On March 7, 1975, a film destined to change the very idea of thriller films forever was released in Italian theaters: Deep Red. A hypnotic and brutal work that marked a turning point for Dario Argento’s cinema and opened a new season for the entire genre. And fifty years later, it continues to surprise and …
“Did you know that the word ‘trauma’ comes from the Greek for ‘wound’? Hm? And what is the German word for ‘dream’? Traum. Ein Traum. Wounds can create monsters you have so many wounds, officer.”Dr. Jeremiah Naehring It was Feb. 19, 2010, when the film version of the novel Shutter Island was released in theaters, …
Cradle of the American Revolution and the Sons of Liberty, capital of New England, the first state to abolish slavery, home to the Red Sox and the oldest marathon in America, to the largest public library in the U.S., and to the most prestigious universities in the country… and also the backdrop for some of …
“Schindler’s List was never a cure for antisemitism. It was a reminder of the symptoms of it.”Steven Spielberg In The Fabelmans – Spielberg’s stunning autobiography – is revealed how the director’s Jewish origins impacted his life. His relatives in Europe died in Poland and Ukraine during the Nazi regime. Even in America, wherever he went, he …
The breathtaking locations are only one of the many ingredients that helped make the second part of Denis Villeneuve’s work one of the best films of the last two decades, in my opinion. The location of Dune in Italy is also unusual and beautiful, one of those places that I discovered just because of the …
“Before Elvis, everything was in black and white. Then came Elvis. Zoom, glorious Technicolor.” Keith Richards Memphis and Elvis are an indissoluble duo; one cannot mention the city without thinking of the King and his voice. Here he grew up, was born a singer and lived until the end in his Graceland.To visit Elvis’ places in Memphis is to pay …
Directed and produced by the legendary Clint Eastwood, a film whose co-star – in a sense – is a historic Ford automobile, could only be set in the Motor City (with also the benefit of all the facilities that Michigan offers for those who choose to shoot there). Discovering Gran Torino’s locations in Detroit also …
It is not true that all animated films take place in invented, magical, and sometimes implausible places. Many, in fact, are set in real places – or in places inspired by real locations – as in the case of Radiator Springs, the town featured in Cars, whose main locations are all inspired by Route 66. …
Among the oldest cities in the United States, the capital of New England and the beautiful state of Massachusetts, Boston has been captivating from the start. A human-scale city, elegant and far from the chaos typical of American metropolises, it immediately resonated with us. Boston was a revelation. A city with a strong personality, we …
In the common imagination, Detroit appears as a grey and decayed industrial city with a turbulent past, an unsafe city that can only intrigue car enthusiasts. I won’t deny that I had this impression too, until I became curious about what it had to offer and what to see in Detroit, and I immediately changed …
