candis Cayne
Following a role on "Nip / Tuck", Cayne went one further by becoming the first ever transgender actress to play a recurring transgender role on primetime as Carmelita in ABC's "Dirty Sexy Money".
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I am not the first person to suggest this. Chelsea Hawkins wrote in PolicyMic that "Dallas Buyers Club" fails trans actors while Paris Lees in the Independent was perhaps more equivocal but still asked "Why can't we cast trans people in trans roles?". Of course, nobody wants to limit trans actors to trans roles, but in the context of the status quo and general acceptability of handing the role to an actor such as Leto, it would be an undeniably liberating move.
But wait, you say - Leto was playing a pre-op trans woman. Surely it would be appropriate for the character to be played by a biological male? This doesn't strike me as exquisite logic. Laverne Cox famously spoke out against the objectifying focus on the status of trans people's genitalia, while Janet Mock talks about the obsession with "passing", pointing out that in her mind she is not passing as anything, but simply being herself.
The concept of "passing" betrays a corrosive misunderstanding that being transgender is in some sense a performance as opposed to a reality. By casting a well-known cis actor in a trans role, it makes it all about the performance. Anyone who has watched "Orange is the New Black" will know that watching a real trans actor in a trans role has an entirely different, utterly compelling and humanizing effect.
With that in mind, I thought it worth highlighting ten actors who could have played the role of Rayon. This is not because they meet the specifics that Leto brought to the character. The role was a fictional one, not based on a real-life person like Matthew McConaughey's Ron Woodroof, a fact which would seem to afford a great deal of freedom and possibility. In this case, the filmmakers chose not to pursue that route. But that doesn't stop us from imagining.
1. Harmony Santana
Santana's role in "Gun Hill Road" led to a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Independent Spirit Awards, the first trans actor nominated for a major acting award and a hugely significant milestone.
2. Laverne Cox
Breakout star of "Orange is the New Black", passionate trans advocate and exceedingly eloquent educator of Katie Couric, Laverne Cox's star is rising fast and is a delight to witness.
3. Jamie Clayton
Clayton hosted VH1's TRANSform Me alongside Laverne Cox, but she is also an actress of note, with perhaps her most high profile gig to date being her appearance in two episodes of HBO's "Hung".
4. Stephanie Michelini
Fellow Francophone director Sebastian Lifshitz showed "Dallas Buyers Club" director John-Paul Vallee how it's done by casting a trans actor in his feature film "Wild Side". The film won the Teddy at the Berlinale and a clutch of other festival awards, including a Best Actress trophy for Michelini.
5. Alexandra Billings
With roles on "E.R." and "Grey's Anatomy" among her credits, Billings made history as the first trans actor to appear in a transgender role on American television.
6. Elizabeth Coffey
Ok, so she hasn't done any screen acting for a while, but let's pay our dues regardless. Known as a "Dreamlander" as one of John Waters' regular cast of actors, Coffey played a transgender role in the iconic "Pink Flamingoes". Two years later, she returned to play a non-trans role for Waters in 1974's "Female Trouble".
7. Calpernia Addams
Addams first made the news for tragic reasons when her soldier boyfriend was murdered by his colleagues on discovery of their relationship. A subsequent fiction film of events led to her meeting Jane Fonda at Sundance and conceiving the idea for an all-transgender production of "The Vagina Monologues". Addams was later invited to perform in the 10th anniversary edition of the play alongside Fonda, Glenn Close and Salma Hayek.
7. Eva Robin's
Robin's considers herself androgynous rather than transgender, having been born male and then developed feminine features naturally. Her most famous role was in Dario Argento's horror film "Tenebrae". While the film's politics are certainly thorny, a non-cisgendered actor playing a female role for a celebrated director is a shamefully uncommon occurrence.
9. Bibi Andersen
Competition for a place in Almodovar's stable of actresses is fierce, but Bibi Andersen clocked up no less than four credits in Almodovar feature films in the late eighties and early nineties. It is also rumoured that it was Almodovar's desire to attend the 1988 Oscars with Andersen as opposed to his leading lady Carmen Maura that caused the 18-year professional rift between Maura and the director.
10. Candis Cayne
Following a role on "Nip / Tuck", Cayne went one further by becoming the first ever transgender actress to play a recurring transgender role on primetime as Carmelita in ABC's "Dirty Sexy Money".
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- 2/20/2014
- by Matthew Hammett Knott
- Sydney's Buzz
The Desperate Housewives star frequently chooses to emphasize her dark brown eyes and lush lashes with heavy liner and mascara. Do you think she went overboard this time?
Eva Longoria is all about the eyes at the screening of Without Men. Are you digging her very intense look or do you think someone needs to confiscate her mascara?
Not long ago, we questioned the actress’s childhood makeup habits (read: melting crayons for lipstick), but she also mentioned the two things she could not live without. “Mascara is very important,” Eva told InStyle. “If I were on a desert island, I would have to have mascara and lip balm.”
Well, that much is certainly clear, but this may be a time where less is more! If you’re brave enough to try a look this intense, pile on dark black eyeliner and lots of mascara! Try Dior Diorshow Mascara in Black.
Eva Longoria is all about the eyes at the screening of Without Men. Are you digging her very intense look or do you think someone needs to confiscate her mascara?
Not long ago, we questioned the actress’s childhood makeup habits (read: melting crayons for lipstick), but she also mentioned the two things she could not live without. “Mascara is very important,” Eva told InStyle. “If I were on a desert island, I would have to have mascara and lip balm.”
Well, that much is certainly clear, but this may be a time where less is more! If you’re brave enough to try a look this intense, pile on dark black eyeliner and lots of mascara! Try Dior Diorshow Mascara in Black.
- 7/25/2011
- by HL
- HollywoodLife
Eva got her start with makeup by using crayons and watercolors … on her face!
Eva Longoria is InStyle‘s July cover girl and she spills on her deserted island beauty necessities and why the crayons came into play.
The actress told InStyle, “I wasn’t allowed to wear makeup when I was young. I would melt crayons and try to put them on my lips, and I would use watercolors for eye shadow.”
Watercolors maybe, but crayons? I don’t know about that beauty trick!
Eva also has to touch up her eyes and lips and loves a little sparkle.
“Mascara is very important. If I were on a desert island, I would have to have mascara and lip balm,” said Eva. “I’m naturally tan, but I like to use a bronzing powder or something to make my skin look shimmery.”
So HollywoodLifers, if you were stranded on a...
Eva Longoria is InStyle‘s July cover girl and she spills on her deserted island beauty necessities and why the crayons came into play.
The actress told InStyle, “I wasn’t allowed to wear makeup when I was young. I would melt crayons and try to put them on my lips, and I would use watercolors for eye shadow.”
Watercolors maybe, but crayons? I don’t know about that beauty trick!
Eva also has to touch up her eyes and lips and loves a little sparkle.
“Mascara is very important. If I were on a desert island, I would have to have mascara and lip balm,” said Eva. “I’m naturally tan, but I like to use a bronzing powder or something to make my skin look shimmery.”
So HollywoodLifers, if you were stranded on a...
- 6/14/2011
- by edenuniver
- HollywoodLife
Eva Mendes looked absolutely stunning in shimmery bronze makeup and full pink lips! Her makeup artist tells us how you can get the look!
Eva Mendes, 37, attended the 2011 Met Ball in NYC on May 2 looking more beautiful than ever! Want to get her look? Makeup artist Julie Harris gives you the scoop on getting Eva’s makeup using Nars Cosmetics:
Eyes: Using Nars Duo Eyeshadow in Isolde, apply the shimmery/copper gold color on the lid with the darker color in the crease of the eye and blend out Smudge Via Appia Larger Than Life Long-Wear Eyeliner close to the lashes Line the eyes with Hollywoodland Soft Touch Shadow Pencil Apply Nars Illuminator in Copacabana on brow bones Cheeks: Add Orgasm Blush on the apple of the cheeks Shade the cheekbones with Nars The Multiple in Laguna Apply Nars Illuminator in ‘Copacabana’ on cheek bones Lips: Line the lips with...
Eva Mendes, 37, attended the 2011 Met Ball in NYC on May 2 looking more beautiful than ever! Want to get her look? Makeup artist Julie Harris gives you the scoop on getting Eva’s makeup using Nars Cosmetics:
Eyes: Using Nars Duo Eyeshadow in Isolde, apply the shimmery/copper gold color on the lid with the darker color in the crease of the eye and blend out Smudge Via Appia Larger Than Life Long-Wear Eyeliner close to the lashes Line the eyes with Hollywoodland Soft Touch Shadow Pencil Apply Nars Illuminator in Copacabana on brow bones Cheeks: Add Orgasm Blush on the apple of the cheeks Shade the cheekbones with Nars The Multiple in Laguna Apply Nars Illuminator in ‘Copacabana’ on cheek bones Lips: Line the lips with...
- 5/3/2011
- by amandachen
- HollywoodLife
Eva Mendes painted the town red from her dress to her lipstick! Would You try this look?
Eva Mendes, 37, showed up at the Tribeca Film Festival and Cinema Society premiere of Last Night on April 25 in NYC wearing bright red lips and her classic smokey-eye makeup. Find out how you can get the look for yourself!
Why this works: Eva has a natural bronze glow to her face that looks flattering with very bright colors.
1. Put on a liquid foundation all over your face.
2. Blend in a rosy cream blush over your cheeks.
3. Apply a light mauve eyeshadow all over the eyelids and blend in with a dark brown at the outer corners of your eyes.
4. Line your eyes with a black pencil eyeliner and blend in with black eyeshadow.
5. Add mascara to your top and bottom lashes.
6. Finish off the look with a bright red lipstick!
Get Eva’s...
Eva Mendes, 37, showed up at the Tribeca Film Festival and Cinema Society premiere of Last Night on April 25 in NYC wearing bright red lips and her classic smokey-eye makeup. Find out how you can get the look for yourself!
Why this works: Eva has a natural bronze glow to her face that looks flattering with very bright colors.
1. Put on a liquid foundation all over your face.
2. Blend in a rosy cream blush over your cheeks.
3. Apply a light mauve eyeshadow all over the eyelids and blend in with a dark brown at the outer corners of your eyes.
4. Line your eyes with a black pencil eyeliner and blend in with black eyeshadow.
5. Add mascara to your top and bottom lashes.
6. Finish off the look with a bright red lipstick!
Get Eva’s...
- 4/26/2011
- by amandachen
- HollywoodLife
Eva Longoria looked stunning at the booksigning of her new book! Find out how you can get this look for yourself!
Eva Longoria, 36, attended the booksigning of her new novel, Eva’s Kitchen in La wearing long curly waves to the side and a gorgeous smokey eye! Here’s how you can get the look!
Why this works: Eva has small eyes, so she can handle a lot of makeup for that sexy, sultry look. The dark makeup works well with her dark hair, complementing her olive complexion. The trick is to match browns with hints of gold for that natural glow.
1. Start with a sheer foundation all over the face.
2. Apply a shimmery taupe/brown all over the eye lids and blend in with a darker brown over the eye crease.
3. Rim the eyes with a black eyeliner. Then blend in the eyeliner with a dark brown eyeshadow.
4. Finish...
Eva Longoria, 36, attended the booksigning of her new novel, Eva’s Kitchen in La wearing long curly waves to the side and a gorgeous smokey eye! Here’s how you can get the look!
Why this works: Eva has small eyes, so she can handle a lot of makeup for that sexy, sultry look. The dark makeup works well with her dark hair, complementing her olive complexion. The trick is to match browns with hints of gold for that natural glow.
1. Start with a sheer foundation all over the face.
2. Apply a shimmery taupe/brown all over the eye lids and blend in with a darker brown over the eye crease.
3. Rim the eyes with a black eyeliner. Then blend in the eyeliner with a dark brown eyeshadow.
4. Finish...
- 4/14/2011
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
Eva always looks great– but lately, we can’t keep our eyes off of her gorgeously long lashes!
Eva Longoria, 36, adds so much drama to her look with long, flawless lashes! At her Mar. 18 birthday party at Eve Nightclub in Las Vegas, Eva ensured that her eyes were totally unforgettable! Want to get this look for yourself? Follow our simple steps below!
Go easy everywhere else! Eva gets this look right because she keeps the rest of her makeup minimal, sticking to neutral lipstick and cheek colors. Pick a full set! For a more subtle look, individual lashes are perfect. But for this look, it’s all about high drama– choose full lash strips. Go with black! For daytime, you can pick lash strips that match your coloring. For evening, or for Eva’s more noticeable look, choose black lashes. This ensures drama without requiring mascara on top! Apply them right!
Eva Longoria, 36, adds so much drama to her look with long, flawless lashes! At her Mar. 18 birthday party at Eve Nightclub in Las Vegas, Eva ensured that her eyes were totally unforgettable! Want to get this look for yourself? Follow our simple steps below!
Go easy everywhere else! Eva gets this look right because she keeps the rest of her makeup minimal, sticking to neutral lipstick and cheek colors. Pick a full set! For a more subtle look, individual lashes are perfect. But for this look, it’s all about high drama– choose full lash strips. Go with black! For daytime, you can pick lash strips that match your coloring. For evening, or for Eva’s more noticeable look, choose black lashes. This ensures drama without requiring mascara on top! Apply them right!
- 3/21/2011
- by willlee
- HollywoodLife
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