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25.03.2011

Gregory Crewdson’s Graveyard of Italian Cinema

Gregory Crewdson is world renowned for his elaborately staged color photographs — shot with Hollywood actors and large crews — that psychologically reference the movies of such iconic filmmakers as David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock, and Stephen Spielberg.

25.03.2011

Hollywood’s Obsession With Rome

Hollywood’s obsession with ancient Rome has spanned many a decade and from the original Ben-Hur in 1959 to Hollywood’s latest release The Eagle, it seems audience appetites haven’t wavered.

The Eagle is the latest instalment in the Roman adventure genre to hit our screens this week and with it, offers up a more gritty portrayal of Roman life, with director Kevin Macdonald explorin

25.03.2011

Full bottle

Full bottle

A DECADE ago I had a small part in George Lucas's Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones, as father of Princess Padme, Queen of the Planet Nardoo, played by the sublime Natalie Portman.

21.03.2011

Famous Cinecittà Studios Fights For Its Survival

Published on March 13, 2011 by Martyn Conterio

 

Although it had fairly dodgy beginnings -Mussolini ordered the film studio built – Cinecittà studios in the heart of Rome, well, outskirts, has become an iconic film studio which provided plenty of Hollywood films with a place to go and make their pictures. Its 1950s and ’60s heyday may be long gone but the romance and history lingers.

Federico Fellini went so far as to call the place “my ideal world, the cosmic space before the big bang”.

21.03.2011

Italy’s Istituto Luce Under Threat From Government Cuts

The partially state-funded curator of historical film archives risks closing its doors for good by the end of this year if new sources of funding are not found.

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