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Sully [Review]

December 5, 2016denisavn

Reviewer: Federica Roberti Faithful and not overly dramatised movie adaptation of Captain Sullenberg’s true story, detailed in his book “Highest duty”, Sully is Eastwood’s latest celebration of America’s strength and solidarity in difficult times. The plot focuses on the investigation… Continue Reading →

Film, Partnership, Review Captain Sullenberg, Clint Eastwood, Film review, Highest duty, Sully, Tom Hanks

Arrival [Review]

November 24, 2016denisavn

Reviewer: Federica Roberti Inspired by Ted Chiang’s “Story of your Life” Arrival is a deeply philosophical movie that, by using aliens as a prop, analyses humanity through an extreme situation to showcase how communication and free will are fundamental parts… Continue Reading →

Film, Partnership, Review Amy Adams, Arrival, Film review, Jeremy Renner, Jóhann Jóhannsson

Nocturnal Animals [Review]

November 4, 2016denisavn

Reviewer: Federica Roberti Based on Austin Wright’s novel “Tony and Susan”, Nocturnal Animals is a drama thriller that cryptically explores marriage and relationships in a modern society. The film is developed on two levels that interact with one another through… Continue Reading →

Film, Partnership, Review Amy Adams, Austin Wright, Film review, Jake Gyllenhaal, Nocturnal Animals, Tony and Susan

The Light Between Oceans

November 1, 2016denisavn

Reviewer: Federica Roberti Movie adaptation of Australian author M. L. Stedman’s novel, The Light Between Oceans is a war drama that explores grief and love in a time during which it was easy to lose someone and finding love was a… Continue Reading →

Film, Partnership, Review Alicia Vikander, Film review, M. L. Stedman, Michael Fassbender, The Light Between Oceans

Trolls [Review]

October 20, 2016denisavn

Reviewer: Federica Roberti Inspired by the famous dolls invented by Thomas Dam, Trolls is the latest DreamWorks creation to grace screens all over the world with a simple story about being positive and happy in life even when everything seems to… Continue Reading →

Film, Partnership, Review Anna Kendrick, DreamWorks, Film review, Justine Timberlake, Trolls

The Girl on the Train [Review]

October 7, 2016denisavn

Reviewer – Federica Roberti Movie adaptation of the homonymous New York times’ best seller, The Girl on the Train is a psychological thriller that, by using the first person narrative, pushes the audience in identifying themselves with the protagonists and… Continue Reading →

Film, Partnership, Review Emily Blunt, Film review, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, The Girl on the Train

A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur [Review]

October 3, 2016denisavn

Reviewer: Federica Roberti Like in every classic Tennessee Williams’ play, A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur loves to hide in plain sight, mostly behind sarcasm, humor and frivolous mundane chores, how, in life, one should always beware of the beautiful… Continue Reading →

Review, Theatre, To Do A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, Debbie Chazen, Hermione Guilford, Julia Watson, Laura Rogers, Tennessee Williams

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children [Review]

September 29, 2016denisavn

Reviewer: Federica Roberti Inspired by the homonymous best seller written by Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is a fantastic and slightly grim story that only Tim Burton could have made into the perfect comic, dark and quite… Continue Reading →

Film, Review Eva Green, Film review, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Burton

The Magnificent Seven [Review]

September 25, 2016denisavn

A new western action film is in town and it brings quite some names! Every now and then, when I mention I like sci-fi, I get those type of looks that in a silent way simply say “but you are… Continue Reading →

Film, Partnership, Review Chris Pratt, Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Film review, The Magnificent Seven

A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur by Tennessee Williams

September 9, 2016denisavn

Artistic Director of The Print Room at the Coronet Anda Winters, has announced the full cast for Tennessee Williams’ rarely performed A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur which opens the theatre’s new Autumn season. Michael Oakley directs Debbie Chazen as Bodey,… Continue Reading →

London, Theatre, To Do A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, Coronet, Printroom, Tennessee Williams

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