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Why was ‘Elvis’ snubbed by Oscars?

The Academy Awards aka the Oscars are the most prestigious award ceremony for the film industry. Each year, the ceremony recognises the best films, actors, and filmmakers of the year. In 2022, a highly anticipated film about the life of Elvis Presley hit theatres worldwide. Titled simply “Elvis“, the movie was a stunning tribute to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll…
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Film review: Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Shazam! Fury of the Gods is rip-roaring, visually stunning, funny and well-acted. It is released in UK cinemas today. The story The Ancient Greek Gods are fed up being locked up in some decaying old world stripped of their powers, a punishment for taking things too far millennia ago. So they recover the old must-have accessories from our museums, get them mended and recharged, then fall out…
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Film review: The Bone Breakers by Vincenzo Pirrotta

The Bone Breakers is a gripping and intense Italian movie directed and acted by Vincenzo Pirrotta, who in recent months has reached international fame thanks to his sidekick role to Luigi Lo Cascio in The Bad Guy. Inspired by true events, The Bone Breakers revolves around an amateur criminal organisation in Palermo that fractures the limbs of its willing victims before staging fake accidents to…
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Film review: The Lord of the Ants by Gianni Amelio starring Luigi Lo Cascio and Elio Germano 

Gianni Amelio‘s film The Lord of the Ants is a poignant and emotionally charged drama based on the true story of Aldo Braibanti, an Italian poet, expert in myrmecology (the science of ants), philosopher and playwright, who was imprisoned in 1968 due to a crime called ‘plagio’, a sort of brainwashing that was removed from the list of crimes two years later. Inherently he was jailed…
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Documentary review: The March on Rome by Mark Cousins

The March on Rome, directed by Mark Cousins, is a documentary that delves into the history of fascism in Italy and the events that led up to Mussolini’s infamous March on Rome. The essay film is a thought-provoking and insightful exploration of a pivotal moment in Italian history. Cinema Made in Italy festival at Cine Lumiere in London hosted a premiere today. The documentary begins…
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Film review: Ghost Night starring Edoardo Pesce 

As part of the Cinema Made in Italy festival hosted at Cine Lumiere in South Kensington I met popular Italian actor Edoardo Pesce. His latest flick Ghost Night is a thrilling and suspenseful buddy movie directed by Fulvio Risuleo in 2022. The film is set in Rome. It starts following a 17-year-old boy named Tarek, who is on his way to see his friends. His friends ask him to buy a few grams of dope…
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Film review: The Hummingbird by Francesca Archibugi starring Pierfrancesco Favino

It was a real honour to meet Italian film director Francesca Archibugi last nightat the UK premiere of her latest flickThe Hummingbird (Il Colibrì in Italian), during the Cinema Made in Italy Festival. Archibugi is known for her meditative films “Vivere”, “Mignon Has come to stay” and “Tomorrow”. The Hummingbird is a captivating adaptation of Sandro…
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Film review: Champions starring Woody Harrelson

Directed by Bobby Farrell, Champions, based on a true story is a heart-warming tale about Marcus a minor-league basketball coach, played by Woody Harrelson, who is fired from his job after an altercation with the head coach. This leads on to an arrest for drunk driving, luckily for him he’s able to avoid jail and is issued with 90 days of community service coaching a team of players called…
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Cinema Made in Italy opens its 2023 edition in London 9th – 13th March 2023

Cinecittà, Institut Français and The Italian Cultural Institute in London have announced the full line up of films for the 13th edition of CINEMA MADE IN ITALY which will take place at the Cine Lumiere between 9 and 13 March 2023. CINEMA MADE IN ITALY showcases the best of Italian cinema with eleven new releases forming the heart of the programme all curated by CEO of Film London and British…
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