Watch : ‘Unbroken’ Official Trailer – Features The Life Of Louis Zamperini & Angelina Jolie’s Direction
By Ambarish Ganesh Academy award winner Angelina Jolie has directed and produced the upcoming war drama film titled 'UNBROKEN' based on the 2010 non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, scheduled for release on December 25, 2014. A chronicle of the life of Louis...
Angelo F. Coniglio: I’m so proud to be a Sicilian-American
by Angelo F. Coniglio Lee Coppola, a fellow Sicilian-American, recently reviewed "My Two Italies" for The News. It's a book by Joseph Luzzi that tells of the disdain many northern Italians have for "southerners" (those from the south of Italy and Sicily). It led me to reflect on an experience I had in the '50s while serving with the U.S. A...
Ligabue sbarca in America
Liga in America. L'Italia non basta a Luciano Ligabue. Dopo aver infiammato la penisola con il suo Mondovisione Tour, di cui sono state annunciate recentemente altre tre date (il 6 settembre a Torino, il 13 a Bologna e il 20 a Bari), il rocker di Correggio si prepara per la prima volta a sbarcare oltreoceano, con una mini-tournée fatta di cinque co...
«La mia patria non è qui, è l’America»
by Quinto Antonelli La memoria di Alessio Menapace si apre con un titolo molto eloquente, Il misterioso mio inciampo nella guerra mondiale, che sottolinea la tragica casualità del suo coinvolgimento nel conflitto. Nato a Tuenno nel 1877, all'età di 22 anni Menapace era emigrato negli Stati Uniti trovando lavoro come minatore a New...
Fabiano Caruana to Join the U.S. Chess Federation
The United States Chess Federation (USCF) today announced that Fabiano Caruana has initiated the application process to change chess federations, which, when approved, will allow him to play for the United States. Fabiano, who has dual citizenship in the United States and Italy, has been playing for the Italian Chess Federation for a number of year...
Frank Capra, the Italian history and the American dream
Frank Capra is often acknowledged as one of the greatest directors who ever lived. Not just that, but he helped building the film industry as we know it. At one point he served as President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, as head of the Directors Guild of America, and he was strongly involved with the Screenwriters Gui...
Italy Launches "Extraordinary Italian Taste" Campaign with Key Partnership Announcement in America
As part of Italy's "Extraordinary Italian Taste" campaign, aimed to promote authentic Italian food in the United States, the Specialty Food Association announced at a media event in New York City on Wednesday, that Italy will become the first ever partner country of its Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco next year. The show, which runs from J...
Up Close and Personal With Author Deirdre Marie Capone
By Cookie Curci This is not your grandma's Al Capone. No, you won't find that notorious image in this book. He's not the Al Capone we've seen in countless films, documentaries and TV programs, not the Al Capone (1899-1947) who ruled the Chicago underworld during the "Roaring Twenties" or masterminded the St. Valentine's Day massacre. No, t...
Terry Tazioli takes television viewers inside the hearts and minds of today’s writers
by Rita Cipalla The love of words has fueled much of Terry Tazioli's 40-year career. He's been a print reporter, newspaper editor, television producer and news assignment editor. He's also co-author of a New York Times bestseller, "Volcano: The Eruption of Mount St. Helens." Currently, Tazioli is co-host of a public broadcasting p...
Michéal Castaldo to Release a New Digi Single, “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” in English/Latin, on November 4
Michéal Castaldo will officially release his digital single of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" on Vital Records, November 4, 2016. This digital single will be available on Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, and other digital online music e-tail stores worldwide. There are two tracks/mixes of this digital single available, one is a full production and the other is...
L'agenzia di viaggi Usa - Speciale TTG Incontri
Il presidente dell'Associazione Visit USA, Sandro Saccoccio, annuncia che in fiera viene presentata la prima edizione del premio giornalistico Visit USA Italy abbinato alla promozione turistica della destinazione (è dedicato a Simonetta Busnelli, scomparsa dopo una lunga malattia lo scorso agosto). Presenti nel padiglione Brand USA gli uff...
Intervista con Zucchero: l'emiliano che conquistò l'America a suon di blues
By Maurita Cardone Ha appena lanciato un nuovo album sul mercato americano e si prepara a partire per un lungo tour che lo poterà in più di 40 città tra Canada e Stati Uniti. Zucchero, all'anagrafe Adelmo Fornaciari, ha alle spalle più di 30 anni di carriera e, artisticamente parlando, non ha nemmeno un capello bianco. Con l'entusiasmo e...