Dec 28, 2020Happy Birthday, Cinema!125 years ago today marks the anniversary of the first public cinema screening by Lumière Brothers. Over the course of its history,...
Nov 17, 2020METROPOLIS, 1927. The future was then“One of the biggest, strangest, maddest films in cinema history” — THE GUARDIAN When I was 13 I loved spending the whole Saturday night...
Sep 30, 2020"L'Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1900"I never underestimate the power of a picture when this can make me travel back in time, through my memories. Usually, this step back in...
Sep 9, 2019Take me to the "Festival del Cinema Ritrovato"The XXXIV edition of The Cinema Ritrovato Festival confirms itself as a cult event for cinephiles and old movies lovers. If someone asked...
Feb 23, 2019Brigitte Helm: the woman behind the screen vampThe cool-eyed screen vamp was lucky enough to act during the glory days of the German film industry. Sometimes I get asked by people I...
Nov 18, 2018Mickey Mouse: 90 and still going strong!On November 18th 1928 Mickey Mouse was born. Let’s celebrate together his 90th anniversary! Dear Mickey Mouse, you turn 90 years old...
Jul 17, 2018Downtown LA rocking the silent movies eraDowntown LA has been the favourite spot for Hollywood industry's silent movies stars since the 1920s. Hollywood has always been...
Oct 5, 20176 October 1927: the first "talkie" movie of historyThe pioneer outstanding talking picture which has revolutionised the industry of motion pictures October 6, 1927: a date that probably...