After two years of forced break due to the slap given to Chris Rock during the Oscar Night of 2022, the famous detective couple (Will Smith e Martin Lawrence) di Miami torna sul grande schermo nel quarto capitolo della saga #BadBoys Sinossi: Quest'estate, the world's most beloved "Bad Boys" return with their iconic mix of action and unbridled irony, but this time with a twist: the two Miami champions are now the wanted ones. Review: Will Smith makes his return to the big screen playing the
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#The empire of Bruno Dumont
The desert landscape of a fishing village in Northern France becomes a battleground for human-appearing extraterrestrial forces. Making fun of the reference saga of science fiction, Star Wars, Dumont puts together a film that travels between quotes and anomalies, allowing for a few laughs and a few surprises. The face of the "bad guy" is that of a child, the future heir, son of the fisherman Jony. He is the target of the enemy forces. If the idea of spaceships in the shape of 12th century Gothic churches is an eye-opener, the characters struggle
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #30 (DAY12)
The Focus by Valentina Vignoli: the revelation film comes from India, absent for thirty years from the Croisette which wins the Grand Prix (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) and Valentina Vignoli - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) Synopsis: The self-written story centers on two nurses in troubled relationships in Mumbai who embark on a journey to a beach town, a welcome refuge that gives them space to grow. “Mumbai is the city of illusions”, says one
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #29 (DAY11)
The closure of #Cannes77 with an animation by Michel Hazanavicius and the celebration of the forty years of Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders restored (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) Celebrate a cinema of discoveries, This is the mission of a Certain Regard to bring out new trends, nuovi percorsi e nuovi paesi che si affacciano al cinema Nella selezione UCR 2024 with 18 feature films, of which 8 Prime works in competition too
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #20 (DAY 8): The critical gaze of Maria Vittoria from the Croisette
The wait for Paolo Sorrentino's new film ignites the Croisette (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) COMPETITION PARTHENOPE di Paolo SORRENTINO Sinossi: The Italian maestro Paolo Sorrentino updates the founding myth of his hometown, Naples, reworking the legendary siren Partenope as a woman born in the 1950s. Described by the director as a “female epic”. Review: Sorrentino's latest highly anticipated film follows the life of a Neapolitan family from 1950 till
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #15 (DAY5)
#ACID@Cannes 2024 e l’Argentina: Moi, ma mère et les autres di Iair Said (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) Synopsis: David, un trentenne millennial, sovrappeso, omosessuale e con una paura combattuta di volare, torna con rammarico nella sua nativa Argentina per partecipare al funerale dello zio. Lì si ricongiungerà con la madre e la sua famiglia ebrea, mentre intraprende una ricerca in tutta Buenos Aires per placare la sua
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #12 (DAY 4): FOCUS of the day
Yórgos LÁNTHIMOS is not convincing although he has hired a proven cast with a multifaceted Jesse Plemons and a magnetic Emma Stone (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) COMPETITION #KindOfKindness di Yorgos Lanthimos Sinossi: la Musa del regista greco in un trittico dai contorni oscuri sull’animo umano Recensione: The Greek director returns to collaborate with Efthimis Filippou and one immediately notices that he is taking a step back compared to his latest films which were so successful
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #9 (DAY3)
Il primo dei titoli selezionati ad #ACID@Cannes 2024:It Doesn't Matter di Josh Mond (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) Synopsis: IT DOESN’T MATTER segue i vagabondaggi attraverso il paese di Alvaro, un uomo di Staten Island, e la sua fortuita relazione con un giovane regista. Nel corso di sette anni, Alvaro arriva ad affrontare i problemi che lo hanno lasciato senza un soldo, e come inizia a guarire. Cosa ne
#CANNES77 – 14/25 May 2024 SPECIAL #7 (DAY2)
A #UnCertainRegard il primo degli italiani: Roberto Minervini (from Cannes Luigi Noera and Maria Vittoria Battaglia with the kind collaboration of Vittorio De Agrò (RS) - the photos are published courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival) THE DAMNED di Roberto MINERVINI - il documentarista italiano Minervini ha fatto dei diseredati del sud degli Stati Uniti il soggetto preferito. Nel suo primo lungometraggio di finzione racconta invece la missione di un gruppo di soldati dell'Unione inviati alla frontiera occidentale durante la guerra civile americana. Review: l’incipit ci mostra dei lupi che sbranano una
#IlMioPostoèqui by Cristiano Bortone and Daniela Porto – the review by Vittorio De Agrò
#IlMioPostoèqui is based on the novel of the same name by Daniela Porto, with: Ludovica Martino e Marco Leonardi Sinossi: My place is here, film directed by Cristiano Bortone and Daniela Porto, è ambientato all'indomani del Secondo conflitto mondiale in un paesino in Calabria. Racconta l'amicizia nata tra Marta e Lorenzo (Ludovica Martino and Marco Leonardi): she is a single mother, who has been promised as a wife to a man she is not in love with; his, instead, he is a gay man, known for "organize weddings" of others. Il loro incontro porterà alla nascita di un