September 2010 – The Wild Eye

September 30, 2010

R.I.P. Vincenzo Crocitti

News from Italy that Vincenzo Crocitti has died. Who he? Well, he was a prolific character actor who appeared in films from the late 1960s.

September 20, 2010

The Solitude of Prime Numbers

Just out in Italy, Saverio Costanzo’s La solitudine dei numeri primi, aka The Solitude of Prime Numbers

September 16, 2010

007 all’italiana by Marco Giusti

ere’s some very interesting news! Marco Giusti, who wrote the excellent Dizionario del western all’italiana and is behind the Stracult TV series, has just released a book on Italian spy films!

September 14, 2010

A History of Italian Cinema by Peter Bondanella

Just picked up this book from a Waterstones in Bournemouth, of all places. Way back in 1984, or something like that, Bondanella wrote Italian Cinema: From Neorealism to the Present, which is still the essential textbook when it comes to the history of Italian cinema.

September 9, 2010

R.I.P. Marcella Di Folco

Marcella Di Folco, who died on the 7th September, was born Marcello Di Folco (Rome 7 March 1943) and was an activist, actress and Italian politician.

September 8, 2010

R.I.P. Piero Vivarelli

Reports are filtering through that writer and director Piero Vivarelli has died. Vivarelli may not be the most familiar name, but he made some interesting films, including a couple of fumetti-inspired actioners – Satanik and Avenger X – and exotic, erotic favourites Il dio serpente and Decameron nero.

September 3, 2010

Hans

Hans is a 2006 release directed by Louis Nero, a young Torinese filmmaker who’s made a handful of low budget films since his 2000 debut, Golem.