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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice : Video Review / Above the Line vs Below the line Episode 43

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi works as film critic and journalist who covers stories about culture and sustainability. With a degree in Political Sciences, a Master’s in Screenwriting & Film Production, and studies at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, Chiara has been working in…

Tim Burton’s ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ To Open Venice Film Festival

The world premiere of Tim Burton‘s Beetlejuice Beatlejuice, featuring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, and Monica Bellucci, will be the opening night film of the 81st Venice Film Festival. On Wednesday, August 28th at Sala Grande, the Festival announced that the Warner Bros sequel will be screened out of competition. Venice is…

‘Maria Callas: Letters and Memoirs’ : Interview with Actress/Producer Monica Bellucci

©Courtesy of (SIC)Pictures/ Ibla Films   On June 17th Monica Bellucci was in New York to present at MoMA the documentary Maria Callas: Letters and Memoirs. Directed by Yannis Dimolitsas and Tom Volf, it talks about the international tour of the stage play that Monica Bellucci performed between November 2019 and January 2023, ending at…

Open Roads: ‘The Beautiful Summer,’ Pavese Is Deftly Revived

Cesare Pavese was one of Italy’s most influential writers of the 20th century. One of his short stories La bella estate, published in 1949, was part of a book of novellas that won the author the Strega Prize, the most prestigious Italian literary award, in 1950. Decades later the Italian screenwriter-director Laura Luchetti adapted this…

National Museum of Cinema in Turin: Exclusive Interview With President Enzo Ghigo & Director Domenico De Gaetano

In the ancient capital of Italy (Torino lead the Kingdom of Italy right after it’s unification in 1861 until 1865), there is the impressive National Museum of Cinema. This institution welds the beauty of architecture of the Mole Antonelliana with the history and futurism of the motion picture industry. This is one out of the…

Mafia Mamma : Exclusive Interview with Actress Monica Bellucci

Synopsis : An American mom (Toni Collette) inherits her grandfather’s mafia empire in Italy. Guided by the firm’s consigliere (Monica Bellucci), she hilariously defies everyone’s expectations as the new head of the family business. Rating: R (Bloody Violence|Sexual Content|Language) Genre: Comedy, Action Original Language: English Director: Catherine Hardwicke Producer: Amanda Sthers, Toni Collette, Christopher Simon…

The Man Who Sold His Skin, A Satire Of The Art World Unveils The Faustian Commodification Of Humans — Film Review

The Man Who Sold His Skin, written and directed by Tunisian Kaouther Ben Hania, was one of the major successes at the 77th Venice Film Festival, winning two prizes in the Horizions/Orizzonti section: Yahya Mahayni received the Best Actor Award, and the film also got the Edipo Re Award. The film now races for the…