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Year: 2008

December 15, 2008

R.I.P. Van Johnson

American actor Van Johnson died on the 12th of December. There””s a lengthy obituary in The Guardian which briefly mentions his career in Europe:…

December 12, 2008

Copacabana Palace

A stellar international cast compensates somewhat for the rambling plotlessness of The Girl Game. The film takes place during Carnival Time in Rio De Janeiro.

December 4, 2008

Sword of the Conqueror

Sword of the Conqueror, by Carlo Campogaliani, was obviously intended to be something of a prestige production. It was made by Titanus films, whose other peplums of the time included Sodom and Gomorrah, The Thief of Baghdad and The Battle of Marathon; and as with them it seems to have had some decent money invested in it.

December 4, 2008

Nieves Navarro interview

There’s a cool Spanish language interview with Nieves Navarro / Susan Scott, which has been posted up on the La abadía de Berzano blog

December 3, 2008

Mafioso

Auto-factory foreman Nino (Alberto Sordi) takes his wife (Norma Bengell) and two blonde daughters from industrial Milan to antiquated, rural Sicily…

December 1, 2008

Continuarono a Chiamarlo Bud Spencer

A new book on Bud Spencer out in Italy, includes reviews of all his films, and interview etc etc. Could be worth a look….

November 28, 2008

Romanzo criminale… the series

Airing on TV soon is Romanzo criminale, the series, based on Michele Placido’s excellent film of the same name. One of the directors, by…

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