Author Archives: Giacomo Festi
In these last few years, the Eastern cinema got more powerful. From the other side of the globe we received the most interesting film of the last decade, showing the mastery of the most talented directors of this second millennium. This helped the distribution in spreading the knowledge on this specific sector, often victim of Read more
It’s official. As recently happened to his other colleagues in the East, it’s time for the prolific director Takashi Miike to debut on American soil. After Kim Jee-Woon (the action The Last Stand) and Park Chan-Wook (the drama Stoker), now it’s the turn of the Japanese director, author of movies like Ichi the Killer, Audition and Read more
In 2009, writer and director Todd Phillips conquered the world with his fifth film, The Hangover. It was a great financial success at the box office and also well reviewed by critics. Jon Lucas and Scott Moore’s screenplay created a charismatic comedic trio with all the functional stereotypes of classic American comedy: the handsome and Read more
Let me begin this Antiviral review by stating that, whenever the son of an artist decides to make his first move into the media-world of his parent, many thorny issues may arise. Some critics claim the so called son art is a cancer for the art industry. They caution those who wish to follow their parent’s Read more
We bring you some new images for Blue Jasmine by Woody Allen. The tireless director doesn’t want to stop and he reportedly said about the movie that it will be «the story of the final stages of an acute crisis and a life of a fashionable New York housewife.» The cast is rich of Read more
According to some rumors, in the anticipated sequel The Avengers 2 we might see Saoirse Ronan as Scarlet Witch. The rising star already seen in Joe Wright’s Hanna is not yet sure of the role, though, but in the mean time we can give you some other news, since director Joss Whedon added some details about Quick Read more
The world of Eastern cinematography knows how to surprise on more than one occasion, as I’ll try to point out in this Confessions review. From Korea, China, and Japan comes the most interesting movie of the last ten years; a psychological drama directed by Tetsuya “Kamikaze Girls” Nakashima, based on Kanae Minato’s disturbing novel. However, promoted without due respect and to Read more
At the age of 92 years old, the wizard of special effects Ray Harryhausen has passed away. He was regarded as one of the most important minds in cinema. His incredible stop-motion animations made it possible to realize movies like Jason and the Argonauts, The Valley of Gwanji and Clash of the Titans. The respect for his work Read more
It isn’t a secret that in recent years cinecomics have become a great part of the movie industry, both for the box-office and the pop culture. And there is one of these characters that has conditioned more than the others these last few years: we’re talking of Batman, the legendary superhero of DC Comics. Nolan Read more
A shocking title, but continue reading and then tell us if the question “Will Gwen stacy die in Amazing Spider Man 2″? is not appropriate given this information. Every media has its clou scenes, the sequences or the images that will be so famous to become the symbol of the product itself. In movies’ world every Read more
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