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1.

An in-depth overview of the Italian crime films of overlooked auteur Fernando di Leo. One of the first essays in English on the director.

2.

An introduction to the Italian crime film (the poliziotteschi), a mainstay of Italian popular cinema of the 1970s.

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An historical overview of the guapparia crime filone, which was especially popular in the Southern parts of Italy in the 1970s.

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An overview analysis of Spain's enfant terrible, unique auteruist Agustin Villaronga, director of In A Glass Cage, 99.9, and others.

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Festival report on the 15th edition of the San Sebastian Horror fest.

6.

Along with Totaro's essay, this forms an in-depth introduction to the films of Guy Maddin.

7.

Our man in Italy visits Spain's horror and fantasy festival extravaganza.

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Director Teruo Ishii was a featured director at the 5th Udine Far East Film Festival. Curti analyzes Ishii's ero-guro (erotic-grotesque) cinema.

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Splashy, wild, sexy, and stylish describes the world of the Italian fumetti ('black' adult comic books). But what happens to the fumetti when translated to the screen? A distant cousin to the giallo ('yellow' serial thrillers), the fumetti neri have been mainstays of Italian pop culture since their inception in the early 1960's. Curti traces their lineage from comic strip to movie screen.

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A long overdue look at Zulueta's lost cult classic, Arrebato.

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A report on the fourth edition (2002) of one of the fastest growing Asian film festivals around.

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Offscreen welcomes Italian freelance writer Roberto Curti as he analyzes the work of lesser known Italian cineaste Cavallone.


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