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Chazz Palminteri (A Bronx Tale) and Robert Davi (License to Kill) have signed on to star in the upcoming mafia crime thriller Bad News on the Doorstep. Their sons, Dante Palminteri (Rocky’s) and Nick Davi (Paper Empire) will play the lead roles in the pic. Principal photography recently wrapped in Rhode Island. Produced by Verdi Productions (Bleed...

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We the Italians want to listen to our community, anyone with Italian roots living in the United States. To begin, we focus on a particularly important topic: what do you think about the recent law limiting the ability to obtain Italian citizenship? We will let the Italian institutions have the result of this survey. Please answer here: https://form...

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When hot cultural trends come to mind, the frumpy, feisty Italian grandmothers of my childhood aren’t usually at the top of the list. And yet "Nonnas," the breakaway Netflix film starring these very kinds of characters, has been the no. 1 film in the rankings and viewed more than 20 million times since its release, continuing to make headlines and...

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James Gandolfini was unknown to most TV viewers when he got the role of Tony Soprano. But if you were a connoisseur of character actors in the mid-’90s, he was already on your radar. Gandolfini had made a powerful impression in multiple big-screen supporting roles, including the intimidating Lt. Bobby Dougherty in submarine thriller Crimson Tide; a...

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A Luciano Pavarotti biopic, titled “Vox Divina,” is in the works. The LA-based production company, Women Occupy Hollywood, has secured rights to Italian writer-director Ivana Massetti’s Pavarotti biopic. Following two years of research, the film will chronicle the tenor’s life from his boyhood in Modena, Italy, to his confirmation as a star at the...

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Lady Gaga won the Sports Emmy Award in the Best Musical Direction category for singing Hold My Hand before the start of the Super Bowl in New Orleans. Her performance, a tribute to the 14 people who died during the Jan. 1 terrorist attack on Bourbon Street, moved the world. Now, Lady Gaga is only a Tony Award away from joining the Olympus of EGOT a...

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Connie Francis, 87, was surprised to learn her 1962 song “Pretty Little Baby” is having a massive resurgence, going viral on TikTok—even if she had to ask what exactly that meant. Sixty-three years after she recorded the track, it’s become a huge hit on TikTok, where even celebrities like Kylie Jenner have recorded lip-sync videos. Overall, “Pretty...

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Italy and the U.S. signed a memorandum to improve recovery operations for American military personnel who went missing in action in World War Two and were never accounted for.The conflict saw intense fighting across the Italian peninsula from 1943 to 1945, following the Allied invasion of Sicily and the subsequent campaign to liberate Italy from Fa...

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Olivia Benson isn’t the only one who can uncover family secrets. Law and Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay reveals in her new documentary, My Mom Jayne, that Hungarian actor and bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay is not her biological father. Hargitay’s mother, the iconic Hollywood actress Jayne Mansfield, briefly separated from Mickey from 1963–64, during...

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Joe Scaravella, the founder of Enoteca Maria in St. George, recently shared that there are plans to produce a sequel to “Nonnas,” the film on his beloved Italian restaurant.Scaravella said there are “plans” to make a sequel titled “Nonnas of the World,” according to the report. Scaravella added that he has also begun developing his own idea for a t...

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Ever wondered how a $20 bill could symbolize a life changing moment or how the warmth of Italian family life contrasts with its perceived patriarchal structure? We’re diving into all this and more with an incredible panel discussing “Nonnas,” a film now on Netflix that beautifully captures Italian American culture. Broadcasting from the vibrant Red...

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Growing up Italian American, wellness was never just about what was on the plate. It was about connection, tradition, and taking time to really savor life. As a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach today, those roots influence everything I do: from how I work with clients, to the way I think about thriving, not just surviving.  Behind...

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