Cannes FF 2013, may 15th – 25th IN COMPETITION Opening Film Baz LUHRMANN THE GREAT GATSBY (H.C.) 1h45 *** Valeria BRUNI-TEDESCHI UN CHÂTEAU EN ITALIE 1h44 Ethan COEN, Joel COEN INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS 1h45 Arnaud DESPALLIÈRES MICHAEL KOHLHAAS 2h05 Arnaud DESPLECHIN JIMMY P. (PSYCHOTHERAPY OF A PLAINS INDIAN) 2h Amat ESCALANTE HELI [ Read More ]
by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Love for green fashion gushes out of Amour Vert’s garments. The brand’s creed is that women shouldn’t have to sacrifice style for sustainability: “We put fashion first, but always employ a zero-waste design philosophy and use only organic and sustainable fabrics along with low impact dyes.” The Ethic Chic philosophy of Amour [ Read More ]
While the Official Selection of feature films for the 66th Festival de Cannes will be revealed on Thursday 18th April, the list of Short Films is unveiled in advance. The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury, presided by Jane Campion, will nominate the prize-winners for the Short Film Competition and the Cinéfondation Selection. THE SHORT FILMS [ Read More ]
DOCUMENTA MADRID presents the first titles of the Official Selection. The Oscar nominated documentary “The Gatekeepers”, the best European documentary “Winter Nomads”, the winner of Panorama Berlin “The Act of Killing” and the sequel to the famous hit “The Staircase” directed by the Oscar-winning Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, shall take us in a fantastic voyage from [ Read More ]
By Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Milan’s latest Design Week has “shed light” on an exceptional master of illumination. Thierry Dreyfus is an art director, photographer and artist since 1985, when he first started experimenting with light inside theatres and operas. Over the past 30 years, Dreyfus has sculpted, drawn, and projected light onto prints, [ Read More ]
By Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi The name Alice, due to Lewis Carroll's contamination of social imaginary, always evokes candour and earnestness. This is the exact feeling propelled by Alice Dami, the host and chef who unveils the beauty of Tuscan mansions with the exquisite cuisine of the surrounding area. Alice embraces all sorts of leisures for [ Read More ]
By Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi The year 2012 has set a record for French film in Italy, that hadn’t been as high ever since the 80s. This newly achieved peak, is probably due to the craftsmanship approach adopted by the French cinéastes who manage to create “auteur” movies that are popular and emphatically enthralling. This [ Read More ]
BE OPEN is a creative think tank whose mission is to promote people and ideas: a cultural and philanthropic initiative that aims to harness the brainpower of the global creative minds in the arts, education, design, business, and the media – and asks them to imagine and then build solutions for the future. BE [ Read More ]
Belladonna is a great Italian rock band, whose mold recalls the splendor of the great foreign music of the past. Creating a real Noir Rock, from their first 2006 record, “Metaphysical Attraction“, attracted the attention of critics and public, also nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2008, and hailed by Rolling Stone , GQ, Glamour, [ Read More ]
by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Art is one of the first victims when recession strikes hard, and this can undoubtably be testified by the 18th edition of the International Art Fair in Milan, taking place from April 5th until the 7th. The habitual location of the pavilions in Fieramilanocity in the past editions displayed the artwork [ Read More ]
