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Marcello Mastroianni Photos On Exhibit in Rome
You have another two weeks to catch the exhibition dedicated to the icon of Italian cinema, Marcello Mastroianni. The exhibition traces the extraordinary career of Mastroianni from the beginning with...
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On Exhibit in Rome - Belle speranze: il cinema italiano e i giovani (1948-2018)
Francesca Archibugi's Couch PotatoesA new exhibition, Belle speranze: il cinema italiano e i giovani (1948-2018), traces the imagination and experience of young filmmakers in Italian cinema over a...
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A New Documentary on the Life of Flavio Bucci
It premiered at the 2018 edition of the Rome Film Festival and will be shown next in Matera on February 28. The documentary film, Flavioh, is a labor of love by a group of filmmakers paying homage to...
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Emerging Filmmakers Nominated for the 10th Mario Verdone Award
If Life Gives You Lemons by Ciro D'EmilioThe nominees for the 10th Mario Verdone Prize in Lecce have been announced. The 12 films are:Si muore tutti democristiani by Pietro Belfiore, Davide Bonacina,...
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Director Michela Occhipinti's 'Flesh Out' Makes the Lineup of the 2019...
One Italian is in the official line up of the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, which was announced today. Flesh Out directed by Michela Occhipinti follows Verida, a modern girl. She works in a beauty salon,...
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The Mesmerizing Cinema of Ferzan Ozpetek
"Cinema is about the gaze, about where someone is looking. I love to make movies where a character is thinking the line but not speaking the line.”One of Italy’s most prolific and visionary filmmakers,...
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Shooting is underway for Emma Dante's new film, 'The Macaluso Sisters'
Production has begun on the follow up to Emma Dante's debut feature Via Castellana Bandiera (A Street in Palermo). Le sorelle Macaluso (The Macaluso Sisters) is the story of a matriarchal family of...
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A Documentary for the Times at the Cleveland International Film Festival
Directed by Stefano Liberti and Enrico Parenti, and edited by Erika Manoni, Soyalism explores the contemporary issue of food production control becoming a huge business for a handful of giant...
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The Film Society of Lincoln Center Pays Homage to Ermanno Olmi
Following the 2019 edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, which will run June 6 -12, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Istituto Luce Cinecittà will present a retrospective dedicated to the...
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Springtime in New York- The Place to be for Italian Cinema
Grab a prosecco and celebrate! It's shaping up to be an epic season for Italian cinema in the city. From contemporary cinema to timeless classics, there is something for everyone. Here is a list of...
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Four-Part, Uncut Version of 'Christ Stopped at Eboli' Opens in New York
The story and landscape of Lucania are in the spotlight during the month of April. A rare, uncut version of Francesco Rosi’s 1979 film Christ Stopped at Eboli is being shown at the Film Forum in New...
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Matteo Garrone's 'Dogman' Opening in Theaters Across America
Edoardo Pesce (left) and Marcello Fonte in a scene from DogmanMarcello (Marcello Fonte) is an animal lover who runs a neighborhood dog grooming business. He adores his pre-teen daughter and takes her...
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Dustin Hoffman and Toni Servillo Shooting a film at Cinecittà Studios in Rome
Two contemporary classics are teaming up for an upcoming Italian film. Dustin Hoffman and Toni Servillo are currently in Rome shooting Donato Carrisi's L'uomo del labirinto (Into the Labyrinth), the...
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The History Behind a Key Scene in Francesco Rosi's 'Christ Stopped at Eboli'
(Andate sotto per leggere la nostra intervista in Italiano)In Part Two of our series on the release of Francesco's Rosi's complete uncut version of Christ Stopped at Eboli, we are looking into a key...
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A Look at the Sacred Architecture of the Sassi of Matera
To mark the beginning of Holy Week, I made a video highlighting the sacred architecture of the Sassi of Matera, the 2019 European Capital of Culture and natural set for numerous films, including the...
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Destination Monte Vulture
Wine to LoveMonte Vulture is a magnificent dormant volcano, which houses two small lakes. Surrounded by towns known for their vineyards and olive groves, the rich soil of Vulture produces high-quality...
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Luca Guadagnino's 'The Staggering Girl' to Premiere at Cannes
Alba Rohrwacher in Hungry Hearts, 2015Luca Guadagnino's new project, The Staggering Girl will premiere at 2019 Cannes Film Festival. The international star studded cast includes Julianne Moore, Mia...
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Director Anton Evangelista Talks About His Film 'Il Signor Jackson'
Born in Matera, Italy and raised in New York, filmmaker Anton Evangelista is about to take his films full circle. A longtime filmmaker in New York City, Evangelista has made six films over the years...
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A Review of 'Endgame' - The Russo Brothers Do Not Disappoint
In all my years of movie-watching, I had only seen one Marvel film and it was because I was writing a story about one of the cast members. But that changed when last year, I was a recipient of a grant...
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A Tranquil Hideaway in Francis Ford Coppola’s Ancestral Town
Francis Ford Coppola’s resort Palazzo Margherita is located in Bernalda, the town of his family’s Italian origins. The resort's enchanting grounds boast a private cinema room, robust herb gardens, a...
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