TORONTO – Sono passati venticinque anni da quando Russell Crowe ha conquistato il pubblico in veste di un generale romano trasformato in schiavo, e ora Hollywood torna con un sequel dell’epoca vincitrice di un Oscar…
TORONTO – It’s been twenty-five years since Russell Crowe wooed audiences as a Roman General-turned-slave, and now Hollywood is returning with a sequel to the Oscar winning epic. Unfortunately none of Gladiator II was shot in Italy, due to logistics. This comes as no surprise to Tarak Ben Ammar, the head of Italy’s biggest Film Distributor (Eagle Pictures), who recently warned that Rome’s Cinecitta’s studio space is booked a year in advance.
TORONTO – Renato De Maria’s latest film, “Vanished into the Night”, has reached #1 on Netflix in 48 countries since July 15th, and #2 in the US and UK. As a loose remake of an Argentine/Spanish film titled “7th Floor”, it’s mostly unoriginal borrowing directly from foreign source material, and utilizing classic thriller tropes. It isn’t however, without considerable merit.
TORONTO – L’attore e regista pugliese Michele Riondino debutta come regista con una storia vicina a casa, la sua casa, Taranto. L’edificio titolare, “Palazzina LAF”, era uno spazio ufficio abbandonato, che l’acciaieria di Taranto [Llva] usava per ospitare i suoi esuli sul posto di lavoro…
TORONTO – Apulian actor and filmmaker Michele Riondino debuts directorially with a story close to home – his home – Taranto. The titular building, “Palazzina LAF”, was a derelict office space, which the Taranto steel company [Llva] used to house its workplace exiles.