There’s a common screenwriter trick called “saving the cat” — a well-trodden shortcut to build instant sympathy for your protagonist by having them show kindness to an animal. Pay attention and you’ll ...

In the great tradition of Federico Fellini’s neo-realistic fairy tale “La Strada” comes “Dogman,” the latest effort from Italian auteur Matteo Garrone (“Gomorrah,” “Tale of Tales”). His latest tells ...

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Marcello Fonte has a face for the ages. Elongated and sorrowful, punctuated by an ingratiating, bucktoothed grin, it’s a face that inspires both trust and sympathy, a form of instant compassion that ...

It is no secret that some filmmakers hate critics, but Matteo Garrone might be more sympathetic to the art of criticism — his father was an Italian theater critic. And critics loved him back when his ...

Italy’s Minerva Pictures is ramping up its sales side, having acquired international distribution rights to veteran auteur Gianni Amelio’s anticipated “Hammamet,” a biopic of disgraced late Italian ...

In the great tradition of Federico Fellini’s neo-realistic fairy tale “La Strada” comes “Dogman,” the latest effort from Italian auteur Matteo Garrone (“Gomorrah,” “Tale of Tales”). His latest tells ...

Scene from Dogman, a Magnolia Pictures release (photo courtesy Magnolia Pictures) Imagine an Italy of dilapidated beach fronts, trash on the street, tetanus-rusted seesaws creaking in the wind.