Paolo Contis The turn of events in Paolo Contis’ career will likely have mystics intoning, “God moves in mysterious ways.” Imagine, at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has kept people from trooping to theatres, comes the actor’s previously released movies finally becoming hits. This month,...
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY AIDAN GALLAGHER as NUMBER FIVE in THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY Cr. CHRISTOS KALOHORIDIS/NETFLIX © 2020 Based on the American comic book series created by the My Chemical Romance lead singer Gerard Way, the first season of “The Umbrella Academy” introduced the Hargreeves family, a...
‘Art is just a way to force a new perspective on the familiar’ and that is exactly what the 17 short films, each made at home and with a phone over the past two months, in the Netflix anthology Homemade are trying to do Queen Elizabeth gets quarantined with Pope Francis at the Vatican, then...
Alessandra de Rossi and Paolo Contis in a scene from 'Through Night and Day' “Through Night and Day” was released in cinemas two years ago and back then, very few people watched it. This week, the movie is talk of the townand lead actress Alessandra de Rossi has theory why. “Sabi ni God, sa...
Charlize Theron (left) and Kiki Layne in a scene from 'The Old Guard' (Photo from Netflix) Hollywood has always had a habit of borrowing material from other sources. In the past these sources have usually been other films, plays, books and the classics. In this era of the Marvel movies, the...
The exquisite seven are back! By Seven Bueno Back in 2019, Netflix produced an original action-packed sci-fi drama called The Umbrella Academy , based on the comic book series of the same title by Gerard Way . With pretty good viewer ratings and a really mindboggling ending for its...
‘Crash Landing on You’ stars Hyun Bin and Son Ye-Jin (Photo courtesy of Netflix) JUST A THOUGHT: “If your world doesn’t allow you to dream, move to one where you can.” Billy Idol Xx SKILLFUL STORYTELLING: Last Friday, I asked, “Has K-drama...
Charlize Theron as ÓAndy (Photo credit: Aimee Spinks/NETFLIX ©2020) Two prestige projects “drop” on Netflix this month. The Australian Limited Series “Stateless” debuts on July 8, and Charlize Theron’s “The Old Guard” can be streamed starting July 10. One is a compelling six-episode...
Scenes from 'The Old Guard' (Photo from Netflix) The 50-year-old American comic book writer Greg Rucka thinks adapting graphic novel to film could be a "chance" to "fix" things that maybe didn't work in the source material. Still, moving from one medium to another may proved to be...
