Official US Trailer for Matteo Garrone's Italian Mob Drama 'Dogman'
"Whatever he says, don't trust him." Magnolia Pictures has unveiled the official US trailer for Dogman, the latest Italian drama from acclaimed filmmaker Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah, Reality, Tale of Tales). This premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year, where it won the Best Actor award. This gritty "urban western" from Italy tells a (true) st...
La storia di Joseph George Pinelli eroe statunitense
Joseph George Pinellinacque a Trenton, Contea di Mercer, in New Jersey il 15 giugno del 1919. Il padre Giacomo Antonio Pinelli era nato a Pettoranello, oggi provincia di Isernia, il 12 dicembre del 1890 (da Giovanni Angelo e Olimpia Toto). Il padre emigrò, a soli sedici anni, alla ricerca del “sogno americano” e giunse ad “Ellis Island” , nel 1907,...
Gelato & Co. opens first store in United States
The owner and master gelatician of Gelato & Co., Stefano Franceschi visited LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch Jan. 15 to attend the grand opening of his first gelato coffee bar in the United States: Gelato & Co. Cremeria Italiana. “We import the best ingredients from Italy,” said Franceschi, listing pistachios from Sicily, hazelnut from Piedmont and coffee...
Leo Vadalà’s “Some Grief, Some Joy” Will Move The Reader. A Book Review By Tiziano Thomas Dossena
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past. The term is commonly used as a synonym for the historical novel. An essential element of historical fiction is that it is set in the past and pays attention to the manners, social conditions and other details of the period depicted. Based upon thi...
5 interesting facts about Vittorio Emanuele Gallery
Out of the many architectural jewels in Italy, the Vittorio Emanuele Gallery is one of a kind. Built in Milan around 1865 and 1867, it represents exactly what the city would become many years later: a luxurious gateway of elegance, art, and of course, fashion. Here are 5 you didn’t know about this Italian architectural piece. 1.- Origins: The Vitto...
'Cake Boss' Buddy Valastro challenges rival Duff Goldman to the ultimate bake-off
When Duff Goldman and Buddy Valastro are in the kitchen, it's pretty tough to say who's really the batter baker. In an effort to determine the true king of cakes once and for all, the two celebrity pastry chefs will go nose to nose in Food Network's new series, "Buddy vs. Duff." The network announced Thursday that the "baking brawl" between two bro...
Forget Tuscany — discover the hills and beaches of Le Marche, Italy’s secret region
Let’s get the name straight: it’s pronounced “lay-mar-kay”, but the British call it the Marches. This eastern region has always existed on the sidelines, at one time the borderlands of the great Papal States and neglected today in favour of Tuscany and Umbria, its showier neighbours. Which is all the better for visitors. Hemmed in by mountains an...
‘Sopranos’ Prequel Film Finds Young Tony: Michael Gandolfini Is Chip Off Old Block
He is the son of James Gandolfini, who originated the iconic role of Tony Soprano and won multiple Emmys, SAG Awards and a Golden Globe in an anti-hero role that made possible later bad guy turns like Bryan Cranston’s in Breaking Bad and future HBO series including Deadwood, Westworld and Game of Thrones. He died in 2013. he late actor’s son has be...
Minneapolis' 4 favorite spots to find affordable Italian food
Craving Italian food? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable Italian restaurants around Minneapolis, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture when cravings strike. 1. Punch Neapolitan Pizza Topping the list is Punch Neapolitan Pizza. Located at 802 Washington Ave. SE in P...
New gene treatment for thalassemia kids
Three children with the blood disorder thalassemia can look forward to a life without transfusions thanks to a new gene therapy which has proved particularly effective with young patients, a study in Nature Medicine said Monday. Thanks to the new treatment at Milan's San Raffaele Hospital, funded by Telethon, the three children under the age of six...
Meet the Author: Enrico Deaglio
When: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 From 6:30 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: IIC Los Angeles A talk with journalist and author Enrico Deaglio, conducted by Prof. Mark Axelrod (Chapman University). Deaglio will also be giving a talk at Chapman University on February 11 as part of its Literary Arts Reading Series.
Viva Italia!
Flipping through the channels the other night, I ended up watching Lidia Bastianich making meatballs on her Italian cooking show. Lidia’s homey recipes and thick Italian accent reminded me of the Italian side of my family. When I was very young, my parents drove us from our home in Queens to visit relatives in Brooklyn once or twice a year. My moth...