Episode #13: Fellini 100

Celebrating Fellini’s filmography, career, plus rumors on what could be coming later from Criterion.

Che successe? Jan. 19-25, 2020

Weekly round-up of news, events, and what’s going on (che successe) in the world of Italian film.

I’m back from the 31st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival! I wanted to provide an overview of the seven… Read more Episode #12: The 31st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival

The White Sheik is an excellent example of the balance between hyperbolic comedic situations, and moments of intense human drama.

I got to speak with director Leonardo D’Agostini and screenwriter Antonella Lattanzi to discuss their film Il campione (The Champion) (2019).… Read more Episode #11: Interview with Leonardo D’Agostini & Antonella Lattanzi (The Champion)

In this episode, I sit down with first-time director Chiara Malta to discuss her film Simple Women (2019). During our conversation,… Read more Episode #10: Interview with Chiara Malta (Simple Women)

In this episode, I sit down with first-time director Beniamino Barrese to discuss his film Storia di B. – La… Read more Episode #09: Interview with Beniamino Barrese (The Disappearance of My Mother)

The feel-good story about a successful, though reckless, young athlete whose life is turned around when he is assigned a tutor by his soccer club.

Simple Women is a very imaginative original film whose name betrays its complex, metafictional narrative.

The inherently exploitative nature of the documentary is explored through a most personal subject: the director’s mother.