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After six nominations, Paul Giamatti has won the third Golden Globe of his career. During the 81st Golden Globes Awards ceremony held, as usual, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell presented Giamatti with the award for his performance in The Holdovers.  In the film, Giamatti plays the role of a history professo...

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Gianni Russo was 26 years old, with a couple million dollars in cash from running errands for mob bosses and a pretty big ego, when he used his Mafia connections to get the plum role of Carlo Rizzi in the classic 1972 movie “The Godfather.” He had never acted in his life, which was a serious affront to co-star Marlon Brando, who considered acting a...

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Italy’s box office revenue rose in 2023 to €495 million ($542,000) while the country’s admissions tally reached 70.5 million, representing a roughly 60% increase compared with 2022. Though Italian moviegoing figures – announced Wednesday in Rome by national box office compiler Cinetel – mark a substantial leap forward, they are still down roughly 2...

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AGBO announced today that Louis D’Esposito will be presented with the inaugural award at the Russo Brothers’ Italian American Filmmaker Forum Event on January 18. The Renaissance Award celebrates outstanding contributions to Italian American heritage and the entertainment industry. This is the first annual event for the Russo Brothers’ Italian Amer...

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The Park Theatre has announced the opening day of the new film, FERRARI, that anyone who owns a Ferrari automobile gets free tickets to the film. FERRARI plays at the Park Theatre in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, from January 5 to 11. If any Ferrari owners drive the Italian piece of art up to the theatre, they will receive four free tickets to the film....

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I’m not a fan of fast cars but the new Ferrari movie, released on Christmas Day 2023, had my heart racing. This new biopic by director/producer Michael Mann tells the story of Enzo Ferrari, a legend in motor racing and the manufacturing of luxury cars. His life wasn’t an easy ride, however, because his passions were split between three lovers: his...

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“It ain’t about how hard you hit… It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward” is the famous and iconic line from Rocky. It’s so ubiquitous the line even made a resurgence during the TikTok and Instagram era as the backing voiceover that’s laid over inspirational videos of wannabe entrepreneurial types and fitness influencers taking...

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Martin Scorsese will be honored for his lifetime achievement at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, organizers said Thursday. The 81-year-old director, whose extensive work ranges from decades-old classics such as “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull” to this year's “Killers of the Flower Moon,” will be given an honorary Golden Bear — the...

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You can explore Rome in many different ways: walking along the ancient streets, choosing the sacred paths or those of traditional food. But if you are a true movie lover, then we suggest you discover the places chosen by great Italian and foreign directors for the set of some scenes of their movies. Among these places, there are also numerous attra...

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Italian director Edoardo De Angelis’ anti-war epic “Comandante” – the opener of this year’s Venice Film Festival – has secured North American distribution via Uncork’d Entertainment, which will release the film theatrically in tandem with partner company Dark Star Pictures.  The movie stars Italian actor Pierfrancesco Favino as Sicilian World War I...

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