This is only tangentially related to the subject but I guess it might
interest some of the people in this thread. I just bought a DVD pack
of Italian gangster films from the '70s, featuring all the staple
B-list American actors that used to film in Italy (Lee Van Cleef, Jack
Palance, etc.). Some of these movies are pretty cool, although it's
hard to call them classics. The best way to describe them, I guess, is
"Spaghetti Gangster Films." The DVD pack is called "Mob Movies" and
it's one of those cheap collections that's put together to make a
quick buck (the image quality is not the best, for instance) but it's
a thoroughly enjoyable treat.
-Gonzalo B.
--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Jonathan Bravard"
<jon.bravard@...> wrote:
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> On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Sean Shapiro <ssshapir@...> wrote:
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> > Yes, Crimini is in English. (Wish I could read Italian!)
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> > Haven't read Dibdin's books yet, Jonathan. I tend to like the grittier
> > stuff. But I'm willing to give them a chance. They seem like good
'holiday'
> > reads -- if you know what I mean.
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> Sean,
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> I think you will be pleasantly surprised with the Dibdin books and
find them
> more than just a
> "holiday" read.
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> Jon
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