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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.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga : Press Conference with Director George Miller

@Courtesy of Warner Bros. Furiosa:A Mad Max Saga : Snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, young Furiosa(Anna Taylor-Joy) falls into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus(Chris Hemsworth). Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel, presided over by the Immortan Joe. As the two tyrants fight…

In a Violent Nature Q & A : Actors Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic, Lauren-Marie Taylor, and Editor Alex Jacobs

@Courtesy of IFC Films In a Violent Nature : When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the woods that entombs the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year old crime, his body is resurrected and becomes hellbent on retrieving it. The undead golem hones in…

Force of Nature: The Dry 2 : Q & A With Director Robert Connolly, Actors Eric Bana, and Deborra-Lee Furness

©Courtesy of IFC Films   Force of Nature: The Dry 2 : Five women head out on a remote hiking retreat but only four return, each telling a different story. Detective Aaron Falk (Eric Bana) must find out what really happened before time runs out. Director : Robert Connolly Producer : Andrew Myer, Robert Patterson,…

A Day at Pixar Studios for Inside Out 2

It has been twelve years since the first time I walked through the gate towered over by a name stuck in the collective imagination: Pixar. On that first occasion, I was invited to the international press presentation of Brave, a feature film that to this day remains one of my favorites among those they produced….

Greta Lee and Kingsley Ben-Adir Will Star in Horror 11817, by Louis Leterrier

Past Lives,©Courtesy of A24   The new project directed by Louis Leterrier, a horror movie titled 11817, is very close to having Greta Lee (Past Lives) and Kingsley Ben-Adir (Bob Marley: One Love) as main actors. The story follows a family of four which gets trapped in their own house by evil forces: as time…

Wildcat : Ethan Hawke Delivers a Stunning Biopic of Flannery O’Connor

©Courtesy of Oscilloscope The best compliment I can give to the heartbreaking biopic directed by Ethan Hawke is that five seconds after the ending titles started I was already researching the short stories and novels published by Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964). From the Queens Public Library, I borrowed her first book Wise Blood by the way. …

Hacks Season 3: Press Conference with Cast and Staff

Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Jean Smart, @Photograph by Beth Dubber/Max Hacks : A dark mentorship forms between Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comic, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old comedy writer. Executive Producer : Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Mike Schur, David Miner, Morgan Sackett Network : Max Rating : TV-MA Genre : Comedy, Drama Original Language :…

The Jinx: Part Two : Press Conference with Director Andrew Jarecki & Executive Producer Zac Stuart-Pontier

©Courtesy of HBO The Jinx Part Two : is a new six-episode continuation of the groundbreaking Emmy®-winning documentary series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” from Andrew Jarecki, which debuted on HBO in 2015. In Part Two, the filmmakers continue their investigation for the next eight years, uncovering hidden material, Durst’s prison…

‘Abigail’: Beware of That Bloody Ballerina!

©Courtesy of Universal Pictures Welcome back, bloodsucking fiend! It is always a (guilty) pleasure to return to a vampire movie where the undead is an old-fashioned, terrifying thirsty killer. Even if the dark humor behind the whole production makes Abigail some kind of horror comedy, nonetheless the main character – a young ballerina who plays…

‘Civil War’: When a Strong Idea Remains On the Page…

In his previous three movies as a director, Alex Garland has demonstrated the courage to bring the genre he picked almost to its extreme consequences, delivering stunning, contemporary nightmares capable of insinuating under the viewer’s skin. Ex Machina, Annihilation, and particularly Men were developed through solid stories, complex characters, and the vision of a cinematic…