Spotlight on Chris Pantaleoni: The man behind the lens
by Michele Pluss As the old adage goes, a picture is worth a thousand words – whether it has its own story to tell you or you create a story for it yourself. Photographs have a special way of conveying messages in a way that the written or spoken word cannot. They can invoke emotions, immortalize memories and freeze time by capturing peopl...
IT and US: Michigan Première of Michael Angelo DiLauro's Film La Mia Strada
WTI Magazine #28 2014 May, 1Author : Sandra Tornberg Translation by: On March 28 the Italian Heritage Society and the Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan (FADM) sponsored the Michigan première of the film La Mia Strada ("My Road"), a beautiful feature-length documentary by Michael Angelo DiLauro.
Italian cinema: Nino Manfredi, a timeless legend
WTI Magazine #30 2014 May, 15Author : Simone doc Bracci Translation by: You think about it and think again, and in the end you realize that Italy's classic movies world has had so many big names, compared to the contemporary scene: talented actors recognized throughout the world, glorious icons that take us back in time and at the sa...
Eataly to Open at Autogrill Highway Service Stations
Eataly may soon be found at Italy's Autogrills, the restaurant chain found at every major service station off the Italian highway (autostrada). Eataly's founder Oscar Farinetti told the Foreign Press Club of Milan that the first "Eataly for Autogrill" is set to open by the end of 2014 at Secchia Ovest, near Modena, thanks to a franchise de...
Simone Cinotto (Writer)
Used, as we are, to study the impact that the American consumer society had on we Italians here in Italy, it is interesting to understand how it influenced our compatriots who had emigrated there in America, and whether and how they have in turn played a role in it. To do so, we are meeting Prof. Simone Cinotto, author of a very interesting book t...
‘Hairspray’ Will Open The Little Italy Film Festival, Hon!
Lights, cameras, action. Friday night marks the start of the granddaddy of all the Baltimore summer open air film festivals. Ron Matz reports all roads lead to Little Italy. When the sun goes down, the screen lights up."Hairspray," the 2007 version starring John Travolta, will open the Little Italy Film Festival. Read more S...
Alberto Sordi night - Screening of interviews with Sordi and film 'The White Sheik'
Graziano Paiella, the Italian RAI 3 TV director whose photos are displayed in our exhibition Threshold, celebrates Alberto Sordi, one of Italy's best-loved comedic actors, with a screening of three of his interviews with the actor as well as directors Francesco Rosi and Ettore Scola and actress Giovanna Ralli. After a short Q&A, there will be...
Italian Community Comes Alive During the Annual Festa Italiana
by Michael Sciaraffo Summertime has arrived and with it a constant flurry of activity. Festivals celebrating beer, music, and food abound throughout Portland, but the best of them all - at least for the Italian community - is the Festa Italiana! This year marks its 23rd year. In 1991, Portland was still celebrating its new Pioneer...
Lodi celebrates 100th anniversary of St. Joseph Feast
The thunder and rain shook up the St. Joseph Feast in Lodi on Sunday afternoon, but couldn't quell the spirits or appetites of participants. While some attendees may have fled for a dry haven, Rocco Minichiello of Hasbrouck Heights had greater priorities in mind: He headed for the concession stands and ordered a sausage broccoli rabe sandw...
Ferragamo Hosts Chicago Reception
Supporting culture and the arts is part of Salvatore Ferragamo's DNA, and the Italian luxury house hosted a cocktail reception at its Michigan Avenue store last week to celebrate the upcoming 606 project. The 606, named after the telephone area code all Chicagoans share, will convert unused urban space along the city's east-west Bloomingda...
Italian language: The importance of sound
WTI Magazine #44 2014 October, 1Author : Manuela Bianchi for learnitalygroup.com Translation by: Properly speaking a foreign language means diving into another culture, to understand how native speakers express themselves, studying the grammar and working on the curiosity and the preparation required to learn idioms and its common la...
Italian sport: Celebrating Italian olympic medals in LA, 30 years ago
WTI Magazine #45 2014 October, 15Author : Simone Callisto Manca Translation by: At We the Italians we tell not only stories about today's success and victories of Italian sport, but also of our historic triumphs. Today we will talk about one of the editions of the Olympics where the Italian team brought home more medals: Los Angeles...