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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 11/18/2013 - 06:30
The Italian documentary “TIR” is the winner of the 2013 edition of the Rome Film Festival, which officially closed Sunday. Directed by Alberto Fasulo, it is…
Culture
by Carol King | Thu, 10/17/2013 - 07:00
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson are set to play themselves on holiday in Italy in a film, according to reports in the Italian…
Culture
by Katia Amore | Sat, 10/12/2013 - 05:30
“La Grande Bellezza” (The Great Beauty) by Italian director Paolo Sorrentino will be Italy's contender for the Academy Award for best foreign language film.…
Lifestyle
by Carol King | Thu, 10/10/2013 - 07:00
A British film adaptation of the Romeo and Juliet love story debuts in cinemas across the USA and UK on 11 October 2013. The Oscar-winning creator of the…
Culture
by Carol King | Mon, 10/07/2013 - 07:00
Carol King examines some of Pope Francis’ favourite things as revealed in a recent interview and discovers many of them are Italian. Pope Francis’ love of…
Culture
by Carol King | Mon, 10/07/2013 - 05:00
Apple and Italy’s Istituto Luce-Cinecittà are launching an iTunes channel dedicated to Italian films. The Italian Ministry of Culture’s director general of…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 08/21/2013 - 07:00
After presenting our Top Ten - Italian Actresses of the Past, we continue our series on the greatest Italian cinema performers with a Top Ten of the most…
Culture
by Carol King | Sat, 06/15/2013 - 02:07
The winners of the 2013 David di Donatello film awards – Italy’s equivalent to the Oscars – were announced during a gala ceremony on 14 June. The standout…
Culture
by John Bensalhia | Wed, 06/05/2013 - 05:28
John Bensalhia provides an overview of some of the top comic acting and entertainment talent to have graced Italy over the last 100 years... Totò When it…
Lifestyle
by Carol King | Sat, 05/25/2013 - 13:42
words by Carol King Italian road-safety organisation Associazione Sostenitori ed Amici della Polizia Stradale (ASAPS) has written two open letters this month…