Midsummer theftAntonello da Messina painted the Italian Ferragosto, five centuries laterThe break-in at the Regional Museum of Messina serves as a true reflection of the country at the height of the holiday season, with the works stolen whilst everyone (even the thieves!) was asleepbySalvatore Merlo19 AUG 26
but what an ordeal“The Ranucci case? A screenwriter’s nightmare. This summer of 2026 feels like a grotesque film,” says Pietro ValsecchiLa bomba d'amore? “It’s an extraordinary and unsettling thriller,” says the film and television producer. To bring this summer’s B-movie (from Ceuta to Antonello da Messina’s stolen paintings) to the screen, he offers us a short screenplay: “A film in three acts and three deceptions: ‘La grande calda estate’”byRiccardo Carlino17 AUG 26