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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.
Christopher Roth
May 11, 2015

Christopher Roth

Christopher Roth was the second film directed by Belgian film-maker Maxime Alexandre, who’s better known as a cinematographer on the likes of The Crazies and The Hills Have Eyes

Snabba Cash, aka Easy Money
March 2, 2015

Easy Money

There have been some authentically good Scandinavian crime films in recent years, and Daniel Espinosa’s Easy Money (based on the novel by Jens Lapidus) is one of them.

The Solitude of Prime Numbers
February 24, 2015

Solitude of Prime Numbers, The

Here’s an instructive film. Saverio Costanzo’s The Solitude of Prime Numbers is based on the hugely popular novel of the same name by physicist and writer Paolo Giordano.

Simon Killer
February 19, 2015

Simon Killer

Coming from the same production ‘collective’ as the surprise hit Martha Marcy May Marlene, Simon Killer has many of the same themes – sociopathic…

February 14, 2015

A.D. Project

I always wondered what had happened to Eros Puglielli, the director of the revivalist giallo Eyes of Crystal in 2004. Well, he also made AD Project, a micro-budgeted 2006 production which was released straight to DVD

Franco Citti in Oedipus Rex
February 12, 2015

Franco Citti interview

Here’s an interview with Italian actor Franco Citti – who is famous for his work with Pasolini but also appeared in numerous other films – that I found on the web and have translated into English

Luke Healy gets to grips with a slippery customer in Outpost 11
February 9, 2015

Outpost 11

Outpost 11 is one of those films that comes out of nowhere, is made for a handful of spare coppers and completely outstrips any expectations that you really should have for it.

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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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