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Stanlio

12 oct 17

Sandrone Dazieri — La cura del gorilla | DeRank™: 0,00

Always standing tall like a Bruce Willis from Lower Lombardy, Sandrone Dazieri known as Gorilla finds himself, out of sheer chivalry and stubbornness, giving and taking blows in a dizzying whirlwind of slaughtered Albanians, murderous thugs, fantastic pseudo-publishers a bit shady and threatened with death, wicked dark ladies from the East, post-autonomous Torinese in full action, and charitable monsignors. (einaudi.it) more

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dsalva

11 oct 17

Claudio Baglioni — Io Sono Qui | DeRank™: 0,15

One must admit that as an adolescent poet, reinventing oneself and regaining artistic virginity is not something everyone can achieve. The album is the last chapter of a discreet Baglioni, then game over! more

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dsalva

11 oct 17

Kasabian — Kasabian | DeRank™: 0,00

pleasant record and nothing more. Even with them nothing new on the horizon more

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11 oct 17

Charles Mingus — The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady | DeRank™: 5,04

The biggest musical orgy of my life. more

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R13571047

11 oct 17

Van Der Graaf Generator — Pawn Hearts | DeRank™: 0,00

The most important album of my life. more

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Stanlio

11 oct 17

Giuseppe Culicchia — Bla bla bla | DeRank™: 0,00

The protagonist, nauseated by the routine and banality of modern life, decides to disappear and flees without leaving a trace. He rents a room in a foreign city from a woman abandoned by her husband, who has a fifteen-year-old daughter away at boarding school. He runs out of money and can no longer pay the rent or buy food. The landlady (in love with Italy and Italians…) offers him food and allows him to secretly steal food, even proposing that he stay and live with her. He declines and leaves the house, living like a beggar and reducing himself to hunger, searching for forgotten coins in phone booths, scavenging abandoned food at markets. He then decides to return to his former landlady, who in the meantime has moved in with another man, but while waiting to sell the house, she allows him to use it. Consumed by anger, he destroys everything. more

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Stanlio

11 oct 17

Giuseppe Culicchia — Paso doble | DeRank™: 0,00

- This novel aims to be the ideal continuation of the previous one, "Tutti giù per terra," which ended with the protagonist Walter becoming a clerk in a bookstore.
- In the new work, he coexists with Super Mario and Iper Paolo (aspiring models), with Egidio (a complexed member of the League who was abused by former employers), and with director Arnaldo Arnoldi, busy with budgeting issues.
- After leaving for a few days of vacation without notice, he expects to be fired; instead, in his absence, the director caused some problems and was ousted. The choice of an internal replacement falls precisely on Walter, considered the "least unsuitable." With the new salary, Walter's life transforms, and he begins to indulge in all kinds of luxuries... more

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Stanlio

11 oct 17

Giuseppe Culicchia — Tutti giù per terra | DeRank™: 0,00

Walter is a young man from Turin who, in the 1980s, decides to do civilian service at an organization that focuses on the integration of nomads, while also enrolling in the philosophy department, but struggles to pass any exams. After completing his civilian service, he takes on various jobs, eventually becoming a clerk in a bookstore.

The book was adapted into a film of the same name, directed by Davide Ferrario in 1994 and starring Valerio Mastandrea, Carlo Monni, Caterina Caselli, Luciana Littizzetto, Giovanni Lindo Ferretti, Benedetta Mazzini (Mina's daughter...), Vladimir Luxuria, Mara Redeghieri from Üstmamò, and the full Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti, the latter appearing as an examination committee. more

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Stanlio

11 oct 17

Michael Crichton — Punto critico | DeRank™: 0,00

Flight 545 of Transpacific Airlines experienced severe turbulence in the sky, or so reported the pilot, and was forced to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles due to three fatalities and numerous injuries. The reasons for the incident are unknown. The aircraft is a N-22 from Norton Aircraft, a model that had never caused serious issues for engineers, and the pilot had a significant number of flight hours under his belt, making the likelihood of human error improbable. (wikipedia) more

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Stanlio

11 oct 17

Michael Crichton — Rivelazioni | DeRank™: 0,00

Tom Sanders is a prominent executive at "Digicom," a company operating in the technology sector and on the verge of merging with another major corporation. Tom wakes up cheerful because he knows he will be promoted following that merger, but upon reaching the office, he begins to hear rumors that he has been passed over, and his boss's lawyer subtly indicates that the rumors hold some truth. When he arrives in his boss's office, he discovers that he has indeed been overshadowed by a very attractive executive with whom he had an intense relationship several years earlier.

The book was turned into the eponymous film starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore, directed by Barry Levinson in '94. more

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Stanlio

11 oct 17

Michael Crichton — Sol levante | DeRank™: 0,00

The Japanese multinational "Nakamoto" is organizing a party to inaugurate its new skyscraper in Los Angeles, where personalities from the worlds of politics and finance are invited, but the celebration is disrupted by the discovery of a woman's corpse lying on the boardroom table of the company.

The book was adapted into a film of the same name, directed by Philip Kaufman in '93, starring Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, Harvey Keitel, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and Tia Carrere. more

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Stanlio

11 oct 17

Michael Crichton — Jurassic Park | DeRank™: 0,30

Following the success of the novel, in 1993 the blockbuster film of the same name was released (but why do I even need to mention that...), directed by Steven Spielberg and featuring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, and Samuel L. Jackson.

Dinosaurs that appear in the story:

Apatosaurus (in some versions Camarasaurus)
Cearadactylus
Dilophosaurus
Euoplocephalus
Hadrosaurus
Hypsilophodon
Maiasaura
Meganeura
Microceratops (in some versions Callovosaurus)
Othnielia
Procompsognathus
Styracosaurus
Stegosaurus
Triceratops
Tyrannosaurus
Velociraptor more

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Stanlio

11 oct 17

Michael Crichton — Sfera | DeRank™: 0,00

It starts like a science fiction story but quickly transforms into a psychological thriller that delves into the subconscious.

From the novel, the 1998 film of the same name was made, directed by Barry Levinson and featuring Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sharon Stone. more

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Stanlio

11 oct 17

Michael Crichton — Congo | DeRank™: 0,00

June 1979, in the rainforests of the northeastern region of the Congo Basin, where the forest meets the Virunga volcanoes at the edge of the Great Rift Valley, a secret U.S. geological expedition explores rivers and streams in search of alluvial diamond deposits, particularly a type of diamond that, due to its impurities, was colored blue and was used for its optical properties in a laser pointer. (wikipedia)

In 1995, this led to the film "Congo," directed by Frank Wilson Marshall. more

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Stanlio

11 oct 17

Michael Crichton — Il terminale uomo | DeRank™: 0,00

Harry Benson is a man who suffers from psychomotor epilepsy, which often makes him violent towards others. After committing acts of violence due to his fits of rage, he experiences total amnesia that erases all memories of his actions. For this reason, he will become the first candidate for an experimental surgical procedure that involves the insertion of a minicomputer into the brain...

The film of the same name, directed by Mike Hodges and starring George Segal, was adapted from the book published in '72 and released in '74. more

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Stanlio

11 oct 17

Michael Crichton — Mangiatori di morte | DeRank™: 0,00

- Original title "Death Eaters: the manuscript of Ahmad ibn Fadlan on his experiences with the Vikings in 922"
- The novel, narrated in the first person, is set in the 10th century: the Caliph of Baghdad sends, as punishment to rid himself of him, the dignitary Ahmad ibn Fadlan to the distant King of the Bulgars in order to instruct him on the Islamic religion.
Ibn Fadlan begins the journey with a party consisting of an unspecified number of men.
Along the way, they come into contact with some Turkish tribes known as Oghuz, whose customs and traditions are described in great detail by the narrator, with the funeral rites explained in detail...
- The book was adapted into the 1999 film The 13th Warrior directed by John McTiernan, starring Antonio Banderas and Omar Sharif. (wikipedia) more