Irishman star Al Pacino says he owes dazzling screen career to his love of Oscar Wilde
AL Pacino has told how he owes his dazzling screen career to his love of Oscar Wilde. The star, 79, researched and directed a documentary on Wilde a few years ago, which had its world premiere at the Dublin International Film Festival. Pacino had already starred in such cinematic masterpieces as The Godfather, Scarface and Glengarry Glen Ross, whe...
Wayne Randazzo Shares the History and Heroes of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame!
The voice of the New York Mets and one of the driving forces of the Hall of Fame, Wayne Randazzo joins Dane “On The Road”. Hear as Wayne shares this year’s event and the inductees including racing legend Mario Andretti for the first ever Lifetime Achievement award and NHRA star Alexis DeJoria. Hear as Wayne shares the history of the Hall, amazing a...
Bertazzoni tops US luxury brands survey
Premium Italian appliance maker Bertazzoni has been ranked first out of 138 luxury brands in a US survey. The 2019 Premium Consumer Home Brands Survey, carried out by North Carolina-based integrated brand agency Mode, ranked Bertazzoni in top slot based on a comprehensive market audit by a panel of experts and a survey of high-income shoppers with...
Feast of the Seven Fishes Exclusive Clip Rings in the Importance of Family Tradition
We have an exclusive clip from Robert Tinnell's upcoming Feast of the Seven Fishes. The movie is based on Tinnell's 2005 graphic novel and Italian cookbook of the same name. Shout! Factory picked up the exclusive rights to distribute the movie in North America back in August. The movie is a romantic comedy set in a rust belt town on the banks of th...
Learn from the master: this is how Martin Scorsese directs his movies
If you’re a filmmaker and look up to Martin Scorsese, you’ll love this video. StudioBinder brings you five key elements of Scorsese’s directing in a fun video showing excerpts from his movies and various interviews. It’s a great source of inspiration and an opportunity to learn some tricks from a directing master. Scorsese uses different cinematic...
‘Sip Trip with Jeff Porter’ Brings Italian Culinary Culture to American Wine Lovers in Fresh, New Format
Co-producers Jeff Porter, VinePair (vinepair.com), I.E.E.M. (ieemusa.com) and Colangelo & Partners (colangelopr.com) announce today the debut episode of ‘Sip Trip with Jeff Porter,’ (siptripitaly.com) a culinary road trip through Italy with one of America’s most beloved Italian wine experts, sommelier Jeff Porter. Sip Trip launches on VinePair’s so...
Little Italy around the world
If you hear “Ciao Bella, come stai?” (or bello, if you are a man) and smell garlic in the street, but you are not in the Stivale, or the boot, as we call our country, there is a good chance you have ended up in one of the many Little Italy around the United States. You can read many articles about the decline of these Italian neighborhoods, and, in...
Meet the Pasta Grannies, the Italian Nonnas Saving Handmade Pasta One YouTube Video at a Time
Cesaria is 95 years old, but her fingers are as swift and strong as they twist skinny strands of dough into lorighittas, a delicate Sardinian pasta shaped like braided hoop earrings. The process starts with semolina and salted water. Cesaria measures them only by eye and years of practice, coaxes them into a smooth, pliable dough with a good 30 min...
U.S. Senators introduce resolution honoring Nick Buoniconti. Why this effort is rare
Nick Buoniconti was so impressive during his life that even after his death he could bring national political foes into agreement. On Thursday, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Ed Markey (D-MA) are scheduled to introduce a resolution honoring the life of the late Miami Dolphins and Boston Patriots li...
The Italian Spirit: Gli eventi per promuovere i liquori italiani negli USA
Gli Stati Uniti costituiscono il secondo principale mercato di destinazione dopo la Germania per gli alcolici Made in Italy. Da una ricerca dell’Osservatorio Federvini, gli spirits italiani hanno registrato un incremento del 51% negli ultimi dieci anni, sfiorando un valore di import degli USA dall’Italia di 163 milioni di Dollari nel 2018 per la ca...
Contest for University students of the Italian language on the occasion of 4th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World
On the occasion of the 4th Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World, the Embassy of Italy is pleased to announce a Contest for University students of the Italian language (follow this link for more information). The 4th edition the ”Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel mondo” will take place between November 18th and November 21st and highlight the...
Former Team Italy pitcher Jason Grilli inducted into Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame
As an integral member of the Team Italy pitching staff in three World Baseball Classics (2006, 2009, and 2013), Jason Grilli was known for his fighting Azzurri spirit every time he took the ball on the mound. He made his Team Italy pitching debut on March 7, 2006 in the 10-0 shutout overAustralia at the inaugural World Baseball Classic in Lake Buen...