A Special Day – The Criterion Collection #778 (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

Ettore Scola’s “A Special Day” was a wonderful reunion of Italy’s top talents: Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni.  Two talents that are known for their magnificent performances onscreen and when they are together, the two are able to create magic.  “A Special Day” may not Read More …

Boccaccio ’70 (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

Featuring four of Italy’s greatest filmmakers Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli and Luchino Visconti showing us love Italian style during the early 1960’s.   The Blu-ray release includes the Mario Monicelli’s “Renzeo e Luciana” (which was removed from the original American release) and this Read More …

Marriage Italian Style (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

Featuring powerful performances by Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni!  “Marriage Italian Style” is my favorite film of the De Sica/Loren/Mastroianni collaboration and a film worth watching! Images courtesy of © 1965 Surf Film SRL, 2011 Kino Lorber, Inc. All Rights Reserved. TITLE: Marriage Italian Style Read More …

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

Entertaining, sexy and fun!  “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” won the 1964 Academy Award for “Best Foreign Language Film” and there is no doubt that Sophia Loren’s sexy performance onscreen was the biggest attraction at the time.  With the release of this De Sica film on Read More …

Nine (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

Sexy, glamorous and fun!  “Nine” has its share of shortcomings but when it comes to the cinematography, its style and musical performances, by the end of the film, I found the film to be quite enjoyable! Images courtesy of © 2009 The Weinstein Company LLC. Read More …

SOPHIA LOREN: I LOOKED LIKE A SEX BOMB, BUT I WAS NOT… THE ACTRESS’ CANDID INTERVIEW ABOUT LOVE, LOSS, LOOKS AND LIBERATION, THIS WEEKEND ON CBS NEWS “SUNDAY MORNING”

For more than half a century Sophia Loren has been one of the most beautiful women in the world, but as she tells CBS News correspondent Jim Axelrod, she was no different than any other woman. In the candid interview to be broadcast on CBS Read More …