carlo cimmino

Everything was going really well until "Do you want to see if that son of a bitch is dead?". Stuff that would fit perfectly sung to the mentioned riff of Hold On. Reed would be proud of you. I like the second part of the review less, I don’t care about the album, even less about Cat Power, but it’s quite nice. Well done, really.

Quite interesting. But I’m not sure there was really a need for these re-readings, which add little or nothing to the original versions.

Dear blech, that piece by Agnelli Clementi describes the key scene of the film. Or at least it tries to. In any case, I don't agree with the Punisher. Peckinpah did a great job with this film, much better than "Pat Garrett..." - which, despite the presence of James Coburn, I've never really liked - and it's arguably his best film (I really like "Getaway," but that's that…). A true grand masterpiece. And then there’s Borgnine, who for me is an absolute idol. In short, if this isn't a five... Ps The magazine Il mucchio selvaggio, on the other hand, doesn't deserve a five for me.

Aries got ahead of me. The rhetoric in this case is/was inevitable. But Clint never misses a shot, and even though "Invictus" is definitely a lesser work than his latest, it's a good film. I find Freeman's performance excellent, Damon's decent, and the representation of rugby gameplay – although perhaps too prolonged (but that was inevitable) – thus not overly thrilling for me, is remarkable. It’s true that the media (at least the Italian ones) gave quite a bit of space to this World Cup. Just as they paid some attention to a competition usually ignored by everyone, the African Nations Cup, which was indeed played and won by South Africa in 1996. It was quite a spectacular competition, in fact (within the limits of an African Cup, of course, and with all due respect to Kalusha Bwalya, Abédi Pelé, and Yeboah). Moreover, interestingly, Pienaar is also the surname of the current "10" of the South African national football team. He’s not exactly a hunk like Matt Damon, though. Trifles and details.

Good review. Decent film—not a masterpiece—with a good Turturro-Levi and adequate performances from the other actors (more or less) all around. Above average, nonetheless, but not by much. I believe this is Rosi's last film, who, to be honest, had accustomed us to much greater masterpieces… but it is also true that he was 70 years old (or more?) here, and it's not every time he could gift us with films like "Le mani sulla città."

Poor Jesse James. He worked so hard in life to become the most famous outlaw of all time, and in the end, he finds himself played by Colin Farrell. He has all my sympathy and understanding.

I don't think I'll go see it. This pairing (Scorsese-Di Caprio) doesn't appeal to me. I once went to see "Aviator" and it's still not over. HELP!

I forgot to tell you that our myths are dead now, the discovery of Hemingway, our city so sad, I thought, swaying in the carriage "dear friend, my America and hers are something that doesn't last, empty phrases in my head and I my own in a single farewell..." And so on, adlibitum.

"I read 'The Old Man and the Sea' several years ago. I must say that Hemingway didn't particularly enlighten me on the road to Damascus. Now, I might go and reread it, but - could you modestly and discreetly suggest something else to read by this undoubtedly great author?"

Lansdale is not among my regular and habitual readings. But if he writes like ilfreddo, then it’s best to remedy that. Favorite review. I am a big admirer of "the story." I’ll read it.