To win a war you have to start one: The Normal Heart

A terrific cast brings on TV one of the greater movies of the year: The Normal Heart. Directed by  Ryan Murphy (Glee show running) it’s a message of intolerance and fear but, most of all, it’s a heartbroken and moving story about the struggles to fight a battle that no one has any interest in seeing through to the…

For a small man you have got such a bloody big mouth: Fare

Fare, see the trailer, is an English short movie produced by Kettlefish. The film was screened in competition at the London Independent Film Festival 2014,here our live, in the category Horror Short. Filmed mainly in the south east of London in Bermondsey, Tower Bridge and the Southwark beaches Fare is the story of Dominic (Romeo and Juliet…

Oculus: mirror mirror on the wall…

In 2006 Mike Flanagan directed the short movie Oculus: The Man with the Plan; now it’s time to give more space and a turning point in Tim Russell’s story with the exciting new horror Oculus (click for the trailer), soon in theaters. In 2002 the Russell family moved into a new  house and, to celebrate, they diecided…

The Quiet Ones: what story are you looking for?

The new British horror movie The Quiet Ones (our previous article here) is an homage to the vintage films of the 1970s. Produced by Hammer (The Woman in Black with Daniel Radcliffe) and with the presence of  Jared Harris (Mad Men) and with the new Hunger Games star Sam Claflin (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Snow White and the Huntsman) the…

Noah: this is the end of everything!

The la-di-da movie Noah (here the live from the Uk première) by Darren Aronofsky, while leaving the religious controversies outside of judgment, it’s not fully convincing. Despite all the words spent in the last few months about a different story from the biblical one, in reality there is nothing strikingly new in the Aronofsky’s movie. The director, before…

Captain America The Winter Soldier: Gear up! It’s time!

Hard times for Loki. Who would have thought that the most beloved villain, one day, would have been a worthy opponent to want to win the crown? Is that The Winter Soldier has from his past worthy of the best villains (who would dare to challenge Chuck Bass?!?), and a new Marvel project very innovative…

Endless Love: fight for Love

After 33 years from Franco Zeffirelli‘s adaptation, the novel by Scott Spencer is now been redressed by Gossip Girl‘s producers. Unlike his first cinema version, Shana Feste‘s Endless Love is more a re-writing of Spencer’s story than an adaptation. The first love with a capital A, that passion that rips the heart out and makes…

Lost on Purpose: a brilliant life-style story

It’s quite easy to understand that the budget available for Lost on Purpose (trailer here) was limited. Maybe it’s because I worked as a screenwriter on a film that had perhaps even less resources than this, and I think you can feel the hard work and sacrifices on your skin when something similar comes to you.…

Yves Saint Laurent: fashions fade, style is eternal

A look in the life of French designer is coming on the big screen. This year is for sure the biopic year on the big screen. It’s out now The Wolf of Wall Street, based on the story of the American stockbroker, Jordon Ross Belfort with Leonardo Di Caprio. Also coming is Ralph Fiennes‘ biopic…

A New York Winter’s Tale: what if we become Stars?

This is not a true story. This is a true love. A New York Winter’s Tale as the title itself says is a tale based on Mark Helprin’s nearly 700-page novel. Helprin’s story is complex and articulated and really difficult to fit for the screen. The movie is co-produced, written and directed by Akiva Goldsman,…

Cavemen: love is a perfect moment that never ends

Cavemen is a low budget and even lower-impact movie by writer and director Herschel Faber. The mean character is American Tv Star Skylar Astin. Astin plays in TBS sitcom Ground Floor and  like in the movie, he is a bland, morose young man’s search for love. But if the TV show, which has recently completed…