Youth [2015] – ★★★★ One of my favourite actors – Sir Michael Caine turned 85 this week, and this is my belated opportunity to celebrate this date by reviewing one of Caine’s more recent films directed by the eminent Italian director Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty (2013)). Youth is about Fred Ballinger (Caine), a retired…
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Rome: 10 “Must-See” Films Set in the City
Being a cultural and historical centre for centuries, Rome has always attracted leading cinematographers. In the 1950s and 1960s, Rome was considered the European “Hollywood”, embodied in the famous Cinecittà film studio that produced such epic films as Ben-Hur (1959) and Cleopatra (1963). To this day, this historic city remains the one to which filmmakers flock…
Spotlight on Film 