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A vaccinated cineaste, an interview with Steno
Here’s another interview with Stefano Vanzina, aka Steno [see also here]. Once again, this was translated from an old copy of the Italian newspaper L’Unita. Continue reading
Jerry Ross, aka Gerardo Rossi
Jerry Ross, aka Gerardo Rossi, was another Italian actor who was more famous for his career in fotoromanzi than cinema. He appeared in just six films between 1967 and 1973… Continue reading
Mad Mex, the Blackfighter
Wow, here’s a prime slice of out-and-out trash directed by and starring French wannabe Fred Williamson Max H. Boulois. Boulois was a fascinating character, an actor and writer who featured in a forgotten Spanish B-Movie Cabo di vara (78) and Sergio Garrone’s Italo-Turko-Spanish poliziotteschi Killer’s Gold (79). Continue reading
Pier Paolo Capponi
Considering that he was in some of the most important genre films of the 1970s, amazingly little is known about the actor Pier Paolo Capponi. He appeared or starred in numerous giallos and poliziotteschi, usually playing committed cops or rather dour and humourless characters… Continue reading
The importance of calling me Steno, an interview with Stefano Vanzina
Here’s an interview with Stefano Vanzina, aka Steno, the director of numerous Italian comedy films from the 1950s onwards. He also made a couple of effective straight films, including one of my very favourite – and hugely influential – poliziotteschi, From the Police with Thanks?. Continue reading
Excellent Cadavers, directed by Ricky Tognazzi
Not the Francesco Rosi film of the same name, but a TV movie directed by Ricky Tognazzi detailing Judge Giovanni Falcone’s battle against the Mafia in Sicily during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Continue reading
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The Sicilian Connection
The Sicilian Connection is a rather peculiar poliziotteschi from Ferdinando Baldi… Continue reading
Revenge of the Godfather
It’s hard to think of a decent Italo-Turkish co-production (I have a soft spot for Guido Zurli’s Polizia selvaggia, but that doesn’t make it a good film) and Farouk Agrama’s Revenge of the Godfather is about what you’d expect of the type. Continue reading
Naked Violence
Naked Violence (aka I ragazzi del massacro) was Fernando Di Leo’s first crime film, released at the end of 1969. It’s less well known than his later, more heralded releases… Continue reading
Kirk Morris, aka Adriano Bellini
Kirk Morris was one of the gang of actors who found a certain degree of fame as stars of the Italian cycle of peplum films during the early 1960s Continue reading
Black Turin – Review
Black Turin is a peculiar mixture of boys adventure film and mafia movie, a cross between the kind of stuff that the Children’s Film Foundation used to churn out and a Francesco Rosi film. Continue reading
Il terrore con gli occhi storti
Another Unita review, this time of Steno’s comic thriller Il terrore con gli occhi storti from 1972. Continue reading
Overrun!
Overrun is a 1969 film directed by Mario Siciliano, part of the short live trend for Italian made second world war movies that came in the wake of The Dirty Dozen and Where Eagles Dare. Continue reading
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Slap the Monster on Page One – Review
A short review of Marco Bellochio’s 1972 film, aka Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina, starring Gian Maria Volonte and John Steiner Continue reading
Beffe, licenze et amori del Decamerone segreto
Here’s a Unita review of Giuseppe Vari’s decameroticon Beffe, licenze et amori del Decamerone segreto, aka Love, Passion and Pleasure. Continue reading
Ruggero Deodato on shooting in the Philippines, part 2
Continuing with the article written by Ruggero Deodato for Nocturno magazine about his experiences working in the Philippines while making The Atlantis Interceptors?. Continue reading
Ruggero Deodato on shooting in the Philippines
Here’s an article translated from a recent-ish issue of Italian magazine Nocturno by Ruggero Deodato about his experiences working in the Philippines Continue reading
Beati i ricchi
Here’s an article I’ve just translated from an old copy of L’unita, about the obscure Salvatore Samperi film Beati i ricchi Continue reading
Sacred Silence
Sacred Silence is a 1996 film written and directed by Antonio Capuano. It’s a borderline crime film in that it deals with the Camorra, although it’s more of a character study and modern day tragedy than a traditional poliziotteschi Continue reading
Gang War in Naples
Gang War in Naples is a film with a veneer of class. It has a stately pace, epic feel and – the major selling point – quite excellent cinematography from Giulio Albonico Continue reading
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