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Keeping a wild eye on European Cinema of the past and present

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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.
October 26, 2011

The Thieves, aka I ladri

The Thieves is a 1959 vehicle for the hugely popular Italian comic Totò, which plays on the tenets of the American gangster genre in a very Italianesque fashion.

October 21, 2011

Latest news on Fantastikal Diabolikal Supermen

OK, I’m pleased to announce that all the design, layout and proofing work for our first WildEye book, Fantastikal, Diabolikal, Supermen, has been finished!

October 19, 2011

Italian film locations: Il Castello di Balsorano

Anyone who’s watched more than a handful of Italian genre films will be familiar with Il Castello di Balsorano.

October 18, 2011

Giorgio Simonelli

Just finished watching two silly but moderately entertaining films with Franco & Ciccio: I due mafiosi (63) and I due mafiosi contro Al Capone (65)…

October 17, 2011

Interview with Carole André

Here’s an italian language piece on the actress Carole Andre that appeared in La Stampa on the 16th October, primarily about her role in Sergio Sollima’s Sandokan

October 11, 2011

Brett Halsey: Art or Instinct in the Movies

Just finished reading John B. Murray’s biography of Brett Halsey, Brett Halsey: Art or Instinct in the Movies, and thought I’d scribble down a few quick notes.

October 10, 2011

R.I.P. David Hess

News is circulating of the sad news that David Hess has died.

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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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