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Fabio Volo, Luciana Littizzetto e Margherita Buy arrivano al cinema con Matrimoni ed altri Disastri: ecco il trailer
Apr 13th
Distribuito dalla 01, arriverà in sala il prossimo 23 aprile Matrimoni e altri Disastri, commedia scritta (a sei mani con Francesco Bruni ed Antonio Leotti) e diretta da Nina di Majo. Interpretato da Margherita Buy, Fabio Volo, Luciana Littizzetto, Francesca Inaudi e Mehmet Gunsur, il film ci regala oggi il fresco e convincente trailer ufficiale, da vedere e commentare insieme a noi.
La quarantenne Nanà (Margherita Buy) vive a Firenze dove gestisce una piccola libreria insieme all’amica svampita Benedetta (Luciana Littizzetto). Oppressa da una famiglia ultraborghese e delusa da un grande amore finito male, Nanà vive sola con il gatto Marcel e un ospite invadente, uno squinternato filmmaker svedese accampato oramai da mesi nel suo salotto; inoltre dà ripetizioni a Leonardo, intrattabile adolescente moderno, figlio di Benedetta. Da troppo tempo single, Nanà non ha nessuna intenzione di dare una svolta alla propria esistenza. Non vuole arricchirsi affermandosi professionalmente e ha rinunciato a trovare l’uomo della sua vita, pur essendo segretamente innamorata del narcisissimo e avventuroso romanziere Bauer (Mohammad Bakri), che la sfrutta per piccole collaborazioni. Sarà in occasione del matrimonio della giovane sorella Beatrice (Francesca Inaudi), manager impiegata nell’azienda vinicola di famiglia, con il simpatico arrampicatore Alessandro (Fabio Volo), che Nanà dovrà stravolgere le proprie abitudini e distruggere ogni certezza. A partire all’organizzazione delle nozze, assurdamente affidata alla super-single Nanà allergica ai matrimoni, si dipanerà una serie irresistibile di esilaranti situazioni. Colpi di scena imprevisti e scoperte inaspettate porteranno Nanà ad aprire gli occhi sulla propria condizione e a desiderare di cambiarla…
Riuscirà Volo a ripetere gli exploit cinematografici degli scorsi anni? A voi la parola…
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5 things to remember — San José, San José, Costa Rica
Apr 5th
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San José, San José, Costa Rica
1. It is alright to tongue kiss a stranger if you are in the corner of the discotec.
So on my weekend excursion to the volcano and hot springs (which was really cool by the way) I met a girl from Switzerland. I can’t remember her name and I kind of don’t care, but I digress. She was cool…enough. And she spoke English…enough. So she invited me to the nightclub and I accepted the offer. Oh I meant to mention that she was a slut. Not that I care, people should enjoy themselves. I maybe should have known when I met her that she was a slut by her off the shoulder shirt or raspberry beret (she didn’t really have one, but I just really feel like it would have been hilarious if she did) Anyway we went to the club and she is man hungry. By the end of the night she was tongue kissing some guy. I mean like teenage, amusement park dress alike tongue kissing. I have seen much worse in the club, but for some reason this sort of caught me off guard. So I recounted the story to my teacher (who is 60, divorced and really independent) and she told me that here…in Costa Rica…it was okay to be in the corner kissing someone you just met as long as you are in the discoteck…in the street…no. I guess the swiss girl knew that rule. I mean…she has been here longer.
2. Lack of fabric softener makes a towel a potential weapon
So I when I was packing, I decided at the last moment that I should take out one of my towels. That would leave me with two towels and still the 8 wash cloths. That was a big mistake. One of the towels I used as a blanket one day (long story) and the other Catalina had washed. I could not wait the three days that I am sure it would take my towel to dry. So I am an elitist who is crazy and spoiled I know…but no…the towel was like drying off in a briar patch. I mean I literally felt like I was rubbing rose thorns again my skin to dry it off. In addition it felt like taking a brillo pad and rubbing it on my intimates. I brought fabric softener but I am not sure how to ask her if I can use it. I mean…would that be rude? I also am unable to find a laundry mat where I can just sneak and wash them.
3. All Latino men are not expert dancers.
“Diane” and I decided that we were going to take some dance lessons at a local school. I was pretty excited because I thought that I would be able to meet some locals. In addition, I thought that I would learn some sweet dance moves and be lead by a strong Latino man. Umm…not the case. The guys in my class were clumsy and not suave at all. I mean…I know that it is stereotypical but I thought that the culture called for sexy dance ability and most (if not all) Latino men were great at dancing or at least had rhythm. My thoughts were shattered. There were some foreigners in the class. I mean I was there. I did not expect, though, in my class in San Jose, Costa Rica to be dancing with Darryl from Buchannan, Michigan…yeah…nice.
4. A traditional Costa Rican meal can now be found…oh…right… nowhere.
All I want is chicken, fish and rice and beans. Apparently I did not get the memo that traditional Costa Rican food is no longer acceptable. KFC, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Pizza hut, Subway and something called RostiPost are all the rave. They have taken over every street corner and food court. When I have had traditional Costa Rican food somewhere out (not when Catalina cooks it) it has been…umm…well…not great.
5. I never need to return to the discotec
I mean…I know that I am too old to go to the club. I thought however that we were going dancing…sort of. I wanted to sort of experience the “social” scene. I thought perhaps I would do a step of Meregue or perhaps Bachata…not so much. The club…hot, smokey and a little musty. The music…the same crap they play at home except like maybe two years ago. The people there…of course there were fat women in ill fitting clothing, skinny girls with barely any clothing and guys standing around. The dancing…the traditional hump a girl from the back two step.
I am sad to know that choosing awful dancers to be on stage is international. I have been to many cities coast to coast in the US and I thought it was just there that the people who thought they could dance, but really were just chosen because they could fit the outfit, got to be on stage….not true. I tasted the local drink Cacique. They tout it as a vodka rum mix. I am not sure the mix, I am sure of the taste…nast. I did stay until 3:30am. I had to be sure the party scene was not for me. I kept waiting for something interesting to happen. It didn’t.
I did learn though that it is acceptable to wear an old church dress and a pair of my Nana’s old shoes to the club if you’re German…thats good to know.
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YES! Ginger Spice Recording New Tunes!
Apr 2nd
This is TRULY exciting news!!
Geri Halliwell, formerly Ginger Spice of The Spice Girls, is apparently back in the studio and recording new solo material!
YES! YES! YES!
Girlfriend posted this message on her official site:
“Hi hello!
How are you? I’m really good, if you wanna see me being interrogated by Piers Morgan check me out on ITV1… on Saturday night. Yes I will admit I do cry, it could have been a massive blub – but I manage to contain it…!
I was away last week and ended up skiing down a black run which was so much fun, if a little scary.
And guess what, I’m back in the studio…. which I’m really enjoying. So I’ve been playing lots of music in the house which Bluebell and I have been dancing around to. I have discovered that Bluebell loves Lady GaGa! Great taste huh?
So the other day my mother is bathing Bluebell and is trying to persuade her to wash her hair, or she’d get ‘fleas’ and my 3 year old daughter replied to her Nana “I’m rather suspicious of the crap coming out of your mouth!”
Omg – where did she learn that!??? Ooooh dear!!
Wrap up warm with all the cold weather on the way,
Big hug
G xx”
We think she’s LOVELY. And her daughter sounds like a RIOT!
We can’t wait to hear what you’re working on, bb!
Give us a preview!!
[Image via WENN.]
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Matrimoni e altri disastri – la locandina e le foto del film con Fabio Volo e Margherita Buy
Mar 31st
Arriverà nelle sale il prossimo 23 aprile la commedia Matrimoni e altri disastri. Scritta (a sei mani con Francesco Bruni ed Antonio Leotti) e diretta da Nina di Majo, la pellicola vede protagonisti Margherita Buy, Fabio Volo, Luciana Littizzetto, Francesca Inaudi e Mehmet Gunsur. Dopo il salto vi offriamo la locandina e qualche foto di scena.
La quarantenne Nanà (Margherita Buy) vive a Firenze dove gestisce una piccola libreria insieme all’amica svampita Benedetta (Luciana Littizzetto). Oppressa da una famiglia ultraborghese e delusa da un grande amore finito male, Nanà vive sola con il gatto Marcel e un ospite invadente, uno squinternato filmmaker svedese accampato oramai da mesi nel suo salotto; inoltre dà ripetizioni a Leonardo, intrattabile adolescente moderno, figlio di Benedetta. Da troppo tempo single, Nanà non ha nessuna intenzione di dare una svolta alla propria esistenza. Non vuole arricchirsi affermandosi professionalmente e ha rinunciato a trovare l’uomo della sua vita, pur essendo segretamente innamorata del narcisissimo e avventuroso romanziere Bauer (Mohammad Bakri), che la sfrutta per piccole collaborazioni. Sarà in occasione del matrimonio della giovane sorella Beatrice (Francesca Inaudi), manager impiegata nell’azienda vinicola di famiglia, con il simpatico arrampicatore Alessandro (Fabio Volo), che Nanà dovrà stravolgere le proprie abitudini e distruggere ogni certezza. A partire all’organizzazione delle nozze, assurdamente affidata alla super-single Nanà allergica ai matrimoni, si dipanerà una serie irresistibile di esilaranti situazioni. Colpi di scena imprevisti e scoperte inaspettate porteranno Nanà ad aprire gli occhi sulla propria condizione e a desiderare di cambiarla.
Matrimoni e altri disastri – le foto del film con Fabio Volo e Margherita Buy
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Ella — Ella, Uva, Sri Lanka
Mar 31st
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Ella, Uva, Sri Lanka
The owner of our guest house in Kandy recommended the train trip from there to a small town called Ella, so we decided to take it. The train actually goes from Colombo to a place called Badulla, passing through a town near to Kandy. Instead of taking the train from Kandy and having to change at Peradeniya Junction, we got our driver from the other day to take us and all our packs directly to Peradeniya (700Rp) instead. The train has a first class observation car, but to get seats in that you have to book and travel from Colombo (or so they tell us), so we bought second class tickets (230Rp, 6 1/2h). On boarding the train, we discovered that the only difference between second and third class was the quality of the seats that you had to stand next to.
Still, it wasn’t all bad, we managed to squeeze our packs onto the narrow shelves by the ceiling and find a bit of space to stand. There was a large family group travelling out to the countryside for a bit of a holiday, and they had a drum and tamborine with them, and ended up singing and making music for most of the trip. It was all very entertaining. After an hour or so one of them offered his seat to Kristina and then about an hour later another one gave his seat to me – they got off half an hour later.
That’s pretty typical of most people that we’ve met here, they’re all generous and friendly, interested in where we’re from, what we’ve seen and so on. Really lovely people actually. Of course there are the touts who are only out to make money, but most people we meet are genuinely nice.
Anyway, the train winds it’s way through the hill country past some very dramatic country side, through tea plantations and all hill tops. Amazingly stunning scenery. The photos we’ve taken really don’t do it justice.
Arriving in Ella at 1530, we jumped in a three wheeler (100Rp) that took us to Sita’s Heaven (2300Rp, hot water), another family run guesthouse that has amazing views down over Ella’s Gap. Ella is a tiny town that sits perched at 1040m, looking down to the south coast on one side and back into the hill country on the other. It is surrounded by towering peaks, verdant valleys and acre upon acre of tea plantations.
On our first evening here, we sat on the balcony gazing down at the amazing view and raised a glass to my Granny, Ella, and my Nana, who both passed away recently. A beautiful reminder of two lovely ladies.
It was Kristina’s birthday the other day, so we celebrated on the balcony with a lovely dinner of Pittu. Pittu is a mixture of rice and coconut that is steamed in a bamboo tube and then served with a thin coconut milk curry with egg and potato, and it is awesomely yummy. We ate it again on our last night in Kandy. Mmmm…
We’ve spent the past couple of days exploring the countryside, wandering up to Little Adam’s Peak, down to the Rawenaella Falls and over to the Uva Halpewatte Tea Factory. The tea factory was interesting, it is one of the few around here that allow visitors, but they do a great tour showing the workings of the factory (200Rp), including some fascinating facts – they dry 30000kg of tea leaves each day, your average worker picks 20kg a day in the high season and 12kg a day in low season, and the difference between black and green tea is that black tea is allowed to oxidise and ferment, whereas green tea isn’t. Of course, the tour was followed up by a tea tasting (I couldn’t taste any difference between the qualities), and Kristina bought a small bag of fine tea to take home.
Mostly though we’ve just been enjoying the scenery here, taking in the amazing atmosphere in this little slice of paradise.
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