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Winner of two Academy Awards, three Golden Globes and four Grammy Awards, Ennio Morricone, one of the greatest Italian composer and conductor, has given to the entire world an inestimable music heritage that will probably make the future generations remember him forever. His death, a few days ago, on the 6th of July, has left a big hole in the hear...

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Paolo Sorrentino, the Oscar-winning Italian director, is to make a movie for Netflix in his hometown of Naples, reports Variety.Titled The Hand of God, the film will be written and directed by Sorrentino however, for now, little else is known about the project. The title of the movie is believed to be a reference to Argentinian footballer and forme...

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Dear Festival Friends, we scratched our heads and reviewed all the options. Like so many other festivals and events where gathering together is a big part of the experience, the NM Italian Film & Culture Festival would lose its energy if we did it in any other way. So, we’ve decided to go live in 2021 with the 2020 program as planned at the Hiland...

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The most accurate thing one might say about the Western is that it is a genre of storytelling that has pretended to be America, to be that country during its making. Its pretence is that when the land was merely harsh and unforgiving, not yet a tight map of mean streets, there persisted in some white men a rugged little crux of personal integrity e...

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Italy pays tribute to Andrea Camilleri, one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, with a special screening of a film starring the great Sicilian writer, one year after his death in Rome. Conversazione su Tiresia, filmed at the Teatro Greco in Siracusa on 11 June 2018, will be screened in national theatres across Italy on Friday 17 July, the first anni...

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Join Us For Our Annual Tuesday Night. Outdoor Italian Film Festival - Cinema Sotto Le Stelle. The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere - 79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301. Screenings Begin at 8:00 PM (near sunset) Your Safety Is Our Priority. Social distance practices will be in place. Space is limited. Registration is required. Gu...

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It has been more than 20 years since The Sopranos first introduced the world to Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and the various characters of his New Jersey crime syndicate, but the show's popularity hasn't waned a bit since that divisive fade-to-black ending that may or may not have signaled the mafioso's demise. While fans will have to continue r...

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In just a few weeks, Liam Neeson's "Made in Italy", a heartwarming father-son dramedy set in the Tuscan countryside will be released. The film, directed by James D’Arcy, comes just in time for those dreaming of a rustic summer vacation in Italy, candlelight dinners and a bit of family drama. Actors Liam Neeson and his actual son, Micheál Richardson...

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From Michael Corleone to Tony Soprano, on-screen mobsters are far more violent than virtuous. Yet despite dealings in organised crime — and their ability to justify murder as "business" — these men, and their families, identify as Catholics. Baptisms, confessions and other religious sacraments are strewn throughout The Godfather trilogy and the HBO...

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John Mengatti is an American actor who is best known for his appearance in the television series “The White Shadow” in the role of Nick Vitaglia. The series ran from 1979 through 1981. He became a popular young actor and teen heartthrob during this time. Many of his fans from this era are wondering whatever happened to him? We looked into his perso...

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