Wop Film Watch Alert!

[dave jenkins]

Thanks, I will try to go. Maybe I can interest Drink in going as well, even though he doesn't like movies comedies.

[dave jenkins]

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=24156

Very excited about La Visita, a film I very much want to revisit. Not sure about the other two.

[dave jenkins]

At MoMA, an Ugo Tognazzi retro: https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5023?locale=en

Anything worth seeing here?

[cigar joe]

At MoMA, an Ugo Tognazzi retro: https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5023?locale=en

Anything worth seeing here?

I've seen La Grande Bouffe and La Cage aux folles, La Cage aux folles is funny, don't remember the first one very well

[dave jenkins]

I've seen La Grande Bouffe and La Cage aux folles, La Cage aux folles is funny, don't remember the first one very well

Thanks. I'll probably skip those. Maybe I should just take a chance on a title or two--especially those NOT on DCP (and therefore less likely to be issued on disc anytime soon).

[dave jenkins]

https://filmforum.org/film/christ-stopped-at-eboli

Saw the cut version in '79, thought it pretty boring. But maybe this is one of those films that are better longer. Anyway, as this is playing during my spring vacation, I might give it another try. Drink, CJ, interested?

[dave jenkins]

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=32031

Love this film!

[dave jenkins]

Looking forward to the eventual blu-ray release: https://vimeo.com/791309920

[dave jenkins]

One with Claudia!

The Facts of Murder

Description: Inspector Ingravallo has been called to a Roman apartment building to investigate a robbery. Once there he questions the tenants but soon realises something is amiss. As the investigation progresses a simple robbery leads to a murder case? Directed by and starring Petro Germi (The Railroad Man) as the growling Inspector, The Facts of Murder was loosely adapted from celebrated author Carlo Emilio Gadda's novel and is shot with inky shadows reminiscent of film noir, while the mystery element prefigures the giallo. Featuring a cast of wonderful supporting actors including Claudia Cardinale (The Day of the Owl) and Claudio Gora (Il sorpasso), the film won multiple awards at Italian institutions including the Golden Globe for Best Film.

Special Features and Technical Specs:
New 4K restoration of the film by L'Immagine Ritrovata at the Cineteca di Bologna, world premiere on High Definition
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
New interview with Pietro Germi expert Mario Sesti (2023)
The Man With the Cigar in His Mouth - a documentary about Pietro Germi featuring interviews with his colleagues and collaborators including Mario Monicelli, Claudia Cardinale, Stefania Sandrelli, Giuseppe Tornatore among others (Mario Sesti, 1997, 41 mins)
What's Black and Yellow All Over? All Shades of Italian Film Noir - visual essay by Paul A. J. Lewis on the presence of noir trends in Italian cinema and the evolution of the genre (2023)
Newly translated English subtitles
Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
REGION-A/B "LOCKED"
U.S. RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 19.