T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house Nothing dared move, not even a mouse; The VCR was playing, John McClane was there, The embodiment of Noel spirit, this I do declare. One of the most iconic movies on the Christmas spirit, and no I am not talking about the usual suspects (the…
Category: Movies & Entertainment
A hunt for a good will
Good Will Hunting is a 1997 movie about a genius young man, too impulsive and violent for his own good, and a mentor-figure who will try to help him. The movie stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck (who incidentally are also the writers) and Robin Williams. There are different facets that could be explored throughout…
Il club preferito di Tiffany
Breakfast Club è un film del 1985 che potrebbe persino essere categorizzato nel genere del “film di formazione”. Questo articolo non si concentrerà troppo sulla trama e si limiterà a dare un semplice resoconto di alcuni dei temi proposti; tuttavia finirà con il proporre una domanda abbastanza importante. La premessa: per vari motivi, un gruppo…
Tiffany’s favorite club
The breakfast club is 1985 movie that might even be categorized under the coming-of-age genre. This article will not focus much on the movie itself and will just merely attempt to summarize some of the chore themes it touches; it will nevertheless end up asking a somewhat important question. The premise: for different reasons, a…
Wednesday Addams’s cousin
His girl Friday is a 1940 movie categorized as a screwball comedy with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. While I already wrote a piece on a somewhat similar quirky comedy with Cary Grant (Bringing up Baby), I would argue that the nuances it presents are worth noting and would like to briefly discuss them. The…
Due considerazioni su Silver Spoon
Con questo articolo non voglio minimamente cercare di convincervi a leggere un fumetto giapponese; voglio comunque usarne uno per analizzare due punti che trovo interessanti all’interno della dinamica sociale contemporanea. Quello che voglio dire è che non serve leggere prima il manga per capire le considerazioni che voglio proporre; per chi comunque né vuole sapere…
Spades in Miami
Hearts in Atlantis is a 2001 movie, based on some short works by Stephen King and featuring Anthony Hopkins. I would say it is a slice-of-life movie with elements of personal growth and with some shades of the supernatural or the surreal (typical in King’s works, although not as accentuated in this case). The story…
A sunrise on Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 noir movie directed by Billy Wilder and starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson; while understandably today’s generation would not necessarily recognize the actress’s name, her presence and importance in the cinematic history is undisputed (google it just out of curiosity). The movie starts in medias res, with the body of…
12 Angry 12 Furious
12 Angry Men is a 1957 “courtroom drama” movie with Henry Fonda. Simply put it is the story of a trial where an eighteen-year-old is accused of murdering his father and the twelve members of the jury must discuss his case. If they deliberate that he is innocent, then he is set free, if proven…
Wait until PitchBlack
Wait until dark is a 1967 movie adaptation of the homonymous play by Frederick Knott; it stars Audrey Hepburn as the protagonist. The premises is quite simple: a carrier that is transporting heroin wants to start selling it on her own and hands the doll (the MacGuffin inside which the drugs are hidden) to an…