October 18, 2010 Benvenuti al Sud There was an interesting article in the Guardian on Saturday about Benvenuti al Sud, a new Italian comedy that’s been something of an unexpected domestic success.
October 18, 2010 The Perverse Faces of Victor Israel Lots of interesting stuff showing at Sitges this year, but the one that really catches my eye is The Perverse Faces oif Victor Israel…
October 8, 2010 La notte di San Lorenzo (aka The Night of the Shooting Stars) Just a brief review, as La notte di San Lorenzo (aka The Night of the Shooting Stars) has been more than adequately covered elsewhere. Released in 1982, this was the second big hit for the Taviani brothers, Paolo and Vittorio…
October 6, 2010 Who the hell was… Robert Malcolm Was watching The Three Fantastic Supermen in the Orient the other night, and it’s pretty rubbish. But… the main fantastic superman is played by one Robert Malcolm.
October 6, 2010 A Complicated Girl – Contemporary review from The Times Damiano Damiani has a certain feeling for making glossy thrillers which still retain a vestige of intelligence….
October 6, 2010 The Mercenary – Contemporary review from The Times Franco Nero, who seemed such a dull stick in Camelot, takes on a very different and more appealing complexion here as a Polish gunman…
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.