by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Playwright Mike Gorman, spends his time betwixt the fervent New York theatre scene and the inspiring land of Maine, where his stories and characters come to life. As a resident of La MaMa Theatre, pillar of Off Off Broadway theatre, he has just presented his ultimate play, ‘If Colorado Had An [ Read More ]
Synopsis Reclusive small town locksmith Angelo Manglehorn has never quite recovered from losing the love of his life, Clara. Fixated on her memory, he feels closer to his beloved cat than the people around him and prefers to find comfort in his work and daily routine. Still, he forges on with his tenuous human connections, [ Read More ]
by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Day-to-day heroes, who immolate themselves for others, have the backlash of being haunted by the nefarious aftermath. ‘The Highest Cost,’ is a contemporary parable of the hero’s abnegation in favour of the community. The powerful and overwhelming documentary by Matteo Brunetta – an Italian young director who started out as film [ Read More ]
PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURYGOLDEN BEAR for the Best Film Poziţia CopiluluiChild's Pose by Călin Peter Netzer JURY GRAND PRIX (Silver Bear) Epizoda u životu berača željeza An Episode in the Life of an Iron Pickerby Danis Tanović ALFRED BAUER PRIZE (Silver Bear) – in memory of the Festival Founder –for a feature film that [ 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 ]
ROME FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DEL FILM DI ROMA Friday January 4th Lifetime Achievement Award to Quentin Tarantino and Django Unchained gala screening The 7th Rome Film Festival (Festival Internazionale del Film di Roma) will confer its Lifetime Achievement Award to Quentin Tarantino. The American director, screenwriter, actor, and producer, winner [ Read More ]
Interview to the son and director Claudio Risi Regarded by many as Dino Risi's finest film, The Easy Life (Il Sorpasso) casts Vittorio Gassman as Bruno, a jaded, ageing roue, who introduces young Roberto Mariani Jean-Louis Trintignant to his hedonistic lifestyle. Previously a man with a purpose in life, Roberto soon becomes as wanton and [ 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 ]
What’s the world like according to Pupi Avati? SecondoMéFest In Padua Movies, Books, Music, Tastings and … Much More SecondoMéFest Thursday November 3 > Saturday November 5, 2011 Padua | multiple venues Movies, books, music, tastings, symposiums and exhibitions: the first edition of SecondoMéFest, in Padua from November 3rd to November 5th, it’s all [ Read More ]
Baz Luhrmann is going to direct “The Great Gatsby” remake, based on F. Scott Fitzerald’story, set in Sidney, and in 3D. Director told that this Warner Bros production is ready to start in filming but not in the short time, because of many discussions on it, for example the decision to fix the location in [ Read More ]
