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Featured Article: Classic Italian Film

9 November 2009 4:45 PM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »

With its silent superspectacles, postwar neo-realism and 1960s new wave, the Italian film industry has enjoyed three major periods of international influence. In between times, it has assimilated the technological advances and dramatic styles of foreign competitors and used them to shape such local trends as the `white telephone' film, calligraphism, giallo, the `sword and sandal' epic, the `spaghetti' Western and the dialect comedy.

Over the years, the unexpected has become commonplace. Therefore, it's no surprise to see Gianni di Gregorio, the screenwriter of the uncompromising crime saga Gomorrah, making his directorial debut with Mid-August Lunch, a charming comedy of bourgeois manners, whose unforced naturalism, social insight and deceptive wit hark back to a golden age that is recalled here by MovieMail - the best place to buy classic movies and world cinema on DVD.

After two decades of propaganda and pictorialism, Italian film went back to basics after the Second World War. »

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Can Sexual Provocation Still Sell?

28 October 2009 6:15 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »

Barring some epic year-end bombshell, Lars von Trier's "Antichrist" is sure to walk away with the designation of year's most provocative movie -- with its sadomasochistic sex, penis smashing and spontaneous clitorectomy, it rivals Nagisa Oshima's 1976 cinema scandal "In the Realm of the Senses" in its efforts to shock and offend.

It's a useful comparison. Over the years, international art cinema has often been inextricably tied to our most prurient desires. In the 1960s, foreign masterpieces were as much about championing auteurs as glimpsing a choice piece of European ass. Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" was marketed with blonde bombshell Anita Ekberg dancing around in Dionysian ecstasy, while Jean-Luc Godard's "Contempt" and Luis Bunuel's "Belle De Jour" were literally sold off the naked backsides of Bridget Bardot and Catherine Deneueve. But do such depictions of outré sex still sell challenging foreign cinema today?

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- Anthony Kaufman

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A Serious Man – Interview with Michael Stuhlbarg

9 October 2009 7:24 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

In A Serious Man, the latest masterwork from the Coen Brothers, former Broadway actor Michael Stuhlbarg plays Larry Gopnik, a middle aged man who seeks wisdom from his local rabbis in a time of extreme misfortune. Gopnik has so many questions, those of which are proposed by the film’s “hint of mischief,” but as the answers become more necessary, they constantly allude him.

The Scorecard Review sat down with Michael Stuhlbarg in Chicago’s new Trump Hotel to discuss many issues raised by the film, including how religion influenced the film, what it was like embodying the unfortunate character of Larry Gopnik, and even the meaning behind the rather odd opening sequence.

Click Here to read Allen’s Scorecard Review of A Serious Man

What do you feel your role and character had to do with the mystery of faith?

I would say almost a physical manifestation of the mystery of faith. »

- Nick Allen

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Let's talk about 'Mad Men's' 'Souvenir'

4 October 2009 9:28 PM, PDT | The Watcher | See recent The Watcher news »

The following post discusses "Souvenir," last night's episode of "Mad Men." I'm not feeling great tonight. It's just a head cold, but I don't think this is going to be one of my longer "Mad Men" posts. I liked the episode, which had elements of not just "The Jet Set" and "Long Weekend," but Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" as well. There was something decadent and sexy about the whole Rome plot, and after the intensity of the last couple of episodes, that was bellissimo. The good thing is, it's not as if there were a lot of hidden meanings or... »

- Tempo

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Ricky D Conceicao: Founder & Creator

30 September 2009 12:37 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

Ricky D is the founder and creator of Sound on Sight. Due to contrary belief he has never attended any film school. Instead Ricky learned his craft from his eight years as a video store clerk and countless hours of watching Vcr porn and 70`s horror films. He has completed just over a dozen short films in which he produced, directed, edited and photographed. He has taken home various awards including best director, editor and camera man at various short film festivals. Whatever little free time he has is usually spent at the movies, reading comic books and spending time with his boyfriend and two puppies. His favorite film makers are Pier Paolo Pasolini, David Cronenberg, Lars Von Trier, Gus Van Sant, Paul Thomas Anderson, Billy Wilder, Charlie Chaplin and Alfred Hitchcock. His favorite films are Pulp Fiction, La Dolce Vita, Europa and Salo. He is currently working on a slasher film. »

- Ricky

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Culture Warrior: Cinemetropolis

21 September 2009 11:37 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Austin is now the third major Us city I’ve lived in since officially leaving the nest of my parents’ home in central Texas six years ago. After spending several years in both Los Angeles and New York before my current settlement in Weird City, I’ve had the fortunate chance of getting exposed to three very distinct cultures of cinephilia. In preparation for and anticipation of a week of sleeping, eating, and living exclusively in Austin’s uniquely cinephilic Alamo Drafthouse and Paramount Theater for the upcoming Fantastic Fest, this week’s Culture Warrior takes a look at three great American cities and their equally great movie theaters. Los Angeles The home of infamous movie palaces like Mann’s Chinese, Mann’s Egyptian, the ArcLight Cinerama Dome, and gigantic one-screens in Westwood frequently used to house major west coast premieres, Los Angeles is a city known for a particular type of celebration of the theatrical moviegoing »

- Landon Palmer

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Red Carpet: Venice, Toronto and Tilda x 7

12 September 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Which stars have been out and about this past week? Whole galaxies of them. I've collected a few randomly for this edition of the red carpet lineup. It's but a tiny fraction of the luminaries since we're now in the thick of festival season. Telluride is behind us, Venice wraps today, and Toronto just kicked off. And that's just the big ones.

Nicholas Hoult and Julianne Moore hit Venice for the premiere of A Single Man (see previous post). An Education's Carey Mulligan, quickly emerging as the one to beat for Best Actress, is going to be fought over fiercely when it comes to dressing for the Oscars, just watch. She wore this Prada 09 Fall/Winter collection piece for her film's Toronto premiere. Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly and her perpetually Oscar snubbed husband Paul Bettany were also in Toronto promoting the Charles Darwin biography / marital drama Creation.

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- NATHANIEL R

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Matt and Luciana Keep Living La Dolce Vita in Venice

9 September 2009 2:30 PM, PDT | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »

Matt Damon and his wife Luciana held hands as they surveyed the scene at the Venice Film Festival yesterday. Earlier this week they were all dressed up for Matt's premiere of The Informant!, but they looked casual and comfortable for their leisurely stroll and boat ride. Matt's good friend George Clooney wasn't too far away promoting his own movie, as both guys continue their Italian fun after spending time together at Lake Como. View 10 Photos › For more photos of Matt's visit to Italy, just read more. View 10 Photos › »

- PopSugar

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Subhash Ghai’s film screened at Carlsberg International Festival

3 September 2009 4:40 AM, PDT | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »

Subhash Ghai to be the guest of honor to inaugurate the festival.

Subhash Ghai’s ‘Black and White’ has been invited for the Carlsberg International Film festival to be held in Nagpur from the 11th to the 18th of September 09 while Subhash Ghai has been invited to inaugurate the festival.The film will be featured along with La Dolce Vita, Turtles can fly, Spring Summer, Edge of Heaven and a Marathi film Gabriche Pause.

Black and White has emerged as show stealer and has garnered critical acclaim from media as well as general Public.In the first week of its release it was granted tax exemption in Delhi followed by the state of Maharashtra. This small budget patriotic drama is still growing at the box office too on the strength. »

- realbollywood

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Ghai's Black & White will be screened at Carlsberg Intl Fest - News

31 August 2009 2:41 AM, PDT | GlamSham | See recent GlamSham news »

Subhash Ghai's Black & White has been invited for the Carlsberg International Film festival to be held in Nagpur from the 11th to the 18th of September 09 while Subhash Ghai has been invited to inaugurate the festival. The film will be featured along with La Dolce Vita, Turtles can fly, Spring Summer, Edge of Heaven and a Marathi film Gabriche Pause. Black & White has emerged as show stealer and has garnered critical acclaim from media as well as general Public. In the first... »

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Police Seize La Dolce Vita Cafe For Mafia Ties

22 July 2009 12:06 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

The Italian cafe made famous in Federico Fellini's classic film La Dolce Vita has been seized by police investigating mafia ties.

Authorities in Rome police have taken control of $284 million (GBP189.3 million) in assets and businesses including upscale eatery Via Veneto, the restaurant immortalised by the director's 1960 movie, allegedly linked to the 'ndrangheta crime syndicate.

According to anti-mafia officials, the gang - based in the southern Calabria region - have acquired up real estate in high-rent Rome neighbourhoods.

Twelve other restaurants were impounded, in addition to apartments and luxury cars. »

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Ekberg Admitted To Hospital

19 July 2009 7:26 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Veteran actress and former model Anita Ekberg has been hospitalised in Italy.

The Swedish-born La Dolce Vita star checked into the San Giovanni hospital in Rome, according to a medical official in the neurosurgery department.

Ekberg, 77, reportedly fell ill at home and is under observation at the facility.

No further information was available as WENN went to press. »

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"The Godfather" To Get Theatrical Re-issue In The UK

12 July 2009 10:34 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

The good folks at Park Circus, the British film distribution company, have sent us the following press release - which is good news for classic movie fans.

Francis Ford Coppola’s Academy Award-winning classic The Godfather will be back in cinemas from Friday 25 September 2009.

Re-released by Park Circus, this beautifully restored and remastered version of The Godfather stars Marlon Brando (A Streetcar Named Desire, Last Tango In Paris), Al Pacino (Scarface, Scent Of A Woman), James Caan (Misery, Funny Lady), Robert Duvall (Apocalypse Now, The Apostle) and Diane Keaton (Annie Hall, Manhattan).

An iconic film with outstanding performances, The Godfather is set in the 1940’s and opens at the lavish wedding of Connie, the daughter of the revered ‘Godfather’ - Don Vito Corleone (Brando). This is an event where business and pleasure naturally go hand in hand. The ‘Godfather’ receives a select list of guests into his den, to listen »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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La Grande Bouffe - Film Clips

23 June 2009 4:29 AM, PDT | Latemag.com/film | See recent LateFilmFull news »

Clips (not suitable for work) from Marco Ferreri's acclaimed masterpiece. A Palme d’Or nominee and winner of the Fiprexci Prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, La Grande Bouffe is one of the best known and most controversial arthouse films of all time. Directed by Marco Ferreri (Tales Of Ordinary Madness) and starring four of the finest European actors of their generation – Marcello Mastroianni (La Dolce Vita), Michel Piccoli (Atlantic City), Philippe Noiret (Cinema Paradiso) and Ugo Tognazzi (Barbarella) – La Grande Bouffechronicles, in unflinching and often hilarious detail, an outrageous weekend-long orgy of gluttonous debauchery undertaken by four middle-aged friends.

La Grande Bouffe - review

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- Leigh

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Blu-ray Review: Last Year at Marienbad (Criterion Collection)

23 June 2009 3:19 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Storybooks with happy endings are for children. Adults know that stories keep on unfolding, repeating, turning back on themselves, on and on until that end that no story can evade. ~ Roger Ebert writing about Last Year at Marienbad in 1999 Just recently I heard Peter Cowie refer to Last Year at Marienbad in an interview I was watching related to Ingmar Bergman's The Silence due to Bergman's shooting of long corridors in that film. Another film I thought of while watching Criterion's newly released Blu-ray of Marienbad was Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, only to hear Ginette Vincendeau reference Kubrick's classic in her 23-minute conversation on Marienbad in the supplemental material. Dave Kehr points out at The New York Times, Kubrick also paid the film another homage by dropping "a spaceman down into one of the baroque bedchambers of Marienbad at the end of 2001." Read most any opinion of director »

- Brad Brevet

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Scriptwriter Pinelli Dies

9 March 2009 9:15 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Tullio Pinelli has died at the age of 100.

The Italian stage and film scribe passed away on 7 March in Rome.

Beginning his career in the 1940s, Pinelli was best known for his collaborations with director Federico Fellini.

Together, they earned recognition for movies like 1953's I Vitelloni, 1954's La Strada, 1960's La Dolce vita and 1963's 8 1/2 - all of which were nominated for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Academy Awards.

Pinelli was also noted for his work on Pietro Germi's 1951 crime film Four Ways Out, starring Gina Lollobrigida, and Fellini's La voce della luna in 1990.

The star is also widely acknowledged for his contributions to Italian cinema's golden age with Monicelli comedies like 1975's Amici miel and 1981's Il Marchese del Grillo.

He is survived by four children, including his director son, Carlo Alberto Pinelli. »

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2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2004 | 2000 | 1997

16 articles from 2009

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