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by Jeremy Grossman   A few months ago when Manalapan resident Vic DiBitetto went to the movies with his wife, she begged him to keep his mouth shut. But he couldn't resist. The moment his face appeared in one of the coming attractions, DiBitetto stood up and shouted to the audience, "Hey everybody, that's me!"   "Without a beat,...

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The 10th edition of the annual festival will feature many world and US premieres of recent Italian movies e a film retrospective and musical performances designed to pay tribute to Frank Sinatra, on the centennial of his birth. The Festival will also remember director Francesco Rosi and singer-songwriter Pino Daniele and pay a tribute to 3 times Os...

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The IX Italian Film Festival of Atlanta, its promoter Claudio Di Persia, and its proud sponsor Ciancia announce a full line up with eight new films. The best productions of the current Italian Film season will be screened April 23 through April 26 at the Plaza Theatre.   The full line up, times and dates, trailers and more are now available...

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Among the most influential films of the postwar era, Roberto Rossellini's JOURNEY TO ITALY charts the declining marriage of a British couple (Bergman and Sanders) on a trip in the countryside near Naples. More than just an anatomy of a relationship, Rossellini's masterpiece is a heartrending work of emotional transcendence and profound spiritualit...

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  WTI Magazine #34    2014 June, 11Author : Giuseppina Salzano e Giovanni Verde      Translation by:   Sofia Loren is the most award-winning Italian actress in history, and the most beloved by the American cinema. Her characters are famous, even today, known by old and new generations. Her candor, simplicity and sensuality, and her being light a...

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Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Italy's no. 1 premium beer, announced today that it will be the official beer of this year's Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T. Raising a glass to some of the world's best emerging and legacy tastemakers in the film industry, Peroni Nastro Azzurro will launch the global #Grazie campaign by honoring the true style,...

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Italian American Cinema: From Capra to the Coppolas, an original, documentary exhibit by the Museo Italo Americano, written by Joseph McBride, will be on exhibit at the Museo from September 18, 2015 through March 6, 2016. The American cinema, from its inception, has played a major role in shaping our perceptions of our country and ourselves, a...

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By Emily Younker La dolce vita is coming to Missouri Southern State University. The university's themed semester this fall focuses on Italy and will feature about 50 events, including guest speakers, lectures and presentations, films, concerts and theatrical shows, and readings.   "The goal was really to incorporate something for everyone,...

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The Sedona International Film Festival looks to bring a celebrated foreign film nominated for an Academy Award this year to Flagstaff as part of its monthly independent film series.   "The Great Beauty" will screen 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Harkins Flagstaff 11 Theatres. Tickets are $12, $9 for film festival members, $6 for full-time students a...

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By Ann Nyberg   One of the most gracious actors, Italian-American Dan Lauria played the dad on "The Wonder Years" and Vince Lombardi on stage. He's also an author of children's books, but did you know he played football for Southern Connecticut State University?   "How do you get from the gridiron to becoming an actor?" we asked. "Wh...

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