The Wild Eye

Another nice sounding Italian film, this little production has been picking up awards and has just had a limited domestic release

Here’s a new Italian crime film, directed by Stefano Sollima (Sergio’s son, so he should have it in the genes!) Sollima jr was involved in the two succesful Romanzo criminale TV series and this is quite a hotly anticipated release

Giuliano Montaldo’s got a new film out now called L’industriale. It has opened in about 80 cinemas for an initial run of 7 weeks.

Here’s an interesting looking new Italian film, Ruggine, directed by Daniele Gaglianone.

Out last week in Rome, In the Market, directed by Lorenzo Lombardi.

Another new Italian horror film, this time directed by Cosimo Alemà, a famous director of music videos and commercials.

Here’s another interesting new Italian release, L’erede, directed by Michael Zampino. It’s described as a psychological noir…

Not sure quite what to make of this one. The poster features a couple of beefcake actors, which makes it look incredibly homo-erotic, but it sounds more like an dramatic action movie

And another new one. Hypnosis, directed by Davide Tartarini and Simone Cerri Goldstein, is a thriller / horror film, has opened in just under 50 cinemas throughout Italy

5 (Cinque) is a new Italian crime film, which looks to have been highly influenced by Romanzo criminale.

Hey, a new Italian sci-fi film!  6 Days on Earth, aka 6 Giorni sulla Terra, is directed by one Varo Venturi (a new name to me, but he directed an interesting sounding film in 2007 called Nazareno) and stars Massimo Poggio (who has featured in the likes of Sacred Heart (2005) and Il compleanno (2009)).  [...]

It’s so rare to see interesting films coming out of Italy nowadays that I’m willing to latch onto anything, and just out is Et in Terra Pax

Here’s an interesting looking new Italian release: La misura del confine, directed by Andrea Papini.

First of a couple of interesting new films that have been released in Italy this week is Hai paura del buio, aka Afraid of the Dark (and also Bruises).  It’s another downbeat film, heavily influenced by neo-realism and the miserablist likes of Ken Loach and the Dardenne brothers, a format which seems extremely popular with [...]

A few years ago Louis Nero made Hans, a strange pyschological, well, thriller I guess, and it’s interesting to see that the director is back with a new project, Rasputin

Here’s a new Italian giallo from a familiar face: Sotto il Vestito Niente – L’Ultima Sfilata, directed by Carlo Vanzina.

Aka Notturno bus 2007 Original running length: 104 mins Italy / Poland Based on the novel by Giampiero Rigosi (ed. Einaudi Stile Libero) Produced by Sandro Silvestri and Mauro Vespini for Emme, RAI cinema, ASP, Vision Distribution Distributed by 01 Distribution Release date: 11-05-2007 Director: Davide Marengo Story: Maura Vespini, Isotta Toso, Cesare Cicardini, Maria [...]

A few years back, Andrea Molaioli, a director who had graduated from being assistant director to Nanni Moretti and others, made one of the best Italian films of recent time, La ragazza del lago

Ricky Tognazzi, of Ultra, L’escorta etc etc, has a new film that’s just come out in Italy. It’s a thriller of sorts, starring Alessandro Gassman and based on a novel by Giancarlo De Cataldo (Romanzo criminale)

Another one that passed me by last year, not sure why – this has a story and cast that means it’s of some interest.