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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.

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…

‘The Instigators’ is a Gritty Action-Comedy Worth Because of Damon and Affleck

@Courtesy of Apple Original Films Doug Liman must be a filmmaker with an iron will. Even though over the years he has clashed in one way or another with half of Hollywood Studios, reaping in some cases thunderous failures with audiences and critics, he continues undaunted to put forward his ironic, almost irreverent idea of…

‘My Spy the Eternal City’: Press Conference with Actors Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman and Ken Jeong

@Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios My Spy the Eternal City : Back by popular demand, My Spy’s dynamic duo, veteran CIA operative JJ (Dave Bautista) and his 14-year-old stepdaughter and protégé Sophie (Chloe Coleman), reunite to save the world when a high school choir tour of Italy is interrupted by a nefarious nuclear plot targeting…

NYAFF : ‘Wolf Hiding’ is a Revenge-Movie with a Social Commentary

Courtesy of iQIYI Inc. The New York Asian Film Festival 2024 presents the North American Premiere of Wolf Hiding (Nu chao), a crime-thriller shot in Malaysia. Director Marc Ma has packed an action movie with social commentary and the right dose of drama. The screenplay written by Hui Chen, Yu Gong, and Haoran Gu centers…

D23: The Last Day Was Dedicated to the Disney Legends

©Courtesy of D23 As always happens on Sundays at D23, the last day of the Convention is dedicated to the fans and to the tribute of the newly elected Disney Legends. During the morning some of the most important artists at Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studios meet thousands of fans for book signing,…

Loot : Press Conference with Actor/Executive Producer Maya Rudolph

©Joel Kim Booster, Ron Funches, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Meagen Fay, Nat Faxon and Stephanie Styles in “Loot,” now streaming on Apple TV+. After divorcing her husband of 20 years, Molly Novak must figure out what to do with her $87 billion settlement; she decides to re-engage with her charitable foundation and reconnect with…

Daughters : What Does It Mean to Be an Incarcerated Father?

©Courtesy of Netflix After winning Festival Favorite and Audience Award: U.S. Documentary Competition at the last Sundance Film Festival, Daughters by Natalie Rae and Angela Patton finds its streaming platform on Netflix. The documentary focuses on the Daddy Daughter Dance, a program run in a Washington D.C. jail that allows incarcerated men to spend a…