August 15, 2022 - 11:00 am in Film @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, Literature @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, pano masti, Uncategorized @enOn the Slow Train to Somewhere
Celebrating railway journeys Writer Pano Masti recalls more literary journeys. This time, book in hand, around the world by train. “Are those your prison tattoos?” Shaun asked with a cheek, and…
June 23, 2018 - 12:28 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Featured @en, Film @en, Mark Beech, Music @en, Uncategorized @enFictional Violence = Real Life Crime. Really?
Mark Beech argues against the case for unnecessary media censorship which spoils the enjoyment of millions, in response to the actions of a very few crazed criminals who may not be influenced by violent…
June 11, 2018 - 11:18 pm in Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Featured @en, Film @en, Mark Beech, Music @en, Uncategorized @enSoundtracking Africa and the world: Film composer Didier Recloux
By Mark Beech Didier Recloux is a name you may not be familiar with yet, but he is worth watching. The composer for film and TV wrote the music for the 2017 ground-breaking series History of Africa…
May 4, 2018 - 10:27 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Film @en, Home @en, interview, massimo gava, Music @en, Style @en, Uncategorized @enRiver of words for a Eurovision tale.
Massimo Gava meets Eurovision and San Remo legends Jalisse for an exclusive interview – and was the first to hear rehearsals for the new soundtrack featured in the movie Niente di serio (Nothing…
March 9, 2018 - 9:11 am in Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Divine Comedy @en, Home @en, Literature @en, massimo gava, Music @en, Politics @en, Window of the soul @enItalian Politicians should not forget the roots in their boot.
Together with the prince of Allegria, Roberto Benigni, we remind the Italian politicians about to form a new governement the true meaning of their national anthem. Massimo Gava writes. In the San…
Beautiful But Deadly: “Sea Gypsies” Film Documents Most Challenging Voyage
A spectacular movie has been released showing an 8,000 mile voyage. DANTE’s Massimo Gava reports. The film Sea Gypsies: The Far Side Of The World does what it says on the tin. This is a jaw-dropping…
September 23, 2017 - 5:30 pm in Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Featured @en, Film @en, Home @en, Mark BeechIt Takes Two to Tango: Movie Surveys 50-Year Love Affair
The movie “Our Last Tango” is nothing like “Last Tango in Paris” but it is as bittersweet. Mark Beech reports. This is a preview of an article appearing in the next print edition of DANTE…
August 22, 2017 - 1:59 pm in Cover @en, design, Featured @en, Film @en, Home @en, interview, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @enJon Hutman – Designs on Movies: From ‘The Tourist’ to ‘The Mummy’
Jon Hutman has been responsible for the look of many Hollywood movies. DANTE’s Massimo Gava catches up with him to find out about the role of a production designer. What can we say about Jon Hutman…
May 29, 2017 - 11:34 pm in Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Featured @en, Film @en, Mark Beech, Music @enI Saw a Film Today, Oh Boy… Alan G. Parker’s Beatles Movie in Review
The movie title is not exactly catchy. It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond. But, then again, the original LP it documents, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,…
DANTE Recommends: Letters From Baghdad, Tilda Swinton’s Tribute to ‘Female Lawrence of Arabia’ Gertrude Bell
by Massimo Gava War, tyranny and sectarian strife are tearing apart the Middle East nowadays. Yet the seeds for this tragedy lay in the political mistakes made centuries ago. One British woman was…
