The creature is human, the world is not. This isn’t just another textbook variation. It’s a Frankenstein that forces you to look inside yourself. Guillermo del Toro revisits the myth and frees it from the dust of […]
EMERSON AND THE DIRECT ROUTE TO THE ABSOLUTE: CONSCIOUSNESS AND SPIRITUALITY WITHOUT MEDIATION
How much influence did Emerson have on American thought? From Kant’s Transcendentalism to Emerson’s Transcendentalism: Its Imprint on American Thought Americans: why so “pragmatic”? It’s not a question of results: it’s an attitude of […]
VENICE 82, JUDE LAW PLAYS THE KREMLIN WIZARD IN OLIVIER ASSAYAS’ FILM
THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN WITH JUDE LAW The images accompanying the film in competition here in Venice show Jude Law transformed into Vladimir Putin. The resemblance is striking, and seems to mirror the […]
AFTER THE HUNT: GUADAGNINO’S FILM PRESENTED AT VENICE 82, ACADEMIC ETHICS AND MARKET
AFTER THE HUNT IN VENICE 82 Luca Guadagnino’s new film, After the Hunt, is presented out of competition. This is no coincidence: the Palermo-born director, always interested in exploring the boundaries between desire and […]
VENEZIA 82, THE FILM JAY KELLY SPLITS THE CRITICS: CLOONEY ACCLAIMED, SANDLER UNEXPECTED
CLOONEY ACCLAIMED, SANDLER UNEXPECTED At the Venice Film Festival, Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly was greeted with mixed reactions. The film split critics: on one side, the Times and Vulture raved , calling it […]
JAY KELLY, NOAH BAUMBACH BRINGS TO VENICE A REFLECTION ON IDENTITY WITH CLOONEY, SANDLER AND DERN
JAY KELLY, A FILM ABOUT PERSONAL IDENTITY Jay Kelly , Noah Baumbach’s new film, has arrived at the 82nd Venice Film Festival . This work marks the return of the director of Marriage Story […]
BUGONIA, LANTHIMOS RETURNS TO VENICE: GREEK MYTH AND CONTEMPORARY POWER
BUGONIA, LANTHIMOS’S RETURN TO VENICE The 82nd Venice Film Festival welcomed Bugonia , the new work by Yorgos Lanthimos . After the successes of Poor Things! and Kinds of Kindness, the Greek director returns with […]
WERNER HERZOG RECEIVES THE GOLDEN LION FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AT THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
WERNER HERZOG The visionary of New German Cinema celebrated this evening at the Lido This evening, Wednesday, August 27, the Venice Film Festival will award Werner Herzog the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. The award […]
THE GRACE” BY PAOLO SORRENTINO INAUGURATES THE 82ND VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
THE GRACE A highly anticipated film, presented on the Lido as the first real showdown of this edition. The curtain rises: the 82nd Venice Film Festival kicks off with La Grazia, the new […]
VENICE FILM FESTIVAL OPENS WITH SORRENTINO. GOLDEN LION TO HERZOG, TRIBUTE TO COPPOLA
VENICE 2025 The 82nd Venice International Film Festival raises its curtain on the Lido today. Emanuela Fanelli, no coincidence, will lead the opening ceremony: ironic, unsettling, and capable of bringing lightness to a ritual usually […]
THE ROOM OF ELEMENTS AT PALAZZO VECCHIO: THE UNIVERSE ACCORDING TO THE MEDICI
THE ROOM OF ELEMENTS AT PALAZZO VECCHIO: THE UNIVERSE ACCORDING TO THE MEDICI When you climb to the second floor of Palazzo Vecchio and enter the Quarters of the Elements, you are immediately immersed in […]
CHAMPAGNE 2025: AN EXTRAORDINARY HARVEST
It has been fifty years since Champagne last saw such an early, vigorous harvest. In 2025 the region has lived something rare: no frost, no disease, and vines ripening faster than anyone expected. A balance […]
VENETO 2025: A PROMISING PROSECCO HARVEST
The harvest in Veneto came early this year. By the last week of August, rows on the warmer slopes near Conegliano were already being picked. Growers say the timing is about a week ahead, pushed […]
HARVEST 2025: TIGNANELLO AND SASSICAIA LEAD THE SUPER TUSCAN
This year the Tuscan harvest began about ten days earlier than usual. A steady summer, with sun and a few well-timed rains, pushed the vines forward. On the coast of Bolgheri and in the […]
THE GREAT PADILLA: THE DJ WHO INVENTED THE SUNSET SOUND OF IBIZA
CAFÉ DEL MAR Say Ibiza and you think sunset. The sea, the sky, the slow fade of light. And music. Always music. That sound had a name: José Padilla. He was born in Barcelona. […]
ASML, THE DUTCH COMPANY THAT HIDES IN SHADOWS BUT RULES THE CHIP WORLD
Ask around: what’s the most advanced tech company in the world? People throw out Apple. Maybe Nvidia. Maybe some giant in Asia. Wrong. The real one is hidden in the Netherlands, in a small town […]
SELINUNTE, SICILY: WHERE MYTH AND UNTAMED BEAUTY MEET
Selinunte feels like a place where time stopped. By the sea, near Castelvetrano in Trapani, it’s today an archaeological site. Once, though, it was a strong and busy city. At its height almost one hundred […]
A NEW “VILLA OF THE MYSTERIES” EMERGES FROM POMPEII’S EXCAVATIONS
“VILLA OF THE MYSTERIES” EMERGES FROM POMPEII’S EXCAVATIONS Italy isn’t just oil — it holds something far richer: cultural and landscape heritage. It’s a resource that never runs out, capable of telling ancient stories and, […]
NORWAY, NESTLED IN ITS FJORDS, REVEALS ITS CHARM AND BEAUTY
NORWAY, THE PEARL OF THE NORTH Norway meets you first with its fishing villages. Small houses painted in red, roofs pitched against the wind, gathered around calm little harbors where boats move back and forth. […]
