Social Commentary Costumes

In the later months of 1874, the great French poet, Stephane Mallarme, undertook a highly idiosyncratic project - the publication of a fashion magazine (La Derniere Mode) that he almost single-handedly wrote and edited. Using a variety of feminine and masculine pseudonyms to theorize about the concept of fashion and to report and advise on womens clothing, popular vacation destinations, home furnishings and entertainment, Mallarme created a spectacularly original work that lies somewhere between... [Read More]

Now available on DVD for the first time, this sweeping, Oscar®-nominated epic is one of the most spectacular mega-productions ever made (Louis Black, The Austin Chronicle). Digitally remastered and loaded with revealing special features, El Cid stars Academy Award-winners Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren in two of their legendary performances. Anthony Mann masterfully directs this classic tale of the 11th-century hero (Heston) who fought to unite Spain. Known as history s compassionate warrior,... [Read More]

Per contrastare efficacemente il nazionalismo, dobbiamo riscoprire il patriottismo repubblicano che apprezza la cultura nazionale e i legittimi interessi dei cittadini, ma eleva l'una e gli altri agli ideali del vivere libero e civile.Il nazionalismo va combattuto con intransigenza perché esalta l'omogeneità culturale ed etnica, giustifica il disprezzo per chi non appartiene alla nostra nazione e, come ha già fatto in passato, può distruggere i regimi democratici e aprire la strada al totali... [Read More]

Set in a futurist totalitarian England, a country without freedom or faith, a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask strikes back against the oppressive overlords on behalf of the voiceless. Armed with only knives and his wits, V, as he’s called, aims to bring about change in this horrific new world. His only ally? A young woman named Evey Hammond. And she is in for much more than she ever bargained for… A visionary graphic novel that defines sophisticated storytelling, this powerful tale ... [Read More]

Blu-ray pressing. Federico Fellini's darkest film cracks through the myth of Giacomo Casanova. Casanova craves respect as a scholar and yearns to pursue his interest in alchemy, but every Court in Europe and it's attendant patrons and hostesses will only entertain him if he lives up to his reputation in the ritual displays of sex and courtship which form part of the daily life of 18th Century Europe. Fellini's Casanova is celebrated for it's production values and costume design, for which Danilo... [Read More]

Un libro sul Sud in forte controtendenza. Scritto con una prosa tersa e molto partecipe, le sue tesi disegnano un crocevia dove si incontrano sociologia, lirica e progetto politico. Corrado Augias, "Il Venerdì di Repubblica"Un testo 'cult'. Ida Dominijanni, "il manifesto"Occorre restituire al Sud l'antica dignità di soggetto del pensiero, interrompere una lunga sequenza in cui esso è stato pensato solo da altri. Il pensiero meridiano è, innanzitutto, riformulazione dell'immagine che il Sud h... [Read More]

Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio (DVD)This Christmas sees The Doctor join forces with a masked Superhero for an epic New York adventure. With brain-swapping aliens poised to attack, the Doctor and Nardole link up with an investigative reporter and a mysterious figure known only as The Ghost. Can the Doctor save Manhattan? And what will be revealed when we see behind the mask?]]>