December 12, 2008 Copacabana Palace A stellar international cast compensates somewhat for the rambling plotlessness of The Girl Game. The film takes place during Carnival Time in Rio De Janeiro.
December 4, 2008 Nieves Navarro interview There’s a cool Spanish language interview with Nieves Navarro / Susan Scott, which has been posted up on the La abadÃa de Berzano blog
December 3, 2008 Mafioso Auto-factory foreman Nino (Alberto Sordi) takes his wife (Norma Bengell) and two blonde daughters from industrial Milan to antiquated, rural Sicily…
December 1, 2008 Continuarono a Chiamarlo Bud Spencer A new book on Bud Spencer out in Italy, includes reviews of all his films, and interview etc etc. Could be worth a look….
November 28, 2008 Romanzo criminale… the series Airing on TV soon is Romanzo criminale, the series, based on Michele Placido’s excellent film of the same name. One of the directors, by…
November 27, 2008 Rosella Bergamonti Anybody who watches Italian spy films will be familiar with the name – if not the face – of Rosella Bergamonti
November 25, 2008 Paolo Solvay obituary Further to my RIP post for Paolo Solvay, here’s a translated version of one that appeared in the Italian press: To the general public,…