RAFAEL NADAL

Hi guys!! Today I am going to tell you about a great tennis player: Rafael Nadal. Federer triumphed at the Australian open final against him but I'd like to talk about Nadal because even the losers are worthy of glory.

Rafael Nadal was born in Spain in 1986 and he has played tennis since he was a child. He won a lot of important titles in his career.

When he was 12 years old, he won two important titles. At 17 Nadal became the youngest male to reach the third round at Wimbledon since Boris Becker. Later he won 14 titles of the Grand Slam! He is an emblem of tennis.

NARCOS: THE HUGE EMPIRE OF EVIL & TV SUCCESS

We’ve watched it recently and it is really breathtaking! What a TV series!

It’s not only us who are saying that. Narcos is believed to be one of the best television series of  its genre. How many seasons are there?

Unfortunately only two, but the producers have already confirmed that season 3 and 4 are going to be launched. To be honest we think that the first season is more thrilling than the second, because it tells about the rise of Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria, who was one of the most powerful narco-trafficker in history. The narrative is set in Colombia, more specifically in Medellin and Bogotà.

TIME FOR A STORY - A GREY PAINTING

Hello there! This is the second instalment of my story. The first one was "The Dark Figure". So, click HERE and read part I before going on reading this post. Of course,  if you haven't done it yet or if you don't remember all the details. Enjoy!

She was on the train and looked out to the window. She tried to think about nothing but even when you think about anything you're literally thinking. Even though she  was  away, she believed she saw his shadow everywhere . She could not understand how he could have discovered her secret. She remembered the words that a person had  told her once: "what you hide the most is what shows more about yourself."

THE BIG BEN THEORY!

Are you a nerd? Do you love TV series?  Then web et you like  or would like THE BIG BANG THEORY! And we are sure this post is perfect for you!

COLLATERAL BEAUTY

Hello everyone,

Today we’d like to talk about something that we find  important. Important means something that we feel has to be shared and treasured.

2017 has brought us a new film and a new story different from others because it’s about ordinary human beings and their ordinary life. No superhero, we mean, and no easy solution to sufferings and issues.  The movie we want to tell you about is COLLATERAL BEAUTY.

THREE PERFECT MOVIES FOR INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

Today is the International Remembrance Day and we want to do our part and contribute a post regarding the Holocaust.

We live in a society that need to remember and not to forget the past,  what has been must not  happen anymore. We must learn from the past and make the horrible stories we know about become lessons we truly understand. The world is not all pink and flowers, it has never been and it will never be. What is important is our commitment for the right causes, our will to do our part. Things may change thanks to each one of us!

So, as we are cinema staff here on Let’s Blog,  we have chosen a few  movies to remember.

INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY: BOOKS TO REMEMBER AND TO UNDERSTAND

WHAT DOES  SHOAH MEAN?

SHOAH is a  Hebrew word that means “ devastating storm”, which indicates Jewish people  extermination during Second World War. Hitler used mass extermination to kill nearly six million people during his reign of terror , with the main objective to create a “pure and simple” world.

A GIANT ICEBERG OF ANTARTICA

A giant iceberg, with an area equivalent to Liguria (a region in Italy), is poised to break off from the Antartica shelf.

A thread of just 20km of ice is now preventing the 5,000 sq km mass from floating away, following the sudden expansion last month of a rift that has been steadily growing for more than a decade.

The iceberg, which is positioned on the most northern major ice shelf in Antarctica, known as Larsen C, is predicted to be one of the largest 10 break-offs ever recorded.

THE BFG - ROSITA'S MOVIE REVIEW

Hi guys, I’m going to tell you about a wonderful film I’ve seen recently: THE BIG FRIENDLY GIANT (The BFG). I saw it on 2nd of January with my sister and my little cousin and we liked it a lot.                                                         

THE WOMEN’S MARCH

The Women's March took place on 21 January in Washington DC., the day after Donald Trump inaugurated his time at the White House as the new US President. A march to protest for their rights, to raise awareness of women's rights and other civil rights that are thought to be under attack by the new president Donald Trump. It was such a huge march that it will be remembered as one of the most significant events in American history.

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS

Have you ever thought that all the stories about the Olympus Gods are real? Have you ever asked yourself where have they got to during all these years? We know the answer! They live in New York in the Empire State Building, the new Mount Olympus. During the last centuries they have gone from Greek to Italy and then to America and, as it happened eons ago, they have children with mortals .

ACTION MOVIE STARS

The Expendables

Hi everyone, in this post I'd like to talk about action films but in particular about the 5 most famous action movie actors. I'm going to show you 5 men who are not young anymore but still very popular and they have starred in the best action movies of all time. I won't tell you about their biographies because it would be boring, but I'll tell you some things about them which, I think, are very interesting!

JUVENTUS: A BAD CHOICE!

Hi guys,  happy Sunday and... welcome to the football world!

Juventus Football Club is one of the best football teams in Europe at the moment, thanks to years of great achievements and a brilliant team.

We are two wild-eyed Juventus supporters and today we would like to tell you about an event which shocked the majority of us fans: the substitution of our wonderful emblem.

In fact, the management has recently announced that starting from 2017/2018 season the old logo will be replaced by a brand-new emblem. 

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO J.R.R. TOLKIEN

January is an important month for literature. It was  the birthday of an illustrious writer,  J.R.R. Tolkien, on the 3rd.  His novels “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” are loved by billions people. His fans from across the world, each year on 3rd January, celebrate the Professor’s birthday with a simple toast-drinking ceremony. All they need to do is simple, they raise a glass of their choice of drink (not necessarily alcoholic) and say the words “To the Professor” before taking a sip. They sit and enjoy the rest of the drink. In 1955 Tolkien wrote a wonderful book called “The Lord of the Rings”, I know you know (sorry for the pun) much about this novel but in this article there are many things which few people are aware of.  

WATERPOLO: A SPORT & A HOBBY

Hello friends! Today I want to write about a sport which is also my main hobby. Its name is WATERPOLO. In my opinion, Waterpolo is a fantastic sport, based on swimming, shooting and jumping out of water. In my team there are very talented mates that could even become professional waterpolo players. Probably next year I will play for S.S. Lazio Waterpolo and I hope I’ll become an even stronger goalkeeper. They play in the National Junior League. In this league the teams are much stronger and full of  promising champions.

ALLIED - MOVIE REVIEW BY ELISA

                               

Today I want to tell you about a beautiful movie: Allied! I saw Brad Pitt’s new film Allied and I can say that it is fantastic. Allied is a World War II romantic thriller film directed by Robert Zemeckis.

At the beginning of the movie,   Max Vatan, a Royal Canadian Air Force intelligence officer,  travels to Casablanca in French Morocco to assassinate the German ambassador.

ISIS: DO WE REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE?

IS or ISIS: We've heard them mentioned so often on the news lately but do we really know what they are? 

I.S. (Islamic State) also known as Isis (the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) or Isil (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) are acronyms of "Al Dawla Al Islamiya fi to Iraq wa al Sham", the name of a terrorist organization Islamic jihad mold, active since 2006 between Iraq and Syria. There is also the Daesh variant, which has the same meaning, but with a negative meaning because it resembles another Arabic term that stands for "of discord bearer."

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CLAUDIO MARCHISIO!

Today it is a great day for football or more precisely for the black and white supporters,   that is Juventus fans!

Today they celebrate the birthday of one of their heroes, one of the greatest Juventus players, Claudio Marchisio.  

 He was born on this day in 1986. Marchisio's father, Stefano, was a big fan and the team had just won, a few weeks before, the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, one of the most beautiful football finals ever.

RUGBY AND THE SIX NATIONS

Hi guys! I’m Alessandro M. and today no football, ok? What about some rugby news?  I am going to tell you about the Six Nations Championship 2017. The Six Nations Championship is beginning on 6 February 2017 at the Stade de France.

The Six Nations Championship is a rugby tournament involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

ITALIAN SINGERS IN THE WORLD

Italians are known as lovers of the "bel canto",  but do they also have international pop music stars? Well, there are singers of Italian origins that are really famous in the USA, the UK and all over the world and today I'd like  to introduce you some of  the best known. 

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

Today, Monday 16th January, it's a special day in the USA. It is "Martin Luther King Day" (or King Day or MLK Day) and this is a federal holiday. It is celebrated annually on the 3rd Monday of January to commemorate the birthday of American civil rights leader Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr (15th January 1929). 

Martin Luther King was hugely influential in the American Civil Rights Movement (despite never holding public office) and was a major advocate of non-violent activism in the struggle for the end of racial discrimination under US law. He was assassinated in 1968.

GOLDEN GLOBES 2017: SOME UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS

Hollywood delivered the first awards of 2017. The Golden Globe Awards were held in Los Angeles on January 8, and from film to television, many have taken the coveted statuettes home. The Golden Globe Awards had one big winner this year: "La La Land." The musical got seven nominations and won in every single category it was nominated in.

Here is the complete list of the 2017 Golden Globes winners. CLICK HERE.

REMEMBERING ALAN RICKMAN

Last year with Alan Rickman’s departure Hollywood lost a great actor, his family, friends and colleagues mourn him still today. Many actors and actresses remembered him because Alan Rickman was such an extraordinary man. Only positive memories and remarks for him! A special one was released by J.K.Rowling, but she wasn’t the only one.

 “ There are no words to express how shocked and devastated I am to hear of Alan Rickman's death. He was a magnificent actor & a wonderful man. My thoughts are with Rima and the rest of Alan's family. We have all lost a great talent. They have lost part of their hearts.”

J.K.Rowling

DAMN, THE EARTH IS... MELTING!

Hi guys, today we will deal with an important topic which is changing our world: global warming. This phenomenon is creating many problems and troubles to our health and lifestyle, so, to fight it, we must know what global warming means and what it could cause in the future. First of all we must know that the global warming is caused by the extreme CO2 emissions in the atmosphere which are provoking the decrease of the ozone layer, the glacier melting, the deforestation and the climate change.

HOW A DOG CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE

I can’t even remember how joyful I was when my parents decided to bring a dog home. To be honest, for me it was just a kid dream, because I’d never experienced what it could mean to take care of someone. But I wasn’t worried about that and I was determined to try and take care of a puppy.

At first, we checked local kennels looking for a special dog. When we found it, it was a sunny day of August. My dad got in touch with a Jack Russell breeder in the area of Frosinone. All of us, my parents, my brother and me went to have a look and to decide what to do once there. The place was kind of a farm, full of horses, cows and ducks. The backyard of the farm was, instead, overcrowded with Jack Russell Terrier of all ages and sizes. The smallest one had a tiny scratch on the top of the forehead, with the head completely ginger- brown and a dark brown funny stain on the back. She was the youngest of the brood and her eyes attracted me since the first moment. To convince my parents was easier than I thought, maybe because they found her as funny as I did. From gazing curiously through the bushes to lay down as sphinx, she drew our attention.

VAN GOGH ALIVE - THE EXPERIENCE

Hi guys! I'm Camilla and in this post today I want to share my photos and impressions of when I went to Rome and visited a wonderful exhibition:  "Van Gogh Alive - The Experience".  It opened on 25th October 2016 and will  close on 27th March 2017. So you still have plenty of time to see it!

JANUARY 2017 - NEW TERRORIST ATTACKS

Unfortunately, terrorists who in most cases are related to ISIS,  which is recognized by media as a terroristic group, have already hit MORE THAN ONCE in this new year: I would say a bad way to inaugurate 2017.

The first terrorist attack was planned in Istanbul just on New Year’s Eve, an act who reminds us of The Bataclan slaughtering in Paris.

The method used for these two attacks is practically the same: sure enough they shoot at the crowd in a public area, killing and wounding the mass and diffusing terror.

BEWARE!!! THE VIDEOS BELOW CAN BE TRULY SHOCKING!

BULLYING: A MONSTER TO FIGHT

Last month a girl, Brandy Vela (see picture on the left) killed herself, putting a gun to her chest while her family begged her not to. She was 18 years old and she had been relentlessly bullied.

Brandy’s sister says she had always been bullied for her weight. Brandy had to change her phone number and had even reported the bullying to the police, but was told they couldn’t help her. They couldn’t do anything because the suspects used an app and it wasn’t traceable and they couldn’t do anything until something happened.

Jackie said she knew something was wrong when she got a text from Brandy on Tuesday saying “I love you so much, please remember that, and I’m sorry for everything”. Worried, she called her parents and grandparents. They rushed home to their house in Texas City, where they found Brandy in her room with a gun. The family pleaded with the teen not to pull the trigger. But Brandy had made up her mind. 

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

The adventures of Newt Scamander in 1926 New York City Merlin’s beard! Harry Potter’s world has returned with a new saga: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them! We have already watched the first movie at the cinema. It was an incredible emotion to live through the magic again! Newt Scamander is the hero of a new era of magic!

DC AND MARVEL COPYCATS

Hi world! I’m Simone and today I’ll be talking about 10 DC and Marvel comic book copycats. Before we start I want to say that I’m going to talk about the copycats of the most famous superheroes,  leaving the less famous and silly ones. (The original character is also the first I write after the number)

1. Deathstroke (DC) and Deadpool (Marvel)

Alright, then. We all know Deadpool now that his first personal movie has been realized, but not many know that Deadpool is actually a parody of DC antihero Deathstroke.

FAREWELL TO GEORGE MICHAEL

The ex Wham singer   passed away on Christmas Day, at just 53. We pay tribute to him and his long career marked by 100 million records in 40 years.

George Michael, whose real name was Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou born in London in 1963. He became famous when,  with his schoolmate,  Andrew Ridgeley, formed a  band, The Wham, that has now become a cult from 80s.  The band lasted only five years, after which George Michael began a long solo career which led him to sell over 100 million records all over the world.

ED SHEERAN IS BACK!

  

After a break lasted more than a year Ed Sheeran's back with two new songs. More than a year ago the singer decided to take a break and not to post anything for a while (a tragedy for his fans)

“Hello all. I’m taking a break from my phone, emails and all social media for a while, I’ve had such an amazing ride over the last 5 years but I find myself seeing the world through a screen and not my eyes so I’m taking this opportunity of me not having to be anywhere or do anything I missed. To my family and friends, if you love me you will understand me buggering off for a bit, to my fans, the 3rd album is on its way and is the best thing I have made thus far. See you all next autumn, and thank you for being amazing”

Ed Sheeran wrote before getting rid of his iPhone and getting a Nokia 3310. But now he is back!He posted a  video where he said that on 6th January  he was going to release new music probably from his new album. So here we are!  6 January is today!!!

THE GLEE CLUB

Glee is an American musical comedy-drama TV series on air from May 19, 2009, to March 20, 2015.

What is Glee Club? It's a music and dance club in which you can be yourself, no matter who you are!

Completely different guys learn to sing together as one single voice. The majority of them are considered "losers" by the others and all together they will learn, thanks to Will Shuester (their music

teacher), to appreciate themselves and the others. 

We think Glee should be a must for all teenagers. This TV series teaches you things like " Don't Stop Believin' " in yourself, in your dreams and in your talents, don't give up in front of the injuries and keep going on.

WILL SMITH: THE FRESH PRINCE OF..... OUR HEARTS!

Williard Carrol Smith, better known as Will Smith,  is an actor, comedian, rapper and an American filmmaker. A 360 degrees person and our favourite actor. You might remember him for his first part as an actor in the Tv Series “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” but, since then, he has become a very important actor known all around the world for his roles in movies like Men in Black, The pursuit of happyness or Independence Day.

Here are some of our favourite movies starring Will Smith:

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT COLDPLAY? (PART III) BEST SONG COVERS

Hi friends! This is part III about Coldplay. Are you bored by usual things about their career, their tours and their live concerts? No problem. You have just found an article for your tastes. I decided to list my favorite Coldplay song covers. Come and listen to some great ones by brilliant guys.

TOP SAVES

Hello everyone and welcome back to my football top tens!!!  Today I want to show you a video about best saves in the story of football. I really love playing football. It is my favourite sport. And I hope you can sympathize with me.

GOLDEN GLOBES: NOMINATIONS 2016

The nominations for the 74th Annual Golden Globe  were announced in Los Angeles by Don Cheadle, Laura Dern and Anna Kendrick. The ceremony of delivery will take place on January 8th conducted by Jimmy Fallon.

The musical comedy by Damien Chazelle, "La La Land," has received seven Golden Globe nominations. Three films have received the most important nominations, and they are also the favorites to Oscar nominations: La La Land, Moonlight and Manchester by the Sea. Among the surprises of these nominations Deadpool, with its star Ryan Reynolds, and Lily Collins as the best comedy actress.

Here is the complete list of Golden Globe nomination 2017 for the cinema and for television series. CLICK HERE.