Matt Blake – Page 25 – The Wild Eye

January 2, 2014

Giorgio Ardisson: The Italian James Bond

I’m very pleased to announce the publication – at last! – of the second WildEye book. Giorgio Ardisson: The Italian James Bond, an in-depth look at the career and films of Italian actor Giorgio Ardisson

December 16, 2013

Django – a contemporary review

A review of Django, taken and translated from the Italian newspaper Unita

November 7, 2013

Night of the Sorcerors

Night of the Sorcerors is an enjoyably tacky feast of breasts, blood and bad dubbing from Armando De Ossorio; ridiculous, naive and disarming in equal measures.

October 28, 2013

Jean Pierre Faye

It’s been a while, but continuing our on / off look at the history and career of black actors in Italy (and occasionally veering…

October 28, 2013

Lei Ilima

As a postscript to my look at the career of Jean Pierre Faye, here’s a brief mention of Lei Ilima. Ms Ilima appeared in just two…

October 9, 2013

Surprise Attack

Suprise Attack is unusual in that it is a film set during the Spanish Civil War, a period which – despite it’s obvious melodramatic potential – has never really been examined in any depth in the cinema.

September 13, 2013

20,000 dollari sul 7

20,000 dollari sul 7 is the least known and undoubtedly least effective of the six spaghetti westerns directed by Alberto Cardone.