February 17, 2014 High Risk In the early nineties, some experienced Italian directors were obliged to scout for work in the emerging film industries that were being established in former Soviet countries
January 2, 2014 Giorgio Ardisson: The Italian James Bond I’m very pleased to announce the publication – at last! – of the second WildEye book. Giorgio Ardisson: The Italian James Bond, an in-depth look at the career and films of Italian actor Giorgio Ardisson
December 16, 2013 Django – a contemporary review A review of Django, taken and translated from the Italian newspaper Unita
November 7, 2013 Night of the Sorcerors Night of the Sorcerors is an enjoyably tacky feast of breasts, blood and bad dubbing from Armando De Ossorio; ridiculous, naive and disarming in equal measures.
October 28, 2013 Jean Pierre Faye It’s been a while, but continuing our on / off look at the history and career of black actors in Italy (and occasionally veering…
October 28, 2013 Lei Ilima As a postscript to my look at the career of Jean Pierre Faye, here’s a brief mention of Lei Ilima. Ms Ilima appeared in just two…
October 9, 2013 Surprise Attack Suprise Attack is unusual in that it is a film set during the Spanish Civil War, a period which – despite it’s obvious melodramatic potential – has never really been examined in any depth in the cinema.
