Once Upon a Time in the West

Claudia Cardinale: Italian Cinema’s Sultry Sweetheart

The Italian film world of the 1950s helped several talented and photogenic actresses–Gina Lollobrigida, Sophia Loren, Anna Magnani, and Monica Vitti, among others–rise to global acclaim. One such performer, however, took a circuitous route to stardom, thanks to growing up…

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The Five Best Charles Bronson Performances

During the early 1970s, Charles Bronson was the biggest star in the world — well, pretty much everywhere except the U.S. However, he quickly attracted the attention of American studios and became a box office attraction stateside with films like…

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