If Fuori left me thinking about Valeria Golino’s extraordinary range, then La Gioia – which I also caught during the Cinema Made in Italy festival – confirmed something I’ve long suspected: this woman is incapable of playing it safe.
Directed by Nicolangelo Gelormini and released in Italy on 12 February 2026, La Gioia (which translates to “The Joy”) is a very different beast…
Sometimes, the universe sends you little signs. And for me, one of those signs arrived in Piazza del Popolo, Rome,von 16th July 2024.
It was scorching. I’m talking melt-your-gelato-in-seconds, seek-shade-or-perish, Roman summer at its most glorious and most unforgiving. My son Diego and I were doing what any sensible people do in such heat – wandering through one of Rome’s most beautiful…
If you’re looking for a meaningful Mother’s Day gift that goes beyond flowers and chocolates, this year’s selection from Prestel Publishing offers something truly special. These art books are not only visually stunning but also accessible, making them ideal for busy mums who want a moment of calm, inspiration, or creative escape.
A gentle introduction to great artists
Both Van…
Right, hands up – how many of us have a copy of Les Misérables gathering dust on a shelf somewhere, bought with the best of intentions? Me too. With World Book Day being celebrated today across the UK (and yes, I’ve panic-searched “easy World Book Day costumes” twice last week), I got thinking about all those books we mean to read. You know the ones.
Turns out, if you actually sat…
There’s something magical about watching a film on the big screen. Now imagine watching it alongside the very people who brought it to life – directors, screenwriters, and actors who can answer your questions the moment the credits roll.
That’s the gift of Cinema Made in Italy, and it’s returning to London for its 16th edition.
From Wednesday 4 March, the BFI Southbank will transform…
In the relentless march of daily life, time has a way of blurring. Weeks bleed into months, and months into years, often leaving us with a sense that life is moving too fast to track. It is only when we pause to mark a milestone – a thirtieth birthday, a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, a promotion, or a recovery from illness – that we drop an anchor into the stream of time. These moments are…
Sergio Caputo, the Roman singer?songwriter with a singular blend of jazz, pop, bossa nova and poetic wit, brought his charismatic show to the Istituto di Cultura Italiana last Thursday. While the venue was far from intimate – and occasional technical sound problems briefly disturbed the show – Caputo’s musicality and storytelling still carried the evening with delightfully off?kilter…
On a wet Tuesday night (10th February), London Mums Magazine reporters headed to Leicester Square for a viewing of the latest horror movie release, Whistle, out in UK today.
The story follows a group of US college students in this teen horror story where you think, “Surely blowing the cursed Aztec death whistle is a bad idea,” and the teenagers respond, “Challenge…
I went to see Moulin Rouge! Il Musical at the Sistina Chapiteau in Rome on 1 February 2026 with my dear friend Donatella, and let me tell you, it was pure, unadulterated magic from start to finish. Goosebumps. Hair-on-end. The kind of night where you can’t stop smiling, singing along (yes, we were those people), and feeling completely transported.
First of all, the venue itself is a…
I landed in Rome on 31 January with barely enough time to swap airport mode for theatre mode. A few hours earlier I’d been in London; by that evening I was dashing through the streets of the Eternal City towards Teatro Sistina, heart racing, coat flapping, thinking: this is either madness… or magic.
Tootsie at Teatro Sistina, Rome – Monica Costa with Paolo Conticini and Mauro…