The Shards by Caroline Ringskog Ferrada-Noli: Book Review and Analysis

Ryan Murphy’s television adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel The Shards has sparked a debate over the intersection of queer identity and creative authorship. According to cultural critic Caroline Ringskog Ferrada-Noli, the series diverges significantly from the source material’s tone, trading the novel’s cold, sharp aesthetic for a moralistic, tonally inconsistent drama that relies on … Read more

Giovanni Tortorici on Working With Monica Bellucci in ‘Ketticè

Coming-of-age drama “Ketticè” competes at the Locarno Film Festival, following director Giovanni Tortorici whose feature debut “Diciannove” launched from the Venice Horizons section last year, according to reporting published by Variety. Set in 2012 Palermo, the film explores teenage rebellion and social divides, featuring Monica Bellucci among a predominantly non-professional cast sourced through street casting. … Read more