Almost Human: (1974) A.k.a. Milan Hates. Awesome letterboxed print of this violent classic (one of the nastiest of the Italian crime genre) directed by Umberto Lenzi. Tomas Milian plays a complete scumbag who uses and murders everyone who crosses his path and decides to set up a kidnapping job to rake in the big bucks. Too bad for him that he is so psychotic that he screws everything up in the bloodiest way possible. Henry Silva plays the cop (for a change) that's hell-bent on nailing his ass to the wall. Also stars Italian genre regulars Ray Lovelock, Laura Belli, Anita Strindberg and Nello Pazzafini. [B, 18+]
	Bells: (1980) A.k.a. The Calling, Murder by Phone. Very cool and very rare uncut print of this killer little thriller that was chopped up and released as Murder by Phone in the US. Richard Chamberlain stars as a professor and environmental activist who starts investigating the strange death of one of his students. The twisted trail leads to a major phone company and some one has developed the means of causing high-voltage currants to run through the phone lines causing whoever answers the phone to hemorrhage blood from their eyes and nose and get knocked across the room by an explosive current. This version contains about 15 minutes of extra footage, lots of it essential to the plot and build-up of suspense and about 65% of John Houseman's scenes were deleted as well! Very cool item bearing the original title as well. [B]
	Billion Dollar Brain: (1967) Great letterboxed print of the third, extremely rare entry in the Harry Palmer films, following The Ipcress File and Funeral in Berlin, starring Michael Caine and Karl Malden and directed by Ken Russell! After trying his hand at the private eye racket, Palmer gets suckered back into working for MI5 after a courier job suddenly turns out to be the delivery of deadly chemical weapons to a group of radicals tied to a larger organization. A great cold-war film and essential viewing for Caine and Russell fans. [B]
	Black Jack: (1980) A.k.a. Panic in the Casino. Obscure Spanish/UK co-production starring Peter Cushing, Hugo Stiglitz and Claudine Auger. A knighted British gentleman (Cushing) sets up a plan to rob a Spanish casino of 10 million dollars by using the musical act and hired gunmen as pawns in his game of chance. In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	Blood Queen: (1973) A.k.a. Little Mother, Immoral Mistress. Obscure European political thriller of sorts about a woman who has her eye on the vice-presidency and is a devout patron of the church, but underneath it all she is a sadistic dictator, capturing political prisoners and executing them if she doesn’t get what she wants. The occasional nudity and soft-core sex helps the lagging plot. Widescreen in English with Dutch subtitles.
	The Bloody Hands of the Law: (1973) Dirty Harry-esque Italian crime thriller about a tough cop who know the only way to bust up a crime ring is to beat the living crap outta the crooks. Finally when murder witnesses start dropping off in droves, the police commissioner decides that our sadistic oinker is right and allows the cops to get results in any way possible. Lots of gratuitous nudity and Klaus Kinski as a contract killer make up for the needlessly convoluted plot and bad dubbing. In English with Dutch subtitles.
	The Blue Eyed Bandit: (1982) Excellent crime thriller starring Franco Nero as a middle-aged, brown-eyed cripple who works as an accountant for a bank. Little do his employers realize it's a disguise that he has perfected so that he can rob them blind and in the process flash his natural blue eyes to throw them off the track. Unfortunately for him his plan isn't quite perfect and suddenly several people start to catch on. Very well executed plot twists with Nero turning in a top-notch performance. Widescreen in English with Dutch subtitles. [B]
	The Boss: (1973) Outstanding Fernando di Leo crime corker! After the head mob bosses are exiled out of Italy, the underworld turns into a maelstrom of chaos as the underlings attempt to secure power for themselves. When a worthless punk and his gang start a vendetta against the Scicilian mob, a cunning hitman (Henry Silva) is called on to clean things up. Unfortunately the powers that be decide that after the cleaning having him cleaned up might be the best thing. They thought wrong. Based on real events and "family" members in Italy at the time, Fernando di Leo actually feared for his life after the release of the film. Gianni Garko also stars as a corrupt commissario. A must see for fans of Italian crime! Widescreen in English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	Brother: (2001) Uncut, uncensored print of Kitano "Beat" Takashi's awesome Yakuza-in-America flick! A hard-as-nails Yakuza (Takashi) decides to movie to America and join his younger brother in order to save a friend's life. When he gets there he finds his brother is a small time pusher who is getting a raw deal from a minor Latino gang. Backing his brother and seizing an opportunity he proceeds to slaughter every damn one of them and set himself up as the head of a new family of his making. Beautifully shot, with grace and subtlety, sharply punctuated by no-holds barred, blood-soaked violence. Sony Pictures brought the movie to the US and not only heavily edited it, but went in and digitally removed all of the messy blood splatters on walls and such in order to get an R-rating. This is the complete original version and arguably Takashi's masterpiece. Includes trailer. Widescreen in English and Japanese with English subtitles. [B]
	Caliber 9: (1971) A.k.a. Milano Caliber Nine. Great widescreen print of this masterpiece of Italian crime cinema from writer-actor-director Fernando di Leo! When a former low-rung mafioso (Gastone Moschin) gets out of the slam and decides to go straight, the mob shows up (represented by di Leo) looking for the suitcase of cash they think he ripped off. The mob isn't sure whether he swiped it or not, so the best way to find out is to bring him back into the fold. To tell anymore of the plot would spoil it. Oozing with cool tough-guys, greasy mobsters, action, style and neat plot-twists, this is another must for dilitto fans. Stars Barbara Bouchet, Frank Wolff and Lionel Stander and a fantastic score. [B]
	Corleone: (1977) A.k.a. The Father of the Godfathers. Epic Mafia drama from Pasquale Squitieri, starring Giuliano Gemma, Claudia Cardinale and Tony Kendall. A peasant (Gemma) named Vito Corleone, in a cruddy little village accidentally kills a man at the local Don's mill. The Don fixes it so that it's seen as an accident in the eyes of the law, but now that peasant owes him. That favor turns out to be the murder of the local union leader and Vito's best friend, leading to a long life of working his way up the Mafia ladder until he becomes the most feared and brutal mob boss in Sicily. Gemma's performance as a young peasant and an old Don is excellent. In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	Corruption at a High Level: (196?) A.k.a. Corruption in the Halls of Justice. Talky crime drama about the corruption within the court system, in particular one very corrupt man (Martin Balsam) and those caught up in his web (Franco Nero, Fernando Rey). This seems to be a very obscure entry in Nero’s early career. While he is given some grey streaks at the temples and suitably “adult” glasses, it’s pretty obvious that he is barely into his early 20’s. Widescreen in English with Greek subtitles (not the best looking print, but it’s the best master available). [B]
	The Corruption of Chris Miller: (1972) Letterboxed print of this obscure European psycho-thriller about a woman and her sexy stepdaughter who live together in solitude with their secret: as a young girl, Chris murdered her rapist father and has had murderous impulses towards men ever since. When a young drifter works his way into their life and suddenly folks start dying. Who dunnit? In English with Dutch subs in fair quality.
	The Counselor: (1973) Great Alberto de Martino Mafioso movie with Tomas Milian Martin Balsam. When a Mafia lawyer (Milian) gets out of the slam and thinks about going straight, he is persuaded to do otherwise when a "family" war breaks out in San Francisco. Top-notch Mafia flick with plenty of tough-guy action and Milian acting with some restraint for a change. In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	Covert Action: (1978) Well produced Italian espionage thriller about a tabloid writer and failed novelist (David Janssen at his grouchy best) who decides to do an expose on the CIA in Greece. The plot turns on a tape that has all of the CIAs secrets on it and only Janssen's friend, a CIA agent with a habit (Marizio Merli) knows where it is. Arthur Kennedy is appropriately vile as the head of the CIA who devises all sorts of ways to deal with people he doesn't like. Also stars Ivan Rassamov as a brutal CIA thug, Corrine Clery as the love interest and Philipe Leroy as a cool Greek Inspector that helps Janssen out every now and again. Widescreen in English with Dutch subtitles. [B]
	Cry of a Prostitute: (1976) Andrea Bianchi tries his hand at the Mafioso genre with Henry Silva as a two-bit hood who returns to Italy after spending time learning the ways of the American mobsters. Now he’s a tough bastard who’s out for revenge against the boss that killed his parents. Takes a while to pick up steam, but once it gets going it’s a damn good revenge picture. Barbara Buchet also stars. [B]
	The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist: (1977) Top-notch Umberto Lenzi crime thriller starring Marizio Merli, John Saxon and Tomas Milian! When a wannabe crime lord (Milian) busts outta jail and attempts to have the cop who nailed him (Merli) killed, the cop fakes his death to get the upper hand. Meanwhile Milian is working to take out the reigning Mafioso (Saxon) and Merli decides to try and kill two birds with one stone. Exceptionally well played out with lots of plot twists, great action scenes and that oh, so cool delitto music we know and love. In English with Dutch subtitles. [B]
	A Day Without Policemen: (1995) Simon Yam delivers another sweaty, intense performance as a cop who, after losing his wife (and dog) to a divorce and a killer's AK-47, becomes an embittered, drug and alcohol-inebriated lawman. Very grim and bloody HK "tormented cop" flick that earns it's category III rating with liberal amounts of graphic violence, nudity and rape. That said, I don't want to hear any complaints about it being too rough. Widescreen in Chinese with English subtitles. [18+]
	Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street: (1972) Sam Fuller's low-budget made for German TV film. A very engaging pulp crime thriller about an American private detective who is hired to go to Germany to break-up a ring of blackmailers and get back the negatives that they are using against a US senator. Loaded with deception, double crosses and Anton Diffring once again playing a cold, pompous villain. In fair quality.
	Death Wish II: (1982) Another one of our bad-ass composite prints courtesy of Will. When the king of bad luck, Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) shakes off the Big Apple and heads to LA, what does he get? His ass kicked, of course! After thugs viscously rape and kill his housekeeper and teenage daughter, Kersey is back to the streets with gun in hand and blood on his mind. This version contains all of the footage missing from the US and other prints: both lengthy, graphic rape sequences are complete and uncut plus a whole slew of extra scenes and additional footage that give the film a much more solid story. If you thought this movie was "missing something" you were right! This is the most complete version of Michael Winner's brutal sequel ever! In English with Greek subs during some of the inserts (about 90% has no foreign subs). [B, 18+]
	Death Wish II: (1982) This is the complete Greek print. It contains the same footage as our composite print, but is entirely from the Greek master. In English with Greek subtitles. [B, 18+]
	Dirty Games: (198?) Surprisingly elaborately plotted Filipino crime flick about a rich, corporate big wig who thinks his wife and best friend are having a long time affair, so he arranges to have his son who he believes to be a bastard child, kidnapped by his bodyguard! Unfortunately for him, the bodyguard decides to alter the plans in his favor to get revenge on a guy who stole his wife. Got all that? Kinda plays like a noir film as everyone except the kidnapped kid and the accused adulterers are complete bastards - the hero is a wife-stealing bum who beats his girlfriend and lets her turn tricks to put food on the table! In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	Dirty Weekend: (1997) Disturbing British thriller, directed by Michael Winner of Death Wish fame, about a female serial killer with a… uh, death wish. After taking shit from insensitive and insane men (her boyfriend likens having sex with her -since she is sexually experienced- to be like "drinking from a greasy cup"), a meek young woman finally snaps, grabs a claw-hammer and brutally kills a nut-case who has been stalking her. Finding that a refreshing experience she decides to take to the streets and meet men who deserve to die - and does she ever! Not a likeable character in the film, while definitely an art-house thriller in the Vanishing mould, it is mean to the core. Christopher Ryan (of The Young Ones and Ab Fab) has a bit part as a nice young man who is keen to set a bag lady on fire with his drunken mates. Also stars quite a few of Dark City's cast as well. [B, 18+]
	Double Game: (198?) Widescreen print of this Italian crime pic starring George Hilton. A vice detective is trying to put away the mob in Italy, one punk at a time. The papers call him The Avenger and with each civilian murdered, each young girl hooked on smack and blackmailed into a life of prostitution, he gets meaner and meaner. Some good action and lots of exploitation value in this rather badly dubbed outing. In English with Dutch (?) subs. [B]
	Emergency Squad: (1974) Great widescreen print of this gritty Tomas Milian crime outing. Milian plays a cop obsessed with catching the criminals who accidentally gunned down his wife during a getaway. When he finds a casing at the scene of another messy robbery exactly like the one found at his wife's murder, he is on the case and out for blood. Gastone Moschin (of the excellent Caliber Nine) plays the head of the crime ring and Ray Lovelock one of the robbers. [B]
	The Executioners: (1976) A.k.a. Sicilian Cross, Street People. Widescreen, uncut print of Ernest Tidyman's excellent US/Italian crime actioner! Roger Moore stars as a Mafia lawyer who also doubles as a Family button-man. When his older brother, who is a San Francisco don, is ripped off, Moore hires a driver (Stacy Keach) to help him get to the bottom of the deal. Lots of plot twists, great action (the car chase sequences are top-notch) and all of the bloodletting that was cut from the US release. A great flick made even better! [B]
	The Fifth Cord: (1971) Widescreen print of this obscure, little Luigi Bazzoni giallo starring Franco Nero. Nero plays a washed up, drunken reporter who suddenly finds himself in the middle of a string of murders. While covering the story, the police can't help notice that he knows all of the victims and has no alibi. Now it's up to him to solve the murders before becoming the only suspect and possibly the last victim. The film print this tape was transferred from was extremely worn, with heavy scratches around the reel ends, but where else are you going to find this one? In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	From Corleone to Brooklyn: (1978) A.k.a. The Sicilian Boss. Cool Umberto Lenzi cop outing that's kind of a delitto version of The Defiant Ones as cop and crook try to out run the mob in NY. Maurizio Merli stars as a tough Italian cop that must take a Mafia gunman to New York to finger a boss for murder. Once in the Big Apple it's nothin' but trouble as they find out what kind of roadblocks "connected" man is capable of! Van Johnson and Venantino Venantini also star. In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	Gangster’s Law: (1969) Somewhat talky and psychedelic (lots of go-go dancing and hip swingers) crime outing starring Fanco Citti, Nello Pazzafini and Klaus Kinski. A young tough from the south of Italy shakes the farm soil off his boots and hits the city. And the city hits back. Bruised and pissed off he joins up with some seasoned mobsters planning a bank heist. When they are double crossed by Kinski, revenge is a dish best served with lead. In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	The Godchildren: (1972) Obscure as hell, funky, trashy, low-rent crime flick that appears to be quickly thrown together to cash in on The Godfather and all the soft nudie flicks that were popular at the time. When a surfer/mafia courier running a shipment of pure heroin to Hawaii is double crossed by his stacked, nympho girlfriend, he suddenly finds himself being chased down. The Don (who bears an uncanny resemblance to Salvador Dali) sends his over the hill hit-man to look into the situation while our courier shacks up with a whacked out hippie and a collection of prostitutes (Rene Bond, Kathy Hilton and Uschi Digard!). This sloppy exploitationer may not be for everyone, but it’s loaded with nudity, violence, amusingly strange characters and a cool-ass dirty electric guitar soundtrack and is definitely entertaining for trashy ‘70s film fans. [B]
	The Heroin Busters: (1977) A.k.a. Drug Street, The Dope Way. David Hemmings and Fabio Testi star in this entertaining crime flick from the great Enzo G. Castellari. An American cop, with a decidedly British accent (Hemmings), with the dubious help of Interpol, sets up shop in Rome to bust a major heroin operation. After being nicked at the airport with 3 kilos, a charming drug runner (Testi) is coerced into helping with the case. Fun stuff with a cool Goblin score to boot! The master is a bit grainy, but that seems to be the fault of the budget label that did the film-to-video transfer. In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	Her Vengeance: (1988) Down beat, well made HK knock-off of I Spit on Your Grave, about a girl who is raped by the same gang of thugs that killed her father and her blind sister (and gave her VD), and now it's time for revenge with the help of her sister's former lover who is missing his legs, but kicks majors ass even though he's wheelchair bound. Very grim with a bloody, with an exciting climax in a booby-trapped night club. Shing Fui-On stars as one of the rapists. In Chinese with Englsih subtitles. [18+]
	High Crime: (1973) A.k.a. Streets of Eternity. Classic Enzo G. Castellari crime pic starring Franco Nero as Italy's answer to Dirty Harry. A complex web of deception and betrayal weaves it's way around ultra-high strung Detective Belli (Nero) who is trying to get to the bottom of a massive heroin deal that is so important that it is leaving people dead. When the Police Commissioner (James Whitmore) is gunned down in the street and Belli's girlfriend is beaten to a pulp, Belli snaps and swears vengeance on the underworld. Top-notch delitto outing with lots of style and some signature action sequences that were later used in many other crime films in Italy and Hong Kong. Apparently banned in Sweden. Widescreen in English with Dutch subtitles. [B]
	Hit Squad: (1976) Bruno Corbucci's remake of the previous year's Cop in Blue Jeans, once again starring Tomas Milian as Nico Geraldi (a.k.a. Monnenzza). After swiping a safe containing a notebook filled with payoff info from an ex-CIA agent (Robert Webber), the crooks start finding themselves hunted down by and ol' Nico is left trying to bust the lot of 'em. This is the second of about twenty Monnenzza flicks and is a bigger budgeted affair with some seriously loud '70s threads for Milian, some cool motorcycle chase scenes and some very silly comedy (Nico grabs a drink from a man at a dining table after jumping his cycle through his window and racing through his house). In English with Dutch subtitles. [B]
	Jakarta: (2000) Great, nicely complex bank heist film from Korea, where Jakarta is street slang for a perfect robbery. A coddled son of a bank owner decides to set up a heist of his father's bank to pay off a mobster. The only problem is that someone else decides to rob the bank at the same time taking him and the other thief (that he hired to break into the vault) hostage. Very cool stuff with a nifty storytelling technique in which most of the story is told in flashback sort of like Memento. Widescreen in Korean with English subtitles. Includes trailer. [B]
	The Kidnap Syndicate: (1975) Rare, highly sought-after violent 1975 Italian crime from director Fernando di Leo! A gang of surprisingly intelligent kidnappers work out a scheme to kidnap the son of a wealthy industrialist and the son of a poor mechanic. What they don't know is that the industrialist doesn't really care about his son and decides to haggle and stall, resulting in the kidnappers murdering the poor boy as an example. The father of the murdered boy has nothing to lose and armed to the teeth sets out on a bloody rampage killing the kidnappers one by one! Great, violent, gritty stuff with plenty of action and chase scenes! Stars Luc Merenda, James Mason, Irina Maleeva, Marino Masé, Daniele Dublino and Vittorio Caprioli! In English with Greek subtitles.
	Killer Cop: (1974) A.k.a. The Police Can't Move. Rare, widescreen print of this somewhat convoluted delitto starring Claudio Cassinelli and Aurthur Kennedy! Cassinelli plays a narcotics detective who finds himself in the middle of a bomb attack on a hotel while following a heroin dealer. As the pieces start to come together, a highranking official (Kennedy) starts blocking his path and conducting his own investigation. As the bodies pile up, it becomes very clear that someone on the inside is working against the cops. Great performances by the two leads make this one. [B]
	Killer Fish: (1978) A.k.a. Deadly Treasure of the Piranha, The Naked Sun, Treasure of the Piranha. Import print of Antonio Margheritti's cool star-studded crime-thriller/horror flick starring Lee Majors, Karen Black, James Franciscus, Margaux Hemmingway and Frank Pesche. When a group of jewel thieves stash their loot in a reservoir, the brains of the operation decides to infest it with piranha - without telling the others of course. At first it's one or two thieves getting munched when trying to double-cross the others, but after the dam breaks during a storm it's the whole riverside community. Damn good outing with some very gory piranha attacks. In English with Dutch subtitles. [B]
	Kill Alex Kill: (1976) Greek film star Mohammed T. Zarindast (aka Tony Zarindast) directs and stars in this US/Greek co-production. When a 'Nam vet is finally released from a POW camp, he comes home to find that his family has been executed when the mob came looking for his brother. He decides the best way to get revenge is from the inside and goes to work for the California Mafia. The film print used for this transfer is very scratched up, particularly around the reel ends and the bottom quarter of the picture is kinda grainy, but this is pretty damn obscure. Widescreen, in English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	Knell, the Bloody Avenger: (1980) A.k.a. Policeman's Blood, Bloody Avenger, For a Silver Dollar. George Eastman takes a break from Joe d' Amato's sleaze-fests to do this crime thriller about a bad-ass mo-fo (nicknamed Knell, as in "death knell") who comes back to his hood to find the killer of his father, a policeman who it is rumored to have mob ties. Jack Palance shows up as a kingpin who taught ol' Knell how to whup some. Gangland massacres, brawls, gratuitous full-frontal nudity and a cool cast. [B]
	The Last Desperate Hours: (1971?) Very cool Italian crime thriller / virus pic about a mob boss who, while escaping some hit men is bit by a lab-rat infected with a deadly virus that could wipeout the country. While trying to elude his would-be killers, the cops are requesting his surrender to save the populace and his life. Naturally if he gives himself up he will live, but in prison for life. This is a really well made blending of genres and the suspense and sudden violence are exciting and the ending is perfect. Recommended. In English with Dutch subtitles.
	The Left Hand of the Law: (1975) Bloody delitto starring Leonard Mann, Janet Agren and James Mason. After a couple of special squad cops are gunned down while chasing some kidnappers, the head of the squad (Mann) takes it really personally! His violent path to find the kidnappers leads him to the upper echelons of the government. Now, the powers that be don't want to be found out and decide it's time to kill one more cop. In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man: (1976) Awesome widescreen print of this viscous, violent crime flick from the master of nastiness Ruggero Deodato and written by Fernando di Leo! Since crime is so rampant in Rome (they must have seen some of Lenzi's dilittos) the police create an ultra-secret special squad of criminal exterminators. After a not-surprisingly low-key credit sequence (this is Deodato after all), this baby kicks into high gear with a brutal mugging that leads to a thrilling motorcycle chase through the streets of Rome. Along the way, just to show that these thugs deserve their ultimate fate, they run over a blind-man's dog! A bloody, mean addition to your Italian crime collection and a must for fans of rotgut cinema. [B]
	Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels: (1998) Widescreen director's cut of this cool British crime flick! When a quad of young criminals pool their cash for a high-stakes card game with a notorious crimelord and porno king, they get royally screwed. In their attempt to get the cash to pay their new debt and not get killed, bullets start flying, bodies start dropping and every hood in England starts scrambling to get the cash and the gear and stay in one piece. Very tightly scripted with loads of cinematographic style to spare! A tough, two fisted, tongue in cheek crime outing that sports an extra 10 minutes of footage and enough plot twists to warrant repeated viewings. [B]
	Lone Wolf Cop, the Sex Doll Case: (1992) Sleazy, violent Japanese knock-off of Magnum Force, from the perspective of the elite division of the P.D. that works above the law. Known as the Lone Wolf division, they are assigned to investigate kidnapped women who turn up mutilated, naked and dead and why the cops want to keep it quiet. Loaded with T&A and excessively bloody stabbings and shootings in the Lone Wolf vein. In Japanese with English subtitles in good quality. [18+]
	A Man Called Magnum: (1977) Luc Merenda stars in this Dardano Sacchetti penned delitto about a hard-bitten cop from Milan who is transferred to Naples to clean up the place. After a prominent mob family has their shipment of heroine stolen, suddenly people start dropping dead with tip-offs sent to the police in crayon-drawn pictures. Now it's time for Merenda to start kicking the crap outta the local hoods to find out what is going down. Also stars Enzo Cannavalle (Sgt Caputo in the Flatfoot films). In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	Manhunt: (1973) A.k.a. Manhunt in Milan, Hired to Kill. Awesome widescreen print of this excellent, gripping delitto starring Henry Silva and Woody Strode as a couple of NY button-men, who arrive in Milan to take out a pimp named Luca (Mario Ardorf) who supposedly stole a shipment of heroin from the mob. Adolfo Celi plays the Milan Don who promises to have Luca all wrapped-up for the NY boys, but for some reason the pimp proves to be a bit too slippery for the mob. Great action and acting as well as some impressive camera-work from writer/director Fernando di Leo. A must for Italian crime fans. Also worth noting is that this film provided major "inspiration" for Pulp Fiction. [B]
	Mask of Murder: (1985) Obscure Canadian slasher flick starring Christopher Lee, Rod Taylor and Valerie Perrine (who gets nekkid) that may have inspired David Cronenberg's character in Nightbreed. A serial killer is slashing the throats of pretty girls and leaving their bloody corpses in the snow. The cops (Lee & Taylor) gun down the killer, but suddenly the murders start up again exactly as before! In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	Nick the Sting: (1976) Extremely cool Italian crime outing from Fernando di Leo, with a great cast, a twisting plot and style to spare. When two-bit con-man Nick Hezard (Luc Merenda) gets picked by a mob boss (Lee J. Cobb) to be the fall-guy for his insurance scam, he gets a bit more than he bargained for. Nick decides to do that one big scam that will set him up for life and get revenge at the same time by setting up an elaborate plot to not only swindle the Mobster for a ton of cash but smear his name and force him to leave the country. Great stuff with good action and a really tightly crafted script. Also stars Dagmar Lassander and William Berger. In English with Dutch subtitles. [B]
	The Pajama Girl Case: (1977) A.k.a. The Case of the Girl in the Yellow Pajamas. Widescreen print of this somewhat famous giallo set in England starring Ray Milland and Dalila di Lazzaro (of Phenomena, Flesh for Frankenstein, etc). When a young woman's mutilated, sexually molested body is found clad in yellow pajamas in a wrecked car on the beach, a retired detective-inspector (Milland) takes a keen interest in hunting down the clues to her identity and her killer. As this is happening, the dead girl's sexually adventurous friend (di Lazzaro) is headed down the same path - or is she? Cool little thriller that sports some interestingly Italian moments, a neat twist ending and di Lazzaro's lovely bare assets. [B]
	Redneck: (1972) Franco Nero and Telley Savalas star in this strange, grim, ugly thriller as a pair of thieves who screw-up a big job and take off accidentally kidnapping a boy (Mark Lester) in the process. Unfortunately Savalas is completely insane and ends up killing everyone the group runs across including drowning an entire family of Germans. Widescreen in English with Dutch subtitles. A note for the anal: the tracking on the master gets funky for about one minute in the middle of the movie, the rest of the time it's a clear and sharp PAL transfer. [B]
	Revenge of the Godfather: (1972) Cool Mafioso action picture from Frank Agrama (best known for Dawn of the Mummy). When a freewheeling hit-man wants out of The Family he is given one last job and through a tangled double cross is set-up as the killer of a high-ranking member of his own family. Fun ‘70s outing that ranks as one of the better Italian thrillers. [B]
	The Rip Off: (1978) A.k.a. The Squeeze, The Diamond Thieves, The Heist. Cool, obscure Antonio Margheriti crime flick that may be Americanized, but still is an Italian dilitto at heart. Lee Van Cleef plays a retired safecracker who has a debt called in by an old friend's son. The kid claims that he needs the old man's help to crack a safe or the German mafia is going to kill him. Naturally all is not what it seems and there are plenty of plot twists and doublecrosses to keep things lively. Also stars Karen Black and Lionel Stander. In English with Dutch subtitles. [B]
	Risking…: (197?) Cool, bloody Italian crime flick starring Luc Merenda, Martin Balsam and Britt Ekland. Merenda stars as a cop who's mother was gunned down by some drug-dealing mob thugs, naturally this makes him the perfect candidate to go undercover and bust the drug ring. After busting out of the slam with a respected mob don (Balsam), he wreaks a bloody path through everything and everyone in an attempt to get revenge. And maybe bust open the case too... If there is anyone left alive to arrest. Lots of action, bloody shoot outs and chase scenes. In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	Run, Chrissie, Run!: (1984) Australian thriller about a woman who was once part of a radical moment in the 60's Germany. Her long-time lover happens to be an Irish terrorist who has gone and killed a member of his faction and is now being hunted down. Because of this the woman and her teenage daughter, Chrissie, have to run to the more rural parts of Aussie, but still manage to run into the organizations cleaners and a punk who is obsessed with molesting poor Chrissie. In English with Greek subtitles. The print is rather washed out, but this is a pretty obscure item. [B]
	7 Hours of Violence: (1973) Great hard-boiled and violent delitto from Michele Massimo Tarantini (who also brought us the underrated women's prison trash Women in Fury). George Hilton stars as a tough, ex-hit man and karate expert who is blackmailed by his former lawyer (Steffen Zacharias of everything from They Call Me Trinity to Death Wish II) who needs him to do one last job in exchange for some incriminating negatives. In an attempt to talk to the target, the man is accidentally killed by his hysterical wife… and then things gets complicated. The cops are hot on his trail as are a trio of sadistic Chinese killers, leading to lots of bloody action and cool martial arts fights! Claudio Nicastro of countless delitto also stars as do many other familiar faces.  In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	The Sicilian Connection: (1972) Ferdinando Baldi, better known for his spaghetti westerns, directs this interesting little crime flick starring Ben Gazzara. A smalltime crook decides to try and hit the bigtime by heading out to Turkey to score a massive amount of raw opium, smuggle it into Italy to have it refined into heroin and then back to the States. Unfortunately for him everyone wants a piece of the action. Some great moments such as the premature burial of an all too curious cop break up the drama. Sound is a little low, but nothing major. In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	The Slasher is the Sex Maniac: (1972) A.k.a. So Sweet, So Dead, Confessions of a Sex Maniac, So Naked, So Dead. Good Italian giallo starring Farley Granger as a homicide detective trying to solve a series of brutal killings. A psychopath is bent on offing the philandering wives of prominent men in the community and leaving pictures of them having sex with men other than their husbands. This better than average outing is a bit talky, but sports enough nudity and decent acting to keep your attention.
	Strike Back: (197?) Obscure, strange and violent German crime flick with a heavy dose of experimental “punk rock” music of the era. An Arian poster-boy doing hard time decides to slit his wrist to get into the hospital so he can escape the big house and collect on some hot cash that he helped steal. Unfortunately his cohorts ain’t too thrilled to see him and neither is his now-ex girlfriend who verbally tears him up before sleeping with him. In between brutal beatings, car chases, more bloody beatings and some clumsy sex is a lot of seemingly randomly inserted experimental quasi-punk stuff from bands whose members are all probably long dead. Great nihilistic ending, the general viciousness of the whole thing and the strange characters make this compelling for all it’s flaws. Original film print used for the transfer is badly scratched and rather dark, but hey, it’s in English and totally obscure. Widescreen in English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	The Stunt Squad: (1977) Great, violent delitto starring Marcel Bozzuffi (of The Smuggler and numerous other films) as a hard-bitten police inspector who has been pushing the commissioner to let him form a group of elite cops to lay the smack down on the scum of society. After a sociopathic extortionist decides to enforce his protection racket with bloody bombings and brutal killings, the Stunt Squad is formed and mucho ass is kicked! Never a dull moment here as the Squad chase down the killer and his gang with enough motorcycle chases, bombings, shootings, executions, topless dancers and car stunts for two movies. In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	The Super Cops: (1974) Super rare cop flick from the great Gordon Parks! Based on the true life exploits of two NY cops, Greeberg and Hantz who were known on the streets as Batman and Robin. Two cops who worked inside a corrupt system and damn near shut down the heroine trade. Made two years after Shaft’s Big Score (one of the best blaxploitation films ever), Parks takes an occasionally tongue in cheek approach here in this fast-paced outing with a great results. [B]
	Target: (1979) Sleazy, low-rent Italian crime flick starring Luc Merenda. When a tough cop (Merenda) starts shutting down the heroin traffic by blatantly killing the mob guys transacting the sales, the main-Mafioso decides someone needs to pop a cap in this cop! The best way to do it is to strong-arm a championship marksman into assassinating the cop by taking his wife hostage and raping her. Meanwhile thugs are sent out to kill everyone who may have something to squeal to the pigs (like a dancer who is sliced-up with a straight-razor in the shower). In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	Taxi Hunter: (1993?) Cool HK re-working of Falling Down minus the pretentious bullshit about a meek suit-and-tie-guy (Anthony Wong) who's pregnant wife is accidentally killed by a taxi driver. He snaps and sets out for revenge against the entire cabby community, who are some of the biggest assholes ever depicted in HK cinema. Very violent with some great stunts and the usual superb performance from Wong. Widescreen in Chinese with English subtitles. [B, 18+]
	Terror in Rome: (1975) A.k.a. Violence for Kicks. Antonio Sabato Jr. stars in this popular Italian crime outing. A gang of motorcycle thugs terrorizes Rome, beating people within an inch of their lives and raping pretty girls at will. Every time tough, hard-bitten cop Sabato pulls in the leader, his rich, influential father gets him off the hook. Finally the thugs attack Sabato and his girlfriend and now, it's time to take the law into his own hands. Good delitto fare directed by Massimo Felisatti and Sergio Grieco. In English with Dutch subtitles. [B]
	To Kill a Stranger: (1985) Solid thriller starring Dean Stockwell, Donald Pleasance, Aldo Ray and Sergio Aragonès (yes, the Sergio Aragonès). The wife of a journalist who is busy exposing a fascist police state in South America is arriving for a visit. After her car runs off the road in the middle of the night, a stranger (Pleasance) invites her to use the phone at his house and turns out to be a complete loony intent on raping and killing her! She finally escapes after killing him and it turns out he was a war hero. Now the militia is out to find and execute his killer! Pleasance is nothing short of brilliant while chewing the scenery as a demented, Germanic hunter of humans. Just hearing him utter the line "come to my arms and pleasure me you whore!" is worth the price of admission alone. In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	The Tough Ones: (1976) A.k.a. Rome Armed to the Teeth, Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Maurizio Merli and Tomas Milian star in this cool Umberto Lenzi crime flick written by Dardano Sacchetti. Merli plays a cop that has just about had enough of the law that protects the criminals and punishes the innocent. When he runs into Milian, a hunchback who is the key to the local Mr. Big, he finally snaps and is forced to meet out some rough justice. Good stuff with Milian playing a suitably scummy and sadistic villain and Arthur Kennedy as Merli's tough, pig-headed chief. Uncut, in English with Dutch subtitles. [B]
	The Triple Cross: (199?) Stylish, action-packed Japanese crime-flick starring Sonny Chiba (ok, well co-starring anyway). A young punk double crosses a trio of veteran heisters after pulling off what was supposed to be a big job. The punk hooks-up with the main robbers young wife and the surviving gunman, the mob and the cops all after his sorry ass and the cash. Very well made with great style and plenty of action! Widescreen in Japanese with English subtitles.
	The Valachi Papers: (1972) Excellent uncut, widescreen print of this rare, bloody Charles Bronson Cosa Nostra epic based on the true story of mobster turned informant Joe Valachi. Told in flashback, Valachi's story of mob crime starts in sing-sing where he meets made men who help him into the mob. After driving and performing a few hits, Valachi becomes a high-ranking lieutenant until the FBI sets up a sting operation that causes Don Vito to turn on Valachi. Great story with all of the bloody mob hits and nudity intact. Never released on video in the US, this is a must for Bronson and crime cinema fans. [B]
	Vidocq: (2001) Stunningly stylized and incredibly atmospheric French fictionalization of the very real 17th century convict turned detective and inventor of modern criminology starring Gerard Depardieu. The streets of France in 1830 are rife with the chaos of political upheaval and in the midst of this Vidocq is trying to solve a case of murder that leads to a robe-clad Jack the Ripper who wears a mirrored mask, bathes in the blood of virgins and was thought to be a myth. Lots of plot twists (the film begins with the death of Vidocq at the hands of the robed killer), absolutely breathtaking visuals that are damn near unlike anything done before, thick atmosphere, great score and solid acting make this one of the best high-profile films to come out of Europe lately and the best to use the new HD Digital format. Includes “making of,” a great digital effects reel that shows several shots with and without the CGI and two trailers (all sans subs). Widescreen in French with English subtitles. [B]
	Violent Bloodbath: (1973) Jorge Grau's giallo-ish murder-thriller about a judge, notorious for invoking the death penalty, and his wife who while on vacation find them selves in the middle of a murder spree that bears striking similarities to a case that the judge had presided over years back. Not particularly violent or bloody, but has a few good plot twists.
	Violent Naples: (1976) A.k.a. Death Dealers, Sudden Justice, Violent Protection. Damn cool Umberto Lenzi helmed crime-thriller about a tough crime-fighting cop who is transferred to Naples to help stamp out the Mafia. When he gets there he realizes that Naples can get pretty damn violent and the only way to meet out justice is by taking the law into your own hands. Maurizio Merli, John Saxon and Barry Sullivan star. Great, driving musical score and exciting action sequences, too. In English with Dutch subtitles. [B]
	Violent Offender: (197?) A.k.a. Bloody Friday. From the director of the immortal classic of mondo carnage, Shocking Asia, comes this grim, low-budget Italian-German crime thriller. Starring Raimund Harmstorf as a dumb-as-shit ex-con who breaks a buddy out of jail to get together a bank robbery that cannot fail and will set them up for life. Naturally nothing goes as planned and they end up holding the bank patrons hostage, killing cops and beating the crap out of the civs. Sweaty performances, an amazing death by grenade and positively the most twisted and bizarre sex scene ever committed to film make this one worth the price of admission. [B, 18+]
	Violent Professionals: (1973) Letterboxed (2.35:1) print of this highly praised Italian crime thriller from Sergio Martino about a tough cop (Luc Merenda) who goes undercover as a wheels man to infiltrate a ring of cop-killin’ bank robbers. Good stuff with a bit more plot complications than the usual pasta-cop outings with some great chase sequences. [B]