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by Charles Bradley   Hollywood superstar Robert De Niro has revealed that he is to play Enzo Ferrari in a big-budget biopic of the legendary Italian marque founder.   In an interview with Italian newspaper Il Messaggero, De Niro has announced that this project will have his top priority, and that production will begin soon. The f...

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by Sandra Tornberg   On Sunday, November 8 the first international screening of the movie teaser for the docufilm "Andrea Doria: Are the Passengers Saved?" took place at a reception at Cantoro's Market and Trattoria of Plymouth. The docufilm, written and produced by Pierette Domenica Simpson and directed by Luca Guardabascio, received rave r...

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The Little Italy Summer Film Festival will show every Saturday* starting July 6th and held at the Amici Park Amphitheater (W. Date & State Streets). It may be chilly, so be sure to bring a light jacket or blanket to keep yourself warm. No alcoholic beverages or animals permitted.   Dates / Films Saturday, July 6th / Benvenuti al Sud H...

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Yet another fascinating, little-know story about the Holocaust is movingly related in Oren Jacoby's documentary about the role that Italians played in rescuing their Jewish neighbors during the height of the Nazi occupation.   Relating the tales of such largely forgotten heroes as Italian cycling champion Gino Bartali and physician Giovanni...

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Nine films will compete to represent Italy for a chance at a 2016 Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, said the Italian National Association of Film, Audiovisual and Multimedia Industries (ANICA) on Monday. The nine films that the selection committee will consider are: Leopardi (Il Giovane Favoloso), directed by Mario Martone; Latin Lo...

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By Wendy Ide Francis Ford Coppola's next film may be his last. But it may also be one of his most ambitious. Speaking at the Marrakech International Film Festival (Dec 4-12), the 76-year-old director of The Godfather trilogy revealed details of the new multi-generational Italian-American saga he is developing, titled Distant Vision.  ...

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By Juliet Izon   Opera and Miami Beach may be an unlikely combination, yet when legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti performed on the sand on January 22, 1995, concert attendees were as ecstatic as if they were watching the country's biggest pop star.   In fact, Pavarotti's performance, which also featured soprano Cynthia Lawrence and th...

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Spazio a registi provenienti da tutto il mondo, al cinema indipendente, ai nomi eccellenti del grande schermo e della storia. La XII edizione del Tribeca Film Festival, che debutta oggi a New York, promette come ogni anno il mix di cultura, arte cinematografica, spettacolo ed eventi che dal 2002 lo rende unico nel suo genere. Fondato da Robert De...

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The Museum of Modern Art honors Dante Ferretti (Italian, b. 1943) with a large-scale multimedia installation comprising a 12-screen labyrinth featuring projected scenes from his work.   Original set pieces from the films that earned him three Academy Awards; and a six-month retrospective of 22 films featuring the production designer's career...

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By J. Roberts As preparations such as street closures, set construction and installation of bleachers for the 86th Annual Academy Awards get feverishly underway at The Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood & Highland complex, the 9th Annual edition of the Los Angeles-Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest will take place next door.   Beginning Febr...

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