Colin Edwards·Mar 29, 2025‘Rulers of the City’ or — Di Leo’s Irresistible Lunacy?Fernando Di Leo was notorious for the attention-grabbing openings of his movies, and ‘Rulers of the City’ (1976) is no exception as we…
Colin Edwards·Aug 27, 2024‘The Italian Connection’ or — The Real Best Gangster Trilogy?Two hitmen (Henry Silva, Woody Strode) are sent from New York to Milan in order to eliminate a small-time pimp, Luca Canali (Mario Adorf)…
Colin Edwards·May 1, 2024‘The Boss’ or — Explosive Cinema… Literally?OPENING SCENE — A group of Sicilian mob bosses accompanied by their bodyguards meet in a private cinema to watch a porno. As they settle…
Elio Marracci·Nov 11, 2017“Milano calibro 9” e il cinema di Fernando Di LeoGiorgio Scerbanenco, italianizzazione di Vladimir Šerbanenko, nato da madre italiana e padre ucraino a Kiev il 28 luglio 1911 e morto a…
Elio Marracci·Sep 5, 2017Milano Calibro 9La morte di Gastone Moschin, avvenuta da pochi giorni, mi dà l’opportunità di ricordare “Milano Calibro 9”, lungometraggio, di cui l’attore…