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Cinema & Cibo: The Culinary Muses of Chef Jordan Frosolone
In our ongoing series, Cinema & Cibo, we talk with the Chicago born and raised chef, Jordan Frosolone. One of New York’s most sought after chefs, Frosolone's range of culinary talent is limitless....
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PostModernissimo's Collection of Arthouse Films & A Bellocchio Adventure
Fabrizio Falco in "Il Lotto"Recently, I discovered Postmodernissimo, a website dedicated to quality cinema, entertainment and visual arts.Named after the Modernissimo D'Essai, Perugia’s oldest cinema...
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Film at Lincoln Center’s Virtual Cinema
"On a Magical Night" More great films have been added to Film at Lincoln Center’s virtual cinema, including a new 2K restoration of Nanni Moretti’s "Caro Diario" and "On a Magical Night" starring...
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100+ Years of the Great Italian Moviemakers: Cristina Comencini's 1996...
Virna Lisi in a scene from "Follow Your Heart""Follow Your Heart" is a sentimental story written by Susanna Tamaro. I purchased the book in 1996 at Rizzoli Bookstore in San Francisco. I was so...
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Marcello Fonte's Mesmerizing Transformations
Marcello Fonte in a scene from “Aspromonte: La terra degli ultimi”A gifted actor, Marcello Fonte has made a career out of effortlessly transforming himself into every character he plays.Born in Melito...
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Stefano Cipani Wins the 2020 EFA Young Audience Award
The European Film Awards has announced a winner for the 2020 Young Audience Award and it goes to an Italian director. Stefano Cipani received the award for his debut feature film, "Mio fratello...
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Archival Videos Reflect Italy's Tumultuous Past
Cesare Zavattini on the set of Vittorio De Sica's "L'oro di Napoli"The Audiovisual Archive Foundation of the Workers' and Democratic Movement (AAMOD) is a foundation that was established in the late...
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Chiara Mastroianni on Her Latest Role and Her Father's Films
Actress Chiara Mastroianni talked about her character in Cristophe Honoré’s “On a Magical Night” during a live Q&A hosted by Florence Almozini, Film at Lincoln Center’s Senior Programmer. The film...
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Director Mo Scarpelli Talks About the Making of Her New Documentary
As so many film festivals are turning to online streaming platforms these days, the films in their lineups are more accessible worldwide. One example is Mo Scarpelli’s new documentary, “El Father Plays...
View ArticleCinematographer Vittorio Storaro on 'Apocalypse Now'
HBO has just added Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 "Apocalypse Now" to its online streaming platform. I saw a 4K restoration of the film in 2017 at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, where...
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'Love in the City' - A Rediscovered Treasure
A scene from Fellini's "Agenzia Matrimoniale"“This reaction — this viewing of the film as monstrous — underlines the fear we feel when called to look at the truth.”Screenwriter and director Cesare...
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Ettore Scola's 'Trevico-Torino. Viaggio nel Fiat-Nam'
In 1972, Ettore Scola made a docu-fiction about the living conditions southern Italians were forced to endure upon relocating to the FIAT company’s Torino manufacturing plant. The title is,...
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#Fellini100 – The Sweetness and Genius of Giulietta Masina
Fellini and Masina on the set of "La Strada"As open-hearted and sunny as Federico Fellini was dark and complex, they were perfect counterpoints during a half century of marriage and professional...
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Celebrate the International Day of Italian Cinema from Anywhere in the World
Rai Play is offering a great opportunity to celebrate June 20, the "International Day of Italian Cinema." All the David Di Donatello nominees plus numerous other cinema commemorations, including...
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Federico Fellini: A Look into to the Life and Career of an Icon
A Fellini family portrait “The term became a common word to describe something on the surface you can say is bizarre or strange, but actually is really like a painter working on a film,” said Martin...
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The Ancient Heart of Basilicata Post-Covid
Sergio Ragone in Matera"In the ancient heart of Basilicata, there is the future of Italy after Covid 19" - By Sergio RagoneCinecittà Studios announced today that a new chapter of the infamous Rome film...
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Celebrate the International Day of Italian Cinema with us!
Fellini's "Amaracord"Today is the International Day of Italian Cinema and I’m sharing it via Zoom with three Americans of Italian origin who have been influenced by the culture and cinema of Italy....
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Actor Giancarlo Giannini Gets His Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
HOLLYWOOD, CA. June 17, 2020 — Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2021 Announced by Walk of Fame Chair Ellen K and Hollywood Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Rana GhadbanA new group of entertainment...
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"Roma 11:00"– The Tragic True Story of Desperation in a World of Poverty
There couldn’t have been a more perfect couple than Lucia Bosè and Raf Vallone in Giuseppe De Santis’ 1952 “Roma 11:00.” A tragic story based on true events, the film follows several young women in...
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"Terra Lucana" - video poetry that pays homage to Basilicata
Poetry that crosses images and becomes cinema- By Sergio RagoneBorn from an idea by Sergio Ragone and Omar Gallo, and created by the award-winning director Giuseppe Marco Albano, in collaboration with...
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