When he enters a room, he knows his reputation precedes him. People look at him and see Michael Corleone from "The Godfather," Sonny Wortzik from "Dog Day Afternoon," Tony Montana from "Scarface," Ricky Roma from "Glengarry Glen Ross." Eight Oscar nominations and one win. Two Tonys. Two Emmys. He's Al Pacino! He knows all of this, yet even...
READ MOREDuring the 1930s Golden Age of Hollywood, Jackie Cooper was nicknamed America’s Boy. He was one-half Italian. The father he never met was Jewish and his loving and gentle mother was Italian. When she wasn’t selling piano sheet music she was ailing, and his hefty and intimidating nonna, Marie Babbino, who he had no fond memories of, was in charge....
READ MOREBy Paul Moses Early in the Irish-Italian romance portrayed in the new film "Brooklyn," a precocious 8-year-old boy serves up the truth that everyone else gathered around the dinner table in his Italian family hid from the young Irishwoman visiting their home. "We don't like Irish people," little Frankie says, much to the embarrass...
READ MOREdi Beatrice Bondi Venerdí sera si è tenuta presso la Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò l'apertura ufficiale della mostra fotografica The leap of the leopard, una splendida esposizione di foto inedite scattate da Ralph Toporoff sul set del film il Gattopardo di Luchino Visconti, capolavoro del cinema italiano con un grande cast internazionale, c...
READ MOREItalian cinema had a real shot to the arm recently with the triumphant Oscar win of Sorrentino's La Grande Bellezza, a beautiful and bittersweet portrait of the lives of the Roman upper crust. This film, however, is not the first time that Director Sorrentino and Actor Servillo have worked together. In honor of their magical partnership, t...
READ MOREAny football fan knows the amazing work that NFL Films has done over the years. From their behind-the-scenes access to their far-reaching musical scores, the Mt. Laurel New Jersey production arm of the NFL has won countless awards, yet is still constantly looking to innovate. This December they have created a new series called "The Timeline," which...
READ MOREUna rassegna di teatro, danza, cinema e video per rendere omaggio al premio Nobel italiano per la letteratura Luigi Pirandello. È quella che avrà luogo per un'intera settimana, da venerdì 13 a giovedì 19 gennaio, a New York presso il Film Forum di Manhattan. Ad organizzarla lo stesso Film Forum in collaborazione con l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #28 2014 May, 1Author : Simone doc Bracci Translation by: It was the set of "Ben Hur", "Elena di Troia" (Helen of Troy), "Francesco" (Francis of Assisi), "Cleopatra", "Il tormento e l'estasi " (The Agony and the Ecstasy) and most of the classic Federico Fellini movies, considered a prestigious location, with a high poten...
READ MOREThe inaugural EUphoria Film Festival will close with a screening of Susanna Nicchiarelli's second feature film, the adaptation of a novel by former Rome mayor Walter Veltroni that explores the relationship that a woman - and, a nation - has with a painful and enigmatic past. Followed by a Q&A with the Director. The film will also be sc...
READ MOREThe 2015 edition of CinemaItalianStyle - the Los Angeles glamorous showcase for Italian contemporary cinema produced by Luce Cinecittà and the American Cinematheque - takes place this year from November 12th to 16th with the support of the Italian Ministry of Culture, under the Auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles. CIS...
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