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Today, the Oscar-winning director is disappointed with the Hollywood that once inspired him and prefers television series such as "Mad Men", saying they are better casted and better directed than big screen productions.

Bertolucci discussed his love affair with American culture - and his disdain for what Hollywood is producing today - on Monday night when he was honored by the American Academy in Rome.

"Jazz was the first music I heard in my life and jazz for me meant America," Bertolucci told the crowd at the gala benefit to fund grants for artists.

The Academy, the oldest American overseas center for independent study of the arts and humanities, honored Bertolucci with the prestigious McKim award, whose previous recipients include conductor Riccardo Muti, composer Ennio Morricone, director Franco Zeffirelli and writer Umberto Eco.

"I saw 'Stagecoach' and for me (director) John Ford became Homer," he said of the classic American Western film made in 1939, a year before he was born in the northern Italian city of Parma.

"I was in front of a full-length mirror and what I was seeing at 12 wasn't me, it was John Wayne."

But today, the director who made "Last Tango in Paris", "The Last Emperor" and "Novecento", says the Hollywood that once excited him now depresses him.

"My generation had an affair with American culture, there's no doubt about it. A street lamp and a fire hydrant made me sing in the rain."

"But the American films I like now do not come from Hollywood studios but from television series, like 'Mad Men', 'Breaking Bad', 'The Americans'," he said in interview after acceptance speech.

SAD HOLLYWOOD

"I like when they last 13 episodes but then there is a new series coming with another 13 episodes," he said, laughing, comparing them to novels printed in installments in 19th century newspapers.

"Apart from a few independent productions, I think that everything that comes from Hollywood is generally sad. It makes me very sad".

Last year Bertolucci made his first feature film in nearly a decade with "Me and You," about an introverted 14-year-old teenager who tells his mother he is going on a ski trip but spends a week in the family basement with his drug addicted half-sister.

Like "Last Tango in Paris", which caused a scandal in Italy and beyond in 1972 for its sex scenes with Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider, "Me and You," was shot mostly indoors.

Bertolucci has spent a lot of time indoors since a back injury about 10 years ago confined him to a wheelchair, which he referred to at Monday night's event only as "the recent time of my life."

Still, despite physical and emotional difficulties resulting from the wheelchair confinement, Bertolucci says he wants to do what he can to promote culture between countries.

"Exchange of culture is the salvation of the world," he said, recalling how his father set him off on a quest for new experiences when he gave him a copy of "Moby Dick" as a young boy.

While he was still too young to read it, he said he knew that "somewhere there was a big landscape and a huge sky".

This year, Venice will be the backdrop for Bertolucci's vision when he serves as head of the international jury at the 70th edition of the Venice Film Festival, which runs from August 28 to September 7 in the lagoon city.

.SOME OF THE TV SHOWS

   ENTOURAGE

 Today my review is going to be about the biggest tv shows in Hollywood

I must say that my favorite movie genre is Comedy...but today I am doing some else genres review also...

So lets beggin ..

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               SOPRANOS                                         

And for the end one show that literally everyone seen and loved "The Sopranos"...An innovative look at the life of fictional Mafia Capo Tony Soprano, this serial is presented largely first person, but additional perspective is conveyed by the intimate conversations Tony has with his psychotherapist. We see Tony at work, at home, and in therapy. Moments of black comedy intersperse this aggressive, adult drama, with adult language, and extreme violence

  

DEXTER

I love a good TV show, one where you can get to know complex and interesting characters, where the writers surprise you but you never feel like they're losing control of the plot. There's nothing worse than finding a great TV show and then watching it unravel (I'm looking at you Lost). I thought I'd compile a small list of my favorite TV shows that I'm currently watching.

 FRINGE

I love Fringe. Each season is so different that there's never a risk of getting bored with the story. The characters are really intriguing. I like that the female lead, Olivia (Anna Torv) is strong and complex with a history that is relevant to the story. My favorite is Walter (John Noble), he is such a great character, conflicted in so many ways and yet always endearing. The relationship between Olivia and Peter (Joshua Jackson) is interesting because the things that keep them apart are supernatural (Alternate universes, alternate personas, time line rifts). They want to be together and yet each season there is some great thing keeping them apart. See if you can spot an observer in each episode, they're always there somewhere.

   THE WALKING DEAD:A show with zombies, how can you go wrong? The first episode was so awesome it's possibly my favorite pilot episode for any show. The first season was great. I really enjoy how the story followed Rick as he fought masses of zombies to reconnect with his family. The second season wasn't as good unfortunately. I felt as though the writers lost hold of the story for a while. There were also some terrible sound issues. The atmos track was so loud and then when characters would speak it would disappear until they stopped. The season finale was excellent though and has sparked my hope for a better third season.

     THE vampire diaries                                                                         This is my favorite show. You can probably tell that I'm a vampire genre fan. When I first saw this show I thought it looked ridiculous and was just riding the Twilight wave. One day out of boredom I gave it a chance and have never stopped watching. The show is really well written. You can tell that each plot point has been carefully planned out. Nothing happens without a reason, and no one is really ever who you think they are. The main character, Elena, is nothing like co-dependent Bella. She's strong and a fighter which makes her much more enjoyable. The love triangle between her and vampire brothers Stefan and Damon is never stretched out. The writers seem to know what the audience wants and they deliver. If you like Vampire or Supernatural genres then check this out, you won't be disappointed.

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