This weekend we received the first word on a new anthology film coming from producer Gabriele Albanesi (The Last House in the Woods, Ubaldo Terzani Horror Show) -- Italian Ghost Stories.

The project consists of five segments helmed by a group of young first-time Italian directors as follows:

Ep.1: Offline di Andrea Gagliardi

Ep.2: Fiaba Di Un Mostro di Stefano Prolli

Ep.3: La Medium di Roberto Palma

Ep.4: 17 Novembre di Tommaso Agnese

Ep.5: Urla In Collina di Omar Protani e Marco Farina

The movie's disturbing “ghost stories” were influenced by the classic Masters of Horror such as Val Lewton, Jacques Tourneur, Robert Wise, and Jack Clayton, but they are narrated in the Italian way and visual style.

Italian Ghost Stories is being filmed entirely with the Red One Camera and stars such young Italian talents as Daniele De Angelis (What the Hell Am I Doing Here?...

The Last House In The Woods director Gabriele Albanesi appears determined to resuscitate Italy's once-proud horror heritage. And he's bringing some friends along for the ride.

Albanesi has just produced a five part anthology of ghost stories titled Fantasmi, the individual segments directed by a crop of young up and comers. Here's the official word.

Now available the Official Trailer of  "Italian Ghost Stories", an anthology horror movie produced by Gabriele Albanesi (The Last House in the Woods, Ubaldo Terzani Horror Show) and directed by a bunch of young first-time Italian directors: Andrea Gagliardi, Tommaso Agnese, Stefano Prolli, Roberto Palma, Omar Protani & Marco Farina.

The movie collects five disturbing "ghost-stories" under the influence of classic Masters of Horror as Val Lewton, Jacques Tourneur, Robert Wise and Jack Clayton, but narrated in the Italian way and visual style.

"Italian Ghost Stories" is entirely filmed with Red One Camera and stars young...

Although the holiday season means time off work for most other industries in the U.S., it means it's awards season for the film business, which in turn necessitates plenty of tributes and accolades to be presented on the East and West Coasts at your local repertory theater in advance of the Oscars where movie stars can be seen and Q & As are conducted. Yet in New York and Los Angeles, there will be a wealth of other options as neighborhood theaters flood their screens with contemporary cinema from other parts of the world, classic movies in their full bigscreen glory, and certain-to-be-fun nods to the holidays, whether it's Halloween or Christmas. If you live in one of these areas or see fit to travel, these are the events worth the trouble over the next few months.

by Stephen Saito

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Italian comedy Kiss Me Again has triumphed at the 2010 Shanghai International Film Festival in China after winning a trio of top awards.

The sequel to The Last Kiss, directed by Gabriele Muccino, was honoured with the Golden Goblet Best Picture prize and Best Screenplay, while its star Vittoria Puccini took home the Best Actress accolade.

Chinese filmmaker Liu Jie was named Best Director for Deep in the Clouds and the film claimed the Best Music honour as well as the jury prize, which was headed by Hong Kong moviemaker John Woo.

Christian Ulmen landed the Best Actor title for his performance in Wedding Fever in Campobello, and Colin Farrell's Ondine won Christopher Doyle the Best Cinematography prize.

The nine-day festival wrapped on Sunday.