Thomas Kretschmann

The Stendahl Syndrome

October 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

By the 1980s, Dario Argento, heir-apparent to Mario Bava, was considered the new Maestro of international horror. The 90s were less kind to him, but in 1996 he found his way back to his form with the release of The Stendhal Syndrome.. It was a movie that [...]

King Kong

January 26, 2009 // 0 Comments

Hot on the heels of his success with "The Lord Of The Rings" Trilogy, Peter Jackson set about in 2005 to fulfill one of his lifelong dreams – remaking "King Kong." For countless years he had announced his ambitions to make the [...]

The Stendhal Syndrome

December 17, 2008 // 0 Comments

Dario Argento has been one of the celebrated masters of Italian horror cinema since the 1970s, but his directorial output since the late 1980s has been largely disappointing to fans of gialli, a horror sub-genre of lurid, graphically violent murder [...]

The Stendhal Syndrome: 2-Disc Special Edition

November 1, 2007 // 0 Comments

Dario Argento has been one of the celebrated masters of Italian horror cinema since the 1970s, but his directorial output since the late 1980s has been largely disappointing to fans of giallo. It seems that he has never quite been able to measure up to [...]

The Stendahl Syndrome

June 27, 2000 // 0 Comments

By the 1980s, Dario Argento, heir-apparent to Mario Bava, was considered the new Maestro of international horror. The 90s were less kind to him, but the 1996 release of ’The Stendhal Syndrome’ reminded many viewers of the power of his cinematic [...]