Tag: Italy
Never Give Out the Family Recipe & Other Lessons Learned From I Am Love
As the rich tapestry of Luca Guadagnino’s work continues to develop, his 2009 tour de force, I Am Love, remains among his most memorable. Centered [Read More…]
Letters To Juliet: A Romance That Offers More Than Cheese
It’s difficult to imagine William Shakespeare finding success in the modern era. So much of his message adheres to the rom-com formula that appears to [Read More…]
Starbucks Brings Its Taint to Italy
For a long time, Italy was a perfect, untouchable paradise. A beacon of how to do things right when it came to rejecting the presence [Read More…]
Guy Ritchie, The Man From Hatfield, Gives Us The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
It would seem as though Guy Ritchie has been keeping a low profile since his last film came out in 2011. A sequel to Sherlock [Read More…]
La Sapienza: A Study in the Wisdom of Architecture
Somewhere between beauty and knowledge lies “la sapienza,” or sapience a.k.a. great wisdom and sound judgment for those unfamiliar with the semi-archaic term. It is [Read More…]
With the Death of Anita Ekberg Comes the Death of La Dolce Vita As We Knew It
There have been so many actresses in film history who have made a lasting impression on the silver screen with minimal screen time (see: Major [Read More…]
“Like A Virgin,” Re-imagined for the Very First Time–in Venice
If one were to guess as to who would re-make one of the most controversial/upsetting to the Catholic Church Madonna songs of all-time, it’s likely [Read More…]
Do the Loose-Fitting Clothes of Monica Vitti’s Character in L’Eclisse Represent a Loose Moral Compass?
It’s clear when watching Monica Vitti on screen that she’s one of those beauties who you have to acclimate yourself to, the type who becomes [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey’s “Gods And Monsters” As a Pop Culture Doppelganger for La Dolce Vita
There is quite possibly no better movie to encapsulate the loss of innocence than La Dolce Vita. As one of Federico Fellini’s most seminal works, [Read More…]
Regina George As A Better Version of Caesar
As any Mean Girls enthusiast knows, Gretchen Wieners (Lacey Chabert) once saliently compared Regina George to Julius Caesar. And, in truth, Regina would have far [Read More…]
