AKA: Blood In The Streets Director: Sergio Sollima Starring: Oliver Reed, Fabio Testi, Agostina Belli, Daniel Beretta, Paola Pitagora Music: Ennio Morricone There’s one trait in Italian crime thrillers that I really admire. Nearly all of them, no matter how hyper stylised and cartoon like they may be during their running time, at the end [...]
13Jul10
Revolver (1973)
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Tagged Ennio Morricone, EuroCrime, Fabio Testi, Italy, Oliver Reed, Sergio Sollima
Tagged Ennio Morricone, EuroCrime, Fabio Testi, Italy, Oliver Reed, Sergio Sollima
30Jun10
Psichedelico Jazzistico
Artist: Ennio Morricone Released by: él / Cherry Red Records Here’s a quick look at another Ennio Morricone compilation CD, but substantially different from The Legendary Italian Westerns. These tracks are taken from the late sixties and early seventies, and while not quite as ‘psychedelic’ as the title would imply, they are certainly surreal, and [...]
28Jun10
The Burglars (1971)
Director: Henri Vernuil Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Dyan Cannon, Robert Hossein, Renato Salvatori, Nicole Calfan Music: Ennio Morricone – conducted by Bruno Nicolai Based on the novel by David Goodis This Euro-heist caper, set in Greece and directed by Henri Verneuil, is a bit different to most. Rather than building up to the perfect [...]
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Tagged Bruno Nicolai, Caper, Ennio Morricone, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif
Tagged Bruno Nicolai, Caper, Ennio Morricone, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif
24Jun10
The Legendary Italian Westerns
Artist: Ennio Morricone Released by: BMG / RCA Release Year: 1990 When it comes to film composers, very few people are as prolific and as popular as Ennio Morricone. And as popular and as diverse as Morricone is, his most successful soundtracks are his scores to countless Spaghetti Westerns. This compilation CD collects the cream [...]
