The Editor (2014) + Extras [w/Commentary]

A film editor with wooden fingers becomes the prime suspect in a series of gruesome murders in this outrageous homage to the Italian giallo films of the 1970s and '80s. Rey Ciso (co-director Adam Brooks) used to be one of the world's best film editors. But that was before the accident that robbed him of all four fingers on his right hand. Subsequently outfitted with a wooden prosthetic, Rey now toils away editing lurid genre films in Italy. Rey seems to have reached the end up his rope when a sadistic killer begins stalking the cast of the latest film he's editing. Now, Rey must race to prove his innocence to the detective (co-director Matthew Kennedy) who seems to have his number. Meanwhile, should the besieged editor fail to catch the killer soon, he could end up becoming the next victim. Udo Kier, Tristan Risk, and Paz de la Huerta co-star.



Audio Commentary with Adam Brooks, Conor Sweeney and Matt Kennedy is a pretty raucous affair, as evidenced by what sounds like a loud belch that starts things off.

Extras:
– Making Movies Used to be Fun (51:03) has quite a bit of background information, including some enjoyable interviews with the Astron-6 crew.
– Hook Lab Interview (7:49) features Norman Orenstein and Trevor Tuminski, who contributed to the film's score. One gets the feeling this might be yet another joke (and that's no joke).