Dario Argento's Tenebrae (Black Label Horror Line Exclusive #1) (Blu-ray SteelBook) [USA]

[Wreck]

Official HDN release videos on Youtube







This HDN Exclusive Edition is limited to 500 total across all 3 versions.
*All tripacks editions are sold out.
A few single editions still available at http://shop.hidefninja.com/collecti...ae-tripack-hidefninja-black-label-exclusive-1

Order a single copy here:

3 variants:
Vincent Aseo [SOLD OUT]
Quiltface [SOLD OUT]
The Dark Inker [SOLD OUT]


Actual pics, courtesy of @Hamill82

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Here's few pictures of lovely Vincent Aseo package. I've already listened the soundtrack, watched the film and now going trough all the extras

Official Synapse Press Release/Info on Disc/Extras:

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A 3-DISC (BLU-RAY, DVD & CD) LIMITED STEELBOOK™ EDITION OF DARIO ARGENTO’S HORROR CLASSIC! ONLY 3000 UNITS PRODUCED!
Italian terror master Dario Argento elevates the Giallo genre to new heights with 1982’s TENEBRAE, a darkly humorous, futuristic and notoriously grisly horror film many consider to be one of his finest works.

American mystery author Peter Neal (Anthony Franciosa) comes to Italy to promote his newest novel, TENEBRAE. Unfortunately, a razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, taunting Neal and murdering those around him in gruesome fashion just like the character in his novel. As the mystery surrounding the killings spirals out of control, Neal investigates the crimes on his own, leading to a mind-bending, genre-twisting conclusion that will leave you breathless!

This all-new 1080p high-definition release of TENEBRAE is presented here, for the FIRST TIME EVER, with rare English insert shots never-before-seen on any optical disc release! Starring John Saxon (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET), Daria Nicolodi (Dario Argento’s PHENOMENA) and John Steiner (CALIGULA), this slasher-horror classic also features an amazing music score from Claudio Simonetti, Fabio Pignatelli and Massimo Morante (formerly of Italian progressive-rock band, Goblin).

RAZOR-SHARP SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:

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  • All-new Synapse Films supervised color correction and restoration of a 1080p scan from original uncut negative elements, presented in the original aspect ratio of 1.85:1
  • Dual English and Italian language options with newly-translated English subtitle tracks for both
  • Audio commentary track featuring film critic and Argento scholar, Maitland McDonagh
  • Original international trailer
  • Booklet containing liner notes by Derek Botelho, author of THE ARGENTO SYNDROME, with additional technical notes by Vincent Pereira and Don May, Jr.
  • Chapter Selections
  • Collectible Steelbook™ Packaging by Silver Ferox Design

SPECIAL FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO THE BLU-RAY DISC INCLUDE:

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  • Rare high-definition 1080p English sequence insert shots, playable within the film via seamless branching
  • Feature-length in-depth documentary, YELLOW FEVER: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GIALLO by High Rising Productions, chronicling the giallo film genre from its beginnings as early 20th century crime fiction, to its later influences on the modern slasher film genre. Featuring interviews with Dario Argento, Umberto Lenzi, Luigi Cozzi, Lamberto Bava, Richard Stanley, and more!
  • Original UNSANE (U.S. version of TENEBRAE) end credits sequence
  • Alternate opening credits sequence
  • Japanese SHADOW theatrical trailer

INCLUDES A BONUS COMPACT DISC (19 Tracks) featuring an all-new 2015 remaster of the TENEBRAE motion picture soundtrack, containing additional tracks not included on the original 1982 album.

BLU-RAY SPECIFICATIONS

Video: High-Definition 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1) Presentation / AVC Codec

Audio: DTS-HD MA English 2.0 Mono / DTS-HD MA Italian 2.0 Mono

Subtitles: English

REGION: A

DVD SPECIFICATIONS

Video: Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) Presentation / NTSC

Audio: Dolby Digital English 2.0 Mono / Dolby Digital Italian 2.0 Mono

Subtitles: English

REGION: 1

Standalone Steelbook available at:
synapse-films.com

Edition Details:
Original WEA slip box art work by 3 distinguished, accomplished artists
Brushed alloy limited edition exclusive 'Black Label' sticker
Matching artist-designed HDN Exclusive Art Challenge Coins
Matching artist-designed silk-screened art cards with one metallic ink

Order the Platinum, Gold or Silver tripack here
[ALL PACKAGES SOLD OUT]

Sneak peek of stunning art coins:

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Beautiful slips by our 3 artists:

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Actual pics of Steelbook case (glossy):

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Premium envelope for cards:

TRIPACK PURCHASES

[SOLD OUT]
Option A - Platinum. ONLY 10 platinum packages. For price of $174.99 you get all the slips, cards, and both BLACK and RED challenge coins. Guaranteed red coins. 1 of EACH in Black & Red COINS.
Low number sticker first come first served based on order number!

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[SOLD OUT]
Option B - Gold. Only 20 gold packages. For price of $164.99 you get all the slips, cards, BLACK coins. Guaranteed 1 red coin of your three coins, or RANDOM winners, all 3 coins as red. Random insertion into these packs. Low number sticker first come first served based on order number!

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Option C - Silver. Only 20 silver packages. For price of $159.99, you get all slips, cards, and Black coins. Random award of SINGLE red coin!!! 1 out of every 2 packages will get a red. 50% chance for a red coin of your three coins! Some might just receive all black coins!

Low number sticker first come first served based on order number!

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SINGLE EDITION PURCHASES

*21% chance to get a red coin in single pack allocation, all members will get either a black or red coin with their purchase.

ASEO - $49.99

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DARK INKER -$49.99

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[SOLD OUT]
QUILTFACE - $49.99

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[digitalbabe]

@digitalbabe can you probably leak us the info how much of every edition there is? there cant be equal numbers on all three when it's 500 in total, right?

The two remaining editons were allocated equal qty. Hope that helps!

 

[wolverinejmc]

@severo no problem,i actually think its really cool that you see something else,art is interpretation is it not?! but now you have to get it to ponder the image forever

 

[lolwut]

Thanks standard high quality t-shirt-sorry no v-neck. Steel is glossy, inside art is blood spatter:

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Too bad about the shirt, but that's great that the steel is glossy, and that inside art is obviously the perfect choice.

 

[wolverinejmc]

Inside art is stunningly graphic,perfect too and really drives home that 80s grue vibe

 

[digitalbabe]

Hel

Inside art is stunningly graphic,perfect too and really drives home that 80s grue vibe

Yes it was a great choice by Synapse!

 

[digitalbabe]

Hey guys, group buy for OFFICIAL BLACK LABEL HORROR LAUNCH Supporter t-shirt live now. Please post all questions in the group buy thread. 1st come 1st served. Thanks all for your support!

 

[Bruckle]

Wanted one of these bad, but didn't have the funds. Luckily my old pal laserdisc came to my aid with a well timed sale. Cutting it fine but I got an order in for my personal favorite: the Dark Inner

 

[BluSteel2012]

Wow! The power of marketing!

Had no interest in this but I just checked out the trailer to see what I was missing out on.

Even as a big horror buff I never bought into these cheap Italian horrors. I'm not even sure how these types of movies can be seen as horror. The trailer is hilarious! Is the movie really that badly dubbed? Looks like a mixture of Garth Marenghi and Grindhouse!!!

Well done to everyone involved for the tremendous amount of work and design that went in. Fantastic stuff. I just feel it's a pity the honour of this treatment didn't go to a more deserving title.

 

[MrBMT]

The trailer is hilarious! Is the movie really that badly dubbed?

Most of the cast actually were speaking English despite it being an Italian film. It was actually dubbed into Italian for the local market.
I saw a trailer on youtube where it looked like everything was out of sync, turned out it was just someone had managed to muck up the trailer somehow.

Try watching this one instead, it was a lot better than the one I originally saw.

 

[BluSteel2012]

I think that's what it was. Trailer I watched was all out of sync.

Doesn't change the fact for me that the whole thing still looks terribly cheap though.

 

[MrBMT]

Doesn't change the fact for me that the whole thing still looks terribly cheap though.

Each to their own I guess. Many people would disagree, hence the 7.2 rating on IMDB, 73% critic rating and 79% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

 

[Goonboy]

Bloody love this movie, very underrated film, though we now need his masterpiece "Suspiria" to get the steelbook treatment, I am absolutely astonished that Suspiria has not had a steelbook release, the opening death scene in this movie is one of the finest horror set pieces in movie making history

 

[mumbles]

Bloody love this movie, very underrated film, though we now need his masterpiece "Suspiria" to get the steelbook treatment, I am absolutely astonished that Suspiria has not had a steelbook release, the opening death scene in this movie is one of the finest horror set pieces in movie making history

Suspiria is currently being remastered by Synapse, so you never know

 

[Graphic_Delusions]

Damn, missed the opening announcement & pre-order on this (the only day I didn't actively browse through this forum).

I was like, "I want the tripack" - already sold out
Then I was like, "ok, I'll just have to get the one then... love the Quiltface variant" - already sold out

Was sitting here for a long time deciding whether I'd want the Aseo or Dark Inker.

Decided on the The Dark Inker variant in the end.

 

[BluSteel2012]

Each to their own I guess. Many people would disagree, hence the 7.2 rating on IMDB, 73% critic rating and 79% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Yeah I know. It's personally not my bag. Think you have to be a fan of this particular type of thing.

 

[paulboland]

I have to pass on this for now
I have funds but bills and other items take priority over ordering this
I already have the Arrow Video Steelbook that is also remastered and has good extras

If the HDN exclusive is still in stock in Nov/Dec
I might get it then but that will be just to support the HDN website
I can't order now as at the moment as payment is required now with bills and new oven to purchase and lot of other releases my available funds its simply not an option to pay up front

 

[Mickle_89]

Damn, missed the opening announcement & pre-order on this (the only day I didn't actively browse through this forum). I was like, "I want the tripack" - already sold out Then I was like, "ok, I'll just have to get the one then... love the Quiltface variant" - already sold out Was sitting here for a long time deciding whether I'd want the Aseo or Dark Inker. Decided on the The Dark Inker variant in the end.

Glad you got one @Graphic_Delusions As soon as I layed eyes on the Quiltface variant, I knew that was the one to get for me but all 3 have their own unique twist and style. No doubt that each and every variant will be an awesome package to behold-that's for sure!

 

[severo]

Wow! The power of marketing!

Had no interest in this but I just checked out the trailer to see what I was missing out on.

Even as a big horror buff I never bought into these cheap Italian horrors. I'm not even sure how these types of movies can be seen as horror. The trailer is hilarious! Is the movie really that badly dubbed? Looks like a mixture of Garth Marenghi and Grindhouse!!!

Well done to everyone involved for the tremendous amount of work and design that went in. Fantastic stuff. I just feel it's a pity the honour of this treatment didn't go to a more deserving title.

cheap? hilarious? not deserving this treatment?
well i think you're not well informed on what kind of cult classic title argento's tenebrae is! i just watched the arrow video disc again last night, this time with a very interesting commentary track by argento expert thomas rostock, and learned how intelligent and complex the structure of this movie is built, how artistic the screen compositions are formed, and in one word, how brilliant this movie is. now i understand better why some movie critics constantly compare argento with antonioni.
it's more a piece of art than trash. yes, seriously.
there is a sub layer in this movie (structure) that makes your jaw drop once you find out about it.
but fair enough, some people like boring and forseeable jump-scare movies more than the actual classics. each to his/her own.

 

[BluSteel2012]

cheap? hilarious? not deserving this treatment?
well i think you're not well informed on what kind of cult classic title argento's tenebrae is! i just watched the arrow video disc again last night, this time with a very interesting commentary track by argento expert thomas rostock, and learned how intelligent and complex the structure of this movie is built, how artistic the screen compositions are formed, and in one word, how brilliant this movie is. now i understand better why some movie critics constantly compare argento with antonioni.
it's more a piece of art than trash. yes, seriously.
there is a sub layer in this movie (structure) that makes your jaw drop once you find out about it.
but fair enough, some people like boring and forseeable jump-scare movies more than the actual classics. each to his/her own.

Granted, I haven't seen the film. But if it has all those things you say, it's all a waste of time when the actors or actresses look like they've just been yanked from the dole queue!!! Even John Saxon looks wooden in this!

Battlefield Earth cost $100m to make. Doesn't mean it's a good film!!!

But I guess it's easier for you to get an insulting dig into someone who doesn't feel the same way as you on something and to assume I don't know anything about horror. Only modern jump scares. My all time favourite horrors are from the 70's and 80's.

But not this type of thing.

 

[mumbles]

cheap? hilarious? not deserving this treatment?
well i think you're not well informed on what kind of cult classic title argento's tenebrae is! i just watched the arrow video disc again last night, this time with a very interesting commentary track by argento expert thomas rostock, and learned how intelligent and complex the structure of this movie is built, how artistic the screen compositions are formed, and in one word, how brilliant this movie is. now i understand better why some movie critics constantly compare argento with antonioni.
it's more a piece of art than trash. yes, seriously.
there is a sub layer in this movie (structure) that makes your jaw drop once you find out about it.
but fair enough, some people like boring and forseeable jump-scare movies more than the actual classics. each to his/her own.

Rostock's commentary on Proffondo Rosso is incredible, who knew the significance of a white telephone to the political landscape of 1940's Italy.

It should be noted that the majority of Italian films are dubbed, they just didn't shoot with live sound , it enabled them to employ (name) actors from around the world and then localize when exporting ,