Cinema Italiano Classico – Movie Line-Up
Ciao, Amici – For this year's classic series of Italian cinema, we decided to offer a retrospective of the movies directed by one of the best Italian directors of the Sixties, Pietro Germi. The first two are two comedies "Italian style". If you recall Anna's definition of this typically Italian genre, the topic is a mixture of funny situa...
Italy also Means Excellence in Artificial Intelligence
Italy is known worldwide for its "Made in Italy" fashion, food, design and fast cars. Those who are active in the manufacturing sectors also know that Italy is one of the largest and most reliable producer of industrial machinery. What not many know yet is that Italy is strong also in the field of information technology, including artificial intell...
Getty Museum aims to acquire 16th century Parmigianino painting
Avaluable 16th century painting by the Renaissance artist known as Parmigianino could soon find a home in Los Angeles, but the work of art is still subject to an export license from Britain. The J. Paul Getty Museum said that it hopes to acquire the biblically themed painting, titled "Virgin With Child, St. John the Baptist, and Mary Magda...
Music and Culture: An Italian Perspective
by Vicky Carabini February 11, 2017, Saturday - Music and Culture: An Italian Perspective. Chapman University, Musco Center for the Arts, 10:00am-1:00pm. The many pathways of Italy's music, art and culture come together in a single event! Appreciate the harmony that inspired Dante's immortal masterpieces, and explore the diverse voices of...
Un sogno che si realizza “On the Road”
Nelle scorse settimane gli amanti dell'avventura e della fotografia itinerante, hanno potuto aprezzare a San Francisco una bellissima esposizione di immagini intitolata "Terra e Asfalto", scattate da una coppia di viaggiatori italiani davvero speciale. La particolarità del loro desiderio di scoperta del mondo, che sia Asia, Africa o America, è che...
Passaporti a Los Angeles: funzionario itinerante a San Pedro
Il prossimo 18 aprile un funzionario del Consolato Generale d'Italia a Los Angeles sarà in missione a San Pedro, per fornire informazioni sui servizi consolari e per raccogliere le impronte digitali per il rilascio dei nuovi passaporti biometrici.
Silicon Valley. Più che una località uno "stato mentale"
Seconda puntata del diario di Roberto Bonzio che ha incontrato, insieme al suo gruppo di giovani impreditori, Marco Marinucci e le startup di Mind the Bridge. Ma anche Gigi Wang, esperta di International Strategic Marketing and Business Development e Matteo Daste, avvocato, consigliere e mentore di tante startup.
A breakthrough study by Enrico Moretti is named the best economic book in 2012
By Claudia Astarita The findings of an Italian young and talented scholar Enrico Moretti are catalyzing discussions in academic circles, after the publication of his latest analysis book "The New Geography of Jobs". The study has attracted economists' attention after Forbes magazine called it "easily the most important read of 2012″ and "extremely...
Film director Bernardo Bertolucci visits Hollywood walk of fame star five years later
Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci has posed next to his Hollywood walk of fame star, five years after it was unveiled. He had been unable to attend originally because of illness. Now in a wheelchair, the 73 year old, famous for "Last Tango in Paris," and "The Last Emperor," said he was glad people could "walk all over him."&nb...
Books Review: Sebastian Fichera talks about John Fante's Ask the Dust
By: Sebastian Fichera Name a famous Italian American novelist not from New York and who do you come up with? John Fante, of course, author of the Brotherhood of the Grape, Wait Until Spring, Bandini, Dreams From Bunker Hill, Ask the Dust, and other works frequently associated with Los Angeles. Although well known as an iconic ethnic write...
Natural Expressions at Museo Italo Americano
The Museo Italo Americano in San Francisco is currently presenting a new exhibit, "Natural Expressions", featuring three contemporary Italian artists, Alberto Cristini, Vincent Galassi, and John Malveto. The exhibit runs from August 22 to November 21, 2014. Although the styles and mediums used by the artists differ, they all share the chal...
Streets of Little Italy Host 31st Annual Art Walk
by Robert Gallo Artists from across the United States and Mexico came together to display their creativity, art and special talents in San Diego's 31st Annual Art Walk, bringing throngs of visitors, tourists and native Californians to the festively decorated streets of Little Italy. The production covered an area from Fir Street to Beech S...