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Do you know how to pronounce “Buscemi”? Probably not, says Steve Buscemi, who claims he’s also confused about how to pronounce his Italian surname. The Emmy award-winning actor, 67, appeared on Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show on Wednesday and talked about his cameo on Seth Rogan’s new Apple TV+ series The Studio. In the show, the characters struggl...

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Long before Armani, Prada, and Gucci became go-to labels for red-carpet dressing, there was the Casa di Moda Sorelle Fontana, helmed by three intrepid sisters from rural Italy who dressed the world’s biggest celebrity names during Italy’s dolce vita heyday and created a global business in an era when few women even worked.  In 1943, while WWII cont...

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  Italy’s digital ID overhaul: from paper and passwords to smart cards Pantelleria’s fiery lake sheds light on life’s origins - with a martian twist Microcars on the rise in Italian cities Reshaping the future: Italy’s urgent need for skilled workers Imagine placing solar panels on the seabed: it's possible, thanks to an Italian project Italian foo...

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  Bocelli, Vigiano, Stallone e Sorrentino: le sale cinematografiche statunitensi raccontano l'Itaila in America Con l'avvicinarsi del Columbus Day riprendono gli attacchi a Colombo Un nuovo inizio per Casa Italia a Chicago, in Illinois L'emigrazione degli scalpellini italiani nel Maine viene celebrata con una mostra fotografica a Portland New York...

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Italian director Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grazia, widely hailed as a return to form for the 2013 Oscar winner, has locked down its theatrical release date in North American cinemas. Mubi will open La Grazia in theaters on Dec. 5, teeing up a potential Oscars campaign for its inimitable Italian star, Toni Servillo. La Grazia opened the 82nd Venice Film...

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Presented during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, the new report “The Numbers of Italian Cinema and Audiovisual 2024” offers a detailed overview of a sector that continues to grow in cultural and economic significance. The findings show that 2024 was a year of consolidation for Italian cinema and the broader audiovisual industry - a per...

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This 9/11 hero’s legacy is larger than the big screen. The sons of an NYPD detective who was killed when he courageously charged into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001 are following in their father’s large footsteps — and a new movie documents their call to serve. Opening in select theatres on Friday, “Twin Towers: Legacy” follows the story...

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The trailer for the new series features one character, played by Italian actress Sabrina Impacciatore, walking us through one of her articles in The Toledo Truth Teller. The local paper is the new subject of the same documentary crew that chronicled Dunder Mifflin on The Office, and as Managing Editor Esmeralda Grand, Impacciatore plays the employe...

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Little Studio Films announced its upcoming production, L’America, an epic feature film adapted from the acclaimed novel by Joe Orazi, co-written with AJ Ferrara, and directed by filmmaker Sergio Navarretta. Currently in development, and in the midst of securing global distribution partners, L’America brings to life the struggles, sacrifices, and re...

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Get ready for an onslaught of Italian movies on the post-Venice fall festival circuit. Seven Italian titles are set launch into North America from Toronto. Seven will be bowing into Asia from Busan. Four will screen at the New York Film festival, and six in London. The most significant aspect of these numbers is probably the fact that the New York...

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