La scomparsa di Patò (The Vanishing of Pato)
February 28, 2012 in Latest News, New Italian Cinema
New out in Italy is The Vanishing of Pato, a historical mystery which sounds interesting. [...] Continue Reading…
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
February 28, 2012 in Latest News, New Italian Cinema
Roberto Faenza seems to be getting busier as he’s getting older. His new film, Someday this Pain Will Be Useful to You, has just been released in Italy. [...] Continue Reading…
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A Curious Way to Love, aka La morte ha fatto l’uovo
February 27, 2012 in From the Archives
Review of A Curious Way to Love, aka Death Laid an Egg, from The Monthly Film Bulletin, May 1969. [...] Continue Reading…
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Ruggero Deodato on Son of Spartacus
February 15, 2012 in From the Archives
Ruggero Deodato talks about the filming of Son of Spartacus (translated from Nocturno) [...] Continue Reading…
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On the Way Home (Sulla Strada di Casa)
February 8, 2012 in New Italian Cinema
Another nice sounding Italian film, this little production has been picking up awards and has just had a limited domestic release [...] Continue Reading…
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ACAB (All Cops Are Bastards) by Stefano Sollima
January 31, 2012 in New Italian Cinema
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 [...] Continue Reading…
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Stars of Cinecitta: Franco Diogene
January 25, 2012 in Performers & directors
Franco Diogene was born in Catania in 1947 and moved at a young age to Genoa. From the age of six years old he was involved with the performing arts [...] Continue Reading…
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La lama nel corpo, aka The Murder Clinic
January 23, 2012 in From the Archives
Review of La lama nel corpo, aka The Murder Clinic from Monthly Film Bulletin [...] Continue Reading…
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Giuliano Montaldo’s L’Industriale
January 16, 2012 in New Italian Cinema
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. [...] Continue Reading…
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R.I.P. Mario Maranzana
January 13, 2012 in Latest News
Mario Maranzana, who was born in Trieste on the 14th July 1930, has died at the age of 81 in Rome. [...] Continue Reading…
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Stars of Cinecitta: Luisella Boni
January 6, 2012 in Performers & directors
Luisella Boni, who was also known as Brigitte Corey, Isabelle Corey, Luisa Boni and – to her mum and dad – Luisa Angela Bozzo, was born in Como on the 24th July 1935 [...] Continue Reading…
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Escalation, directed by Roberto Faenza
January 4, 2012 in From the Archives
Luca Lambertenghi (Lino Capolicchio)’s life of gentle meditation amid London’s flower children and gurus is rudely shattered when his wealthy industrialist father (Gabriele Ferzetti) cuts off his allowance and forces him to work for the family olive factory in Milan… [...] Continue Reading…
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Fantastikal Diabolikal Supermen – NOW AVAILABLE!
December 5, 2011 in Fantastikal Diabolikal Supermen, Latest News
I’m pleased to announce that the first WildEye book, Fantastikal Diabolikal Supermen, is available [...] Continue Reading…
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Devilman Story (The Devil’s Man)
November 30, 2011 in From the Archives
Review of Devilman Story, from The Monthly Film Bulletin, May 1969. [...] Continue Reading…
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R.I.P Vittorio De Seta
November 30, 2011 in Directors, Latest News
The director Vittorio De Seta, celebrated creator of award winning documentaries and films, has died aged 88 [...] Continue Reading…
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Submission of a Woman, by Alessandro Lucidi
November 25, 2011 in Reviews
This is a (very) late period Italian thriller from 1992 and directed by Alessandro Lucidi, son of the better known Maurizio. [...] Continue Reading…
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I crudeli (The Hellbenders)
November 23, 2011 in From the Archives
Teorema (Theorem)
November 15, 2011 in Latest News, Reviews
Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Teorema (Theorem), a contemporary review from the Monthly Film Bulletin [...] Continue Reading…
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Four Ways Out
November 9, 2011 in From the Archives
Here’s an archive review of Pietro Germi’s early crime film Four Ways Out (La citta si difende) from The Times in 1951. [...] Continue Reading…
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Marco Masi
October 31, 2011 in Latest News
After watching C’era una volta un gangster – an odd 1969 crime film starring Richard Harrison – I decided to do a little desk research into the director, one Marco Masi. [...] Continue Reading…
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