Tag: Federico Fellini
Sophie Ellis-Bextor Taps Into a Summer State of Mind With “Dolce Vita”
As MARINA once said on “Froot,” “Livin’ la dolce vita/Life couldn’t get much sweeter.” Sophie Ellis-Bextor has decided to piggyback off the sentiment/statement with her [Read More…]
Another Burn to Los Angeles: The Death of David Lynch
It would appear that Los Angeles cannot catch a fucking break in 2025. Between the onslaught of the city’s worst-ever firestorms and the death of [Read More…]
David Lynch: The Closest America Got to European Filmmaking
American directors aren’t exactly known for being what Cher Horowitz would call “way existential,” or even remotely thought-provoking. All the biggest names in the industry [Read More…]
Emma and Rayette/Marcello and Bobby: A La Dolce Vita/Five Easy Pieces Parallel
Carole Eastman’s screenwriting career might have spanned decades, but there were only so few scripts she was able to give us considering the amount of [Read More…]
Lina Wertmüller At Last Given Some Overdue Credit With Honorary Oscar at Governors Awards
While an Oscar appears to become increasingly meaningless with each passing year, the sentiment behind it was not lost on veteran Italian filmmaker Lina Wertmüller [Read More…]
Roma: Cleaning Waters Run Deep
If there could be one word used to describe Alfonso Cuarón’s latest, Roma, it would have to be water. Even more than, say, a movie [Read More…]
To Rome With Love’s Use of the Fellini Blueprint
As one of the most maligned of Woody Allen’s past ten years of back to back films (a feat he has sustained since he began [Read More…]
Fellini’s Roma Is a Film As Disjointed & Chaotic as Italy’s Capital
Like Amarcord after it, Federico Fellini’s 1972 film Roma is among his most autobiographical. Detailing, in a manner as meandering as it is captivating, the journey of [Read More…]
In The Name of All That Is Holy & Italian, Do Not Remake La Dolce Vita
Now that Anita Ekberg is dead to join Fellini in rolling over in his grave, certain parties have now seen fit to ruin another classic. [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…]
