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Let's get ready to rumble... it's Day of the Siege
June 21, 2016

Day of the Siege

I’m all for any attempt to revive that venerable cinematic form that is the Italian peplum, but by any stretch of the imagination Day of the Siege ain’t the film that’s going to do it.

Gian Maria Volontè is suitably low key in Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
May 20, 2016

Elio Petri: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

For 1969’s Investigation of a Citizen above Suspicion, Elio Petri turned his eye to the then nascent urban crime thriller, a genre that reflected – and some would say preyed upon – the political and economic uncertainties rife in Metropolitan Italy at the time.

Kickboxing action from Eleonora Albrecht in Caribbean Basterds
May 14, 2016

Caribbean Basterds

One of the more curious side effects of the publicity surrounding the release of Inglourious Basterds in 2009 was the return to action of Enzo Castellari, the director of the 1978 film upon which it was based (the correctly spelled Inglorious Bastards)

Jason Mewes is axing the right questions in Devil's Tower
May 9, 2016

Devil’s Tower

Following in the wake of Tower Block, Heartless and Citadel, here’s another entry in the council flat horror sub-genre that has bubbled to life over the last five years or so.

Nicoletta Machiavelli and Henry Silva in The Hills Run Red
April 11, 2016

The Hills Run Red

The Hills Run Red is a rather mediocre production, which is especially disappointing considering that it comes from such an estimable team. Ennio Morricone, who contributes a good soundtrack (with the exception of a truly execrable saloon bar song), needs no introduction and talented filmmaker Carlo Lizzani was already a respected name in the industry

In the Name of the Law - Italian Crime Films from 1945 to 1969
April 7, 2016

In the Name of the Law

It’s been a long time coming and it’s a bit delayed, but finally In the Name of the Law is available! It’s an in depth examination of Italian crime films – or to be more precise, Italian films in which crime or criminality is a major component – made between 1945 and 1969.

West Buchanan in Battle of the Worlds
April 6, 2016

West Buchanan – a blonde in Italy

Born in October 1934, West Buchanan made his first listed appearence late, at the age of 31 in the 1975 film C.I.A. Secret Story, directed by the arch provocateur Giuseppe Ferrara.

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