“After all the years I have been making these films, I would probably make a pretty good murderer.” – Dario Argento
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ubbed the “Italian Hitchcock” for his mastery of whodunit horror in the gore-gushing giallo tradition, legendary screen-scream director Dario Argento holds court as one of scary cinema’s most stylish and subversive auteurs. This Halloween, feast your eyeballs – and, with scores by Ennio Morricone and prog-rockers Goblin, eardrums! – on a trio of lurid 1970s “spaghetti slashers” from the maestro of by-the-bucket blood spillage, all screening in brilliant 4K restorations. “Don’t Lose Your Head!” includes Argento’s Hitch-indebted directorial debut The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970); his giallo take on Antonioni’s Blow-Up, Deep Red (1975); and, of course, his unequivocal masterpiece Suspiria (1977), a marvel of hallucinogenic terror that countryman Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name) has reimagined for a forthcoming, highly anticipated remake.
Don’t Lose Your Head! Halloween Party Wednesday, October 31 Cash Bar, Goblin Ballet & Suspiria 7:00 pm – Doors 8:00 pm – Goblin-scored ballet by Dancinema 8:30 pm – Suspiria Gorehounds! Ring in the unholy holiday at our Don’t Lose Your Head! Halloween Party, featuring costumes, a cash bar, a specially choreographed ballet by Dancinema, and a screening of Dario Argento’s neon-nightmare Suspiria. Established in 2014 by Jen Ray, Dancinema has evolved into an international organization that fuses dance and film through production, education, and events, including the annual Cascadia Dance & Cinema Festival in Vancouver. www.dancinema.co
19+ Tickets: $15 in advance; $20 at the door No membership required. No passes will be accepted for this event.
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