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The legendary Nicholas Pileggi. Nora Ephron once wrote, “The secret to life, marry an Italian.” She was referring to her husband, journalist and screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi. Ms. Ephron, who in her own right was a best-selling author and filmmaker, married Pileggi in 1987 and was with him until she sadly passed away in 2012.  Despite his profound...

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Screen diva Sophia Loren has got the L.A. Italia Legend Award for her extraordinary career and philanthropic work most recently demonstrated by her new film 'La vita davanti a sé' (The Life Ahead), the jury of the Los Angeles, Italia - Film, Fashion and Art Festival 2021 said Sunday. The jury was headed by Italo-American actor Armand Assante, an Em...

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Netflix, the American media services provider, has underscored its strong links with Rome by choosing to open a base in the Via Veneto area of the capital. The Rome launch by the US streaming  giant was delayed by the covid-19 pandemic however it now plans to open in the Italian capital in the second half of 2021, according to Variety.

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Robert Michael Cannavale was born and raised in Union City, New Jersey, the son of Isabel and Salvatore “Sal” Cannavale. His father is of Italian descent, while his mother is Cuban and moved to the U.S. in 1960. He was raised Catholic and attended St. Michael’s Catholic School, where he participated in a number of extracurricular activities, includ...

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Whenever anyone asks me what it was like growing up in my house, my answer is always the same: Moonstruck, without the infidelity. My mother is Italian from Brooklyn, and while my dad is Scottish, he’s eaten enough broccoli rabe and pasta fagioli to count as an honorary member of the club.  Moonstruck, which was recently re-released by Criterion, i...

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A hairdresser, an ace mechanic, a pool hall hustler, a legal strategist, a hunting critic, a fiancee and future mother — yes, we’re talking about none other than Mona Lisa Vito, from the 1992 comedy classic My Cousin Vinny. Mona Lisa was played to perfection by Marisa Tomei, and it’s no wonder that the Italian American star took home the Academy Aw...

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With its views, romantic charm, and naturalistic beauties, Italy has always served as a stage for great films. How can we forget the iconic scene of Anita Ekberg bathing in the Trevi Fountain in "La dolce vita"? Fellini is not the only director to have chosen the peninsula as a backdrop for his cinematographic works. Many films, even the most unexp...

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When: From Thursday, February 25, 2021 to Saturday, February 27, 2021 From 6:00 pm To 11:59 pm - Organized by: IIC Los Angeles In collaboration with San Diego Italian Film Festival - Entrance: Free Around the end of 1958 Federico Fellini was going through a complicated period in his career. He had already won two Oscars for La Strada and Le notti d...

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Over the years, Fra Noi has featured many film industry standouts who have made a positive impact on their industry, but none with a story of youthful exuberance, persistence and vision quite like 22-year-old Taylor Taglianetti. As founder of the National Organization of Italian Americans in Film & Television, the recent NYU graduate advances a sim...

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Italian director Gianfranco Rosi's 'Notturno' (Nocturne) has made the Oscar shortlist, for best documentary, along with Laura Pausini's song for the latest Sophia Loren film, 'La vita davanti a sé', (The Life Ahead), the Academy said Tuesday evening. The make-up and hair work for Matteo Garrone's Pinocchio also made the list, as well as Italian exp...

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