It took exactly a year from its original Italian release (as "La migliore offerta") for Oscar-winning director Giuseppe Tornatore's latest feature to arrive at a few New York City venues on New Year's Day. He is, of course, best known as the creator of "Cinema Paradiso," the enchanting tale of a boy's friendship with an aging movie theater projecti...

"Welcome to feStival 2014," reads Victor Laruccia's website announcement; "It's an Italian Party in the Piazza." So begins the 8th Annual San Diego Italian Film Festival beginning October 16 and running through the 25th.   The first offering is Anni Felici, Daniele Luchetti's discerning look at his childhood through the antics and acting of...

In our interviews we often celebrate an Italian American who has had success in a part of the US, has achieved fame for his or hers accomplishments, represents with pride the Italian American community. Well, this time we have two of them, in a single person. Tony Lo Bianco has had a long, successful career. He has won awards, he has been a star fo...

Esce in America e in Italia "Enzo Avitabile Music Life" di Jonathan Demme. Dal regista premio Oscar de "Il silenzio degli innocenti" un film, un concerto, un evento, su Enzo Avitabile e la sua musica: dal 18 ottobre negli USA e il 18 e il 19 novembre in Italia, con una uscita evento di Microcinema. Il film nasce dallo strano incontro tra due artist...

This weekend you have the chance to experience the very best of Italy and help UNM Children's' Hospital at the same time.   It's all with the New Mexico Film and Culture Festival that goes the February 8 through the 16. Maria Aroncho Berry is the festival's director and is here to tell us all about it.   Read more   Source:&nbs...

  WTI Magazine #20    2014 Mar, 7Author : Simone doc Bracci      Translation by:   In the moment of the triumph it is right to leave room to euphoria. The expectation, anticipation, the joy, the victory and then the moment of happiness, either personal or group happiness, from every angle and for every professional level. We now focus our attent...

ITALIAN HERITAGE FILM SERIES-- LA STRADA West End Branch of the Boston Public Library151 Cambridge Street - Boston, MA 02114Wednesday, October 1, 2014, 3 – 5pm Celebrate Italian Heritage Month with these five films. Sponsored by the Friends of the West End Branch Library. October 1- La Strada (1954, 108 minutes, NR)October 8- Reality (2013,...

Dancing A Film: Luchino Visconti's Rocco and His Brothers Inspires Emio Greco and Pieter C. Scholten.This multi-part program embraces two events on campus revolving around the dance performance ROCCO at the Kasser Theater of Montclair State University (Feb. 12-15, 2015): a screening and discussion of Luchino Visconti's 1960 classic film Rocco and H...

After more than 700 years, Dante Alighieri's masterpiece, the Divine Comedy continues to inspire writers, artists, painters and directors who find in its pages an unlimited source of inspiration reinterpreting such a classic of the literature with a modern and contemporary twist. Also Hollywood is not immune to the Divine Comedy timeless charm as (...

Date: Saturday, December 05, 2015 - Hours: 11:30am Venue: Italian Cultural Institute of New York Organized by: ICI - In collaboration with: RAI Cinema- MoMa Film   10 ITALIAN STORIES is a table book created in collaboration with Rai Eri (RAI's publishing company), which includes the best images taken from the backstage of the ten movies th...