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Thanks to an opening title screen that says, “Some of this actually happened,” we begin to wonder right from the get-go just how much of American Hustle occurred in real life.

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L'eco virale dell'epic split di Van Damme non accenna a diminuire: questa volta la star belga del cinema action effettua la spaccata a gravità zero...

Sono arrivate online le nuove foto dal set romano di Everest con Jake Gyllenhall nelle vesti di un esploratore delle vette più alte del mondo...

Il film è caduto nelle grinfie del famoso sito web celebre per le sue prese in giro … [visit site to read more]

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Ma attenzione agli SPOILER per chi non ha ancora visto la terza stagione della serie tv … [visit site to read more]

Un tripudio di CGI ed effetti speciali che si ferma alla superficie. Il forte impatto visivo non trova un corrispettivo a livello narrativo. A chi si rivolge il film? … [visit site to read more]

Continuiamo il nostro conto alla rovescia per l'86esima edizione degli Academy Awards: chi vincerà, secondo voi, nelle categorie delle migliori interpretazioni?

Carey Mulligan è stata avvistata a Londra sul set di Suffragette di Sarah Gavron, le cui riprese sono appena cominciate...

Si è spento all’età di 69 anni in seguito a complicazioni causate da una vasculite infiammatoria autoimmune … [visit site to read more]

La Warner ha annunciato anche per l'italia l'uscita di Veronica Mars: il film tratto dalla celebre serie tv sarà disponibile unicamente in digital download...

Sono stati annunciati i nomi di tutti gli attori e le attrici che prenderanno parte alle premiazioni di domenica prossima. Seguite la diretta su Best Movie … [visit site to read more]

Yesterday, Feb. 23:  ”JK ROWLING has mapped out a series of up to seven crime novels featuring her private investigator Cormoran Strike — in a repeat of the approach she took with her Harry Potter books,” The Sunday Times of London, by Richard Brooks. Today, Feb. 24:  Little, Brown denies Rowling novel plans – “A spokesman for Little, […]

Oscar producers imposed a 45-second time limit on speeches in 2010, but not every winner would have needed it.

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Alessandro Gassman … [visit site to read more]

È noto ormai che è uscito, quantomeno nelle librerie, il sequel di “Shining”, intitolato “Doctor Sleep”. Protagonista è il piccolo Danny, figlio di Jack Torrance, precipitato nel tunnel dell’alcolismo ma salvatosi grazie agli Alcolisti Anonimi.
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This is a guest post by Jaime Herndon. Jaime is currently working on her thesis at Columbia University, where she will earn her MFA in creative nonfiction. She also works as a freelance writer and editor. In a former life, she did psychosocial oncology research. She misses it only a little bit. 

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I was working in a fairly well-known children’s bookstore in New York last summer, one that is especially known for its employee recommendations and vast knowledge of books. One afternoon, a well-heeled Upper West Side mom asked me for book suggestions for her 10-year old daughter. I immediately thought of Judy Blume, and at my suggestion of one of her titles, the mother looked at me with disdain, saying, “Don’t you think that’s a bit…dated?” I almost fainted on the spot. Blasphemy! Here are some classic children’s/YA books that will never carry that dreaded description.

Deenie, by Judy Blume

This was the book in question above. Sure, wearing a body brace for scoliosis isn’t as common as it was in the past, and some readers might find it hard to believe, but anyone can relate to feeling awkward in one’s own body. Beautiful Deenie suddenly feels like a freak when she has to wear a back brace, and isn’t feeling like a freak a prerequisite for puberty?

 

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg

Who didn’t want to run away to a museum after reading this? Claudia and Jamie Kincaid hide out in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and live there for a week, getting themselves caught up in a mystery that they never saw coming. Come on. You still think about living in a museum sometimes, don’t you?

 

The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton

Okay, yeah, so the slang and the “gangs” will have you snickering, and definitely places the book in a certain time frame. But underneath it all, it’s the classic conflict between the haves and have-nots, and navigating the social storm of adolescence. Stay gold.

 

A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle

Another one accused of being “dated” by more than one customer – but also beloved by more than a few. Meg was unabashedly geeky and strong, and a female lead character, and L’Engle was way ahead of her time, even if she did have religious undertones in her narratives. It took me more than 20 years to read the other books in the series, but I cherished this one as a kid. What’s not to love about tesseracts?

 

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl

Put aside the fact that the author was a raging bigot, and it’s easy to enjoy this whimsical story full of candy, Golden Tickets, and orange-colored midgets. Veruca Salt is still entertaining (and highly appropriate in today’s society), and my mouth still waters at the descriptions of sugary snacks the factory makes. Pro tip: the movie with Gene Wilder is much better than the one with Johnny Depp. But the book is the best, obvs.

 

Blubber, by Judy Blume 

Basically, all of Judy’s (yeah, first name basis, what?) books could be on here, but I had to limit myself. Written nearly 30 years ago (1986), this book is more relevant now than anything. A story about a typical middle school girl who gets caught up in the crowd mentality of teasing an overweight girl in her class whom they’ve nicknamed “Blubber.” No afterschool special here – the bully never gets brought to justice and the victim isn’t particularly sympathetic – but it’s real.

 

Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson

See? Girls and boys can be just friends. Jess and Leslie’s story of the kingdom of Terabithia is timeless – it’s what summer is all about, or should be about, or what we want it to be about, anyway. Which is what makes this book so great. It’s hard being a kid, and this book gets it without being A Book With A Message.

 

Lord of the Flies, by William Golding

The original Hunger Games. After a plane crash on a deserted island, what starts as a community dissolves into a something like a social psychology experiment gone horribly awry. Human nature is timeless, and this book reminds us how terrifying that can be.

 

Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbit

What kid hasn’t thought about living forever, especially being young forever? With themes of life and death that don’t hit you over the head, but instead, gently remind you what it means to live, this book is full of suspense, memorable characters, and a wonderful storyline. Read the book before seeing the movie.

 

The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin

A murder mystery. Millions of dollars at stake. A book that reads like a literary game of Clue. How could you say no?

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Dopo la presentazione a Berlino si avvicina l'uscita di The Grand Budapest Hotel: ecco una nuova featurette incentrata sulla storia del film di Wes Anderson!

Tra gli altri premiati anche Hunger Games – La Ragazza di fuoco e le serie tv Downton Abbey e House of Cards … [visit site to read more]

Sono stati assegnati i premi della Costume Designers Guild e della Cinema Audio Society. Trionfano 12 Anni Schiavo, Hunger Games: la Ragazza di Fuoco e Gravity...

Break.com ha pubblicato un'esilarante galleria fotografica di mockup in cui 18 perrsonaggi che non hanno nella bellezza il loro punto di forza vengono reinterpretati da Ryan Gosling...

Tim Burton's reboot of Batman turns 25 this June. Here's a half-hour documentary going behind the scenes, making Gotham City real:

My favorite part is when Burton compares the Batman insignia to the Coca-Cola logo and Mickey Mouse. He's right, really. And then a moment later we're hearing about how Bill Murray could have played Batman (!).

Dopo il successo del film del 1996, i fratelli Ebersol a lavoro su un sequel … [visit site to read more]

Arriva anche in versione sottotitolata in italiano la gag reel di The LEGO Movie, il cartoon già campione d'incassi negli Stati Uniti e non solo...

Not so long ago, the Academy Awards' three short film categories—made up of nominees few outside of the industry had even heard of, much less had a chance to see—were guaranteed to wreak havoc on your Oscar pool. But over the past 14 years, there has been a shift in the awareness and availability of short films.

Il primo giallo del Festival: la canzone di Riccardo Sinigallia è già stata eseguita dal vivo prima di Sanremo, Ecco intorno a questo quesito gira il caso che riguarda l'ex Tiromancino. La sua canzone Prima di andare via è stata esclusa dalla gara perché, come recita il comunicato diffuso in sala stampa, priva del carattere di novità richiesto dall'Articolo 5 del Regolamento. La casa discografica e il cantante in gara hanno 24 ore di tempo per presentare ricorso. 

Un nuovo backstage di Gravity svela come sono stati realizzati gli incredibili effetti visivi del film di Alfonso Cuaron in arrivo in questi giorni in home video...

E' Sotto Una Buona Stella di Carlo Verdone a mantenere la prima posizione giovedì al box-office italiano, mentre The Lego Movie apre in seconda posizione...