Ep933: Accademia Giallo: ARGENTO'S DRACULA 3D (Scare-a-Thon 2023 Special)
Accademia Giallo is dressing up as a vampire this Halloween season, with a 10th anniversary review of Argento’s Dracula 3D!
Rutger Hauer stars as Van Helsing to Thomas Kretschmann's Count Dracula in this wild re-imagining of the blood-sucking mythos.
Is the film as ridiculous as Ian remembers from his experience seeing it in 3D at the Chicago International Film Festival (yes, really) ten years ago? Or has his half-decade-plus education in all things Argento, Hammer, and giallo (thanks to a knowledgeable and very patient faculty) helped him appreciate the Maestro's take on the Transylvanian Terror?
Take your seat and follow along as we talk CGI abominations; the rise and stumble of Dario Argento; and whether or not this film could have actually worked with an American production company at the fore.
Plus: AC talks about how you can participate in Scare-a-Thon 2023 (supporting the Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project), and recounts his experience seeing the film's premiere at the Brussels International Film Festival--with Argento in attendance!
Show Links
Watch the Argento’s Dracula 3D trailer.
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