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DARIO ARGENTO: The Man, the Myths & the Magic
From his first work scripting Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West, his directorial breakthrough with the chic giallo The Bird with the Crystal Plumage and his ground-breaking collaboration with progressive rock group Goblin for the Deep Red soundtrack, to producing the gut-wrenching Dawn of the Dead and his Terror Trilogy with his Hollywood superstar daughter Asia Argento, everything you ever wanted to know about Dario Argento is all here.

Internationally renowned journalist Alan Jones has tirelessly reported on every aspect of Argento’s career. Every single feature, interview, review and in-depth look at Argento’s multi-faceted universe has been meticulously collated into this stunning volume that tells the complete story of the man, the myths and the magic.

With a wealth of new material included in this definitive overview of Argento’s extraordinary body of work, Jones reveals all about the man who changed the face of global horror with the super-shock sensation Suspiria.

Illustrated with rare stills, posters and candid behind-the-scenes photos from the author’s private collection, Jones probes deep into the psyche and methodology of one of the world’s most celebrated genre directors, and in doing so also uncovers the luminous chaos of the entire Italian Film Industry itself.

Produced with the full blessing and cooperation of Dario Argento himself, and with a foreword by the BBC's film critic Mark Kermode.

Features full-length interviews with:

Asia Argento, Claudio Argento, Fiore Argento, Roy Bava, Simon Boswell, Michael Brandon, Chiara Caselli, Luigi Cozzi, Liam Cunningham, Keith Emerson, Franco Ferrini, Jessica Harper, Daria Nicolodi, Stefania Rocca, George A. Romero, Gianni Romoli, Dardano Sacchetti, Julian Sands, Tom Savini, Claudio Simonetti,

Michele Soavi, Sergio Stivaletti, Max von Sydow, Ronnie Taylor, Luciano Tovoli, Rutger Hauer,

Adam Gierasch & Jace Anderson.

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DARIO ARGENTO: The Man, the Myths & the Magic
From his first work scripting Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West, his directorial breakthrough with the chic giallo The Bird with the Crystal Plumage and his ground-breaking collaboration with progressive rock group Goblin for the Deep Red soundtrack, to producing the gut-wrenching Dawn of the Dead and his Terror Trilogy with his Hollywood superstar daughter Asia Argento, everything you ever wanted to know about Dario Argento is all here.

Internationally renowned journalist Alan Jones has tirelessly reported on every aspect of Argento’s career. Every single feature, interview, review and in-depth look at Argento’s multi-faceted universe has been meticulously collated into this stunning volume that tells the complete story of the man, the myths and the magic.

With a wealth of new material included in this definitive overview of Argento’s extraordinary body of work, Jones reveals all about the man who changed the face of global horror with the super-shock sensation Suspiria.

Illustrated with rare stills, posters and candid behind-the-scenes photos from the author’s private collection, Jones probes deep into the psyche and methodology of one of the world’s most celebrated genre directors, and in doing so also uncovers the luminous chaos of the entire Italian Film Industry itself.

Produced with the full blessing and cooperation of Dario Argento himself, and with a foreword by the BBC's film critic Mark Kermode.

Features full-length interviews with:

Asia Argento, Claudio Argento, Fiore Argento, Roy Bava, Simon Boswell, Michael Brandon, Chiara Caselli, Luigi Cozzi, Liam Cunningham, Keith Emerson, Franco Ferrini, Jessica Harper, Daria Nicolodi, Stefania Rocca, George A. Romero, Gianni Romoli, Dardano Sacchetti, Julian Sands, Tom Savini, Claudio Simonetti,

Michele Soavi, Sergio Stivaletti, Max von Sydow, Ronnie Taylor, Luciano Tovoli, Rutger Hauer,

Adam Gierasch & Jace Anderson.

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DARIO ARGENTO: The Man, the Myths & the Magic

DARIO ARGENTO: The Man, the Myths & the Magic

DARIO ARGENTO: The Man, the Myths & the Magic

DARIO ARGENTO: The Man, the Myths & the Magic

Overview

From his first work scripting Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West, his directorial breakthrough with the chic giallo The Bird with the Crystal Plumage and his ground-breaking collaboration with progressive rock group Goblin for the Deep Red soundtrack, to producing the gut-wrenching Dawn of the Dead and his Terror Trilogy with his Hollywood superstar daughter Asia Argento, everything you ever wanted to know about Dario Argento is all here.

Internationally renowned journalist Alan Jones has tirelessly reported on every aspect of Argento’s career. Every single feature, interview, review and in-depth look at Argento’s multi-faceted universe has been meticulously collated into this stunning volume that tells the complete story of the man, the myths and the magic.

With a wealth of new material included in this definitive overview of Argento’s extraordinary body of work, Jones reveals all about the man who changed the face of global horror with the super-shock sensation Suspiria.

Illustrated with rare stills, posters and candid behind-the-scenes photos from the author’s private collection, Jones probes deep into the psyche and methodology of one of the world’s most celebrated genre directors, and in doing so also uncovers the luminous chaos of the entire Italian Film Industry itself.

Produced with the full blessing and cooperation of Dario Argento himself, and with a foreword by the BBC's film critic Mark Kermode.

Features full-length interviews with:

Asia Argento, Claudio Argento, Fiore Argento, Roy Bava, Simon Boswell, Michael Brandon, Chiara Caselli, Luigi Cozzi, Liam Cunningham, Keith Emerson, Franco Ferrini, Jessica Harper, Daria Nicolodi, Stefania Rocca, George A. Romero, Gianni Romoli, Dardano Sacchetti, Julian Sands, Tom Savini, Claudio Simonetti,

Michele Soavi, Sergio Stivaletti, Max von Sydow, Ronnie Taylor, Luciano Tovoli, Rutger Hauer,

Adam Gierasch & Jace Anderson.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781903254851
Publisher: FAB Press
Publication date: 08/01/2016
Edition description: Revised
Pages: 408
Product dimensions: 11.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Alan Jones is an internationally renowned reporter on the Horror Fantasy genre in all media and extensively travels the world to cover the making of movies in production. The first movie he extensively covered on location was the original Star Wars in 1977. He is currently a featured film critic in the 'Radio Times', the UK’s biggest selling magazine. Other magazines and newspapers he has written for include Empire, Total Film, SFX, The Guardian, GQ, Vogue, FHM, The Independent and Premiere. He recently worked with Nicolas Winding Refn on the acclaimed coffee table book The Act of Seeing.

Mark Kermode is the BBC's chief film critic, hosting the two-hour film review show on Radio 5 Live every Friday. Its podcast is the most heavily downloaded in BBC history. He also writes for many national newspapers and hosts the BBC News channel's weekly film review feature.

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