Equilibrium is a 2002 science-fiction action movie with heavy influences from classic dystopias such as 1984 and Fahrenheit 451; there is even some criticism concerning the fact that it is a mere knockoff of its predecessors. It is true that the dystopian world depicted in Equilibrium has some of the traditional tropes present in the…
Jeepers, that’s a leopard!
Today, for the good-old-classic-movies column, I am recommending Bringing up Baby, a 1936 romcom with Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn (no family ties with Audrey, I googled it). Cary Grant portrays a clumsy head-in-the-clouds paleontologist who is to marry a frigid unromantic woman; she wants him to continue his important work with “no distractions and…
And we will always have Casablanca
I will not bore you by summarizing the accomplishments of the actors of Casablanca; Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman need no introduction. I will not even ramble on about what the impact of a movie made in 1942 had in its days considering it also depicted some hardships of the Second World War. The narrative…
E noi avremmo sempre Casablanca
Non vi annoierò con i dettagli biografici degli attori o del registra di questo grande classico; Humphrey Bogart e Ingrid Bergman non hanno bisogno di introduzioni. Inoltre, non mi dilungherò sull’impatto che ha avuto un film del 1942 e che raffigura anche alcune delle dure realtà vissute durante quel periodo. La cornice narrativa è molto…
Such stuff as dreams are made of…
Now that the first season has ended, here are my thoughts on Star Trek: Picard, and I will say right off the bat that I liked it. I don’t consider myself a hardcore Star Trek fan but I do have a strong appreciation for the franchise since it did leave its mark; it has been…
A proposito del prospettivismo
Per quanto il titolo dell’articolo potrebbe fuorviare e far pensare che sto per spigare un concetto filosofico o una nozione cervellotica, non cerchiamo di raccontarci frottole; sappiamo che non sono così profondo da potermi permettere certi lussi. Ho da condividere solamente alcune considerazioni riguardanti un argomento che mi è sempre piaciuto, una concetto che ho…
I don’t want this game to end
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about the upcoming series Star Trek: Picard and expressed my concern in regards to what the final product would be. On the same note, now I am afraid to continue the series since I hope they will not botch the hard work they did on the…
Jingle-Bats for Holydays
As every year during the Christmas holydays, good old Pops and me had somewhat of a movie marathon. On even-ending years, we watch Star Wars and on odd-ending ones, we diversify. As you might have guessed from the title, this year we decided on Batman – not the Nolan trilogy, not the Adam West versions,…
Live long and prosper Picard
Recently CBS announced a new TV series for the Star Trek franchise; the very title peaked my attention since it features Captain Jean-Luc Picard, portrayed by the very same, yet slightly older, Patrick Stewart. I did not watch the trailer or read about the premises of the show – this is mainly due to the…
Taw – racconto
Dedicato a J. L. B. Ho visto il mondo per quello che è, quello che fu intrecciarsi a ciò che sarà, la sfera il cui centro risiede in ogni punto, in ogni cosa, in ogni essere e la cui circonferenza è contemporaneamente inesistente ed illimitata. Ho visto la Vita e la Verità. Ho conosciuto un…