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  • Tonino Valerii

    The Films

    by Roberto Curti ...
    Tonino Valerii is one of Italy's best genre film directors. Starting out as Sergio Leone's assistant on For a Few Dollars More (1965), he went on to direct spaghetti westerns that stand out among the most accomplished in their class--Day of Anger (1967), The Price of Power (1969), A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die! (1972) and My Name Is Nobody (1973). He also directed the outstanding giallo My ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Mavericks of Italian Cinema

    Eight Unorthodox Filmmakers, 1940s-2000s

    by Roberto Curti ...
    The history of Italian cinema includes, in addition to the renowned auteurs, a number of peculiar and lesser-known filmmakers.While their artistry was often plagued with production setbacks, their works--influenced by poetry, playwriting, advertising, literature, comics and a nonconformist, sometimes antagonistic attitude--were original and thought provoking.Drawing from official papers and ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Proibito!

    A History of Italian Film Censorship, 1913-2021

    by Roberto Curti ...
    From its birth in 1913 to its abolition in 2021, film censorship marked the history of Italian cinema, and its evolution mirrored the social, political, and cultural travail of the country. During the Fascist regime and in the postwar period, censorship was a powerful political tool in the hands of the ruling party; many films were banned or severely cut. By the end of the 1960s, censors had to ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

  • Elio Petri

    Investigation of a Filmmaker

    by Roberto Curti ...
    Elio Petri (1929-1982) was one of the most commercially successful and critically revered Italian directors ever. A cultured intellectual and a politically committed filmmaker, Petri made award-winning movies that touched controversial social, religious, and political themes, such as the Mafia in We Still Kill the Old Way (1967), police brutality in Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970 ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Riccardo Freda

    The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker

    by Roberto Curti ...
    In an eclectic career spanning four decades, Italian director Riccardo Freda (1909-1999) produced films of remarkable technical skill and powerful visual style, including the swashbuckler Black Eagle (1946), an adaptation of Les Miserables (1947), the peplum Theodora, Slave Empress (1954) and a number of cult-favorite Gothic and horror films such as I Vampiri (1957), The Horrible Dr. Hichcock ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Bracali and the Revolution in Tuscan Cuisine

    by Roberto Curti ...
    A self-taught culinary virtuoso, Francesco Bracali is one of Italy's top chefs. He and his brother, Luca, a sommelier, own the two-Michelin-stars restaurant Bracali in Massa Marittima, Tuscany. Once an unpretentious tavern run by their parents, the brothers turned it into a fine dining place where they revisited the region's rich gastronomic traditions in an innovative way.Their revolutionary ... Read more

    $11.89 USD

  • Italian Giallo in Film and Television

    A Critical History

    by Roberto Curti ...
    Since the release in 1929 of a popular book series with bright yellow covers, the Italian word giallo (yellow) has come to define a whole spectrum of mystery and detective fiction and films. Although most English speakers associate the term giallo with the violent and erotic thrillers popular in the 1960s and 1970s from directors like Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci and others, the term ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979

    by Roberto Curti ...
    Italian Gothic horror films of the 1970s were influenced by the violent giallo movies and adults-only comics of the era, resulting in a graphic approach to the genre. Stories often featured over-the-top violence and nudity and pushed the limits of what could be shown on the screen. The decade marked the return of specialist directors like Mario Bava, Riccardo Freda and Antonio Margheriti, and the ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989

    by Roberto Curti ...
    The Italian Gothic horror genre underwent many changes in the 1980s, with masters such as Mario Bava and Riccardo Freda dying or retiring and young filmmakers such as Lamberto Bava (Macabro, Demons) and Michele Soavi (The Church) surfacing.Horror films proved commercially successful in the first half of the decade thanks to Dario Argento (both as director and producer) and Lucio Fulci, but the ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969

    by Roberto Curti ...
    The "Gothic" style was a key trend in Italian cinema of the 1950s and 1960s because of its peculiar, often strikingly original approach to the horror genre. These films portrayed Gothic staples in a stylish and idiosyncratic way, and took a daring approach to the supernatural and to eroticism, with the presence of menacing yet seductive female witches, vampires and ghosts. Thanks to such ... Read more

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  • Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980

    by Roberto Curti ...
    In 1970s Italy, after the decline of the Spaghetti Western, crime films became the most popular, profitable and controversial genre. In a country plagued with violence, political tensions and armed struggle, these films managed to capture the anxiety and anger of the times in their tales of tough cops, ruthless criminals and urban paranoia. Recent years have seen renewed critical interest in the ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Audiobook

    CLUBBED

    A Story of Gay Love: Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs

    by Robert A. Karl ...
    Narrated by Curtis Michael Holland ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - CLUBBED: Stories of Gay Love

    Unabridged

    8 hours

    CLUBBED is a celebration of LGBTQ culture. Joey, fresh from the suburbs, gets involved in the gay club scene in Philadelphia during the late 1970s and early 80s. He shares the stories of a diverse cast of characters, including his own special love story. Everyone at the club has a story, and every story deserves to be told.Sex. Drugs. Lust. Courage. Loyalty. Betrayal. Drag Divas. Hustlers.Porn. ... Read more

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