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Fondazione Azzurra and Barbara Boyle, co-dean of the UCLA Department of Film, Television and Digital Media, welcomed the first group of young talents from Italy, winners of a four-month residency at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), with a typical Italian dinner. Alice Tomassetti, Emanuele Cidonelli, Alessandra Grassi, Barbara Ciriel...

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La New York Philharmonic ha annunciato l'evento che inaugurerà la sua prossima stagione: 'La Dolce Vita: The Music of Italian Cinema'. Il concerto, nato da un'idea del Gruppo Sugar è in programma per il prossimo 16 settembre, in occasione dell'esclusiva serata di gala che ogni anno apre la stagione della New York Philharmonic. La serata verrà repli...

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Three American thiefs arrive in Naples with the intention of stealing the treasure of San Gennaro. However the Americans do not know how to skillfully move about in the picturesque town. The customs of the natives are incomprehensible to them. So the thieves, two men and a woman , seek the advice of Don Vincenzo, the celebrated thief, who, even tho...

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By Lara Lago Questa è la storia di un regista a cui nessuno dava fiducia, di un film senza budget, girato in 11 giorni per 8 ore al giorno, di attori pagati dal regista senza fiducia del film senza budget, perché "nonostante tutto noi volevamo così".   Questa è una favola che parla di successo, ma posa le sue radici su quella frustrazione c...

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Call for Papers on Modern and Contemporary Italian Cinema For the Sixth Film Symposium - April 22-25, 2015 On New Trends in Modern and Contemporary Italian Cinema Presentedby The Department of French and Italian at Indiana University   Submissions are being accepted for original research on new directors and trends in Italian cin...

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by Zoe Romanowsky   Actor and film maker, Joe Mantegna, spoke to Aleteia about how he became a spokesman for the Saint Pio Foundation, and about his connection to Padre Pio. As an Italian-American who still has many family members living close to San Giovanni Rotondo, the town where Saint Pio lived and died, Mantegna feels a sense of provide...

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by Corey Williams   Pierette Simpson and her grandmother were dancing in the Andrea Doria's social hall, celebrating their near-arrival with other immigrants to a new life in America when the impact knocked everyone off their feet. She remembers the ship rising up and then leaning to one side. It would later sink into the Atlantic Ocean...

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By Niccolò Graffio   My clearest memories growing up of my father was of him being a workaholic. He had spent the first 17 years of his life living in Italy helping his mother and older brothers try to eke out a living on the family farm. His father immigrated to America and found work with the railroads.   As happened to many of our...

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One of the best-reviewed movies of the year, "Caesar Must Die," makes its Memphis debut at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, during the third annual Italian Film Festival USA at the University of Memphis. Directed by the brothers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, winners of the Palme d'Or at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival for "Padre Padrone," "Caesar Must Die" ch...

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In addition to the GRAMMY Awards, The Recording Academy presents Special Merit Awards recognizing contributions of significance to the recording field, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustees Award and Technical GRAMMY Award. In the days leading up to the 56th GRAMMY Awards, GRAMMY.com will present the tributes to the 2014 Special Merit...

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