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‘The Hand Of God’: Paolo Sorrentino Touches Divinity With An Evocative Coming Of Age Magnum Opus [Venice Review]

September 2, 2021 1:15 pm

“I don't like reality anymore. Reality is lousy,” teenager Fabietto Schisa (Filippo Scotti) says mournfully at a crucial, spiritually lonely moment in Paolo Sorrentino’s evocative new coming of age story, “The...

Paolo Sorrentino’s Truncated Version Of ‘Loro’ Is A Mess [TIFF Review]

Warren Cantrell

September 7, 2018 7:39 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Poorly structured, half-baked, and unrealized, writer/director Paolo Sorrentino's "Loro" is the worst kind of movie not because it is bad, but because it squanders immeasurable potential. A true-ish story about...

Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘Loro’ Teaser Gives First Glimpse At Two-Part Film About Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi

Julia Teti

March 15, 2018 1:15 pm

News, Trailers

Following his short film "Killer in Red" and HBO series "The Young Pope," director Paolo Sorrentino's next project returns to Italy. "Loro" is a two-part film chronicling the life of former Italian Prime Minist...

Paolo Sorrentino’s Silvio Berlusconi Movie ‘Loro’ Is Back On, Toni Servillo To Star

Christian Gallichio

April 11, 2017 12:21 pm

News

Fresh off his borderline crazy series "The Young Pope," Paolo Sorrentino has lined up his next feature, the long gestating "Loro." The film will star regular Sorrentino collaborator Toni Servillo ("The Great Be...

‘Gomorrah’ Duo Matteo Garrone & Toni Servillo Reteam For ‘Pinocchio’

Kevin Jagernauth

October 25, 2016 2:57 pm

News

Hollywood has spent years trying to figure out a way to mount a live action "Pinocchio" movie. Guillermo del Toro, Stanley Kubrick, and Tim Burton have tried at various points to bring the fairy tale to life, w...

Comically Bad ‘The Confession’ Thinks It Has A Warning About The Global Economy [Review]

Gregory Ellwood

July 6, 2016 3:05 pm

Reviews

KARLOVY VARY— I have a confession to make, but in doing so I hope to save you from wasting an hour and 40 minutes of your life on some transatlantic flight because that’s the only place you’ll ever catch Robert...