Author: Lee Goldberg Publisher: Adventures in Television Published: February 2012 McGrave is a quick fire novella from Lee Goldberg, based on a pilot script for a television show, which never eventuated. And its humble beginnings are very evident as you read it. It is written in present tense as a script would be, and the [...]
30Dec12
McGrave
29Oct12
Oasis of Fear (1971)
Country: Italy Director: Umberto Lenzi Starring: Ray Lovelock. Ornella Muti, Irene Papas, Michel Bardinet, Jacques Stany, Umberto Raho, Antonio Mellino Music: Bruno Lauzi, Claudio Fabi AKA: Dirty Pictures, An Ideal Place to Kill Original Title: Un posto ideale per uccidere On multiple occasions I have extolled the virtues of the movie Flash Gordon, starring Sam [...]
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Tagged Crime, EuroCrime, Giallo, Italy, Ornella Muti, Ray Lovelock, Umberto Lenzi
Tagged Crime, EuroCrime, Giallo, Italy, Ornella Muti, Ray Lovelock, Umberto Lenzi
16Aug12
Hunter Will Get You (1976)
Country: France Director: Philipe Labro Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bruno Cremer, Jean Negroni, Patrick Fierry, Jean-Pierre Jorris, Victor Garrivier Music: Michel Columbier Original Title: L’Alpagueur One of the first movies I ever ordered from France, was L’Apagueur starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. I was going through a Belmondo phase at the time and wanted to get hold of [...]
8Mar12
Violent Rome (1976)
Country: Italy AKA: Roma Violenta, Forced Impact, Violent City Director: Marino Girolami Starring: Maurizio Merli, Ray Lovelock, John Steiner, Richard Conte, Luciano Rossi Music: Guido De Angelis, Maurizio De Angelis The man with the moustache, Maurizio Merli is back, as another hard-hitting, no holds barred police officer, in this the first of a trio of [...]
1Mar12
Circus of Fear (1966)
Director: John Moxley Starring: Christopher Lee, Margaret Lee, Leo Genn, Anthony Newlands, Heinz Drache, Eddi Arent, Klaus Kinski, Suzy Kendall, Cecil Parker, Victor Maddern, Maurice Kaufmann Screenplay: Peter Welbeck Producer: Harry Alan Towers Music: Johnny Douglas AKA: Psycho Circus What we have in Circus Of Fear is a British (rather than German) Edgar Wallace Krimi, [...]
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Tagged Christopher Lee, Crime, Edgar Wallace, EuroCrime, Harry Alan Towers, Klaus Kinski, Margaret Lee
Tagged Christopher Lee, Crime, Edgar Wallace, EuroCrime, Harry Alan Towers, Klaus Kinski, Margaret Lee
19Oct11
Kriminal (1966)
Country: Italy Director: Umberto Lenzi Starring: Glenn Saxson, Helga Line, Andrea Bosic, Ivano Staccioli, Esmeralda Ruspoli, Dante Posani, Franco Fantasia, Susan Baker Music: Raymond Full, Roberto Pregadio The character Kriminal has a rich history, which is a bit out of my depth to discuss at length. Put simply, Kriminal began in a series of adult [...]
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Tagged Crime, EuroCrime, Fumetti, Helga Liné, Italy, Kriminal, Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit
Tagged Crime, EuroCrime, Fumetti, Helga Liné, Italy, Kriminal, Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit
28Mar11
Fear in the City (1976)
Country: Italy Director: Giuseppe Rosati Starring: Maurizio Merli, James Mason, Raymond Pellegrin, Silvia Dionsio, Franco Ressel, Cyril Cusack Music: Giampaolo Chiti Original Title: Paura in Citta AKA: Hot Stuff, Street War When it comes to giving crime a right proper kicking, no one kicks harder than Maurizio Merli. And he’s back in another hard-hitting poliziotteschi. [...]
23Mar11
Deadly Inheritance
Release Year: 1968 Country: Italy Director: Vittorio Sindoni Starring: Tom Drake, Feni Benussi, Virginio Gazzolo, Ernesto Colli, Isarco Ravaioli, Andrea Fantasia, Ivo Garrani, Valeria Ciangottini, Jeanette Len Music: Stenfano Torossi Original Title: Omicidio Per Vocazione Omicidio Per Vocazione, or Deadly Inheritance as I’ll call it due to my inability to speak Italian is a weird [...]
15Mar11
The Boss (1973)
AKA: Murder Inferno, Wipeout Director: Fernando Di Leo Starring: Henry Silva, Richard Conte, Gianni Garko, Antonia Santilli, Howard Ross, Marino Masé, Claudio Nicastro, Andrea Aureli, Pier Paolo Capponi Music: Luis Enríquez Bacalov Based on the novel “Il Mafioso” by Peter McCurtin Does any other actor do ‘menace’ like Henry Silva? Sure there were some good [...]
10Mar11
Manhunt (1972)
Producer: Armando Novelli Director: Fernando Di Leo Starring: Mario Adorf, Henry Silva, Woody Strode, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi, Sylva Koscina, Franco Fabrizi, Cyril Cusack Cinematography: Franco Villa Music: Armando Trovaioli Original Title: La Mala Ordina AKA: Manhunt In Milan, The Italian Connection, Hired To Kill, Black Kingpin, Hitmen One of Permission to Kill’s favourite actresses [...]
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Tagged Adolfo Celi, Crime, EuroCrime, Fernando Di Leo, Henry Silva, Luciana Paluzzi, Mario Adorf, Sylva Koscina, Woody Strode
Tagged Adolfo Celi, Crime, EuroCrime, Fernando Di Leo, Henry Silva, Luciana Paluzzi, Mario Adorf, Sylva Koscina, Woody Strode
