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Bella Cortez on Video

February 27, 2009 Matt Blake 2

Well, it’s time for a quick look at what Bella Cortez films are available on DVD at the moment… and, well, the answer’s not many of them.

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Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens

February 27, 2009 Matt Blake 0

After his sole excursion into the espionage genre with FBI chiama Istanbul, a production that proved influential at the time but now appears to be lost, Emimmo Salvi returned to the peplum with Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens.

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Quell’estate felice

February 23, 2009 Matt Blake 0

Out in the Italian cinemas this week: Quell’estate felice, directed by Beppe Cino. Now Cino’s an interesting character. He started off as an assistant director […]

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R.I.P Oreste Lionello

February 20, 2009 Matt Blake 1

Italian actor, singer and comedian Oreste Lionello has died. According to the fabtastic ‘Jazz news‘: ROME — Oreste Lionello, an entertainer and film dubber who […]

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Paganini Horror on DVD

February 18, 2009 Matt Blake 0

Yikes, Luigi Cozzi’s ‘masterpiece’, The Paganini Horror, has just come out on German DVD and – yippee – it has English language options, complete with […]