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 ]

Oz the Great and Powerful the review by Chiara Spagnoli Are you prepared to discover how it all began before Dorothy was thrust by a whirlwind Somewhere Over the Rainbow? Disney’s fantastical adventure ‘Oz The Great and Powerful,’ directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum’s beloved wizard character. When Oscar Diggs  [ Read More ]

Here we are with the annual Academy Awards Winners article. Are you ready? List of the 85th annual Academy Award winners announced Sunday in Los Angeles: 1. Best Picture: “Argo.” 2. Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln.” 3. Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook.” 4. Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained.” 5. Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, “Les  [ Read More ]

Quartet the movie review by Chiara Spagnoli We are accustomed to seeing Mr Dustin Hoffman in front of the camera ever since he played the young Benjamin Braddock seduced by the sensuous Anne Bancroft-Mrs Robinson in ‘The Graduate’. Today at age 75, Hoffman has decided to step behind the camera for his directorial debut in  [ Read More ]

            The silver screen is accustomed to telling the stories of the rock bands who make it, but director David Case has decided to take a different angle with his poignant, vibrant and sardonic ‘Not Fade Away’. The story seems to draw inspiration from the director’s life, since just as  [ Read More ]

          Ever dreamt of meeting in real life a superhero like Superman or Batman? Well you now stand a chance thanks to the young and talented director Sheldon Candis who has spotted out the the contemporary masked heroes who patrol the streets of America as activists, fighting against violent crime. “The  [ Read More ]

        Epic and magical adventure about the story of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman, and Jack Frost, legendary characters with previously unknown extraordinary abilities. When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces to protect  [ Read More ]

A supernatural love story set in the South, “Beautiful Creatures” tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers: Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich), a young man longing to escape his small town, and Lena (Alice Englert), a mysterious new girl. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town. Oscar nominee Richard LaGravenese  [ Read More ]

Brad Bernstein’s film, Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story, depicts a man’s continuous pursuit to find his place in the world as a human being and as an artist. The documentary combines traditional storytelling with original animation from over 70 years worth of art from the renegade children’s book author and illustrator,  [ Read More ]

            A young Jeff Buckley (Penn Badgley) struggles to make peace with his late father Tim’s legacy while preparing to perform at a tribute concert to the late singer-songwriter, in this stirring drama about the prelude to the tragically short-lived singer’s creation of his monumental album Grace. The stories of musicians  [ Read More ]

              After awards to “Silent Souls” in 2010 and “Killer Joe” in 2011, Mouse d’Oro Award is ready to celebrate, partecipate and vote to the movies (in and out of competition) at the next Venice International Film Festival 2012. KING’s ROAD magazine will be part of the italian online-press  [ Read More ]

Italian director and screenwriter Francesco Rosi has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 69th Venice International Film Festival of the Biennale di Venezia (29 August – 8 September 2012). The decision was made by the Board of Directors of the Biennale chaired by Paolo Baratta, on the recommendation by the Director  [ Read More ]

Venice International Film Festival (29th august – 8th september 2012) Maestri, veterans and debutants are attending the official selection 3 Oscar winning directors (Susanne Bier, Jonathan Demme, Robert Redford) and 3 Oscar nominated Directors (Brian De Palma, Spike Lee, Terrence Malick) 3 Directors who have previously been awarded the Golden Lion (Takeshi Kitano, Mira Nair,  [ Read More ]

the awards ceremony which will take place on Friday, August 31st Following the awards ceremony, the world premiere screening of his new documentary, Bad 25 The Biennale di Veneziaand Jaeger-LeCoultre announce that the great American director, screenwriter, actor and producer Spike Lee has been awarded the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2012 award of the  [ Read More ]

Venice Film Festival 2012 29th August > 8th September 2012 The 69th Venice International Film Festival, organized by La Biennale di Venezia, will run at Venice Lido August 29th through September 8th, 2012, directed by Alberto Barbera. The aim of the Festival is to raise awareness and promote all the various aspects of international cinema in  [ Read More ]

Michael Mann will be the President of the international jury at this year’s Venice Film Festival. Recommended from new festival director Alberto Barbera, Mann will lead the Jury which  has awarded Alexander Sokurov’s “Faust” last year. Also Italian actor Pierfrancesco Favino, will lead “Orizzonti” section’s Jury, and Director Shekhar Kapur of “Venezia Opera Prima” one.  [ Read More ]

Cannes Film Festival has its winners: guided by Italian Director Nanni Moretti, the Jury has given their own ambassadors for the 2012 edition of the Cannes FF, full of stars (from Brad Pitt to Nicole Kidman, Edward Nortnon, David Cronenberg & Robert Pattinson, Bruce Willis, the great coming back of Bernardo Bertolucci, Isabelle Huppert  with  [ 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 ]

  Last Saturday, at the Cannes Fil Festival 2012, Composer Alexandre Desplat returned to evoke the great scores that have been an inspiration to him, with extracts: The Misfits (Alex North), Witness (Maurice Jarre), The Soft Skin (Georges Delerue ), Ran Toru Takemitsu)… In 2006, he gave a first lesson on his work and his  [ Read More ]

Jean-Louis Trintignant on his participation in Love: “It’s been a while since I last acted in a film. I didn’t want to make films anymore and I love the theatre. It is only because Haneke, one of the greatest directors in the world, offered me this role that I accepted. But it was a one-off  [ Read More ]

Jean-Paul Gaultier is the first fashion master to join the Jury of the Festival de Cannes: “l’Enfant terrible” of the fashion, who has worked for a number of films, from Besson to Almodovar. Your vocation as a fashion designer began after you saw Falbalas, by Jacques Beker. As things have turned out, has your career been  [ Read More ]

Paris based art director Pascal Witaszek has recently caused a huge twitting with his brand new poster on an imaginary future film by Ron Howard, featuring Ryan Gosling, on Walt Disney’s life, “Walt”. But unfortunately it’s been only a fake poster: in fact the movie itself isn’t a project yet, although the idea has been  [ Read More ]

ROBERT MCKEE Meeting the founding father of the screenwriters’ bible, “Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting”, and Hollywood’s utmost inspiration to screenwriters. Robert McKee regularly teaches an enjoyable and information packed 4-day, 32-hour intensive class to sold-out audiences around the world. Since 1984, more than 50,000 students have taken McKee’s course in  [ Read More ]

TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE DISCUSSES STORYTELLING IN THE DIGITAL AGE The Tribeca Film Festival has hosted a 7 hour marathon on the new means to be a journalist, through a series of panels with representatives of transmedia communications. Beth Janson, Executive Director of Tribeca Film Institute, welcomed a huge room packed with international members of 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 ]

Nanni Moretti will be President of the Jury of the 65th Festival de Cannes to be held from May 16 to 27, 2012. Accepting the invitation, the Italian actor and director said: “This is a real joy, an honour and a tremendous responsibility to preside over the jury of the most prestigious festival of cinematography  [ Read More ]

 Berlin Film Festival 2012: SEVEN WONDERS – RICHARD LORMAND Ira Sach’s KEEP THE LIGHTS ON: Heartrending, frank, smart, but real cinema. This beautiful film comes to the Panorama after receiving a very positive reception in Sundance. Outstanding Danish-born actor Thure Lindhardt (FLAME AND CITRON, NORDKRAFT, BROTHER-  HOOD, among many others) brings extra emotional depth  [ 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 ]

Shining Beverly Hills for the 69th Golden Globes edition! The annual awards have been given to the most influent and talented artists, actors, directors and crew for the movies and tv series held in 2011. Here the list of the winners and a special photo-focus for the dreamy look of the stars! Best Actress in  [ Read More ]

After so many Sofia Coppola’s soundtracks, French synth-pop duo Air has created a forthcoming new album (out on Feb 7) re-inventing their own score for George Méliès‘1902 “Le Voyage Dans La Lune”. The movie’s last surviving color print had been re-discovered in 1993 before   the 2010 Cannes premiere. Air and cinema: so strong union.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mr Robert Downey Jr. has been selected for Burton and Warner Bros.’ for the forthcoming new Burton’s version of “Pinocchio”. The actor is currently attached to star in both a “Perry Mason” feature also by Warner Bros., and “Iron Man 3” by Shane Black  which for release on May 3,  [ Read More ]

Mexican artist José Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros has created a series of provocative artworks parody to Disney’s main characters and stories: from Pinocchio to Snow White and Dumbo, the artist has shown (acrylic and oil) a new view of infant stories world, with irony and disenchanted view, from sexuality to war, without an ideal happy ending.  [ Read More ]

Catwoman has been played by so many actress over the years, but Anne Hathaway (for next Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises” – out in a few months), had to prepare studying Hollywood sex icon Hedy Lamarr, used by “Batman” comic book franchise creator Bob Kane as one of his inspirations for Catwoman, along with  [ Read More ]

2011 Mozambique Fashion Week had the mission to promote  creativity and beauty of the Mozambican people, including an event with the subject of breast cancer, which is of course an enduring threat that affects millions and millions of women around the world. For this year’s campaign, MFW with Associação da Luta Contra o Cancer created  [ Read More ]

2012 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Premieres and Documentary Premieres Sections Special Event with Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s hitRECord on Jan. 26 Sundance Institute announced today the films selected to screen in the out-of-competition Premieres and Documentary Premieres sections of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival will be held January 19 through 29 in Park  [ Read More ]

The 24th edition of the European Film Awards, held in Berlin last Saturday, have awarded Lars von Trier with his apocalyptic drama “Melancholia”, and for the Director’s prize,  Susanne Bier for her thriller “In a Better World”. Also British stars Colin Firth and Tilda Swinton won the acting prizes, and “The King’s Speech” won the  [ Read More ]

JOHN LASSETER IN MILAN TO CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF PIXAR Just a little bit of…Pixar dust and away we fly to the world of childhood dreams, of light-heartedness and blithe. That is indeed the talent of John Lasseter, creator of Pixar. For the  intrinsic trait that has made the animation company like no other on  [ Read More ]

Here some other movies presented at the 2011 Rome Film Festival. “Trishna” Starring Freida Pinto and Riz Ahmed, with original songs by Amit Trivedi and an original score by Shigeru Umebayashi. Based on the novel Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy. Directed by Michael Winterbottom. Produced by Melissa Parmenter. “Page Eight” Spy thriller written  [ Read More ]

Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton. Based on Brian Selznick’s book, Director Martin Scorsese at his very best first time in approaching the 3D technologies, in a movie featuring stars Christopher Lee, Sasha  [ Read More ]

Presented at RFF 2011, “From Up On Poppy Hill” is the brand new masterpiece by Miyazaki family & Studio Ghibli, directed by son Goro. Set in Yokohama in the year 1963, “From Up On Poppy Hill” is a love story whose main characters are the high school students who were to become the first generation  [ Read More ]

A new 3D motion picture event, from headmaster Director Steven Spielberg: “The Adventures of Tintin”, at the Rome Film Festival 2011. Talent Jamie Bell (“Billy Elliott”) told us: “It’s been my first time in working in performance capture, which is an extremely strange thing to do for an actor. You have to act without a  [ Read More ]

“The Seventh Son” (previously titled The Last Apprentice) is an upcoming fantasy movie directed by Sergei Bodrov (“Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan”) for Legendary Pictures. The film is a movie adaptation of “The Last Apprentice”, a series of novel written by Joseph Delaney. The story follows the seventh son of a seventh son as  [ Read More ]

Simon Gargette’s philosophy of Luxury The creative director of the most exclusive channel on glamorous splendour, leads us in a profound reflection on the concept of luxuriousness through time and meaning. Tell me about Luxury Life Channel’s history… Originally it was Luxe Tv and eventually it became Luxury Life Broadcasting. Luxembourg group has made a  [ Read More ]

A sophisticated and technically stunning animated reflection on recent history. It’s the end of the 1980s, and as the Berlin Wall is falling down, an event that has huge significance for his country and the wider world, there appears to be little so dramatic in the life of Alois Nebel. Alois is an introverted loner  [ Read More ]

Focus on Great Britain Meetings, films, retrospectives, exhibitions and a red carpet specially created by the artist responsible for the décor of the Royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Directors Terence Davies and David Hare, musician Michael Nyman and writer Hanif Kureishi will be headlining the Focus section which this year the International Rome  [ Read More ]

Here the amazing line-up for 2011 BFI London Film Festival, with 204 feature films and 110 shorts over 16 days. In addition to our previously announced opening and closing night films, Fernando Meirelles’ 360 and Terence Davies’ The Deep Blue Sea, Gala highlights include George Clooney’s The Ides of March, Alexander Payne’s The Descendants, Lynne  [ Read More ]

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROLLS OUT THE RED CARPET FOR HUNDREDS OF GUESTS FOR 2011 EVENT September 8 – 18, 2011 – Toronto Toronto – The 36th Toronto International Film Festival® welcomes hundreds of guests this year. Filmmakers expected to present their world premieres in Toronto include: Davis Guggenheim, Francis Ford Coppola, Alexander Payne, Agnieszka  [ Read More ]

RabbitFest comes back – Show of Animation  The Second Edition of RabbitFest – Show of Animation there will be on September, 10th and 11th, in Perugia, at Giardini del Frontone. The event, organized by the cultural association Skunk, in collaboration with Cinegatti and under the patronage of Municipality of Perugia, aims at sensitize public awareness  [ Read More ]