May 29, 2009 Thérèse Étienne Another obscure Franco-Italian co-production, Thérèse Étienne sounds like a right old, ripe old slice of melodrama.
May 29, 2009 Nocturno 82 There’s a new issue of Nocturno out… they’re up to number 82 now! Anyway, this one includes an dossier on Ovidio Assonitis, who produced…
May 28, 2009 Good-bye Firenze! Not a lot of information is forthcoming about this obscure romantic comedy, the second authentically Italian release of the year
May 27, 2009 New Soavi: Il sangue dei vinti There’s a new Michele Soavi films just out in Italy, causing all kinds of controversy (hey, what couldn’t cause all kinds of controversy in…
May 27, 2009 Stella Carnacina interview There’s an interview with Stella Carnacina on the Davinotti website
May 27, 2009 R.I.P. Fernando Hilbeck Just a short note to mention that Fernando Hilbeck has died (thanks, Nzoog, for letting me know). Sr. Hilbeck, aka Fernando José Hilbeck Galvada,…
April 28, 2009 La mina Sorry – here’s one that slipped through the net… La mina was the first Italian release of 1958, coming out in the traditionally barren January