Giallo Essentials Volume 3 (Black Edition) - July 26, 2022

[MifuneFan]

Warning: The release of Smiles Before Death includes a 23-minute interview in italian without English Subtitles. Arrow's producer suggests to contact their customer service to get a replacement disc, but no replacement disc appears to exist. Please check the latest posts for any recent updates.

Update (9/29): Corrected discs are out there. There are new reports of people receiving a corrected disc when ordering direct from Arrow in the US/UK, from contacting Arrow's customer service, and at a local store in the UK.

Arrow will be releasing a third volume of their Giallo Essentials sets, and unlike the first two, this set will include all new titles:

https://www.arrowvideo.com/blu-ray/g.../13808832.html

• Brand new 2K restorations from the original camera negatives of Smile Before Death and The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive
• 2K restoration from the original camera negative of The Killer Reserved Nine Seats
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of each film
• Original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks on Smile Before Death and The Killer Reserved Nine Seats
• Original lossless mono Italian soundtrack on The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive
• English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks
• Rigid box packaging with original poster artwork in a windowed Giallo Essentials Collection slipcover
• Reversible sleeves for each film featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Adam Rabalais, Peter Strain and Haunt Love

Disc One: Smile Before Death

• Brand new audio commentary by authors and critics Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
• Original Italian and English front and end titles
• Smile of the Hyena, a brand new video interview with Stefano Amadio, film journalist and son of director Silvio Amadio
• Never-before-seen extended nude scenes, not used in the final film
• Image gallery

Disc Two: The Weapon, The Hour, The Motive

• Brand new audio commentary by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• A Man in Giallo, a brand new video interview with actor Salvatore Puntillo
• Front and end titles for the lost English-language dub
• Image gallery

Disc Three: The Killer Reserved Nine Seats

• Brand new audio commentary by author and critic Kat Ellinger
• Hanging with Howard, a video interview with actor Howard Ross
• Writing with Biagio, a video interview with screenwriter Biagio Proietti
• Italian theatrical trailer (in Italian and English)
• Image gallery

First Pressing Only: Individual illustrated collector's booklets for each film, featuring new writing by Rachael Nisbet, Barry Forshaw and Peter Jilmstad