Mothers, Daughters and German Autumns in Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Suspiria’ Remake [Horror Queers Podcast]
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After looking at two very different types of queer-coded bromances in Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse and Ron Underwood’s Tremors, we took a trip to Poland to analyze the trans allegory in the mermaid horror musical The Lure before heading back into the twisted mind of Clive Barker to discuss his infamous directorial debut, Hellraiser. This week, we’re doing a deep dive into Luca Guadagnino‘s 2018 remake of Dario Argento‘s 1977 classic Suspiria.
In the film, Susie Bannion (Dakota Johnson) is an American woman and former Mennonite who enrolls at the prestigious Markos Dance Academy in 1977 Berlin that just so happens to be run by a coven of witches, including the mysterious Madame Blanc (Tilda Swinton).
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After looking at two very different types of queer-coded bromances in Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse and Ron Underwood’s Tremors, we took a trip to Poland to analyze the trans allegory in the mermaid horror musical The Lure before heading back into the twisted mind of Clive Barker to discuss his infamous directorial debut, Hellraiser. This week, we’re doing a deep dive into Luca Guadagnino‘s 2018 remake of Dario Argento‘s 1977 classic Suspiria.
In the film, Susie Bannion (Dakota Johnson) is an American woman and former Mennonite who enrolls at the prestigious Markos Dance Academy in 1977 Berlin that just so happens to be run by a coven of witches, including the mysterious Madame Blanc (Tilda Swinton).
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- 9/26/2022
- by Trace Thurman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Even before Amazon Studios released Luca Guadagnino’s “Suspiria” reimagining in theaters, the director spoke openly about his plans for a potential sequel. Guadagnino revealed ahead of the movie’s world premiere at the 2018 Venice Film Festival that the film’s original title was “Suspiria: Part One,” and a planned “Suspiria: Part Two” would dig into the origins of Madame Blanc and Helena Markos (both played by Tilda Swinton) and the future of Suzy Bannion (Dakota Johnson). When asked recently by The Film Stage if he was still kicking around his sequel plan for “Suspiria,” inspired by Dario Argento’s 1977 classic, Guadagnino got blunt about the first film’s reception.
“How? How, my dear? The movie made absolutely nothing. It was a disaster at the box office,” Guadagnino said. “I know that people are liking it more and more now. I loved making that movie. It’s very dear to me.
“How? How, my dear? The movie made absolutely nothing. It was a disaster at the box office,” Guadagnino said. “I know that people are liking it more and more now. I loved making that movie. It’s very dear to me.
- 11/12/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
2019 been another banner year on the home media front for both the horror and sci-fi genres, and nothing makes a genre fan happier than finding some Blu-rays and DVDs under the tree this holiday season. Here’s a look at all the great movies that would make perfect gifts for the horror fan in your life (or perhaps you want to spoil yourself!).
Recent Hits:
Us (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)
From Academy Award-winning visionary Jordan Peele comes another original nightmare. Starring Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave) and Winston Duke (Black Panther), an endearing American family is pitted against a terrifying and uncanny opponent: doppelgängers of themselves.
Anna and the Apocalypse (Cinedigm)
A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones.
Recent Hits:
Us (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)
From Academy Award-winning visionary Jordan Peele comes another original nightmare. Starring Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave) and Winston Duke (Black Panther), an endearing American family is pitted against a terrifying and uncanny opponent: doppelgängers of themselves.
Anna and the Apocalypse (Cinedigm)
A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones.
- 12/4/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Stars: Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Jessica Harper, Choe Grace Moretz, Doris Hick, Malgorzata Bela, Angela Winkler, Vanda Capriolo, Alex Wek, Elena Fokina | Written by David Kajganich | Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Dario Argento’s 1977 horror classic Suspiria gets an arthouse remake, courtesy of Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino. Thankfully, fans of the original can breathe a sigh of relief, as the remake never attempts to replicate the sensory experience of Argento’s original – instead, it takes the basic ingredients of the story and stirs up an intoxicating witches’ brew of its own.
Taking place in 1977 (the year the original film came out), the film introduces itself as “Six acts and an epilogue, set in divided Berlin”. Dakota Johnson plays Susie Bannion, a talented American dancer from a deeply religious Ohio family, who arrives in the city with the hopes of joining the Markos Tanzgruppe, a prestigious...
Dario Argento’s 1977 horror classic Suspiria gets an arthouse remake, courtesy of Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino. Thankfully, fans of the original can breathe a sigh of relief, as the remake never attempts to replicate the sensory experience of Argento’s original – instead, it takes the basic ingredients of the story and stirs up an intoxicating witches’ brew of its own.
Taking place in 1977 (the year the original film came out), the film introduces itself as “Six acts and an epilogue, set in divided Berlin”. Dakota Johnson plays Susie Bannion, a talented American dancer from a deeply religious Ohio family, who arrives in the city with the hopes of joining the Markos Tanzgruppe, a prestigious...
- 10/4/2019
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
By Todd Garbarini
The year 1976 was a phenomenal time for films that went into production. George Lucas’s space opera, Star Wars began principal photography in March; Steven Spielberg, fresh off the success of Jaws, was given carte blanche to bring Close Encounters of the Third Kind to the screen and began shooting in May; and Dario Argento, who became emboldened by the financial success of his latest and arguably best film to date, Profundo Rosso (known in the U.S. as Deep Red), embarked upon Suspiria, a murder mystery involving a dance school hiding in plain sight while housing a coven of witches, which began filming in July. Horror author Clive Barker once described this supernatural extravaganza as what you would imagine a horror film to be like if you weren’t allowed to see it. I believe that this is a good description of what is unquestionably one of the most frightening,...
The year 1976 was a phenomenal time for films that went into production. George Lucas’s space opera, Star Wars began principal photography in March; Steven Spielberg, fresh off the success of Jaws, was given carte blanche to bring Close Encounters of the Third Kind to the screen and began shooting in May; and Dario Argento, who became emboldened by the financial success of his latest and arguably best film to date, Profundo Rosso (known in the U.S. as Deep Red), embarked upon Suspiria, a murder mystery involving a dance school hiding in plain sight while housing a coven of witches, which began filming in July. Horror author Clive Barker once described this supernatural extravaganza as what you would imagine a horror film to be like if you weren’t allowed to see it. I believe that this is a good description of what is unquestionably one of the most frightening,...
- 7/9/2019
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
If you have yet to "give your soul to the dance," or you want to fall under the hypnotic spell of 2018's Suspiria again and again, your wait is now over, as Lionsgate has released the Luca Guadagnino's reimagining of Dario Argento's classic 1977 movie on digital ahead of its Blu-ray release on January 29th, and to celebrate, we've been provided with a new featurette to share with Daily Dead readers.
Explore "the secret language of dance" in the new Suspiria featurette below, read on for the full home media release details, and in case you missed them, read Heather Wixson's review and Monte Yazzie's review of the film.
Previously: "Suspiria, the reimagining of the horror cult-classic arrives on Digital January 15 and on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) January 29 from Lionsgate.
Street Date: 1/29/19
Blu-ray™ + Digital Srp: $24.99
Program Description
Experience Luca Gudagnino’s outrageously twisted re-imagining of Dario Argento’s...
Explore "the secret language of dance" in the new Suspiria featurette below, read on for the full home media release details, and in case you missed them, read Heather Wixson's review and Monte Yazzie's review of the film.
Previously: "Suspiria, the reimagining of the horror cult-classic arrives on Digital January 15 and on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) January 29 from Lionsgate.
Street Date: 1/29/19
Blu-ray™ + Digital Srp: $24.99
Program Description
Experience Luca Gudagnino’s outrageously twisted re-imagining of Dario Argento’s...
- 1/15/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
This Oscar season Best Makeup and Hairstyling was all about dramatic transformations, making Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”), Christian Bale (“Vice”), and Tilda Swinton (“Suspiria”) unrecognizable as Freddie Mercury, Dick Cheney, and an 85-year-old male psychotherapist and horrifying witch.
Likewise, Eva Melander was made unrecognizable as a troll in the fantastical “Border,” Sweden’s Best Foreign Language entry. And the sprawling cast of Marvel’s “Black Panther” undergo dramatic transformations to become the citizens of Wakanda.
Transforming Malek into Mercury for “Bohemian Rhapsody” required reverse aging on the part of makeup and hair designer Jan Sewell. That’s because the climactic Live Aid concert was shot first. The task required an assortment of wigs, eye makeup, and artificial nose to compensate for Malek’s smaller eyes.
But the biggest challenge was re-creating Mercury’s legendary teeth because of his overbite. Sewell had three sets made to find the right fit for Malek.
Likewise, Eva Melander was made unrecognizable as a troll in the fantastical “Border,” Sweden’s Best Foreign Language entry. And the sprawling cast of Marvel’s “Black Panther” undergo dramatic transformations to become the citizens of Wakanda.
Transforming Malek into Mercury for “Bohemian Rhapsody” required reverse aging on the part of makeup and hair designer Jan Sewell. That’s because the climactic Live Aid concert was shot first. The task required an assortment of wigs, eye makeup, and artificial nose to compensate for Malek’s smaller eyes.
But the biggest challenge was re-creating Mercury’s legendary teeth because of his overbite. Sewell had three sets made to find the right fit for Malek.
- 1/3/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Program Description
Experience Luca Gudagnino’s outrageously twisted re-imagining of Dario Argento’s 1977 horror cult classic that has been called a “grim and glorious work of madness” when Suspiria arrives on Digital January 15 and on Blu-ray (plus Digital) January 29 from Lionsgate. Starring Dakota Johnson, Oscar® winner and Golden Globe® nominee* Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, and Chloë Grace Moretz and featuring a mesmerizing haunting score by Thom Yorke, Guadagnino’s directorial follow-up to the Oscar®-winning Call Me by Your Name, written for the screen by David Kajganich, has received incredible critical praise with Variety’s Owen Gleiberman calling it a “lavishly cerebral high-end horror film” and a “divinely demonic spectacle of womanly power.” The Suspiria Blu-ray (plus digital) will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99.
Official Synopsis
Young American dancer Susie Bannion arrives in 1970s Berlin to audition for the world-renowned Helena Markos Dance Company, stunning the troupe’s famed choreographer,...
Experience Luca Gudagnino’s outrageously twisted re-imagining of Dario Argento’s 1977 horror cult classic that has been called a “grim and glorious work of madness” when Suspiria arrives on Digital January 15 and on Blu-ray (plus Digital) January 29 from Lionsgate. Starring Dakota Johnson, Oscar® winner and Golden Globe® nominee* Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, and Chloë Grace Moretz and featuring a mesmerizing haunting score by Thom Yorke, Guadagnino’s directorial follow-up to the Oscar®-winning Call Me by Your Name, written for the screen by David Kajganich, has received incredible critical praise with Variety’s Owen Gleiberman calling it a “lavishly cerebral high-end horror film” and a “divinely demonic spectacle of womanly power.” The Suspiria Blu-ray (plus digital) will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99.
Official Synopsis
Young American dancer Susie Bannion arrives in 1970s Berlin to audition for the world-renowned Helena Markos Dance Company, stunning the troupe’s famed choreographer,...
- 12/15/2018
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
If you have yet to "give your soul to the dance," or you want to fall under the hypnotic spell of 2018's Suspiria again and again, you won't have to wait long, as Lionsgate is releasing the Luca Guadagnino film (a reimagining of Dario Argento's 1977 movie of the same name) on digital beginning January 15th, followed by a Blu-ray release on January 29th.
From the Press Release: "Suspiria, the reimagining of the horror cult-classic arrives on Digital January 15 and on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) January 29 from Lionsgate.
Street Date: 1/29/19
Blu-ray™ + Digital Srp: $24.99
Program Description
Experience Luca Gudagnino’s outrageously twisted re-imagining of Dario Argento’s 1977 horror cult classic that has been called a “grim and glorious work of madness” when Suspiria arrives on Digital January 15 and on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) January 29 from Lionsgate. Starring Dakota Johnson, Oscar® winner and Golden Globe® nominee* Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, and Chloë Grace Moretz...
From the Press Release: "Suspiria, the reimagining of the horror cult-classic arrives on Digital January 15 and on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) January 29 from Lionsgate.
Street Date: 1/29/19
Blu-ray™ + Digital Srp: $24.99
Program Description
Experience Luca Gudagnino’s outrageously twisted re-imagining of Dario Argento’s 1977 horror cult classic that has been called a “grim and glorious work of madness” when Suspiria arrives on Digital January 15 and on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) January 29 from Lionsgate. Starring Dakota Johnson, Oscar® winner and Golden Globe® nominee* Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, and Chloë Grace Moretz...
- 12/10/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
We have a great featurette from Suspiria (2018) for you to check out today. It is titled “The Transformations of Suspiria” and focuses on prosthetic makeup designer Mark Coulier and how he created some of the grisly effects in the movie. It is both super creepy and cool as hell.
Suspiria is a remake of/homage to Dario Argento’s 1977 horror film of the same name and premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in September. Reviews were mixed, but its New York and La opening was the highest per-screen average opening of the year. It is currently in limited release across the country, and since it is an Amazon Studios release, it will presumably be streaming on Amazon Prime sometime soon.
Here’s the synopsis:
Young American dancer Susie Bannion arrives in 1970s Berlin to audition for the world-renowned Helena Markos Dance Company, stunning the troupe’s famed choreographer, Madame Blanc,...
Suspiria is a remake of/homage to Dario Argento’s 1977 horror film of the same name and premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in September. Reviews were mixed, but its New York and La opening was the highest per-screen average opening of the year. It is currently in limited release across the country, and since it is an Amazon Studios release, it will presumably be streaming on Amazon Prime sometime soon.
Here’s the synopsis:
Young American dancer Susie Bannion arrives in 1970s Berlin to audition for the world-renowned Helena Markos Dance Company, stunning the troupe’s famed choreographer, Madame Blanc,...
- 12/3/2018
- by Mily Dunbar
- GeekTyrant
Expect Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria to adorn more than a few Top 10 Horror Movies of 2018 lists, with Tilda Swinton’s dual roles of Madame Blanc and Dr. Josef Klemperer potentially worthy of an Oscar nod. The excitement surrounding Suspiria has rekindled interest in Dario Argento’s original, released in 1977 and starring Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, […] The post Vta Has Christmas Combos featuring Original Suspiria Actress Barbra Magnolfi appeared first on Dread Central.
- 12/3/2018
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
Approached for Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria—an homage to Dario Argento’s giallo classic—makeup designer Mark Coulier was put to one specific test. Could he transform Tilda Swinton, one of the industry’s most notable shapeshifters, into a man? A prosthetics wizard, Coulier had, over the years, taken on the vast, fantastical worlds of Harry Potter, The Mummy Returns and Fantastic Beasts. He’d turned Robert De Niro into Frankenstein’s monster, and Meryl Streep into Margaret Thatcher. He’d even turned Swinton into an elderly woman, the memorable Madame D. of Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel. But the prospect of believably transforming the actress into a man—or rather, a man playing another man—was radically different. To convince Guadagnino that he could execute a metamorphosis on which the film hinged, Coulier would meet with Swinton to conduct a series of early makeup tests.
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- 11/30/2018
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Dakota Johnson in Suspiria.Dakota Johnson looks like she has a secret. Her expression is often opaque, but her eyes are cat-like: teasing, and intelligent. The actress wields her inscrutability like a weapon; in the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy it’s a survival tactic that allows her to evade the chokehold grip of a pretty-boy narcissist. In A Bigger Splash, it’s a means of coquetry. In The Social Network, in which she appears for just over three minutes, she plays it for laughs, animating Aaron Sorkin’s script and undercutting an otherwise bro-y college campus conquest with sardonic humor.Daughter of actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson and granddaughter to Tippi Hedren, the 29-year-old comes from a line of gifted screen performers. All four demonstrate craft, but only Dakota could be described as withholding. In Suspiria, Johnson’s second collaboration with Guadagnino, her Susie Bannion is also an enigmatic creation.
- 11/22/2018
- MUBI
It’s a bold move when another auteur remakes another auteur’s movie.
Martin Scorsese did it with J. Lee Thompson’s 1962 Cape Fear in 1992. Jonathan Demme had a revisionist take on John Frankenheimer’s 1962 political-thriller classic The Manchurian Candidate, casting Denzel Washington in the Frank Sinatra role of Ben Marco in 2004. Gus Van Sant remade Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 Psycho shot-for-shot in 1998 with Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore and Viggo Mortensen.
Remaking Dario Argento’s 1977 giallo Suspiria has been a passion of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino since he was a teenager, and in 2007 he went after the rights when Miramax decided against a re-do.
When Gaudagnino sat down with Argento to get advice on a recreating Suspiria, the horror director gave his full blessing: “I have no advice, do your movie’ he told me,” says the Call Me By Your Name director.
Perceived as a fun campy pic back in its day by critics,...
Martin Scorsese did it with J. Lee Thompson’s 1962 Cape Fear in 1992. Jonathan Demme had a revisionist take on John Frankenheimer’s 1962 political-thriller classic The Manchurian Candidate, casting Denzel Washington in the Frank Sinatra role of Ben Marco in 2004. Gus Van Sant remade Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 Psycho shot-for-shot in 1998 with Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore and Viggo Mortensen.
Remaking Dario Argento’s 1977 giallo Suspiria has been a passion of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino since he was a teenager, and in 2007 he went after the rights when Miramax decided against a re-do.
When Gaudagnino sat down with Argento to get advice on a recreating Suspiria, the horror director gave his full blessing: “I have no advice, do your movie’ he told me,” says the Call Me By Your Name director.
Perceived as a fun campy pic back in its day by critics,...
- 11/21/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Jessica Harper, Choe Grace Moretz, Doris Hick, Malgorzata Bela, Angela Winkler, Vanda Capriolo, Alex Wek, Elena Fokina | Written by David Kajganich | Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Dario Argento’s 1977 horror classic Suspiria gets an arthouse remake, courtesy of Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino. Thankfully, fans of the original can breathe a sigh of relief, as the remake never attempts to replicate the sensory experience of Argento’s original – instead, it takes the basic ingredients of the story and stirs up an intoxicating witches’ brew of its own.
Taking place in 1977 (the year the original film came out), the film introduces itself as “Six acts and an epilogue, set in divided Berlin”. Dakota Johnson plays Susie Bannion, a talented American dancer from a deeply religious Ohio family, who arrives in the city with the hopes of joining the Markos Tanzgruppe, a prestigious...
Dario Argento’s 1977 horror classic Suspiria gets an arthouse remake, courtesy of Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino. Thankfully, fans of the original can breathe a sigh of relief, as the remake never attempts to replicate the sensory experience of Argento’s original – instead, it takes the basic ingredients of the story and stirs up an intoxicating witches’ brew of its own.
Taking place in 1977 (the year the original film came out), the film introduces itself as “Six acts and an epilogue, set in divided Berlin”. Dakota Johnson plays Susie Bannion, a talented American dancer from a deeply religious Ohio family, who arrives in the city with the hopes of joining the Markos Tanzgruppe, a prestigious...
- 11/16/2018
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
’Suspiria’, ’3 Days In Quiberon’ among other openers.
Warner Bros’ fantasy sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald is the stand-out opener at the UK box office this weekend.
With a cast including Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Katherine Waterston, Ezra Miller and Johnny Depp, the story sees current Defence Against The Dark Arts professor Albus Dumbledore (Law) enlist the help of Newt Scamander (Redmayne) in combatting the growing threat of dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Depp).
A spin-off of the hugely successful Harry Potter film series, the first title, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, opened to £15.3m in the UK...
Warner Bros’ fantasy sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald is the stand-out opener at the UK box office this weekend.
With a cast including Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Katherine Waterston, Ezra Miller and Johnny Depp, the story sees current Defence Against The Dark Arts professor Albus Dumbledore (Law) enlist the help of Newt Scamander (Redmayne) in combatting the growing threat of dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Depp).
A spin-off of the hugely successful Harry Potter film series, the first title, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, opened to £15.3m in the UK...
- 11/16/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
‘Suspiria’ Screenwriter Explains That Wild Ending and Why Dakota Johnson Is a New Kind of Final Girl
[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for the new “Suspiria,” including the ending.]
When it was first announced, plenty of people had doubts about Luca Guadagnino remaking Dario Argento’s classic 1977 horror film “Suspiria.” Argento’s movie pulses with an unforgettable soundtrack by Goblin, and is a kaleidoscope of colors, garish but instantly memorable backgrounds, and brutal death scenes. “Suspiria” didn’t need a remake, and Guadagnino knew this, clarifying that his film would be more of a tribute than anything else.
Guadagnino infused his film with the mythology of the Three Mothers, which Argento introduced in “Suspiria,” and further explored in 1980’s “Inferno” and 2007’s “The Mother of Tears.” The Three Mothers are in fact three powerful witches, who once roamed the earth, gaining power and wealth, and leaving destruction and death in their wake. There is Mater Suspiriorum or the Mother of Sighs, based in Freiburg, Germany (changed to Berlin in the new film); Mater Tenebrarum or the Mother of Darkness,...
When it was first announced, plenty of people had doubts about Luca Guadagnino remaking Dario Argento’s classic 1977 horror film “Suspiria.” Argento’s movie pulses with an unforgettable soundtrack by Goblin, and is a kaleidoscope of colors, garish but instantly memorable backgrounds, and brutal death scenes. “Suspiria” didn’t need a remake, and Guadagnino knew this, clarifying that his film would be more of a tribute than anything else.
Guadagnino infused his film with the mythology of the Three Mothers, which Argento introduced in “Suspiria,” and further explored in 1980’s “Inferno” and 2007’s “The Mother of Tears.” The Three Mothers are in fact three powerful witches, who once roamed the earth, gaining power and wealth, and leaving destruction and death in their wake. There is Mater Suspiriorum or the Mother of Sighs, based in Freiburg, Germany (changed to Berlin in the new film); Mater Tenebrarum or the Mother of Darkness,...
- 11/8/2018
- by Jamie Righetti
- Indiewire
[Editor’s note: The following post contains major spoilers for Luca Guadagnino’s “Suspiria.”]
Luca Guadagnino was adamant during the lead up to the release of his “Suspiria” that his movie was not a traditional remake of Dario Argento’s original but a cover version. Anyone who has seen the horror film over its last two weeks of release know the director wasn’t kidding. Guadagnino’s ending, in particular, completely upends Argento’s original vision as well as his own after it is revealed in the bloody climax that Susie Bannion is in fact Mother Suspiriorum.
Guadagnino’s “Suspiria” begins as Susie (Dakota Johnson) leaves her Mennonite family in America to attend the prestigious Markos Dance Academy in Germany. Susie proves to be remarkably talented, so much so that she attracts an instant, almost otherworldly connection with the academy’s artistic director, Madame Blanc (Tilda Swinton). Much of the tension in “Suspiria” comes from what exactly Blanc and the...
Luca Guadagnino was adamant during the lead up to the release of his “Suspiria” that his movie was not a traditional remake of Dario Argento’s original but a cover version. Anyone who has seen the horror film over its last two weeks of release know the director wasn’t kidding. Guadagnino’s ending, in particular, completely upends Argento’s original vision as well as his own after it is revealed in the bloody climax that Susie Bannion is in fact Mother Suspiriorum.
Guadagnino’s “Suspiria” begins as Susie (Dakota Johnson) leaves her Mennonite family in America to attend the prestigious Markos Dance Academy in Germany. Susie proves to be remarkably talented, so much so that she attracts an instant, almost otherworldly connection with the academy’s artistic director, Madame Blanc (Tilda Swinton). Much of the tension in “Suspiria” comes from what exactly Blanc and the...
- 11/6/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Suspiria is easily one of the most nightmarishly horrific films of the year. It was pretty jacked-up and it doesn’t look like director Luca Guadagnino is done playing in the dark and disturbing supernatural world of witches.
He’s already teased a sequel in the post-credits scene for the movie, but now he’s got an idea for a prequel film that will explore the head witch Markos. She is the evil demented witch that is looking for a human vessel to live through.
While talking to The Playlist, Guadagnino shared his prequel concept saying:
“I have this image in my mind. I have this image in my mind of Helena Markos in solitude in the year 1212 in Scotland or in Spain. Wondering through a village and trying to find a way on how she can manipulate the women of the village. I have this image. I know she was there,...
He’s already teased a sequel in the post-credits scene for the movie, but now he’s got an idea for a prequel film that will explore the head witch Markos. She is the evil demented witch that is looking for a human vessel to live through.
While talking to The Playlist, Guadagnino shared his prequel concept saying:
“I have this image in my mind. I have this image in my mind of Helena Markos in solitude in the year 1212 in Scotland or in Spain. Wondering through a village and trying to find a way on how she can manipulate the women of the village. I have this image. I know she was there,...
- 11/6/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
“Much of my life has been stalking Dario Argento,” says director Luca Guadagnino, who has re-imagined Argento’s 1977 horror classic “Suspiria.” For him this was an “ultimate act of love for Dario,” and “with all the things we love, somehow we want to possess them.” Guadagnino was joined by the film’s stars Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Chloe Grace Moretz, Mia Goth and Jessica Harper to discuss the film with Oscar voters at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on October 27. Watch their Academy Conversation above.
Swinton thinks of “Suspiria” less as a remake and more like a “cover” of a classic song or a reinterpretation of Shakespeare. She remembers the original film as “a provocation … like a homeopathic treatment. It got the juices flowing.” This version departs significantly from the original, not least of all by casting her not only as dance director Madame Blanc but also cloaking her in prosthetic...
Swinton thinks of “Suspiria” less as a remake and more like a “cover” of a classic song or a reinterpretation of Shakespeare. She remembers the original film as “a provocation … like a homeopathic treatment. It got the juices flowing.” This version departs significantly from the original, not least of all by casting her not only as dance director Madame Blanc but also cloaking her in prosthetic...
- 11/5/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Warning: massive spoilers for the end of Suspiria below!
By the time the credits begin to roll in Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria, you'll probably feel the urge to race out of the theater for a few reasons. The first? Because your bladder is likely about to burst. And the second? Well, the horror reboot is intense, to say the least.
But there's a reason you should stick around until the bitter end, or at least force whoever you went to the movies with to do it for you: a brief, bizarre postcredits scene. To be fair, calling it a postcredits scene is, well, false advertising. It's more of a postcredits shot, to be honest with you.
Related: No, It's Not Witchcraft - That's Actually Dakota Johnson Dancing in Suspiria
Within that shot is Dakota Johnson's character, Susie Bannion, an American dancer who moves to Berlin in hopes of joining the...
By the time the credits begin to roll in Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria, you'll probably feel the urge to race out of the theater for a few reasons. The first? Because your bladder is likely about to burst. And the second? Well, the horror reboot is intense, to say the least.
But there's a reason you should stick around until the bitter end, or at least force whoever you went to the movies with to do it for you: a brief, bizarre postcredits scene. To be fair, calling it a postcredits scene is, well, false advertising. It's more of a postcredits shot, to be honest with you.
Related: No, It's Not Witchcraft - That's Actually Dakota Johnson Dancing in Suspiria
Within that shot is Dakota Johnson's character, Susie Bannion, an American dancer who moves to Berlin in hopes of joining the...
- 11/4/2018
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
The way one discovers a film is important. Some films can transfer from simple moving pictures into some kind of transportive experience, where you will remember everything that contributed to the event and its effectiveness. Dario Argento’s horror masterwork Suspiria is one of those films. For me it was a 35mm print that was slightly distressed inside a theater with sticky floors and stale popcorn. It was an experience that I would never forget.
In today’s film world no film is sacred enough to be kept from being remade or reimagined, even a film as well-regarded in the horror community like Argento’s Suspiria. Also, when you mention a film during first encounters with cinephiles as holding a place on your cinematic handshake, as I do, it’s impossible not to have speculations or expectations attached. Director Luca Guadagnino, who last helmed the impressive drama Call Me by Your Name,...
In today’s film world no film is sacred enough to be kept from being remade or reimagined, even a film as well-regarded in the horror community like Argento’s Suspiria. Also, when you mention a film during first encounters with cinephiles as holding a place on your cinematic handshake, as I do, it’s impossible not to have speculations or expectations attached. Director Luca Guadagnino, who last helmed the impressive drama Call Me by Your Name,...
- 11/3/2018
- by Monte Yazzie
- DailyDead
Sure Halloween was a couple of days ago, but I’d wager there are still lots of film fans eager for a new scare. After all, audiences have kept the sequel/reboot of Halloween at the top of the box office for the last several weeks (probably this coming week also). This week’s new fright flick also has its roots from the same late 1970’s time frame, but it’s no follow-up. We’re talking a flat-out remake, or as the marketers like say, a “re-imagining”. The original actually beat the John Carpenter classic to theatres by nearly a year. Oh, and it was made by one of Italy’s most acclaimed thriller directors, Dario Argento. Now, this new take is also by an Italian director, Luca Guadagnino, who last year at this time released the Oscar-winning, coming-of-age romance Call Me By Your Name. Oh, that original had one English actress,...
- 11/2/2018
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Don Kaye Nov 1, 2018
The star of the original cult classic Suspiria reveals how she came to star in the newly released remake.
Sometimes all it takes is one movie to immortalize an actor or actress for all time, and in the case of Jessica Harper, she has two: her 1974 screen debut in Brian De Palma’s cult classic, Phantom of the Paradise, and her lead role as dancer Suzy Bannion in Italian horror auteur Dario Argento’s 1977 genre classic, Suspiria.
Harper has a solid legacy of other work behind her as well, including roles in movies such as Stardust Memories, My Favorite Year and Safe, plus appearances on TV series like It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, Tales from the Crypt and Crossing Jordan. She’s also written a dozen children’s books and recorded seven albums of children’s music. But to a certain audience, she’ll always be...
The star of the original cult classic Suspiria reveals how she came to star in the newly released remake.
Sometimes all it takes is one movie to immortalize an actor or actress for all time, and in the case of Jessica Harper, she has two: her 1974 screen debut in Brian De Palma’s cult classic, Phantom of the Paradise, and her lead role as dancer Suzy Bannion in Italian horror auteur Dario Argento’s 1977 genre classic, Suspiria.
Harper has a solid legacy of other work behind her as well, including roles in movies such as Stardust Memories, My Favorite Year and Safe, plus appearances on TV series like It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, Tales from the Crypt and Crossing Jordan. She’s also written a dozen children’s books and recorded seven albums of children’s music. But to a certain audience, she’ll always be...
- 11/1/2018
- Den of Geek
A swirling tale of darkness, director Guadagnino's Suspiria is set at a dance company in Berlin in 1977. It was a troubling time for the fabled European city and that's reflected fully in the film's dense and brooding atmosphere. Dakota Johnson stars as Susie Bannion, an ambitious young American dancer who has just been accepted into the world-famous company by artistic director Madame Blanc (Tilda Swinton). In our exclusive clip, Madame Blanc puts Susie through her paces, to...
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- 11/1/2018
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
One of my favorite films of the year, Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria (2018) was for me, the purest example of a true cinematic experience I have had in some time, a bold and rapturous reimagining that features breathtaking performances from Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, and Chloë Grace Moretz. Suspiria (2018)recently opened in both New York and Los Angeles, and is set to hit theaters nationwide this weekend courtesy of Amazon Studios.
During a recent press day, Daily Dead had the opportunity to speak with several of the key players from the new Suspiria. Yesterday, we caught up with both Guadagnino and Johnson, and for today’s interview, we sat down with the incomparable Tilda Swinton, who portrays several key characters in Suspiria (2018), including Madame Blanc, one of the leaders of the Tanz Academy, who finds herself drawn to the abilities of her new student Susie Bannion, played by Johnson.
During a recent press day, Daily Dead had the opportunity to speak with several of the key players from the new Suspiria. Yesterday, we caught up with both Guadagnino and Johnson, and for today’s interview, we sat down with the incomparable Tilda Swinton, who portrays several key characters in Suspiria (2018), including Madame Blanc, one of the leaders of the Tanz Academy, who finds herself drawn to the abilities of her new student Susie Bannion, played by Johnson.
- 10/31/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
“How the hell do you remake Suspiria?!” A valid question all fans of scary movies have wondered since David Gordon Green announced he would repurpose Dario Argento’s legendary Technicolor-soaked supernatural giallo about the sinister events taking place inside an esteemed ballet academy into an all-new experience last decade – an announcement made all the stranger as the project was following his 2008 hit Pineapple Express, though one can argue how a transition from stoner comedy to surrealist horror seems appropriate for him. But as life and the pursuit of creativity goes, Mr. Green left the project to tackle Halloween and Suspiria ended up in the hands of Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino. Alongside writing collaborator David Kajganich, Mr. Guadagnino truly had his work cut out for him on this one, and for this project to be the immediate follow up to his lauded masterwork Call Me by Your Name is a move...
- 10/31/2018
- by William Coffey
- Age of the Nerd
Luca Guadgnino‘s new film, “Suspiria,” is certainly a singular, unique directorial vision. This retelling of Dario Argento‘s 1977 horror classic tells the story of Susie Bannion (Dakota Johnson), an American dancer accepted into an elite German dance company. Turns out the artistic director Madame Blanc (Tilda Swinton) is not who she seems.
This dance company is, essentially, a front for a coven of witches. Basically, this is what “American Horror Story: Coven” would have been like if it had been less “Mean Girls” and more “Blair Witch Project.” This isn’t a straight-up horror, however. It’s more a of a psychological drama – one that slowly cranks up the tension through suspenseful dance set piece, weird, erratic imagery, and a terrific performance by the inimitable Swinton.
She takes on three roles: Helena Markos, the ‘mother’ of the coven; Madame Blanc, the artistic director of the dance academy; and the therapist Dr Josef Klemperer.
This dance company is, essentially, a front for a coven of witches. Basically, this is what “American Horror Story: Coven” would have been like if it had been less “Mean Girls” and more “Blair Witch Project.” This isn’t a straight-up horror, however. It’s more a of a psychological drama – one that slowly cranks up the tension through suspenseful dance set piece, weird, erratic imagery, and a terrific performance by the inimitable Swinton.
She takes on three roles: Helena Markos, the ‘mother’ of the coven; Madame Blanc, the artistic director of the dance academy; and the therapist Dr Josef Klemperer.
- 10/31/2018
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
She’s just a small town girl, livin’ in her lonely world, she took the midnight plane going … well, to Munich. Her name is Suzy, and this doe-eyed American has just been accepted to a prestigious dance academy in Germany. No sooner has she stepped out of what is the single most red-tinted hallway in the history of movie airports and made her way to school than this young woman begins to feel that something is a little weird. Maybe it’s the former student who she meets on her way in,...
- 10/30/2018
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
A cinematic shapeshifter who never feels like she’s wearing a disguise, Tilda Swinton is one of the greatest chameleons the movies have ever known, and yet even her most extreme performances are rooted in an elemental sense of reality. She’s always equal parts natural and unnatural; intractably human, but always ready to be reborn. Revisiting her best roles almost feels like watching someone perform “Cloud Atlas” as a one-woman show.
To date, the characters Swinton has played include a vampire, a rock god, an angel, an alcoholic, an inter-dimensional monk, a gender-bending English nobleman, a post-apocalyptic Sarah Sanders, a literal ice queen, and now — in a bold new reimagining of Dario Argento’s “Suspiria” — a witchy ballet teacher, a male Holocaust survivor, and a monster who viewers will have to meet for themselves. It doesn’t matter if Swinton is starring in a Marvel movie, coldly seducing Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Beach,...
To date, the characters Swinton has played include a vampire, a rock god, an angel, an alcoholic, an inter-dimensional monk, a gender-bending English nobleman, a post-apocalyptic Sarah Sanders, a literal ice queen, and now — in a bold new reimagining of Dario Argento’s “Suspiria” — a witchy ballet teacher, a male Holocaust survivor, and a monster who viewers will have to meet for themselves. It doesn’t matter if Swinton is starring in a Marvel movie, coldly seducing Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Beach,...
- 10/29/2018
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Warning: this post contains All the biggest spoilers for Suspiria.
Now that you've witnessed the madness that is Suspiria, a few things are likely to be true. You're probably wondering whether Tilda Swinton plays that old man (she does), whether or not you'll be able to sleep tonight (you won't), and what the hell even happened in those final wild 30 minutes (so much). Yes, it's quite obvious that the stunning reimagining pulls off a pretty epic twist - it's quite different from the original ending - but this version also manages to deepen the film's mythology and bring the entire narrative full circle. If you're still scratching your head, worry not. I'm going to break down all the most important takeaways.
As a quick overview of the plot, we follow the confident Susie Bannion (Dakota Johnson) as she rapidly rises through the ranks at a Berlin dance academy. The academy...
Now that you've witnessed the madness that is Suspiria, a few things are likely to be true. You're probably wondering whether Tilda Swinton plays that old man (she does), whether or not you'll be able to sleep tonight (you won't), and what the hell even happened in those final wild 30 minutes (so much). Yes, it's quite obvious that the stunning reimagining pulls off a pretty epic twist - it's quite different from the original ending - but this version also manages to deepen the film's mythology and bring the entire narrative full circle. If you're still scratching your head, worry not. I'm going to break down all the most important takeaways.
As a quick overview of the plot, we follow the confident Susie Bannion (Dakota Johnson) as she rapidly rises through the ranks at a Berlin dance academy. The academy...
- 10/29/2018
- by Ryan Roschke
- Popsugar.com
Luca Guadagnino’s gory, polarizing remake of Dario Argento’s “Suspiria” arrived in limited release this weekend, and it has set a new annual mark for per screen averages in 2018.
Released at the Arclight Hollywood and the Regal Union Square in New York, the film made $179,806, for a per screen average of $89,903, passing the previous 2018 record held by National Geographic’s “Free Solo” with $73,572.
“This weekend’s opening was truly exciting, the film played to both horror/genre audiences and arthouse/specialty crowd,” said Amazon Studios’ distribution head Bob Berney. “The film received a thunderous ovation at the ArcLight Hollywood Dome screen on Saturday where Luca Guadagnino and the cast appeared for a Q&A. Since previewing a shocking clip at CinemaCon, our online presence and social media engagement has been very robust and the anticipation really paid off this weekend.”
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Released at the Arclight Hollywood and the Regal Union Square in New York, the film made $179,806, for a per screen average of $89,903, passing the previous 2018 record held by National Geographic’s “Free Solo” with $73,572.
“This weekend’s opening was truly exciting, the film played to both horror/genre audiences and arthouse/specialty crowd,” said Amazon Studios’ distribution head Bob Berney. “The film received a thunderous ovation at the ArcLight Hollywood Dome screen on Saturday where Luca Guadagnino and the cast appeared for a Q&A. Since previewing a shocking clip at CinemaCon, our online presence and social media engagement has been very robust and the anticipation really paid off this weekend.”
Also Read: What Is a 'Giallo' Film and How...
- 10/28/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
An acclaimed, Oscar-nominated auteur takes a sharp left turn into the world of bizarre, metaphorical horror. The October 26 release of Luca Guadagnino‘s “Suspiria” does feel like a little bit of history repeating, since you could have said the same about last year’s “Mother!” from Darren Aronofsky. But is Guadagnino’s horror spectacle just as divisive as “Mother!” was? Yes, yes it is.
As of this writing the film has a MetaCritic score of 68 based on 34 reviews and a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 72% based on 81 reviews. That’s a mostly positive critical response, but the individual reviews run the gamut from rapturous to repulsed. As the Rotten Tomatoes critics consensus says, it’s “daringly confrontational — and definitely not for everyone” — that’s putting it mildly.
An unlikely followup to Guadagnino’s Oscar-winning romance “Call Me by Your Name,” “Suspiria” is a reimagining of the 1977 horror classic of the same name by Dario Argento.
As of this writing the film has a MetaCritic score of 68 based on 34 reviews and a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 72% based on 81 reviews. That’s a mostly positive critical response, but the individual reviews run the gamut from rapturous to repulsed. As the Rotten Tomatoes critics consensus says, it’s “daringly confrontational — and definitely not for everyone” — that’s putting it mildly.
An unlikely followup to Guadagnino’s Oscar-winning romance “Call Me by Your Name,” “Suspiria” is a reimagining of the 1977 horror classic of the same name by Dario Argento.
- 10/26/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
After last year’s stateside success with Call Me By Your Name, Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino is back with a “re-imagining” of Dario Argento’s 1970s classic Suspiria. The update, which stars Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson, Mia Goth and Chloë Grace Moretz, heads to theaters this weekend via Amazon Studios. Legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman is out with his latest film, Monrovia, Indiana. Wiseman, who helped define the big screen non-fiction genre over the decades, has yet to receive awards recognition, though his latest, released via his Zipporah Films label, could change that. Susan Sarandon stars in Viper Club from YouTube Originals and Roadside Attractions, the largest U.S. theatrical release for a YouTube financed feature. Neon is heading out with Scandinavian-based filmmaker Ali Abbasi’s Border, based on a story by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist. Following its bow as the opening night film at New York Lgbt film festival NewFest,...
- 10/26/2018
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline Film + TV
“Call Me By Your Name” isn’t the only potential franchise being eyed by director Luca Guadagnino. While the Italian filmmaker is in the early stages of planning a “Boyhood”-esque sequel to his 2017 romance, starring Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet, he’s also eyeing a continuation of “Suspiria,” his new reimagining of Dario Argento’s famous horror film of the same name. Guadagnino revealed to The Playlist one way he hopes to continue in the “Suspiria” universe is to create a prequel centered around coven leader Helena Markos.
“I have this image in my mind of Helena Markos in solitude in the year 1212 in Scotland or in Spain,” Guadagnino said. “Wandering through a village and trying to find a way on how she can manipulate the women of the village. I have this image. I know she was there, I know it was six to seven hundred years before...
“I have this image in my mind of Helena Markos in solitude in the year 1212 in Scotland or in Spain,” Guadagnino said. “Wandering through a village and trying to find a way on how she can manipulate the women of the village. I have this image. I know she was there, I know it was six to seven hundred years before...
- 10/26/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
David Crow Nov 1, 2018
We delve into the three levels of madness explored by the Suspiria remake's shocking ending. Spoilers abound...
This article contains Major Suspiria spoilers. Be warned.
That escalated quickly. One moment, the matrons of the Markos Dance Academy are celebrating the talent of their new star, Susie Bannion, and the next their attempted ritualistic sacrifice backfires in a visual orgy of blood and cacophonic disaster. When the smoke finally lifts, and the actual gore and dancing stops, the only thing that’s clear is Susie Bannion is the actual Mother Suspiriom reincarnated. And the dance academy is hers.
But what is this about, and how did it come about? In essence, the ending seems to act on several levels: the metaphysical; the intersectional; and the vaguely historical. On the first count, the ending, like much else in Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria remake, is a major departure from how...
We delve into the three levels of madness explored by the Suspiria remake's shocking ending. Spoilers abound...
This article contains Major Suspiria spoilers. Be warned.
That escalated quickly. One moment, the matrons of the Markos Dance Academy are celebrating the talent of their new star, Susie Bannion, and the next their attempted ritualistic sacrifice backfires in a visual orgy of blood and cacophonic disaster. When the smoke finally lifts, and the actual gore and dancing stops, the only thing that’s clear is Susie Bannion is the actual Mother Suspiriom reincarnated. And the dance academy is hers.
But what is this about, and how did it come about? In essence, the ending seems to act on several levels: the metaphysical; the intersectional; and the vaguely historical. On the first count, the ending, like much else in Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria remake, is a major departure from how...
- 10/26/2018
- Den of Geek
Though it’s Luca Guadagnino‘s followup to his Best Picture-nominated “Call Me by Your Name” from just last year, “Suspiria” isn’t what anyone would describe as conventional awards bait. Based on the 1977 classic by Dario Argento, it’s a disturbing supernatural horror film. But regardless of how well it performs in marquee categories it could be a top contender for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for transforming Tilda Swinton. It would actually be the fourth film to win that award for transforming Swinton.
The actress played the White Witch in “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” (2005), which won for its work on her villainous character and for making a faun out of James McAvoy. She also co-starred in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2008), though that film’s Best Makeup win had more to do with turning Brad Pitt into a man aging backwards...
The actress played the White Witch in “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” (2005), which won for its work on her villainous character and for making a faun out of James McAvoy. She also co-starred in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2008), though that film’s Best Makeup win had more to do with turning Brad Pitt into a man aging backwards...
- 10/25/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Oscar voters rarely embrace horror films but the genre had a banner year at last year’s Academy Awards thanks to “Get Out” with four major nominations. After capturing the zeitgeist, Jordan Peele won the Original Screenplay category, and his film came within striking distance of winning Best Picture. This year, there are three horror entries looking to put academy members under a spell.
“A Quiet Place”is the ninth highest grossing film of 2018, having made almost $200 million since it was released in April. The film stars Emily Blunt and John Krasinski (who also directed) as a couple trying to protect their children in a post-apocalyptic world where creatures hunt humans by sound. The theme of familial bonds and the terrifying absence of dialogue for most of the runtime turned “A Quiet Place” into a hit with audiences and critics.
The film’s best Oscar chances lie in below the line categories.
“A Quiet Place”is the ninth highest grossing film of 2018, having made almost $200 million since it was released in April. The film stars Emily Blunt and John Krasinski (who also directed) as a couple trying to protect their children in a post-apocalyptic world where creatures hunt humans by sound. The theme of familial bonds and the terrifying absence of dialogue for most of the runtime turned “A Quiet Place” into a hit with audiences and critics.
The film’s best Oscar chances lie in below the line categories.
- 10/25/2018
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Tilda Swinton isn’t the only one playing multiple roles in “Suspiria.” Lead star Dakota Johnson also has a secret second role, though it could have gone completely missed if director Luca Guadagnino hadn’t pointed it out.
In an interview with Vulture, Guadagnino advised viewers to watch closely during the film’s opening titles. If you look closely as Johnson’s character Susie leaves for the Markos Dance Academy, you can see Johnson also playing Susie’s twin sister, Naomi. Unlike Swinton’s characters, this is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it bit role.
“Her sister looming there,” said the director, who shared it’s the first time he’s shared the fact that Johnson played two roles in the film.
“She’s really bombastic, and she’s really bold,” said Guadagnino about Johnson’s acting style. “She doesn’t shy away. She goes for it. She’s not pretty and nice and acting.
In an interview with Vulture, Guadagnino advised viewers to watch closely during the film’s opening titles. If you look closely as Johnson’s character Susie leaves for the Markos Dance Academy, you can see Johnson also playing Susie’s twin sister, Naomi. Unlike Swinton’s characters, this is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it bit role.
“Her sister looming there,” said the director, who shared it’s the first time he’s shared the fact that Johnson played two roles in the film.
“She’s really bombastic, and she’s really bold,” said Guadagnino about Johnson’s acting style. “She doesn’t shy away. She goes for it. She’s not pretty and nice and acting.
- 10/24/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
It was impossible not to have high expectations for Luca Guadagnino’s remake of “Suspiria.” Dario Argento’s original is, after all, a one-of-a-kind horror freak-out, the kind of mesmerizingly bizarre cinematic experience so sui generis that any remake would have to represent an aggressive reimagining.
And who better to take on this seemingly impossible assignment than Guadagnino, coming off the impressive troika of “I Am Love,” “A Bigger Splash” and “Call Me By Your Name”? The cinema’s greatest sensualist wasn’t going to make us smell the rosemary or taste the apricot juice this time; the idea of his gifts being applied to blood-drenched horror promised a uniquely terrifying experience.
So what does Guadagnino’s version convey? Boredom, mostly, with confusion and a dollop of disappointment and irritation.
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The original was set at a creepy dance academy in 1977 Berlin,...
And who better to take on this seemingly impossible assignment than Guadagnino, coming off the impressive troika of “I Am Love,” “A Bigger Splash” and “Call Me By Your Name”? The cinema’s greatest sensualist wasn’t going to make us smell the rosemary or taste the apricot juice this time; the idea of his gifts being applied to blood-drenched horror promised a uniquely terrifying experience.
So what does Guadagnino’s version convey? Boredom, mostly, with confusion and a dollop of disappointment and irritation.
Also Read: '1985' Film Review: Retro AIDS Tale Earns Its Tears
The original was set at a creepy dance academy in 1977 Berlin,...
- 10/24/2018
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Polarizing is too tame a word to describe reactions to Luca Guadagnino’s radical rethinking of Suspiria. Either you’ll dig in or bolt for the exit — no in between. For starters, Dario Argento’s 1977 landmark of horror didn’t need a remake. The original, about an exclusively female dance academy run by witches, is still there in all its bracing, bloody, neon glory for you to stream and get drunk on. It’s clear that the movie had its way with Guadagnino, so much so that the director of Call Me By Your Name,...
- 10/24/2018
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Two weeks in a row of classic horror films being remade, or at least a franchise being looked at with fresh eyes? We must be in late October. Hot on the heels of Halloween managing to give the Michael Myers series a worthwhile return from the indie mind of David Gordon Green, we now have Dario Argento’s classic Suspiria getting the remake treatment. Opening this week, this very unusual choice by filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, coming as the follow up to his Academy Award winning Call Me By Your Name, will likely confound you. Some open minded viewers may find its obtuseness infatuating. Me? I found it underwhelming and often pretentious. Folks, this is one of the year’s bigger disappointments. A remake of Argento’s classic, this flick follows the same broad strokes, but does diverge in a number of places. We’ll just focus on the plot of this new one here.
- 10/24/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Back in September, Mondo let mother take care of us with a stunning new Suspiria poster by artist Sara Deck, and now they have teamed up for another bewitching screen print that will come out in conjunction with the film's limited release on October 26th.
Here's what Sara Deck had to say about her latest Suspiria artwork:
“I was absolutely mesmerized by Suzy’s unshakeable pursuit of her dream to become a professional dancer, and at her eagerness to entwine herself completely with Madame Blanc’s vision for the dance. With this second poster, I wanted to convey her passion and willingness to let every bit of in.”
"Suspiria by Sara Deck
24" x 36" / Edition of 325
Printed by Dl Screenprinting / $50
Available Friday, October 26 - Follow @MondoNews for on sale announcement"
A reimagining of Dario Argento's beloved 1977 horror film about vicious murders and eerie activities at a dance school in Europe,...
Here's what Sara Deck had to say about her latest Suspiria artwork:
“I was absolutely mesmerized by Suzy’s unshakeable pursuit of her dream to become a professional dancer, and at her eagerness to entwine herself completely with Madame Blanc’s vision for the dance. With this second poster, I wanted to convey her passion and willingness to let every bit of in.”
"Suspiria by Sara Deck
24" x 36" / Edition of 325
Printed by Dl Screenprinting / $50
Available Friday, October 26 - Follow @MondoNews for on sale announcement"
A reimagining of Dario Argento's beloved 1977 horror film about vicious murders and eerie activities at a dance school in Europe,...
- 10/23/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Dario Argento’s cult horror classic gets remade, but does its reimagined coven cast the same spell? Here's our Suspiria review.
At first glance, it seems like Dario Argento’s 1977 cult horror classic, Suspiria, would be impossible to remake. Not because it’s so well-written or satisfying as a narrative, but because Argento’s film is so stylized, so drenched in its own peculiar atmosphere and so specifically tailored to the director’s own particular vision (what there is of it) that any attempt to recreate or refashion what the legendary Italian horror auteur had wrought would fall hopelessly short in the areas where Suspiria is strongest while delivering something more conventional as a film.
But the idea of current hotshot Italian filmmaker, Luca Guadagnino taking on the challenge was an interesting one. Guadagnino’s films, including I Am Love, A Bigger Splash and last year’s acclaimed Call Me by Your Name,...
At first glance, it seems like Dario Argento’s 1977 cult horror classic, Suspiria, would be impossible to remake. Not because it’s so well-written or satisfying as a narrative, but because Argento’s film is so stylized, so drenched in its own peculiar atmosphere and so specifically tailored to the director’s own particular vision (what there is of it) that any attempt to recreate or refashion what the legendary Italian horror auteur had wrought would fall hopelessly short in the areas where Suspiria is strongest while delivering something more conventional as a film.
But the idea of current hotshot Italian filmmaker, Luca Guadagnino taking on the challenge was an interesting one. Guadagnino’s films, including I Am Love, A Bigger Splash and last year’s acclaimed Call Me by Your Name,...
- 10/22/2018
- Den of Geek
Amazon Studios is releasing way too many character posters for Suspiria, but I won’t complain when one is of Tilda Swinton, who stars as Madame Blanc (and an old man) in the remake from director Luca Guadagnino. Here, let mother take care of you… Meagan reviewed the film and says, “Suspiria is it’s own beast, casting a hypnotic […]...
- 10/18/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
[The following story contains spoilers from Suspiria.]
During the filming of Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria, a remake of the classic 1977 Dario Argento horror film, photos were leaked to the press of one of the main characters, psychoanalyst Lutz Ebersdorf. People were quick to notice that Ebersdorf and Tilda Swinton, who stars in the film as Madame Blanc, had very similar faces and immediately concluded the character was Swinton in heavy disguise.
The 57-year old actress is a Hollywood shape-shifter, so it was perfectly natural that she would also take on the role of an 82-year-old German man. Many critics who ...
During the filming of Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria, a remake of the classic 1977 Dario Argento horror film, photos were leaked to the press of one of the main characters, psychoanalyst Lutz Ebersdorf. People were quick to notice that Ebersdorf and Tilda Swinton, who stars in the film as Madame Blanc, had very similar faces and immediately concluded the character was Swinton in heavy disguise.
The 57-year old actress is a Hollywood shape-shifter, so it was perfectly natural that she would also take on the role of an 82-year-old German man. Many critics who ...
- 10/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
[The following story contains spoilers from Suspiria.]
During the filming of Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria, a remake of the classic 1977 Dario Argento horror film, photos were leaked to the press of one of the main characters, psychoanalyst Lutz Ebersdorf. People were quick to notice that Ebersdorf and Tilda Swinton, who stars in the film as Madame Blanc, had very similar faces and immediately concluded the character was Swinton in heavy disguise.
The 57-year old actress is a Hollywood shape-shifter, so it was perfectly natural that she would also take on the role of an 82-year-old German man. Many critics who ...
During the filming of Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria, a remake of the classic 1977 Dario Argento horror film, photos were leaked to the press of one of the main characters, psychoanalyst Lutz Ebersdorf. People were quick to notice that Ebersdorf and Tilda Swinton, who stars in the film as Madame Blanc, had very similar faces and immediately concluded the character was Swinton in heavy disguise.
The 57-year old actress is a Hollywood shape-shifter, so it was perfectly natural that she would also take on the role of an 82-year-old German man. Many critics who ...
- 10/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Tilda Swinton went deep into character for her new horror film Suspiria.
The Oscar-winning actress, 57, plays two roles in her new film, one of which is an 82-year-old man: psychoanalyst Dr. Josef Klemperer — a character she dived into.
The film centers on ballet dancer Susie (Dakota Johnson) as she uncovers the terrifying secrets behind a world-famous dance company, headed by Madame Blanc (Swinton).
While it was not common knowledge that the actress played Klemperer, she and the film’s director Luca Guadagnino kept the information a secret while filming, going so far as to create the fake identity of Lutz Ebersdorf.
The Oscar-winning actress, 57, plays two roles in her new film, one of which is an 82-year-old man: psychoanalyst Dr. Josef Klemperer — a character she dived into.
The film centers on ballet dancer Susie (Dakota Johnson) as she uncovers the terrifying secrets behind a world-famous dance company, headed by Madame Blanc (Swinton).
While it was not common knowledge that the actress played Klemperer, she and the film’s director Luca Guadagnino kept the information a secret while filming, going so far as to create the fake identity of Lutz Ebersdorf.
- 10/11/2018
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Take a look at director Luca Guadagnino's horror feature "Suspiria", starring Tilda Swinton ("Doctor Strange"), Chloë Grace Moretz ("Kick-Ass"), Dakota Johnson ("Fifty Shades Freed"), Mia Goth ("Everest") and Jessica Harper ("Phantom of the Paradise"), opening theatrically November 2, 2018 through Amazon Studios:
"...'Susie Bannion' (Johnson) travels to 'Markos Dance Academy' in Berlin, after the artistic director, 'Madame Blanc', becomes fascinated with her dancing skills.
"After a series of mysterious disappearances, Susie, her new friend 'Sara', and elderly psychologist 'Jozef Klemperer' find out the school may harbor dark secrets that could threaten them all..."
Cast also includes Angela Winkler, Ingrid Caven, Elena Fokina, Sylvie Testud, Renée Soutendijk, Fabrizia Sacchi, Vanda Capriolo and Brigitte Cuvelier.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Suspiria"...
"...'Susie Bannion' (Johnson) travels to 'Markos Dance Academy' in Berlin, after the artistic director, 'Madame Blanc', becomes fascinated with her dancing skills.
"After a series of mysterious disappearances, Susie, her new friend 'Sara', and elderly psychologist 'Jozef Klemperer' find out the school may harbor dark secrets that could threaten them all..."
Cast also includes Angela Winkler, Ingrid Caven, Elena Fokina, Sylvie Testud, Renée Soutendijk, Fabrizia Sacchi, Vanda Capriolo and Brigitte Cuvelier.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Suspiria"...
- 10/9/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Take a look at more new footage from director Luca Guadagnino's horror feature "Suspiria", starring Tilda Swinton ("Doctor Strange"), Chloë Grace Moretz ("Kick-Ass"), Dakota Johnson ("Fifty Shades Freed"), Mia Goth ("Everest") and Jessica Harper ("Phantom of the Paradise"), opening theatrically November 2, 2018 through Amazon Studios:
"...'Susie Bannion' (Johnson) travels to 'Markos Dance Academy' in Berlin, after the artistic director, 'Madame Blanc', becomes fascinated with her dancing skills.
"After a series of mysterious disappearances, Susie, her new friend 'Sara', and elderly psychologist 'Jozef Klemperer' find out the school may harbor dark secrets that could threaten them all..."
Cast also includes Angela Winkler, Ingrid Caven, Elena Fokina, Sylvie Testud, Renée Soutendijk, Fabrizia Sacchi, Vanda Capriolo and Brigitte Cuvelier.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Suspiria"...
"...'Susie Bannion' (Johnson) travels to 'Markos Dance Academy' in Berlin, after the artistic director, 'Madame Blanc', becomes fascinated with her dancing skills.
"After a series of mysterious disappearances, Susie, her new friend 'Sara', and elderly psychologist 'Jozef Klemperer' find out the school may harbor dark secrets that could threaten them all..."
Cast also includes Angela Winkler, Ingrid Caven, Elena Fokina, Sylvie Testud, Renée Soutendijk, Fabrizia Sacchi, Vanda Capriolo and Brigitte Cuvelier.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Suspiria"...
- 10/6/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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