January 28, 2011 R.I.P. Maria Mercader Actress, born March 6, 1917 in Barcelona and wife of Vittorio De Sica
January 25, 2011 Colpevole, directed by Vincenzo De Carolis Here’s a rundown of the missing titles: these may have been shown at festivals, but received no wider release as far as I can tell (0r which simply passed me by). So, to start with… Colpevole, directed by Vincenzo De Carolis.
January 24, 2011 Vallanzasca – Gli angeli del male Nice to see the new year being welcomed in by a the relase of a bona-fide Italian crime movie, Michele Placido’s Vallanzasca – Gli angeli del male.
January 14, 2011 R.I.P. Juan Piquer Simón Bit late off the newsdesk with this one, but Spanish director Juan Piquer Simón died on the 7th January of lung cancer.
January 10, 2011 Help – Giorgio Ardisson material wanted! A favour… now that the end is nearly in sight for the first WildEye book, my attention is already wandering onto what subjects I could possibly tackle next. And I’m thinking that it would be nice to do a Giorgio Ardisson special.
January 4, 2011 Zen on the BBC Any other UK people out there happen to watch Zen on Sunday night? It was the first in a series of BBC adaptations of Micheal Dibdin’s Aurelio Zen crime novels, filmed in Italy, albeit with a largely British cast headed by Rupert Sewell.
December 30, 2010 R.I.P. Aldo Berti Aldo Berti, the lanky, feline actor who featured in numerous spaghetti westerns has died.