Movies

Nov 22

Gloria Grahame, the Queen of Noir

The statuary Gloria Grahame is often featured in film noir pictures as a tarnished beauty with an irresistible sexual allure . During...

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Jun 10, 2022

Let's be "Neorealistic"

The Italian Neorealism movement that changed the way of film making all over the world. I love movies more than I can properly...

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Dec 28, 2020

Happy Birthday, Cinema!

125 years ago today marks the anniversary of the first public cinema screening by Lumière Brothers. Over the course of its history,...

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Nov 17, 2020

METROPOLIS, 1927. The future was then

“One of the biggest, strangest, maddest films in cinema history” — THE GUARDIAN When I was 13 I loved spending the whole Saturday night...

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Sep 30, 2020

"L'Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1900"

I never underestimate the power of a picture when this can make me travel back in time, through my memories. Usually, this step back in...

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Sep 9, 2019

Take me to the "Festival del Cinema Ritrovato"

The XXXIV edition of The Cinema Ritrovato Festival confirms itself as a cult event for cinephiles and old movies lovers. If someone asked...

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Feb 23, 2019

Brigitte Helm: the woman behind the screen vamp

The cool-eyed screen vamp was lucky enough to act during the glory days of the German film industry. Sometimes I get asked by people I...

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Nov 18, 2018

Mickey Mouse: 90 and still going strong!

On November 18th 1928 Mickey Mouse was born. Let’s celebrate together his 90th anniversary! Dear Mickey Mouse, you turn 90 years old...

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Jul 17, 2018

Downtown LA rocking the silent movies era

Downtown LA has been the favourite spot for Hollywood industry's silent movies stars since the 1920s. Hollywood has always been...

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Oct 5, 2017

6 October 1927: the first "talkie" movie of history

The pioneer outstanding talking picture which has revolutionised the industry of motion pictures October 6, 1927: a date that probably...

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