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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.
April 27, 2009

R.I.P. Enzo Monteduro

Italian character actor Enzo Monteduro has died, apparently. Monteduro was primarily associated with comedies – he was known as ‘the Italian Buster Keaton’ –…

April 23, 2009

Maigret tend un piège

Another French / Italian co-production, another film with very little Italian involvement.

April 23, 2009

Ces dames préfèrent le mambo

The second release on 1958 was another primarily French production, the Eddie Constantine vehicle Ces dames préfèrent le mambo

April 17, 2009

Tamango

The first Italian film released in 1958 was John Berry’s melodramatic Tamango, which came out in Parisian cinemas on January 24th.

April 17, 2009

Pupi Avati’s Gli Amici del Bar Margherita

There’s a new Pupi Avati film, Gli Amici del Bar Margherita…  Here are the CinEuropa comments: After the dramatic Giovanna’s Father (which won Alba…

April 17, 2009

Sbirri

Just out in Italy… Sbirri, directed by Roberto Burchielli and starring Raoul Bova.  Here’s what CinEuropa has to say about it: Sbirri (“Cops”) is…

April 17, 2009

Alex Cox’s favourite Spaghetti Western deaths

Alex Cox has written a cool article in The Guardian

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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
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