October 21, 2010 Companeros – Contemporary review from The Times Companeros I thought to be a very jolly enjoyable spood western from Sergio Corbucci, who here pulls off much the same trick as he did in the almost equally enjoyable A Professional Gun a little while ago…
October 6, 2010 A Complicated Girl – Contemporary review from The Times Damiano Damiani has a certain feeling for making glossy thrillers which still retain a vestige of intelligence….
October 6, 2010 The Mercenary – Contemporary review from The Times Franco Nero, who seemed such a dull stick in Camelot, takes on a very different and more appealing complexion here as a Polish gunman…
June 3, 2010 Gloria Paul interview Someone who has always intrigued me is Gloria Paul, an English actress who ended up acting in films in Italy during the 60s. I associate her primarily with comedies and spy films, a glamorous, exotic lady who wouldn’t fit in so well with the more grimy productions made during the 70s.
February 1, 2010 Whatever happened to… Gioia Scola If you lived through the beginnings of the home video era, then you’ll more likely than not be familiar with Gioia Scola
October 9, 2009 The Montesi Scandal I mentioned Alida Valli’s career being ruined by scandal in my review of Senso earlier. Well, it also involved (more closely) the composer Piero…
December 16, 2008 I Was a Double for Claudia! An Interview with Gail Fear, the double for Claudia Cardinale in Once Upon a Time in the West, by Dale Pierce