Heatseeking filmmaker Olmo Schnabel has signed for representation with WME, and with Black Bear for management.
Schnabel’s breakout directorial effort “Pet Shop Days” played both the Venice International Film Festival and SXSW this cycle, scoring distribution from Utopia for a 2024 theatrical release. Starring Jack Irv, Darío Yazbek Bernal, Willem Dafoe and Peter Sarsgaard, the film tells of a drug lord scion on the run from his powerful family. Slumming it in New York in a haze of sex and drugs, he seduces an equally lost young man and pulls him into the city’s underbelly.
The provocative debut also hit festivals in Chicago, Montclair, Morelia, Santa Barbara and Sarasota. Schnabel was also awarded the Leffest Lisboa Film Festival’s Tap Revelation Award.
Schnabel just wrapped “In the Hand of Dante” for production shop Twin, which stars Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Gerard Butler and Gal Gadot. The film is a...
Schnabel’s breakout directorial effort “Pet Shop Days” played both the Venice International Film Festival and SXSW this cycle, scoring distribution from Utopia for a 2024 theatrical release. Starring Jack Irv, Darío Yazbek Bernal, Willem Dafoe and Peter Sarsgaard, the film tells of a drug lord scion on the run from his powerful family. Slumming it in New York in a haze of sex and drugs, he seduces an equally lost young man and pulls him into the city’s underbelly.
The provocative debut also hit festivals in Chicago, Montclair, Morelia, Santa Barbara and Sarasota. Schnabel was also awarded the Leffest Lisboa Film Festival’s Tap Revelation Award.
Schnabel just wrapped “In the Hand of Dante” for production shop Twin, which stars Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Gerard Butler and Gal Gadot. The film is a...
- 4/5/2024
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Embark on a mesmerizing journey through the life and literary legacy of Dante Alighieri as “Dante: Inferno to Paradise” unveils Season 1, titled “Part Two: Resurrection.” Set to air at 8:00 Pm on PBS this Tuesday, March 19, 2024, this episode delves into Dante’s life in exile and explores the concluding parts of his magnum opus, “The Divine Comedy.”
Viewers are invited to witness the intricate narrative unfold as the documentary navigates through the challenges and triumphs of Dante’s life, offering a nuanced perspective on his artistic and political influences. The episode promises a captivating exploration of Dante’s profound impact on literature and his enduring legacy.
Additionally, “Part Two: Resurrection” sheds light on the fate of Dante’s masterpiece after his death, providing a comprehensive view of the enduring power of “The Divine Comedy” throughout the ages. Tune in at 8:00 Pm on PBS for a captivating blend of history,...
Viewers are invited to witness the intricate narrative unfold as the documentary navigates through the challenges and triumphs of Dante’s life, offering a nuanced perspective on his artistic and political influences. The episode promises a captivating exploration of Dante’s profound impact on literature and his enduring legacy.
Additionally, “Part Two: Resurrection” sheds light on the fate of Dante’s masterpiece after his death, providing a comprehensive view of the enduring power of “The Divine Comedy” throughout the ages. Tune in at 8:00 Pm on PBS for a captivating blend of history,...
- 3/12/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
This Monday at 8:00 Pm on PBS, viewers are invited to embark on a literary journey with “Dante: Inferno to Paradise.” The first episode, “Part One: The Inferno,” delves into the early years of the renowned Italian poet Dante Alighieri. The show provides an insightful exploration of Dante’s life, focusing on his pivotal decision to commence the monumental work, “The Divine Comedy,” in the year 1306.
As the clock ticks towards 8:00 Pm, audiences can expect a captivating narrative that unveils the motivations and challenges faced by Dante during this significant period. “Dante: Inferno to Paradise” promises to be a visual and intellectual feast, offering a deep dive into the origins of one of the most influential literary works in history. This episode not only sheds light on the creative process behind “The Divine Comedy” but also paints a vivid picture of the cultural and historical context that shaped Dante’s masterpiece.
As the clock ticks towards 8:00 Pm, audiences can expect a captivating narrative that unveils the motivations and challenges faced by Dante during this significant period. “Dante: Inferno to Paradise” promises to be a visual and intellectual feast, offering a deep dive into the origins of one of the most influential literary works in history. This episode not only sheds light on the creative process behind “The Divine Comedy” but also paints a vivid picture of the cultural and historical context that shaped Dante’s masterpiece.
- 3/11/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Filmmaker, Martin Scorsese is famous for his tough, sometimes violent portrayals of American life. Since the 1970s, he’s directed lots of movies that have made him a big deal in the film world.
His impressive body of work includes iconic movies such as Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), Gangs of New York (2002), The Departed (2006), Hugo (2011), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and more. In his recent film, Killers of the Flower Moon, Scorsese keeps up his trend of adapting interesting true stories into captivating movies.
Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, and Robert De Niro on the sets of Killers of the Flower Moon
The filmmaker is now stepping away from his usual role to act in a film with a cast that is as impressive as Oppenheimer‘s, which includes Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, and many more.
SUGGESTEDBoth Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese Have the Same...
His impressive body of work includes iconic movies such as Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), Gangs of New York (2002), The Departed (2006), Hugo (2011), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and more. In his recent film, Killers of the Flower Moon, Scorsese keeps up his trend of adapting interesting true stories into captivating movies.
Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, and Robert De Niro on the sets of Killers of the Flower Moon
The filmmaker is now stepping away from his usual role to act in a film with a cast that is as impressive as Oppenheimer‘s, which includes Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, and many more.
SUGGESTEDBoth Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese Have the Same...
- 2/23/2024
- by Shreya Jha
- FandomWire
Martin Scorsese is reviving an entertaining – if relatively short – acting career in Julian Schnabel’s new movie. More below:
In a moving interview with Deadline last year, director Martin Scorsese expressed that, at 80 years old, he was increasingly worried about running out of time.
Well, if 2024’s anything to go by, he’s certainly making the most of the time that he has. On top of announcing his upcoming (and untitled) film about a certain Jesus Christ and making a Squarespace advert with his daughter, Variety has revealed that Scorsese has been cast in the role of Dante’s mentor in Julian Schnabel’s upcoming crime mystery In The Hand Of Dante.
The veteran director/TikTok star apparently plays “a small but powerful role” in the film as “an elderly sage who influences Dante Alighieri while he is writing The Divine Comedy.”
In The Hand Of Dante is being produced independently,...
In a moving interview with Deadline last year, director Martin Scorsese expressed that, at 80 years old, he was increasingly worried about running out of time.
Well, if 2024’s anything to go by, he’s certainly making the most of the time that he has. On top of announcing his upcoming (and untitled) film about a certain Jesus Christ and making a Squarespace advert with his daughter, Variety has revealed that Scorsese has been cast in the role of Dante’s mentor in Julian Schnabel’s upcoming crime mystery In The Hand Of Dante.
The veteran director/TikTok star apparently plays “a small but powerful role” in the film as “an elderly sage who influences Dante Alighieri while he is writing The Divine Comedy.”
In The Hand Of Dante is being produced independently,...
- 2/20/2024
- by James Harvey
- Film Stories
Acclaimed filmmaker Martin Scorsese will soon be seen playing Italian poet Dante Alighieri’s mentor in Julian Schnabel’s upcoming film ‘In the Hand of Dante’. Martin has a small but an impactful role. He will be playing an elderly sage who influenced Alighieri while he is writing ‘The Divine Comedy’ in Julian Schnabel’s crime mystery ‘In the Hands of Dante’, reports variety.com.
Martin, who will be honoured with Berlin Film Festival‘s honorary Golden Bear, has made a special appearance in several films by him and has often performed in movies by other makers.
He essayed Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh in a segment of Akira Kurosawa’s 1990 film ‘Dreams’ and also performed as voice talent as the loan shark pufferfish in ‘Shark Tale’.
‘In The Hand of Dante’ also has British musician and actor Benjamin Clementine, who along with contributing to the film’s score will...
Martin, who will be honoured with Berlin Film Festival‘s honorary Golden Bear, has made a special appearance in several films by him and has often performed in movies by other makers.
He essayed Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh in a segment of Akira Kurosawa’s 1990 film ‘Dreams’ and also performed as voice talent as the loan shark pufferfish in ‘Shark Tale’.
‘In The Hand of Dante’ also has British musician and actor Benjamin Clementine, who along with contributing to the film’s score will...
- 2/20/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Martin Scorsese will soon be seen on the big screen, and he won’t be playing himself.
The master director, who is being feted with Berlin Film Festival’s honorary Golden Bear on Tuesday night, has a small but powerful role playing an elderly sage who influences Dante Alighieri while he is writing “The Divine Comedy” in Julian Schnabel’s upcoming crime mystery “In the Hands of Dante.”
Though Scorsese has cameoed in many of his movies and occasionally performed in films by other directors – he played Vincent van Gogh in a segment of Akira Kurosawa’s 1990 film “Dreams” and also performed as voice talent as the loan shark pufferfish in “Shark Tale” – this role is likely to be among his meatiest.
“He is extraordinary in the film,” Schnabel tells Variety, calling Scorsese’s part “a brilliant, important role” and adding: “You can’t take your eyes off him.”
Two...
The master director, who is being feted with Berlin Film Festival’s honorary Golden Bear on Tuesday night, has a small but powerful role playing an elderly sage who influences Dante Alighieri while he is writing “The Divine Comedy” in Julian Schnabel’s upcoming crime mystery “In the Hands of Dante.”
Though Scorsese has cameoed in many of his movies and occasionally performed in films by other directors – he played Vincent van Gogh in a segment of Akira Kurosawa’s 1990 film “Dreams” and also performed as voice talent as the loan shark pufferfish in “Shark Tale” – this role is likely to be among his meatiest.
“He is extraordinary in the film,” Schnabel tells Variety, calling Scorsese’s part “a brilliant, important role” and adding: “You can’t take your eyes off him.”
Two...
- 2/20/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Julian Schnabel is in Italy on the set of his star-studded crime mystery “In the Hand of Dante,” for which he and Louise Kugelberg, his wife and close creative collaborator, have been narratively and literally criss-crossing between the 14th and 21st centuries in locations including Sicily, Venice, Verona and Rome.
Besides the film’s previously announced leads — Oscar Isaac, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa and Gerard Butler — “Hand of Dante” will also see British musician and actor Benjamin Clementine (“Dune”) playing a quintessentially demonic character who seesaws between past and present. Clementine also contributes to the film’s score. Other A-list recruits comprise John Malkovich, Al Pacino and Louis Cancelmi (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) who plays both a present-day hitman named Lefty and nobleman Guido da Polenta, who was Dante’s benefactor.
Julian Schnabel, speaking to Variety on a spectacular Rome set – a palatial villa on a hill overlooking the...
Besides the film’s previously announced leads — Oscar Isaac, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa and Gerard Butler — “Hand of Dante” will also see British musician and actor Benjamin Clementine (“Dune”) playing a quintessentially demonic character who seesaws between past and present. Clementine also contributes to the film’s score. Other A-list recruits comprise John Malkovich, Al Pacino and Louis Cancelmi (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) who plays both a present-day hitman named Lefty and nobleman Guido da Polenta, who was Dante’s benefactor.
Julian Schnabel, speaking to Variety on a spectacular Rome set – a palatial villa on a hill overlooking the...
- 11/17/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
"As Above, So Below" is one of the better found-footage horror films to emerge in the wake of the one-two punch that was "Cloverfield" in 2008 and "Paranormal Activity" in 2009. Where many of its peers struggled to put a fresh spin on the subgenre's tropes, the Dowdle Brothers' 2014 flick is a pulpy Indiana Jones-lite action-adventure that cleverly incorporates mythical elements like the philosopher's stone -- or, as we uncultured Yanks call it, the sorcerer's stone -- and the Nine Circles of Hell from Dante Alighieri's epic 14th-century poem "Divine Comedy." Admittedly, it doesn't go so far as to reinvent the found-footage wheel, nor does it overcome some of the format's worst tendencies. But it does breathe a little more life into that formula, especially when the action inevitably devolves into people incessantly shaking the camera as they run screaming for their lives.
Of course, the biggest weapon in the film's arsenal is its setting.
Of course, the biggest weapon in the film's arsenal is its setting.
- 10/31/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Gal Gadot and Oscar Isaac are hard at work at their new movie!
The 38-year-old Wonder Woman actress was seen aboard a water taxi while filming scenes for the upcoming In the Hand of Dante on Tuesday afternoon (October 10) in Venice, Italy.
Oscar, 44, was seen getting a few notes from director Julian Schnabel as they prepared to film scenes at an outdoor restaurant.
Keep reading to find out more…
Julian has been developing the project for over a decade after Johnny Depp originally brought him the book. He is no longer starring in the project through, with Oscar taking over his role as Nick Tosches, who is the author of the novel.
Back in 2011, IndieWire reported that the movie “revolves around Dante’s masterwork “The Divine Comedy,” and interweaves two separate stories, one set in 14th century Sicily, Italy featuring the legendary poet Dante Alighieri, and another set in the...
The 38-year-old Wonder Woman actress was seen aboard a water taxi while filming scenes for the upcoming In the Hand of Dante on Tuesday afternoon (October 10) in Venice, Italy.
Oscar, 44, was seen getting a few notes from director Julian Schnabel as they prepared to film scenes at an outdoor restaurant.
Keep reading to find out more…
Julian has been developing the project for over a decade after Johnny Depp originally brought him the book. He is no longer starring in the project through, with Oscar taking over his role as Nick Tosches, who is the author of the novel.
Back in 2011, IndieWire reported that the movie “revolves around Dante’s masterwork “The Divine Comedy,” and interweaves two separate stories, one set in 14th century Sicily, Italy featuring the legendary poet Dante Alighieri, and another set in the...
- 10/11/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Jason Momoa, Oscar Isaac, and Gal Gadot are hard at work on their upcoming movie In the Hand of Dante and we have some action-packed photos from set!
The three actors were seen batting it out while filming a scene on the roof of a building on Saturday (October 7) in Venice, Italy.
Oscar was seen tied up with a gag around his mouth while Jason and Gal had their guns pointed at each other.
Director Julian Schnabel has been developing the project for over a decade after Johnny Depp originally brought him the book. He is no longer starring in the project through, with Oscar taking over his role as Nick Tosches, who is the author of the novel.
Back in 2011, IndieWire reported that the movie “revolves around Dante’s masterwork “The Divine Comedy,” and interweaves two separate stories, one set in 14th century Sicily, Italy featuring the legendary poet Dante Alighieri,...
The three actors were seen batting it out while filming a scene on the roof of a building on Saturday (October 7) in Venice, Italy.
Oscar was seen tied up with a gag around his mouth while Jason and Gal had their guns pointed at each other.
Director Julian Schnabel has been developing the project for over a decade after Johnny Depp originally brought him the book. He is no longer starring in the project through, with Oscar taking over his role as Nick Tosches, who is the author of the novel.
Back in 2011, IndieWire reported that the movie “revolves around Dante’s masterwork “The Divine Comedy,” and interweaves two separate stories, one set in 14th century Sicily, Italy featuring the legendary poet Dante Alighieri,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
“Meow, meow, meow … meow, meow,” Doja Cat told Emma Chamberlain before heading into her first-ever Met Gala on Monday evening, delving into detail about her intense creative process to completely transform into a glamorized version of Karl Lagerfeld’s beloved cat, Choupette. She has such a way with words and even more of a way with fashion.
In a custom, floor-length Oscar de la Renta dress complete with ears built into the top of the gown’s head covering, the singer and rapper leaned fully into the kind of pop...
In a custom, floor-length Oscar de la Renta dress complete with ears built into the top of the gown’s head covering, the singer and rapper leaned fully into the kind of pop...
- 5/2/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Hell with DreadXP and developer Pollaris Studios’ Red Tape, which is out now on PC via Steam. And hey, for those of you looking to get that special someone a gift, Red Tape is enjoying a 10 discount from now until February 21st.
Red Tape tells the hellish tale of an angel who was subjected to damnation due to a paperwork error. Now, in order to right this egregious wrong, you must traverse the nine circles of Hell to get an audience with Old Scratch himself: The Devil. Taking notes from Dante Alighieri’s “The Divine Comedy”, and originally conceived as a Ludum Dare Gamejam entry, Pollaris Studios’ Red Tape takes the idiom to literal lengths.
You’ll have to run, jump, queue, and experience corporate culture so hellish, you’ll be begging for a trip to the Dmv. As if that weren’t enough, all...
Red Tape tells the hellish tale of an angel who was subjected to damnation due to a paperwork error. Now, in order to right this egregious wrong, you must traverse the nine circles of Hell to get an audience with Old Scratch himself: The Devil. Taking notes from Dante Alighieri’s “The Divine Comedy”, and originally conceived as a Ludum Dare Gamejam entry, Pollaris Studios’ Red Tape takes the idiom to literal lengths.
You’ll have to run, jump, queue, and experience corporate culture so hellish, you’ll be begging for a trip to the Dmv. As if that weren’t enough, all...
- 2/14/2023
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
Doja Cat’s Planet Her era has been on autopilot since the musician last leaned into actively promoting singles from the hit-filled record, but her recent ventures into fashion have had an otherworldly presence on their own. Ahead of the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2023 show in Paris, Doja Cat spent nearly five hours having 30,000 ruby red Swarovski crystals applied all over her body by hand.
Stepping into the show, the singer was unrecognizable only to those who haven’t yet made themselves familiar with the boost of creative freedom...
Stepping into the show, the singer was unrecognizable only to those who haven’t yet made themselves familiar with the boost of creative freedom...
- 1/23/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Citing 19th Century patriotic poetry and Mussolini-era writers and philosophers, the freshly appointed culture minister of Italy’s new right-wing government has promised a new era for the country’s cultural sector and revealed he wants to reform state funding for the performances arts.
Gennaro Sangiuliano is among 24 ministers in the new government of Giorgia Meloni, who was sworn in as Italian prime minister on Sunday, three-and-a-half weeks after her far-right Brothers of Italy party (Fratelli d’Italia) swept to victory in general elections.
Sangiuliano arrives from state broadcaster Rai, where he worked since 2003, rising through the ranks to become editor-in-chief of news programming at Italian state channel Rai 2 in 2018.
He replaces Dario Franceschini of the centre-left Democratic Party, who was Italy’s longest-serving minister of culture, and the TV and film worlds are now waiting to see what this means for the sectors.
The new minister told Rome...
Gennaro Sangiuliano is among 24 ministers in the new government of Giorgia Meloni, who was sworn in as Italian prime minister on Sunday, three-and-a-half weeks after her far-right Brothers of Italy party (Fratelli d’Italia) swept to victory in general elections.
Sangiuliano arrives from state broadcaster Rai, where he worked since 2003, rising through the ranks to become editor-in-chief of news programming at Italian state channel Rai 2 in 2018.
He replaces Dario Franceschini of the centre-left Democratic Party, who was Italy’s longest-serving minister of culture, and the TV and film worlds are now waiting to see what this means for the sectors.
The new minister told Rome...
- 10/25/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Italy’s Minerva Pictures has taken international sales on veteran director Pupi Avati’s Dante Alighieri biopic “Dante” starring Sergio Castellitto as the Florentine bard.
Minerva will be introducing “Dante” to buyers at the Venice Film Festival’s informal market and then at Rome’s Mia Market in October. Pic is set for release in Italy on Sept. 29 via Rai Cinema’s 01 Distribution.
Over the course of his long career, Avati has shot more than 40 films in a wide range of genres, including the cult horror pic “The House with Laughing Windows”; romancer “The Heart Is Elsewhere,” which went to Cannes; the biopic “Bix” about American trumpet player Bix Beiderbecke; psychological drama “Giovanna’s Father” with Alba Rohrwacher; and the 2019 thriller “Il Signor Diavolo,” to name a few.
Castellitto, an Italian A-lister who starred with Penelope Cruz in “Don’t Move,” which he also directed, plays the Renaissance poet during the...
Minerva will be introducing “Dante” to buyers at the Venice Film Festival’s informal market and then at Rome’s Mia Market in October. Pic is set for release in Italy on Sept. 29 via Rai Cinema’s 01 Distribution.
Over the course of his long career, Avati has shot more than 40 films in a wide range of genres, including the cult horror pic “The House with Laughing Windows”; romancer “The Heart Is Elsewhere,” which went to Cannes; the biopic “Bix” about American trumpet player Bix Beiderbecke; psychological drama “Giovanna’s Father” with Alba Rohrwacher; and the 2019 thriller “Il Signor Diavolo,” to name a few.
Castellitto, an Italian A-lister who starred with Penelope Cruz in “Don’t Move,” which he also directed, plays the Renaissance poet during the...
- 8/25/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Lucca Comics & Games to go ahead in-person from October 29th to November 1st in the historic town of Lucca, Italy.
To rebehold the stars: light is the claim of the 55th year of Lucca Comics & Games festival; honouring Dante Alighieri, the poet and philospher, by celebrating the 700th anniversary of his death and Dante’s Divine Comedy sets the tone for the returning festival – a community event that not only produced culture but creates a place where people can share experiences by occupying and interacting with and within a unique and monumental city. Light is the synthesis of this new Lucca Comics & Games, which signals a passage from dark to light, and paves a road to a new kind of normal. Visitors will go back to meeting creators of universes that have been an integral part of the festival – comics, games, storytelling, modern mythologies and big and small industries represented in these worlds.
To rebehold the stars: light is the claim of the 55th year of Lucca Comics & Games festival; honouring Dante Alighieri, the poet and philospher, by celebrating the 700th anniversary of his death and Dante’s Divine Comedy sets the tone for the returning festival – a community event that not only produced culture but creates a place where people can share experiences by occupying and interacting with and within a unique and monumental city. Light is the synthesis of this new Lucca Comics & Games, which signals a passage from dark to light, and paves a road to a new kind of normal. Visitors will go back to meeting creators of universes that have been an integral part of the festival – comics, games, storytelling, modern mythologies and big and small industries represented in these worlds.
- 9/28/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The Venice Film Festival will honor Oscar-winning Italian actor/director Roberto Benigni with its 2021 Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
Benigni, whose “Life Is Beautiful” – which he co-wrote, directed and starred in – won three Oscars in 1999, including best actor, recently returned to the big screen playing Geppetto in Matteo Garrone’s live-action adaptation of “Pinocchio.”
“Pinocchio,” which was a box office champ in Italy in 2019, has been recently released in the U.S. by Roadside Attractions and is nominated for 2021 Oscars in the best costume design and makeup and hairstyling categories.
Benigni’s last directorial effort is “The Tiger and the Snow,” in 2005, in which he also starred. In recent years the beloved Italian showman has been active with his stage adaptation of Dante’s “Divine Comedy,” which toured in Italy and around the world.
In praising Benigni Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera noted that “few artists have equaled his ability to combine explosive comic timing,...
Benigni, whose “Life Is Beautiful” – which he co-wrote, directed and starred in – won three Oscars in 1999, including best actor, recently returned to the big screen playing Geppetto in Matteo Garrone’s live-action adaptation of “Pinocchio.”
“Pinocchio,” which was a box office champ in Italy in 2019, has been recently released in the U.S. by Roadside Attractions and is nominated for 2021 Oscars in the best costume design and makeup and hairstyling categories.
Benigni’s last directorial effort is “The Tiger and the Snow,” in 2005, in which he also starred. In recent years the beloved Italian showman has been active with his stage adaptation of Dante’s “Divine Comedy,” which toured in Italy and around the world.
In praising Benigni Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera noted that “few artists have equaled his ability to combine explosive comic timing,...
- 4/15/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
As Italy’s film and TV industry forges ahead after bearing the brunt of the pandemic in 2020, the Filming Italy — Los Angeles fest, which is a bridgehead between Italy and Hollywood, is pulling out all the stops to drive and promote the country’s restart effort.
After Filming Italy miraculously managed to hold its sister shindig as a physical edition on the island of Sardinia last summer, the upcoming March 18-21 Los Angeles event will be mostly online. But going virtual has just prompted Italian marketing guru Tiziana Rocca, a longtime Italian industry promoter, to double her efforts.
This year the former Taormina Film Festival general manager is serving up twice the number of titles — a selection of more than 50 features, TV skeins, docs and shorts — and a marathon medley of 25 master classes, starting with Edoardo Ponti, director of Oscar-buzzed Sophia Loren-starrer “The Life Ahead,” in conversation with Diane Warren,...
After Filming Italy miraculously managed to hold its sister shindig as a physical edition on the island of Sardinia last summer, the upcoming March 18-21 Los Angeles event will be mostly online. But going virtual has just prompted Italian marketing guru Tiziana Rocca, a longtime Italian industry promoter, to double her efforts.
This year the former Taormina Film Festival general manager is serving up twice the number of titles — a selection of more than 50 features, TV skeins, docs and shorts — and a marathon medley of 25 master classes, starting with Edoardo Ponti, director of Oscar-buzzed Sophia Loren-starrer “The Life Ahead,” in conversation with Diane Warren,...
- 3/15/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
When you hear the name Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a few things spring to mind—and none of them are likely to involve Italian poet Dante Alighieri or opera. Of course there’s good reason for this, with Lecter’s exotic cooking ingredients superseding his gentler affectations. But even so, when author Thomas Harris first imagined how the character might move in the wild for the novel Hannibal, it was with baroque glee he unleashed the doctor in Florence: Italy’s Renaissance city and Dante’s medieval stomping grounds.
Director Ridley Scott similarly understood that secret recipe. His film version of Hannibal relishes every Italian colonnade Anthony Hopkins walks under, or the way the shadow of the statue of David casts darkness on its star’s face, often as he stands in the same spot where men were hanged or immolated centuries ago. In its better moments, Scott’s movie savors...
Director Ridley Scott similarly understood that secret recipe. His film version of Hannibal relishes every Italian colonnade Anthony Hopkins walks under, or the way the shadow of the statue of David casts darkness on its star’s face, often as he stands in the same spot where men were hanged or immolated centuries ago. In its better moments, Scott’s movie savors...
- 2/17/2021
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Within European literature, there are many landmark moments which have set the tone and inspired many works over centuries, and will likely continue to do given their timeless themes, characters and settings. Among those texts, we find Dante Alighieri’s impactful verse epic “Divine Comedy”, the story of a man who ventures into hell, accompanied by Vergil, the famous Roman poet, and observes how the sinners are tortured and made to pay for their deeds on earth. Its impact on philosophy and literature as well as popular culture cannot be measured, especially due to the way Alighieri describes the hierarchy of the underworld as well as the punishments of the sinners. Apart from those types of media already mentioned, its world and characters have also inspired video games such as “Dante’s Inferno” and the parallel release of “Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic”, a feature directed by many filmmakers, each...
- 10/24/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
This Walking Dead article contains spoilers.
Virgil, Kevin Carroll’s character on The Walking Dead season 10, is aptly named. After all, the character shares a name with the Roman poet who led Dante Alighieri through the nine circles of hell in the 14th-century epic poem Dante’s Inferno. Like Dante before her, Michonne experiences her own version of Hell at the hands of The Walking Dead‘s Virgil with the help of a hallucinogen.
While Virgil means to give Michonne some peace with his drug-laced tea by showing her “heaven,” the katanna-wielding badass has to take the long way around, first making her way through an alternate life where she never saved Andrea in season 3, never joined Rick and Daryl, became a Savior instead, and died at the wrong end of her beloved’s revolver. Michonne tells Virgil that he showed her Hell. But like in Inferno, the trip yields knowledge and wisdom for Michonne,...
Virgil, Kevin Carroll’s character on The Walking Dead season 10, is aptly named. After all, the character shares a name with the Roman poet who led Dante Alighieri through the nine circles of hell in the 14th-century epic poem Dante’s Inferno. Like Dante before her, Michonne experiences her own version of Hell at the hands of The Walking Dead‘s Virgil with the help of a hallucinogen.
While Virgil means to give Michonne some peace with his drug-laced tea by showing her “heaven,” the katanna-wielding badass has to take the long way around, first making her way through an alternate life where she never saved Andrea in season 3, never joined Rick and Daryl, became a Savior instead, and died at the wrong end of her beloved’s revolver. Michonne tells Virgil that he showed her Hell. But like in Inferno, the trip yields knowledge and wisdom for Michonne,...
- 3/23/2020
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
This Walking Dead article contains spoilers.
“What We Become” is the weirdest episode of The Walking Dead season 10 so far. Not only is it Michonne’s final episode on the show, but it’s a strangely self-contained and quiet one. It also introduces a whole new group of survivors as well as a research lab of unknown purpose. But all of that pales in comparison to the episode’s most controversial segment: a hallucinogen-induced trip to an alternate timeline where Michonne never saved Andrea, setting off a chain of events that shows how things could have turned out completely different for the heroine.
It’s not surprising that this episode is so trippy, considering it features a journey with a character named Virgil, who shares a name with the Roman poet who led Dante Alighieri through the nine circles of hell in the 14th-century epic poem Dante’s Inferno. Like Dante before her,...
“What We Become” is the weirdest episode of The Walking Dead season 10 so far. Not only is it Michonne’s final episode on the show, but it’s a strangely self-contained and quiet one. It also introduces a whole new group of survivors as well as a research lab of unknown purpose. But all of that pales in comparison to the episode’s most controversial segment: a hallucinogen-induced trip to an alternate timeline where Michonne never saved Andrea, setting off a chain of events that shows how things could have turned out completely different for the heroine.
It’s not surprising that this episode is so trippy, considering it features a journey with a character named Virgil, who shares a name with the Roman poet who led Dante Alighieri through the nine circles of hell in the 14th-century epic poem Dante’s Inferno. Like Dante before her,...
- 3/23/2020
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Chris Cummins Jan 24, 2020
We're revealing all the secrets of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina's third season in our easter eggs guide.
This Chilling Adventures of Sabrina article contains nothing but spoilers. We have a spoiler-free review right here if you prefer.
Frequent visits to hell! Pagans! Ice Cream! Cheerleading! Chilling Adventures of Sabrina season 3 truly has it all. We've already gone on record saying how we think that this new batch of episodes is the series' best yet. Over the course of these eight installments, the show upends not only what we know about how magic works in the Archieverse, but also takes characters into new directions—blowing apart existing relationships and setting up new adversities. It's all compelling stuff to say the least, but to truly enjoy all of the season's nuances require multiple viewings. We participated in just that, and along the way noticed tons of easter eggs and...
We're revealing all the secrets of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina's third season in our easter eggs guide.
This Chilling Adventures of Sabrina article contains nothing but spoilers. We have a spoiler-free review right here if you prefer.
Frequent visits to hell! Pagans! Ice Cream! Cheerleading! Chilling Adventures of Sabrina season 3 truly has it all. We've already gone on record saying how we think that this new batch of episodes is the series' best yet. Over the course of these eight installments, the show upends not only what we know about how magic works in the Archieverse, but also takes characters into new directions—blowing apart existing relationships and setting up new adversities. It's all compelling stuff to say the least, but to truly enjoy all of the season's nuances require multiple viewings. We participated in just that, and along the way noticed tons of easter eggs and...
- 1/23/2020
- Den of Geek
Freeform is developing a “Dante’s Inferno” drama series, a reimagining of the 14th century epic poem set in present-day Los Angeles, a spokesperson for the network told TheWrap.
The series is described as following Grace Dante, “who thought her life sucked. Between parenting her drug addict mother and her troubled brother, our 20-something hero has had to give up all her dreams. Then one day everything changes and her dreams start magically coming true, school, career, love… but the godfather of all this good fortune is the Devil himself. And to outwit him, she’ll have to journey through Dante’s Inferno.”
Dante Alighieri’s narrative poem “The Divine Comedy,” widely considered one of the greatest works of Western literature, is told in three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, or Hell, Purgatory and Heaven. The poem tells the soul’s journey towards God in the afterlife, told from a medieval world view.
The series is described as following Grace Dante, “who thought her life sucked. Between parenting her drug addict mother and her troubled brother, our 20-something hero has had to give up all her dreams. Then one day everything changes and her dreams start magically coming true, school, career, love… but the godfather of all this good fortune is the Devil himself. And to outwit him, she’ll have to journey through Dante’s Inferno.”
Dante Alighieri’s narrative poem “The Divine Comedy,” widely considered one of the greatest works of Western literature, is told in three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, or Hell, Purgatory and Heaven. The poem tells the soul’s journey towards God in the afterlife, told from a medieval world view.
- 10/28/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Freeform has put in development Dante’s Inferno, a drama series inspired by one of the best known works of the Western civilization. It hails from from Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris (Knightfall), Nina Fiore & John Herrera (The Handmaids Tale), Danielle Claman Gelber (One Chicago) and Studio 71.
Described as a contemporary reimagining of the 14th century epic poem set against the demonic underworld of present-day Los Angeles, Dante’s Inferno follows Grace Dante, who thought her life sucked. Between parenting her drug addict mother and her troubled brother, our 20-something hero has had to give up all her dreams. Then one day everything changes and her dreams start magically coming true, school, career, love… but the godfather of all this good fortune is the Devil himself. And to outwit him, she’ll have to journey through Dante’s Inferno.
Sleeper Cell creators/executive producers Reiff & Voris will write the script alongside...
Described as a contemporary reimagining of the 14th century epic poem set against the demonic underworld of present-day Los Angeles, Dante’s Inferno follows Grace Dante, who thought her life sucked. Between parenting her drug addict mother and her troubled brother, our 20-something hero has had to give up all her dreams. Then one day everything changes and her dreams start magically coming true, school, career, love… but the godfather of all this good fortune is the Devil himself. And to outwit him, she’ll have to journey through Dante’s Inferno.
Sleeper Cell creators/executive producers Reiff & Voris will write the script alongside...
- 10/28/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Barcelona — Projects “Deus Irae,” “The Occupant,” “9 Steps’ and ‘Fiesta” won prizes at the 4th Sitges Pitchbox, hosted by Spain’s Sitges Fantastic Film Festival in partnership with online platform Filmarket Hub and godfathered this year by Ron Perlman. Awards were announced Friday Oct. 5.
“Deus Irae” aims to be the feature debut of Argentine Pedro Cristiani, a co-writer of the acclaimed sci-fi short “Moebius.” A supernatural thriller and a follow-up to Cristiani’s short of the same name, “Deus Irae” follows Father Javier whose mandate is to examine and explain alleged miracles and Satanic events.
According to Cristiani, “the horror elements are explicit, but the visual treatment enhances its monstrous beauty.” Creature design is inspired by the creations of Dante Alighieri, Hieronymus Bosch and Francis Bacon.
The first 26 minutes are already produced and the film expected to be completed in Argentina. It is backed by Cristiani, Simon Ratziel and Guido Volpi,...
“Deus Irae” aims to be the feature debut of Argentine Pedro Cristiani, a co-writer of the acclaimed sci-fi short “Moebius.” A supernatural thriller and a follow-up to Cristiani’s short of the same name, “Deus Irae” follows Father Javier whose mandate is to examine and explain alleged miracles and Satanic events.
According to Cristiani, “the horror elements are explicit, but the visual treatment enhances its monstrous beauty.” Creature design is inspired by the creations of Dante Alighieri, Hieronymus Bosch and Francis Bacon.
The first 26 minutes are already produced and the film expected to be completed in Argentina. It is backed by Cristiani, Simon Ratziel and Guido Volpi,...
- 10/8/2018
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
Asia Argento's still grieving the loss of Anthony Bourdain. The actress shared a personal photo Thursday of herself with her late boyfriend ... the 2 are in a red convertible looking happy, with the 'Parts Unknown' host smirking while holding a green umbrella over them. “Nessun maggior dolore che ricordarsi del tempo felice ne la miseria; e ciò sa 'l tuo dottore. Ma s'a conoscer la prima radice del nostro amor tu hai cotanto affetto,...
- 7/20/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Asia Argento is continuing to remember her late boyfriend Anthony Bourdain.
The actress, 42, shared a sweet photo of the pair riding around in a red car in Florence, Italy, which was taken on May 27 — the week before the chef’s death.
In the image, Argento sits behind the wheel while wearing a polka-dot dress. Beside her, Bourdain smiles while holding an opened umbrella, possibly to shield the pair from the sun. At the time, the pair were shooting an episode of Parts Unknown together in the Italian city.
Alongside the image, the actress included a quote from Dante’s Divine Comedy: Inferno,...
The actress, 42, shared a sweet photo of the pair riding around in a red car in Florence, Italy, which was taken on May 27 — the week before the chef’s death.
In the image, Argento sits behind the wheel while wearing a polka-dot dress. Beside her, Bourdain smiles while holding an opened umbrella, possibly to shield the pair from the sun. At the time, the pair were shooting an episode of Parts Unknown together in the Italian city.
Alongside the image, the actress included a quote from Dante’s Divine Comedy: Inferno,...
- 7/19/2018
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
After more than 150 years of waiting, we finally have a bonafide Western set during the Irish Potato Famine. Trading Monument Valley for miles of pestilent farmland, and six-shooters for jerry-rigged muskets that can only fire one bullet at a time, director Lance Daly has reached back into one of the darkest chapters of his country’s history and found it to be a ripe setting for an impressively grim oater (or “spud?”) about the cost of pyrrhic victories and the virtues of running away from unwinnable fights. While the script is far too spotty and unfocused for the film to be anything more than the sum of its parts, the setting — and the set-pieces that Daly creates from it — is enough to prevent this unlikely genre mash from being a blight of its own.
Context can be hard to come by in “Black 47,” but the basic premise gets you...
Context can be hard to come by in “Black 47,” but the basic premise gets you...
- 2/16/2018
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
This week’s edition of Tuesday Blus includes the following titles:
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno (2009)
Film Review: ★★★½/☆☆☆☆☆
Disc Review: ★★★★/☆☆☆☆☆
After Dante Alighieri but before Dario Argento and Ron Howard presented us with their formulations on their fiery approximations of hell sharing the same title, pre-Nouvelle Vague auteur Henri-Georges Clouzot attempted the ambitious and ill-fated Inferno, a nightmarish portrait of one-man’s extreme and consuming jealousy about his beautiful wife.
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Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno (2009)
Film Review: ★★★½/☆☆☆☆☆
Disc Review: ★★★★/☆☆☆☆☆
After Dante Alighieri but before Dario Argento and Ron Howard presented us with their formulations on their fiery approximations of hell sharing the same title, pre-Nouvelle Vague auteur Henri-Georges Clouzot attempted the ambitious and ill-fated Inferno, a nightmarish portrait of one-man’s extreme and consuming jealousy about his beautiful wife.
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- 2/6/2018
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
"Is man ready to re-constitute it?" What the heck is this? A full trailer has debuted for a film titled The Broken Key, some sort of weird sci-fi mashup involving historical artifacts and modern technology and all kinds of wacky things. It's set in the near future, at a time when paper has become a rare item, "a luxury possession", and printing is now a crime. The main character is a British scholar of ancient Italian origins, who gets caught up in a series of murders taking him "on the path traced, so many centuries before, by Dante Alighieri and by the painter Hieronymus Bosch." This stars Rutger Hauer, Michael Madsen, Christopher Lambert, Geraldine Chaplin, Franco Nero, William Baldwin, Maria de Medeiros, Kabir Bedi, and Marc Fiorini. This really looks way too weird for my tastes, another film straight from the 90s destined to find its way into VHS bargain bins.
- 10/2/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
David Crow Oct 31, 2016
Westworld stuns with its most intricate (and best) episode to date. Spoilers ahead in our review of Contrapasso...
Read David’s discussion of post-episode 5 Westworld fan theories, here.
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This review contains spoilers.
1.5 Contrapasso
Tonight’s trip into Ford and Arnold’s gun-slinging paradise (or perhaps Hell, as the title Contrapasso implies) was the most astonishing episode of Westworld to date. Intricately plotted and densely challenging, we had shootouts, betrayals, moments of robotic transcendence whereupon a host broke her “modest little loop,” and even confirmation of true artificial sentiency in Maeve.
The Dolores and William subplots jumped deeper down the rabbit hole while elevating the tension to remarkable degrees. The group found themselves...
Westworld stuns with its most intricate (and best) episode to date. Spoilers ahead in our review of Contrapasso...
Read David’s discussion of post-episode 5 Westworld fan theories, here.
See related The Missing series 2 episode 3 review: A Prison Without Walls The Missing series 2 episode 2 review: The Turtle And The Stick The Missing series 2 episode 1 review: Come Home The women taking over TV crime drama
This review contains spoilers.
1.5 Contrapasso
Tonight’s trip into Ford and Arnold’s gun-slinging paradise (or perhaps Hell, as the title Contrapasso implies) was the most astonishing episode of Westworld to date. Intricately plotted and densely challenging, we had shootouts, betrayals, moments of robotic transcendence whereupon a host broke her “modest little loop,” and even confirmation of true artificial sentiency in Maeve.
The Dolores and William subplots jumped deeper down the rabbit hole while elevating the tension to remarkable degrees. The group found themselves...
- 10/31/2016
- Den of Geek
It’s appropriate that the act of illusion plays such a central role in Inferno, for the film itself spends a lot of time masquerading as though it’s something loftier than a schlocky B-movie thriller. It’s the third in the Tom Hanks-starring, Ron Howard-directed series based on the Robert Langdon novels written by Dan Brown. The first two — The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons — left much to be desired. This one emerges as a marked improvement, though that’s not saying a whole lot.
Simply put, it’s the lightest and shortest of the bunch. Inferno moves at a brisk pace, thanks in no small part to a story device that has Langdon (Hanks) literally learning what’s going on while the audience does. Awoken by young doctor Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones) in Florence, Italy, the esteemed “symbologist” finds himself in a hospital with a...
Simply put, it’s the lightest and shortest of the bunch. Inferno moves at a brisk pace, thanks in no small part to a story device that has Langdon (Hanks) literally learning what’s going on while the audience does. Awoken by young doctor Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones) in Florence, Italy, the esteemed “symbologist” finds himself in a hospital with a...
- 10/26/2016
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by Terror Films. This critic has worked on some publicity for this title. **there are spoilers here. Director/writer: Tyler Christensen. Cast: Torey Michael Adkins, Laura Coover, Aaron Galvin, Brian Krause and Marika Engelhardt. House or Purgatory is a recent horror release from Terror Films and first time director Tyler Christensen. Filmed partly in Wisconsin, the film's central story is based on an urban legend. At a haunted house attraction, participants can get there money back, if they can get through the scariest attraction, ever built! Christensen sets a consistent dramatic, horrifying tone. However, the moral of his story is muddied along the way. The setting is supposed to be Purgatory, but the evidence suggests that this is Hell. Yet, none of characters are the typical sinners. The film's story would have been more cohesive, if Christensen would have stuck...
- 10/23/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Ryan Lambie Oct 21, 2016
With major spoilers, Ron Howard talks exclusively to us about changing the ending of Dan Brown's Inferno for the big screen...
Nb: The following contains major, major spoilers for the book and movie adaptation of Inferno.
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Overpopulation, a manmade virus, amnesia, the epic poetry of Dante Alighieri: Dan Brown's fourth Robert Langdon novel gave its academic hero plenty of riddles to solve and crises to avert. But readers of the book may have noticed that the movie adaptation of Inferno - the third Langdon film to reach the big screen after The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons - changes the conclusion quite a bit.
While the build-up is broadly the same - a now-deceased billionaire has hidden a deadly virus somewhere,...
With major spoilers, Ron Howard talks exclusively to us about changing the ending of Dan Brown's Inferno for the big screen...
Nb: The following contains major, major spoilers for the book and movie adaptation of Inferno.
See related Michael Keaton headed to Kong: Skull Island Looking back at Peter Jackson's King Kong Godzilla Vs King Kong set for 2020
Overpopulation, a manmade virus, amnesia, the epic poetry of Dante Alighieri: Dan Brown's fourth Robert Langdon novel gave its academic hero plenty of riddles to solve and crises to avert. But readers of the book may have noticed that the movie adaptation of Inferno - the third Langdon film to reach the big screen after The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons - changes the conclusion quite a bit.
While the build-up is broadly the same - a now-deceased billionaire has hidden a deadly virus somewhere,...
- 10/20/2016
- Den of Geek
★☆☆☆☆ How do you make the fire and brimstone of The Divine Comedy, the cobbled streets of one of Italy's most beautiful cities and the Renaissance all dull? Simple - get Ron Howard to direct yet another film based on one of Dan Brown's air-headed adventures. This time we contend with Inferno, the third in the film series to date. It's been seven years since we last saw Tom Hanks as the Mickey Mouse watch-wearing Prof Robert Langdon on the big screen and he hasn't been missed. Now he's back, a bit dazed and confused after a mysterious mugging, but still able to waltz into the world's most famous galleries and museums unannounced.
This time Langdon isn't after the scions of Christ or exposing an ancient cabal. Instead, he takes on the somewhat grander task of saving the world by preventing a modern-day Black Death from being unleashed on the...
This time Langdon isn't after the scions of Christ or exposing an ancient cabal. Instead, he takes on the somewhat grander task of saving the world by preventing a modern-day Black Death from being unleashed on the...
- 10/16/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Tom Hanks once again reprises his role as Robert Langdon in “Inferno,” the third cinematic adaptation of Dan Brown’s book series. This time around Langdon teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones) after he wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia. Together they race across Europe against the clock to foil a deadly global plot. The first reviews are in, let’s see what the critics are saying.
IndieWire’s Demetrios Matheou said the “third time’s not the charm” and gave the film a C- in his review.
“After ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and ‘Angels & Demons,’ ‘Inferno’ makes it three duds in a row. Thanks to Tom Hanks, Langdon is a palpable, enjoyable presence. But once again Ron Howard and his screenwriters have failed to satisfactorily adapt the material around him. If the first film was ploddingly, airlessly faithful to its source, this follows the second in being frantically paced,...
IndieWire’s Demetrios Matheou said the “third time’s not the charm” and gave the film a C- in his review.
“After ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and ‘Angels & Demons,’ ‘Inferno’ makes it three duds in a row. Thanks to Tom Hanks, Langdon is a palpable, enjoyable presence. But once again Ron Howard and his screenwriters have failed to satisfactorily adapt the material around him. If the first film was ploddingly, airlessly faithful to its source, this follows the second in being frantically paced,...
- 10/11/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Ryan Lambie Published Date Monday, October 10, 2016 - 05:36
He’s the James Bond of problem solving: Robert Langdon, the renowned “symbologist”, scholar and unwitting man of action. The character’s previous silver screen adventures have taken in Vatican conspiracies (The Da Vinci Code) and stolen antimatter (Angels & Demons), with Tom Hanks bringing his affable everyman quality to the riddle-breaking professor.
In Langdon’s third movie adventure, again directed by Ron Howard and again adapted from a Dan Brown best-seller, a virus generated by a crazed billionaire (Ben Foster) threatens to wipe out half the world’s population - unless Langdon can solve a series of clues that will lead him to its hiding place. The problem is, Langdon’s just woken up in a Florentine hospital with a head injury and no idea how he got there. Fortunately for him, the doctor who wakes him up, Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones...
He’s the James Bond of problem solving: Robert Langdon, the renowned “symbologist”, scholar and unwitting man of action. The character’s previous silver screen adventures have taken in Vatican conspiracies (The Da Vinci Code) and stolen antimatter (Angels & Demons), with Tom Hanks bringing his affable everyman quality to the riddle-breaking professor.
In Langdon’s third movie adventure, again directed by Ron Howard and again adapted from a Dan Brown best-seller, a virus generated by a crazed billionaire (Ben Foster) threatens to wipe out half the world’s population - unless Langdon can solve a series of clues that will lead him to its hiding place. The problem is, Langdon’s just woken up in a Florentine hospital with a head injury and no idea how he got there. Fortunately for him, the doctor who wakes him up, Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones...
- 10/6/2016
- Den of Geek
The Girl on the Train, The Accountant, Moonlight, and more of what to watch in OctoberThe Girl on the Train, The Accountant, Moonlight, and more of what to watch in OctoberAdriana Floridia10/3/2016 10:23:00 Am
October is one of our favourite months of the year, because we can start wearing sweaters, leaves are falling, and we can justify horror movie marathons all month long.
In theatres, however, we are getting a very interesting mix of thrills, scares, laughs, and some indie gems that caught our eye when they played the Toronto International Film Festival last month. That’s right, awards season is on the verge of beginning, and October features a couple of those highly buzzed titles. Among these are Moonlight and The Birth of a Nation, as well as some good old fun at the movies, like Tom Cruise returning as Jack Reacher, or Tom Hanks’ reprisal of Robert Langdon in Inferno.
October is one of our favourite months of the year, because we can start wearing sweaters, leaves are falling, and we can justify horror movie marathons all month long.
In theatres, however, we are getting a very interesting mix of thrills, scares, laughs, and some indie gems that caught our eye when they played the Toronto International Film Festival last month. That’s right, awards season is on the verge of beginning, and October features a couple of those highly buzzed titles. Among these are Moonlight and The Birth of a Nation, as well as some good old fun at the movies, like Tom Cruise returning as Jack Reacher, or Tom Hanks’ reprisal of Robert Langdon in Inferno.
- 10/3/2016
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
In the new trailer for “Inferno,” Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones try to uncover a deadly plague that has the potential to wipe out half of the world’s population. The trailer reveals new footage showing professor Robert Langdon (Hanks) being briefed on a situation, analyzing the map of Dante’s Hell and traveling to Florence to find the death mask of Dante Alighieri. The problem is, it seems that someone stole the mask — and that someone is Langdon. Hanks and Jones star in the third movie based on Dan Brown‘s series of novels, following “The Da Vinci Code...
- 6/23/2016
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Today brings about our first real look at Inferno, the next Dan Brown book adaptation that has Tom Hanks reprise the Robert Langdon role from The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons. Come inside to watch the teaser trailer!
Personally, I never cared for The Da Vinci Code movie adaptation, though I know many enjoyed it. Angels & Demons, however, was pretty damn impressive and resparked my interest in the Robert Langdon adventures in general. Even so, my interest in Dan Brown's books have waned, and his last few didn't make much of an impression. So I'm not entirely sure how to feel about the Inferno movie at this point:
It's not really a bad trailer, but certainly makes it look more action-packed than the story really is. What's more intriguing to me, however, is so much of this trailer seems to use footage from the last act of the story,...
Personally, I never cared for The Da Vinci Code movie adaptation, though I know many enjoyed it. Angels & Demons, however, was pretty damn impressive and resparked my interest in the Robert Langdon adventures in general. Even so, my interest in Dan Brown's books have waned, and his last few didn't make much of an impression. So I'm not entirely sure how to feel about the Inferno movie at this point:
It's not really a bad trailer, but certainly makes it look more action-packed than the story really is. What's more intriguing to me, however, is so much of this trailer seems to use footage from the last act of the story,...
- 5/9/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
Following its tease yesterday, Sony Pictures has unleashed the full teaser trailer for the Ron Howard-directed film adaptation of Dan Brown's "Inferno" which is slated to open in October.
Tom Hanks reprises his role of Harvard symbologist Professor Robert Langdon in the new film following his work in the adaptations of "The Da Vinci Code" and "Angels and Demons". The filmmakers are skipping Brown's third Langdon novel, 2009's Washington-centric "The Lost Symbol," for the more internationally flavored 2013 effort "Inferno".
In the story Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with no memory of the events that led him to be in Italy. Soon he realizes that someone is trying to kill him and must prevent a biological attack in the form of a new strain of the Bubonic plague being pulled off by a madman employing allusions to the works Dante Alighieri.
Felicity Jones, Omar Sy, Irrfan Khan,...
Tom Hanks reprises his role of Harvard symbologist Professor Robert Langdon in the new film following his work in the adaptations of "The Da Vinci Code" and "Angels and Demons". The filmmakers are skipping Brown's third Langdon novel, 2009's Washington-centric "The Lost Symbol," for the more internationally flavored 2013 effort "Inferno".
In the story Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with no memory of the events that led him to be in Italy. Soon he realizes that someone is trying to kill him and must prevent a biological attack in the form of a new strain of the Bubonic plague being pulled off by a madman employing allusions to the works Dante Alighieri.
Felicity Jones, Omar Sy, Irrfan Khan,...
- 5/9/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Sony Pictures has released the two posters for the hotly-anticipated sequel Inferno, the fourth novel in Brown's popular series. The Da Vinci Code hit the big screen in 2006, followed by 2009's Angel's & Demons. The Lost Symbol is the third book in the series, but it's being skipped for some reason.
Tom Hanks will reprise his role as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon. The film also co-stars Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy, Ben Foster, and Sidse Babett Knudsen. Inferno is directed by Ron Howard from a script written by David Koepp,
In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology, Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks), is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces... Dante's Inferno.
Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science.
Tom Hanks will reprise his role as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon. The film also co-stars Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy, Ben Foster, and Sidse Babett Knudsen. Inferno is directed by Ron Howard from a script written by David Koepp,
In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology, Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks), is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces... Dante's Inferno.
Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science.
- 5/6/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
★★★★☆ British director Ken Russell passed away in 2011 leaving behind a life's work devoted to filmmaking at its most exuberant and vital. Russell made a number of films in the early part of his career which depicted artists brimming with the same enthusiasm of expression as the director himself. The Great Passions is one of two collections which the BFI are releasing to honour his distinctive approach to the biographical form. The three films collected here are dedicated to Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Dante's Inferno), Isadora Duncan (Isadora) and Henri Rousseau (Always On Sunday) - three artists whose eccentricity provide a perfect foil to Russell's own bravura style.
- 3/31/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
It's hard to believe that it has been about 10 years since Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code was brought to life for the big screen by Tom Hanks and Ron Howard. That film was followed by an adaptation of Angels & Demons, and now we have our first look at the next chapter of the story, Inferno. New photos give us our first look at Hanks, Felicity Jones, and Sidse Babett Knudsen in the film. Here's the synopsis:
Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon awakens in an Italian hospital, disoriented and with no recollection of the past thirty-six hours, including the origin of the macabre object hidden in his belongings. With a relentless female assassin trailing them through Florence, he and his resourceful doctor, Sienna Brooks, are forced to flee. Embarking on a harrowing journey, they must unravel a series of codes, which are the work of a brilliant scientist...
Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon awakens in an Italian hospital, disoriented and with no recollection of the past thirty-six hours, including the origin of the macabre object hidden in his belongings. With a relentless female assassin trailing them through Florence, he and his resourceful doctor, Sienna Brooks, are forced to flee. Embarking on a harrowing journey, they must unravel a series of codes, which are the work of a brilliant scientist...
- 12/24/2015
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
According to Deadline, Warner Bros. has picked up a pitch from screenwriter Dwain Worrell titled Dante's Inferno, a big screen take on Inferno, the first part of Dante Alighieri's three part epic poem The Divine Comedy. The movie is being described as an epic love story, with Dante descending "through the nine circles of hell to save the woman he loves," which sounds more than a... Read More...
- 8/21/2015
- by Jesse Giroux
- JoBlo.com
Dante's Inferno is being adapted into a film after Warner Bros bought a pitch based on the classic text.
The first part of the poet's Divine Comedy, originally published in 1320, has inspired a movie by screenwriter Dwain Worrell, Deadline reports.
The adaptation will apparently be framed as an "epic love story" and is produced by Gianni Nunnari's Hollywood Gang and Akiva Goldsman's Weed Road.
In the film, Dante will travel through the nine levels of hell to save the woman he loves.
The pitch was brought in to Warner Bros by Nik Mavinkurve and Chantal Nong.
Warners is said to be excited by the scale of the project and the potential for a franchise.
The first part of the poet's Divine Comedy, originally published in 1320, has inspired a movie by screenwriter Dwain Worrell, Deadline reports.
The adaptation will apparently be framed as an "epic love story" and is produced by Gianni Nunnari's Hollywood Gang and Akiva Goldsman's Weed Road.
In the film, Dante will travel through the nine levels of hell to save the woman he loves.
The pitch was brought in to Warner Bros by Nik Mavinkurve and Chantal Nong.
Warners is said to be excited by the scale of the project and the potential for a franchise.
- 8/20/2015
- Digital Spy
Inferno, the first of three books of Dante Alighieri‘s epic 14th century poem The Divine Comedy, in which a fictionalized Dante passes through Hell, Purgatory, and finally Heaven, isn’t really a romance. It’s a social and political critique, almost a satire in places, and part of a giant allegory about a personal journey to achieve […]...
- 8/20/2015
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Warner Bros. has snapped up the feature rights for a new take on Dante’s Inferno. Deadline reports that the publisher has acquired the pitch from scribe Dwain Worrell, best known for 2010 low-budget zombie film, Walking the Dead – not to be confused by Robert Kirkman’s genre juggernaut.
Based on Dante Alighieri’s 14th century epic poem, The Divine Comedy, Warner’s adaptation will depict the first third of the seminal tale in which our titular protagonist descends through the nine circles of Hell in order to rescue his beloved Beatrice. Siding with Virgil, the mythic tale begins on Easter weekend in the year 1300.
There’s little-to-no information regarding the style or approach of WB’s modern take on an old classic, considering that an attempt to save Beatrice from the fiery pits of damnation didn’t factor into the original poem. Rather, this arc didn’t become a tenet...
Based on Dante Alighieri’s 14th century epic poem, The Divine Comedy, Warner’s adaptation will depict the first third of the seminal tale in which our titular protagonist descends through the nine circles of Hell in order to rescue his beloved Beatrice. Siding with Virgil, the mythic tale begins on Easter weekend in the year 1300.
There’s little-to-no information regarding the style or approach of WB’s modern take on an old classic, considering that an attempt to save Beatrice from the fiery pits of damnation didn’t factor into the original poem. Rather, this arc didn’t become a tenet...
- 8/20/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
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