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To wrap up the Week of Italian Cuisine, the Italian Consulate General and the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco planned a grand finale event: showing classic Italian films at a drive-in theatre on the San Francisco Bay and serving fresh Roman pinsa delivered to your car. This Saturday, they will host the first “Italian Western drive-in” a...

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To kick off the nationwide release of “Team Marco,” a family film shot entirely on Staten Island, the filmmakers will host a virtual event benefiting the St. George Theatre’s relief fund, which was established in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Boro Five will present the “Staten Island Celebration” at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. T...

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The Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival, in partnership with the Dante Alighieri Society and the Italian Consulate of Miami, has announced the 14th annual Italian Cinema celebration. On Nov. 18 and 19, moviegoers can enjoy Italian films at the Charleston Music Hall. Directed by Giovanna de Luca, associate professor of Italian and film at the Colleg...

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Chicago writer-director Lucia Mauro will premiere her new film, “I Have a Name,” online at 7 p.m. on Dec. 9. The one-hour documentary is co-produced by In My Brother’s Shoes Inc., the nonprofit film organization founded by Mauro and producer Joe Orlandino, and Jacqueline C. Hayes, founder and president emerita of the Chicago HELP Initiative (CHI)....

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When did you realize Stanley Tucci was hot? Was it when he and Tony Shalhoub built the pasta cake known as a Timpano in Big Night? Or was it when he was Emma Stone’s understanding father in Easy A wearing those tight t-shirts? Maybe it was when he played the supportive husband to Meryl Streep’s Julia Child in Julie & Julia. Or did you figure out yo...

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This November 2020 a very famous and acclaimed Italian actor and director celebrates his 70-year anniversary: Carlo Verdone. Recognized by many to be the heir of the great Alberto Sordi, Verdone has always tried to present in his movies the archetype of the “average Italian”, facing his daily problems, anxieties and joys. Some of his most appreciat...

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November 18, 2020 – 4PM ET. Zoom Webinar in English. Register Here. How many meals have been depicted in movies? How many secrets and intimate moments of family lives have been set around Italian stoves and tables? Since the Fifties, by combining food and cinema, the Italian film industry has not only been a precious lens to understand the country...

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Italy has long been an object of fascination for many due to its rich history, culture, art, cuisine, and more. Italian culture has been exported all over the world and everyone wants to know how to get a bit of the Italian experience in their daily lives. Whether you yourself are Italian or you just have a love for the culture, here are some easy...

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This fall, while traveling is not an option and movie theaters continue to be closed in many areas, American audiences can take a dip into Italy’s culture and atmosphere from the comfort of their couch. Italian movies are coming online. The 30th edition of New Italian Cinema Events USA (N.I.C.E.) will take place in New York, from November 14th to N...

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If eyes are the window to the soul, then Sophia Loren’s spirit has been in full view for decades on screens big — and now, small. At 86, the Italian actor came out of retirement to star in “The Life Ahead,” which was directed by her son, Edoardo Ponti, and will be released on Netflix on Nov. 13. In the film, Madame Rosa (Loren), an aging Holocaust...

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