For film lovers around the world, this is the week DE NIRO. After his last appearance in THE BIG WEDDING In mid-2013, we see him again in two other films that premiered the weekend of December 6-8. The first is  KILLING SEASON, The second premiere is a dark comedy by American director Mark Steven Johnson, which tells the story of a retired soldier (De Niro) living in a remote cabin in an inhospitable region of the Appalachian Mountains. He suddenly receives a visit from a European tourist (Travolta), who is actually a Serbian soldier seeking revenge. A fierce battle ensues between the two, demonstrating that the purest form of warfare is interpersonal combat. The second premiere is a dark comedy by French director Luc Besson called MALAVITA In this film, we see De Niro portray a patriarch from a notorious American Mafia dynasty who relocates to Normandy, France, under an FBI witness protection program. While he and his family try their best to adapt to their new lifestyle, they are soon forced to resort to old methods to resolve domestic issues. This is an adaptation of 'Badfellas', a novel by Tonino Benacquista.

To encourage you to watch them, we leave you with their respective trailers.

Another premiere this week is the film by Spanish directors Álex Pastor and David Pastor, THE LAST DAYS. The story goes that in 2013, a mysterious disease spreads across the globe. Panic grips the population, who refuse to leave their homes, as doing so causes instant death. The entire world population remains confined to their houses. As civilization crumbles, Marc, unable to go outside, embarks on a near-impossible mission: the search for Julia, his missing girlfriend.

THE GREAT BEAUTY  From Italian director Paolo Sorrentino, this is another of this week's releases, a dramedy that tells the story of decadent nobles, social climbers, politicians, high-flying criminals, journalists, actors, artists, and intellectuals weaving a web of inconsistent relationships in Rome during the summer, all set against the backdrop of sumptuous palaces and villas. Gep Gambardella, an aging writer and journalist, consumed by indolence and disillusionment, observes this parade of powerful yet decadent, hollow, and depressing characters. This is a story reminiscent of the famous film by French-born director William Wyler, starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn. HOLIDAYS IN ROME, A 1953 dramedy, it tells the story of Anne (Audrey Hepburn), the young princess of a small Central European country, who, during a visit to Rome, tries to escape the protocol and obligations that come with it by running away from the palace to visit the city incognito. There she meets Joe (Gregory Peck), an American journalist looking for an exclusive story who pretends not to know the princess's identity. The pair then spend some unforgettable days exploring the city.