Italian Movies Are Struggling in U.S. Theaters, But This Distribution Experiment Could Change That
When “Indivisible” screened for a crowd at Lincoln Center as the opening night selection of its annual “Open Roads: New Italian Cinema” series, it had no U.S. distribution plan. In late 2016, it had screened in higher-profile slots in Venice and Toronto, where buyers paid no heed. But at Lincoln Center, the movie — a seriocomic story about 18-year-...
So, Who Invented Limoncello? And What Makes It So Special?
Sorrento, Amalfi, Capri: which is the true birthplace of Italy’s most famous liqueur, limoncello? We may never know for sure as there are different stories about the origins of limoncello. What we know is that limoncello has been around for at least 100 years; it is said that, at the beginning of the 20th century, it was customary for the wealthies...
Congratulations to Dennis Rivelli
Since he was 4 years old, Dennis Rivelli knew he wanted a career in law enforcement. "I saw a car go by with lights flashing, and I asked my dad about it. He said it's a police car. I said 'I want to drive it.' As I got older, I wanted to be a cop," said Rivelli. The 50-year old veteran with the East Rutherford Police Department will be sworn in as...
'St. Louis Square Off' Vows to Determine the Best St. Louis-Style Pizza
If your dream pizza comes with a cracker-thin crust, a mound of gooey Provel and, yes, squares instead of slices, you'll want to get to the Hill this fall. St. Louis' old-school Italian neighborhood will be hosting a festival to determine the very best St. Louis-style pizza around: the St. Louis Square Off.For $25, attendees will get to sample eigh...
A Roman Girl Moves to ’90s Los Angeles: An Interview with Chiara Barzini
Teenaged Eugenia has just moved to Los Angeles from Rome, and is about to start school. The year is 1992, and Eugenia is feeling sharp in her new Reebok Pumps. “If you worry,” her glamorous Italian movie star mother reminds her, “just pump your shoes.” Sneakers turn out to be the first of many bad choices that Eugenia makes in Chiara Barzini’s arre...
Lawrence DiStasi: The Danger in "Potentially Dangerous"
Tuesday, October 03, 2017 at 6:30 pm. Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles - 1023 Hilgard Avenue - Los Angeles, CA 90024. Organized by : IIC with NIAF & the George L. Graziadio Center, California State Long Beach. Entrance : Free On the occasion of Italian-American Heritage Month, the historian & writer Lawrence DiStasi will discuss his new...
Ecco Essential, il nostro anti iPhone nato nel cuore della Silicon Valley
“Ho vissuto in Italia fino quando avevo nove anni e ora purtroppo l’italiano lo capisco ma non lo parlo bene”. Niccolo De Masi, la “o” accentata si è persa per strada, lo racconta al telefono mentre si sta recando a lavoro a Palo Alto in California. Doppio passaporto, 36 anni, ha già una lunga esperienza di Silicon Valley. E’ il presidente di quell...
Giovanni's continues to rank among Greater Cleveland's best Italian restaurants
In a way, Giovanni's Ristorante is a hidden prize, disguised in its non-descript shell amid the businesses and strip malls of its surroundings. Yes, the Italian restaurant has been around since 1976. And yes, it comes to mind often when Clevelanders talk about the region's best Italian restaurants. But it can slip under the radar. First, with a res...
Barbering has led Joe Rocco from Broadway’s bright lights to a cozy shop on Anastasia Boulevard
The music playing when you walk into the St. Augustine Family Barber shop on Anastasia Boulevard isn’t Muzak or from a Top 40 radio station. The tunes instead come from a record player stacked with single 45s playing jazz and other selections from the 1950s and ‘60s. The walls of the place are adorned with instruments, photographs and paintings of...
National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame knocks it out of the park
In one of the most storied and beloved championship sports cities in America, an ostentatious statue of New York Yankee legendary center fielder Joe DiMaggio stands in the middle of Taylor Street in Chicago. That's because across the street from the massive sculpture of the Yankee Clipper is home to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame...
Humanoid robot to conduct Italian orchestra playing Verdi works alongside tenor Andrea Bocelli
A Swiss humanoid robot is to conduct a Tuscan orchestra in the works of Verdi alongside Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. The robot, called YuMi, will be the closest a humanoid has come to mastering the nuances of a human orchestra director when he performs. “YuMi has a very high level of fluidity of gesture, incredible softness and expressive nuancin...
Companies Starbucks Makes a ‘Grande’ Bet on Italy
Italians are very particular when it comes to how their coffee is prepared and tastes—and they don’t much like the American style. In Italy, coffee (caffè) means espresso—a small, strong shot of black coffee with a brownish foam (crema) on top. This is Italy’s ubiquitous, almost sole method of preparation. Good baristas are highly trained and skill...