Ridley Scott returns to the Roman Colosseum with Gladiator II. It has been sixteen years since the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, and his dream of making Rome a free republic has died under the rule of the twin Emperors Geta (Joseph Quinn) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger). Aurelius’ grandson Lucius (Paul Mescal) has been living…
The life and career of tenor Andrea Bocelli is revisited in Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe. Andrea Bocelli was born in the Tuscan village of La Sterza and has been completely blind since the age of 12. However, this hasn’t stopped him from enjoying a three-decade music career that encompasses pop, rock, and opera. Framed…
An architect uses a powerful building material to create a Utopian city in Megalopolis. Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver) is the head of the design authority in the city of New Rome, who won a Nobel Prize for developing the infinitely malleable and miraculously strong building material megalon, which he has been using to reshape sections…
A young nun learns of a plot to birth the antichrist in The First Omen. In 1971 Rome, American novitiate Margaret Daino (Nell Tiger Free) arrives at the behest of Cardinal Lawrence (Bill Nighy) to work at the Vizzardeli Orphanage run by Sister Silva (Sônia Braga). Margaret is drawn to troubled teen Carlita (Nicole Sorace),…
The interconnected stories of multiple people in Rome during a heatwave are told in I Told You So. It is January, yet Rome is engulfed in an unseasonal heatwave. During this blistering hot day, Gianna (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) reignites her obsession with her ex-best friend Pupa (Valeria Golino), an aging porn star. Gianna is dependent…
I am quite a big fan of David Cronenberg, so I was definitely interested when it was announced that his son Brandon was going to screen this year at TIFF. Based on what I’ve heard from the film’s debut at Cannes, the apple has not fallen far from the tree and the film hearkens back to David…
Bold ones you have seen, bold italic ones you have, then choose one you didnt italic or bold (not counting the Oscar list) and change it to a movie not on the list, and underline it. 1. X-Men 2. Donnie Darko 3. X2 4. Swimfan 5. Fellowship of the Ring 6. Finding Nemo 7. Peter…
