Marina Suma: the icon, cinema and her jewels interview by Alessandra Izzo It was in 1981 when at the Venice Film Festival, all shouted to the miracle, about a new star of cinema born after years of dark. The star, Marina Suma, actress and icon of cinema of these years, was the protagonist of the  [ Read More ]

VALJEAN The acclaimed Broadway production Les Miz that will soon be out in movie theatres, will not devour this smaller low budget production that enhances the story of Jean Valjean. Victor Hugo’s character has been remoulded by Fulvio Crivello (the director), Sandro Cuccuini (composer) and Fabrizio Rizzolo (lyricist). But the changes concern the plot alone,  [ Read More ]

Luca Manzi is one of the most brilliant screenwriters in Italy, he is the creator of the very successful television series ‘Boris’ and is establishing himself in the Hollywood realm. He has just completed the script of ‘The games of 1940’ with David Seidler (Oscar winner for ‘The King’s Speech’) that will be produced by  [ Read More ]

AN ITALIAN ON BROADWAY: LORENZO THIONE’S MUSICAL Lorenzo Thione, born in Mariano Comense (a small village near Lake Como), moved to the US through a scholarship he earned at Austin’s Texas University. In the course of a few years he started Powerset, an IT company based in San Francisco that sold to Microsoft in the  [ Read More ]

Here the list of the scheduled movies in or out of competition at the next Cannes Film Festival 2012: Competition: Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson (film d’apertura) De Rouille et d’os, Jacques Audiard Holy Motors, Leos Carax Cosmopolis, David Cronenberg The Paperboy, Lee Daniels Killing Them Softly, Andrew Dominik Reality, Matteo Garrone Amour, Michael Haneke Lawless,  [ Read More ]

Confirming his multi-tasking attitude in art, Mr James Franco is ready to explore one of the most important talents in photography for an upcoming brave new movie based on Robert Mapplethorpe’s life and art. Directed by Ondi Timoner, and financiated by the Tribeca Film Institude and by Mapplethorpe Foundation, which Director Michael Ward Shout has  [ Read More ]

To celebrate his 50 years career, the Italian actor Leo Gullotta has drown up a masterpiece-show collaborating with Director Fabio Grossi, creating a theatre event that’s all around Italy since 2010. Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wife of Windsor”, the extraordinary comedy by the English author and poet dated 1602, features Gullotta’s amazing makeup, affording his physical  [ Read More ]

Here the final list of the nominations of the 84th Academy Awards 2012, that will take place next feb 26th. Actor in a Leading Role Demián Bichir in “A Better Life” George Clooney in “The Descendants” Jean Dujardin in “The Artist” Gary Oldman in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Brad Pitt in “Moneyball” Actor in a  [ Read More ]

The promising Italian actor, Elio Germano, takes a stab at Will Eno Elio Germano, repeatedly anointed by the Italian cinema, has established himself for choosing quality films, acting his roles outstandingly. An endless list of prizes, – such as the David of Donatello and Best Actor in Cannes – testify his skills. The rambling monologue  [ Read More ]

On january 19th Paris Sotheby’s will auction 40 original pictures from the most important covers of “L’Uomo Vogue” during this 5 years under Franca Sozzanbi’s direction. Photograpies of David Cronenberg, Dustin Hoffman, De Niro, Zidane and Mortensen, from contemporary art protagonist, to cinema icons and literature stars, taken by photographers Weber, Paolo Roversi, Mark Seliger,  [ Read More ]

The Poetry Brothel, a unique and immersive poetry experience, takes poetry outside classrooms and lecture halls and places it in the lush interiors of a bordello. The Poetry Brothel presents poets as high courtesans who impart their work in public readings, spontaneous eruptions of poetry, and most distinctly, as purveyors of private poetry readings on  [ Read More ]

In a performance for the Vicenza Theatre, The Stomps have conquered the multi-aged public, capturing and creating energy from zippo lighters, garbage can lids, plastic bags, boxes of matches, rubber tubes, newspapers, water and more objects stomped with an extraordinary talent. Stomp is an amazing a show with an eccentric cast that do not utter  [ Read More ]

A DREAM FACTORY NAMED MILAN Lights, camera, action… ‘Miracolo a Milano’ and ‘La vita agra’ The film-industry of the 50s and 60s relives at Società del Giardino   Palazzo Spinola, in the heart of Milan, lodges from the beginning of the nineteenth century the oldest gentlemen’s club in town. The Società del Giardino, dates back  [ Read More ]

The National Theatre’s Backstage The National Theatre Backstage Tours lead you into a land of enchantment. Guides will take you through the backstage areas of the three theatres, following in the footsteps of the greatest actors and directors of the last 35 years, revealing the secrets that bring their work to the stage. One can  [ Read More ]

CORIOLANUS Schindler’s List and English Patient star, Ralph Fiennes, has made his directing debut with a version of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, unveiled at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, now presented at the BFI in London. The play tells of a proud Roman warrior who, having been turned out of the city, joins an enemy tribe and  [ Read More ]

In a terrific performance for the new lighting of the central streets of the city of Vicenza, and the Palladian Basilica too, Maestro Ennio Morricone has fascinated the public in his amazing show at the Vicenza City Theatre, last Sunday, offering with his over 150 elements orchestra (Roma Sinfonietta, , Nuovo coro Lirico Sinfonico Romano,  [ Read More ]

At the Venice Film Festival 2011 Al Pacino has received the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award. The legendary American actor and director is the recipient of the Jaeger-Le Coultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2011 Award, a prize of the Venice International Film Festival (organized by the Biennale di Venezia), created in collaboration with Jaeger-Le  [ Read More ]

“Orizzonti 2011” is the Venice Film Festival 2011 section aboit the exploration of doing cinema in contemporary world, crossing different languages and direction’s attitudes. In the year of Visual Art at the Biennale of Venice, the Festival will introduce and present very particolar films made by directors who work with images in movement. From historical  [ Read More ]

Andy Warhol: Motion Pictures www.moma.org December 19, 2010–March 21, 2011 Last December 19th, 2010, Andy Warhol: Motion Pictures, the exhibition (which will take place till March 21st 2011), has started focusing on the artist’s cinematic portraits and non-narrative, silent, and black-and-white films from the mid-1960s. Warhol’s Screen Tests reveal his lifelong fascination with the cult  [ Read More ]

Here the list of nominations and Winners of the Golden Globes 2011: Best Motion Picture (drama) Black Swan The Fighter Inception The King’s Speech The Social Network Best Comedy or Musical Alice In Wonderland The Kids Are All Right The Tourist Burlesque Red Best Actress (drama) Halle Berry (Frankie and Alice) Nicole Kidman (The Rabbit Hole) Jennifer  [ Read More ]

Last year Sasha Baron Cohen was told to be Freddie Mercury in his biopic, focusing on the classic rock band’s golden years of glory and fame. Now Mr Brian May has already spoken about the movie, ready to start in production next autumn, concerning the first draft of the script, by Peter Morgan (“The Last  [ Read More ]

  SATURNO BUTTO’ – intervista –   Dove la pittura incontra ed è scortata dalle sue due oscure sorelle, l’empietà e la pornografia, e dove il misticismo e la ricerca delle primordiali necessità umane si sposano, nasce l’arte di Saturno Buttò, geniale protagonista contemporaneo di sacralità mitologica ed ardori teatrali. Con un pizzico di Van  [ Read More ]

ROMA FILM FESTIVAL 2010 / day6: Julianne Moore and “The Kids Are All Right” Premiato con il Teddy Award alla 60a Berlinale, e favorito al Sundance Film Festival, “The Kids Are All Right” è la nuova pellicola di Lisa Cholodenko, che avvalendosi della nobile partecipazione di Julianne Moore nel cast (e prossima a ricevere il  [ Read More ]

ROMA FILM FESTIVAL 2010 / day3: interview with MARTIN SCORSESE – “La Dolce Vita” & Fellini “La Dolce Vita” was shot in Rome over five unforgettable months in 1959, and soon became a media event long before the film was completed. The set was visited by virtually all of Rome and consequently Italian cinemas were  [ Read More ]

  FILIPPO TIMI – intervista – di Ilaria Rebecchi Filippo Timi, classe ’74, è uno degli artisti più acclamati di oggi, tra importanti produzioni teatrali, pellicole al fianco di illustri nomi del cinema, riconoscimenti e libri. Un attore intenso e poliedrico, che si spicca per talento e disponibilità, perché scrive come un premio per la  [ Read More ]