Year: 2010

THINGS TO DO

Art/The Ghirlandaios: A Family of Renaissance Painters

A spectacular collection of among the greatest masterpieces by the Ghirlandaio clan, from progenitor Domenico and brothers David and Benedetto, to son Ridolfo and the group of students that grew over the years in the family workshop, a studio that lasted nearly a century between the 1450s and 1550s. The

THINGS TO DO

Sport/Firenze Marathon,

    Runners, your challenge has arrived. Now in its 27th year, the Florence marathon has a news course, which race organizers say is more ‘runnable’ than ever.The starting line ...

Lifestyle

THE THIN RED LINE

‘Every man fights his own war.’ The premise of this compelling and radically different Hollywood movie belies its ground-breaking uniqueness in the war genre: US soldiers fighting the last front ...

Lifestyle

ZULU

  Practically a cult classic, CyEndfield’s 1964 colonial war adventure adds a different dimension to the war genre, while still rehearsing the elements that make war films so popular: heroism ...

Lifestyle

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: Part One

  A simultaneous worldwide release means that reviewers do not yet have access to the seventh Harry Potter film, so the production’s previews and trailers provide the necessary information (as ...

NEWS

VIOLA Corner

      Frey and Montolivo out The Fiorentina is experiencing difficulties with many players out with injuries. This week, two more players joined them on the bench: goalkeeper Sebastien ...

NEWS

Art+fashion,

  American conceptual artist John Baldessari’s art-inspired creations are the focus of a novel installation, The Giacometti Variations, on exhibit at the Prada Foundation in Milan until December 26.   ...

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