Adriano Ercolani

Adriano Ercolani
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Adriano Ercolani Profile Italian Film Critic and TV Author living in New York since 2011. Critics Choice Association member. Graduated in History of Cinema in Rome, he works as a freelance correspondent for some of the most important Italian outlets like Hollywood Reporter Italy, Comingsoon.it, Cinefilos.it and Ciak Magazine. He started working as a film critic almost thirty years ago: in his career he attended the most important Film Festivals (Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto, New York Film Festival, Tribeca) and conventions (San Diego Comic-Con, New York Comic-Con, Disney D23). All over the years he has interviewed some of the most important contemporary authors like Michael Mann, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Peter Jackson, Alexander Payne, Joel and Ethan Coen, Kathryn Bigelow, Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig, Jane Campion). In 2009 he interviewed Christiane Kubrick and Ian Harlan inside Stanley Kubrick’s private office. Other than movies he is fond of American literature and basketball. Los Angeles Lakers fanatic. He lives in New York with his wife and his bossy 3-year -old daughter.
Adriano Ercolani Profile Italian Film Critic and TV Author living in New York since 2011. Critics Choice Association member. Graduated in History of Cinema in Rome, he works as a freelance correspondent for some of the most important Italian outlets like Hollywood Reporter Italy, Comingsoon.it, Cinefilos.it and Ciak Magazine. He started working as a film critic almost thirty years ago: in his career he attended the most important Film Festivals (Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto, New York Film Festival, Tribeca) and conventions (San Diego Comic-Con, New York Comic-Con, Disney D23). All over the years he has interviewed some of the most important contemporary authors like Michael Mann, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Peter Jackson, Alexander Payne, Joel and Ethan Coen, Kathryn Bigelow, Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig, Jane Campion). In 2009 he interviewed Christiane Kubrick and Ian Harlan inside Stanley Kubrick’s private office. Other than movies he is fond of American literature and basketball. Los Angeles Lakers fanatic. He lives in New York with his wife and his bossy 3-year -old daughter.

NYFF: The Brutalist as Dark Side of the “American Dream”

@Courtesy of A24 Fresh winner of the Silver Lion for Best Directing at the Venice Film Festival, The Brutalist directed by Brady Corbet follows the story of the Hungarian architect László Tóth, who emigrated to the United States after surviving the Holocaust. After a brief and complicated stay with his cousin, the man starts facing…

‘The Wild Robot’ Review: Chris Sanders Delivers Another Lovely “Creature”

@Courtesy of DreamWorks Animation Chris Sanders is one of the best directors when it comes to contemporary animation. Going back to astonishing examples like Lilo & Stitch or How to Train Your Dragon, it is clear how he is capable of developing humanity and mixing it with distinctive traits of so-called “monsters”. In some ways…

‘The Queen of Villains’ Review: The Woman Behind the Mask…

@Courtesy of Netflix How far would you go in order to fulfill your lifelong dream? What would you be willing to sacrifice? And how much of yourself would you change? These are the main questions that develop the narrative arc of Dump Matsumoto, the charismatic main character of the Japanese Netflix series The Queen of…

Transformers One : Press Conference With Actors Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry & Director Josh Cooley

TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. Director : Josh Cooley Producer : Lorenzo di Bonaventura Tom DeSanto, Don Murphy, Michael Bay, Mark Vahradian, Aaron De, Screenwriter : Eric Pearson, Andrew…

The Penguin : Press Conference with Actors Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti and Creator Lauren LeFranc

@Courtesy of Max The Penguin : The next chapter in The Batman saga, this crime drama follows Oz Cobb’s quest for power and control in Gotham City. Director : Craig Zobel  Executive Producer : Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, Lauren LeFranc, Daniel Pipski Screenwriter : Lauren LeFranc  Network : Max Rating : TV-MA Genre…

Major of Kingstown Season 3: Mike McLusky Is Back In Business

@Courtesy of Pramount + After a first season realized with undeniable depth and a second that instead leaned lazily on what had been produced earlier, the TV series created by Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon and produced for Paramount +, lifts its artistic fortunes with a third season that returns to the narrative strength of…

His Three Daughters : Q&A with Actors Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon and Natasha Lyonne

©Courtesy of Netflix His Three Daughters : From writer-director Azazel Jacobs (French Exit, The Lovers) comes this bittersweet and often funny story of an elderly patriarch and the three grown daughters who come to be with him in his final days. Katie (Carrie Coon) is a controlling Brooklyn mother dealing with a wayward teenage daughter;…

‘Agatha All Along’ : Press Conference with Actors Kathryn Hahn, Patti LuPone, Aubrey Plaza, Ali Ahn, Sasheer Zamata, Head Writer, Director, and Executive Producers Jac Schaeffer, Brad Winderbaum, Mary Livanos

Agatha All Along : Set after the events of “WandaVision,” Agatha Harkness recruits some unlikely allies on her quest to regain her former powers. Executive Producer : Kevin Feige, Brad Winderbaum Network : Disney+ Rating : TV-14 Genre : Action, Adventure, Comedy Action, Adventure, Comedy Original Language : English Release Date : Sep 18, 2024 @Courtesy of…

25 Years Ago I Got My Eyes Wide Shut…

@Courtesy of Warner Bros. On September 1st, 1999, I attended the press screening of the Venice Film Festival opening movie. The Artistic Director Alberto Barbera had selected one of the most anticipated movies of the year, Eyes Wide Shut by Stanley Kubrick, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.  I became a movie lover when I was…

‘Industry’ Season 3: Press Conference with Creators Michael Down and Konrad Kay, Actors Marisa Abela, Myha’la, Kit Harrington, Sagar Radia

©Courtesy of HBO Industry : Graduates from all walks of life compete for a limited number of available full-time employment opportunities at Pierpoint, a top investment bank in London; the graduates include Harper Stern, a Black upstate New York native who uproots her life in pursuit of success, despite having lied about the university she…