More thoughts on Argento, Suspiria and Opera at the Lightbox, plus handy-dandy links to audio excerpts from Guillermo del Toro’s introduction and lengthy discussion with Noah Cowan.

On Saturday July 2nd, Guillermo del Toro introduced Fellini’s Toby Dammit and Argento’s Suspiria, after which he engaged in a 50+ minute discussion about the films and their remarkable aethstetics.

Mark July 2nd as booked if you live in the Toronto area and have been pining to see one or two vintage Dario Argento films on the big screen for a while now. The TIFF Bell Lightbox [TBL] is screening Suspiria (1977) and Opera (1988) that day, although each film is part of two separate series.

As June comes to a close, I figured it handy to do a tally of current and upcoming horror and giallo score releases (digitally + CD). This will be a regular thing because it helps you and me keep track of what the heck is out there – which is substantial. I’ll update the list every two weeks (unless there’s a limited disc announcement that’s sure to result in fast sales), and also encourage readers to post details of upcoming titles I may have missed. (Those wanting non-blood-letting film score release news can also check out my other blog at mondomark.blogspot.com. The run-on sentences are bigger, and the blather is sometimes profound.)