February 5, 2008 Bastardi, dir Andres Alce Meldonado Well, there’s absolutely nothing released this week in Italy, so instead I’m going to turn my eye onto Bastardi, a crime film that was…
January 31, 2008 Killer’s Playlist by Carlo Ausino Holy cow! Carlo Ausino, the director of rubbish like The House of the Damned, has made a new giallo: Killer’s Playlist. And, what’s more,…
January 31, 2008 Killer”s Playlist by Carlo Ausino Holy cow! Carlo Ausino, the director of rubbish like The House of the Damned, has made a new giallo: Killer”s Playlist. And, what”s more,…
January 30, 2008 Scusa ma ti chiamo amore, Hotel Meina There were a couple of new releases in Italy last week. By far the most succesful is Scusa ma ti chiamo amore, another of…
January 29, 2008 Vittorio Vighi R.I.P. Another sad departure to report. Vittorio Vighi wronte numerous films from the late 50s to the late 70s, most particularly on the comedy genre….
January 29, 2008 Italo Martinenghi R.I.P It’s sad to have to report the death of another of the grand old characters of Italian cinema, Italo Martinenghi. Martinenghi is perhaps not…
January 28, 2008 Italian leading men Gina Lollobrigida, Sophia Loren, Anna Magnani… there are plenty of Italian actresses who made it big on an international stage, and if you extend…