If you're a film fan you've probably heard of Spaghetti Westerns, but where does the name of this violent subgenre come from ...

WITH ruthless ambition, suspense and even spies, hit movie Conclave lays bare the fight to succeed as a new Pope. The thriller has not only won critical plaudits, yesterday it clinched a ...

Despite the challenges Hollywood has faced in recent years - reduced production, strikes, slashed budgets - there is a lot of new TV coming out this month. We've got some medical dramas, cop shows, a ...

The best-known of Italian director Sergio Leone’s spaghetti Westerns is far more complex than its simplistic title suggests. It is not a movie everyone will enjoy, but it is so well-crafted that ...

Patti Smith really knows how to turn music into art, none more so clear than in the story behind her epic odyssey, 'Amerigo'. Read more here.

The mobster drama, initially called "Wise Guys" but re-titled "Alto Knights," follows a feud between two Italian-American crime ... and Cosmo Jarvis. The movie also reunites De Niro with director ...

The Searchers, High Noon, and Unforgiven are among the best Western movies that can truly be called masterpieces.

A cow moos, a dog barks and a baby giggles at the start of “Vermiglio,” Maura Delpero’s deeply felt family drama that unfolds in the remote Italian ... a Toronto-based movie critic and ...

Western movies have a special place in cinematic history, as they capture the rugged spirit of the American frontier. From intense gun-slinging showdowns to sweeping desert landscapes full of ...

Peppe Lanzetta and Isabella Ferrari Parthenope marks the latest film from acclaimed Italian auteur Paolo Sorrentino (The Hand of God). Set in Naples, the movie follows the titular character ...

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been detained ... by the involvement of Western public opinion and the force of popular outrage but only by high-level political and diplomatic action.” ...