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Highlighted by a display of its design collaboration with the late Virgil Abloh, high-end Italian furniture brand Cassina unveiled its largest store to date in May on North Robertson Boulevard in West Hollywood. “We are extremely excited to open the largest Cassina Store in Los Angeles, sharing our unique vision of the home with the American public...

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Orlando “Ori” Spado, 78, would say he’s led an interesting life — most people would say that’s an understatement. Spado’s life as an insurance agent and Hollywood fixer took a turn that left him rubbing elbows with some of the biggest names in organized crime.  Author of “The Accidental Gangster: From Insurance Salesman to Hollywood Fixer,” Spado’s...

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The masterpiece directed by Francis Ford Coppola won three statuettes at the 45th Academy Awards on March 27, 1973. It has remained in history the absence at the ceremony of Al Pacino and Marlon Brando, with the latter rejecting the award and sending Apache-born American actress and activist Yaqui Sacheen Littlefeather in his place. It has been 50...

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The only thing that’s better than the perfect acting performance? The perfect Oscars win. It happens less often than you’d think—as in, almost never. In fact, it’s so rare that, in one of the only cases of it happening, decades of conspiracy theories and industry legend surround it. Marisa Tomei’s performance as Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny is...

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A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Monday honoring Giancarlo Giannini for a career which included a best actor Oscar nomination, part of an extensive collaboration with legendary Italian director Lina Wertmuller. “This is a wonderful moment, and I’m very happy to be here,” Giannini told the crowd during the unveiling ceremony. “I wan...

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Recent whodunit “Glass Onion” centers around tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton) inviting an array of acquaintances to his private island. In one memorable scene, the group gathers by a resplendent pool. There, a foam lounge chair stands in stark contrast to the monochromatic seating and sculptures it is surrounded by. It’s a brief moment....

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Giancarlo Giannini on Hollywood's famous "Walk of fame." Initially scheduled for 2020 and then postponed due to the pandemic, the footprint ceremony will be held on March 6 in Los Angeles. This is the sixteenth Italian star: an important recognition for one of the greatest protagonists of Italian cinema.The occasion will be the eighth edition of Fi...

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The non-profit organization American Cinematheque in Los Angeles has been a cultural touchstone for the film community for years. Through their support, the monthly series Cinematic Void puts on themed screenings showing challenging, generally unsettling genre films. Their sub-series called January Giallo has been a go-to for fans of stylized Itali...

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When I watch them today, my movies seem even better.” This is what Gina Lollobrigida used to say, not with self-complacency but because there is truth in it. Those movies shaped our collective imagination. If we watch them, if we look at those actors, directors, stories, at those incredibly beautiful actresses who made the history of cinema, photog...

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Lady Gaga has received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 2023 Oscars. In nominations announced yesterday afternoon by Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams, Gaga was named as one of the five nominees. Lady Gaga gains her fourth Oscar nomination overall for Hold My Hand, the emotive 80s synth-ballad taken from blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick starrin...

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