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Author: Matt Blake

The WildEye is a blog dedicated to the wild world of Italian cinema (and, ok, sometimes I digress into discussing films from other countries as well). Peplums, comedies, dramas, spaghetti westerns... they're all covered here.
June 5, 2008

R.I.P. Mel Ferrer

Yet another R.I.P., I’m afraid. Mel Ferrer died on June 2nd, aged 91. There’s a lengthy obituary in the Guardian, quote: There was much…

June 5, 2008

Antonio Bido interview

There’s a new interview with Antionio Bido up on the Hell of the Living Dead website. It’s in Italian, but worth a look for…

June 3, 2008

R.I.P. Francesco Degli Espinosa

Francesco Degli Espinosa is possibly not the best known of directors to have worked in Italian cinema, but he did make a couple of…

June 3, 2008

Il divo

Only one new release in Italy this week… but it’s one I’ve been looking forward to! Paolo Sorrentino’s Il divo opened to brisk business,…

June 2, 2008

Philip Ridley to direct new film

I’ve often wondered whatever happened to Philip Ridley, who made two of the most interesting films of the 90s: The Reflecting Skin and The…

June 1, 2008

Gods in Spandex

Gods in Spandex is the follow up to Succubus Press’s Gods in Polyester, which was a ramshackle, entertaining journey through seventies exploitation cinema as…

May 29, 2008

Gomorra, Sanguepazzo

The biggest release by far over the last couple of weeks in Italy has been Matteo Garrone’s Gomorra, which also went down a storm…

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  • Cinematografo Italian language database of all Italian Films
  • European Trash Cinema Craig Ledbetter’s excellent magazine ETC has now made it online…
  • Giallo Fever Superb website about giallos and other Italian films
  • M.E.C.D. Database A great database with information about Spansih cinema (and other films shot in Spain)
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