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  WTI Magazine #50    2014 December, 26Author : Giuseppina Salzano e Giovanni Verde      Translation by:   Virna Lisi was one of the queens of Italian cinema, maverick figure of great talent, who never bent to the hypocrisies of the show biz and never shied away the challenges of time passing by. Virna Pieralisi was born in Ancona on November 8,...

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During the Hollyshorts monthly screening at the prestigious TCL Chinese Theater on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a lot of great shorts were shown. The one that stood out for it's own original content was "Free Refill." A movie about the cultural diversities between Sebastiano (Alessandro Nori), an Italian student, that shares an apartment with Josh (...

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Seconda selezione americana per "Carlo e Clara" che continua il suo viaggio nel circuito di qualificazione degli Academy Awards, gli Oscar americani. Dopo la selezione all'Heartland Film Festival di ottobre, dove il cortometraggio era l'unico italiano in concorso, tocca al 22th St. Louis International Film Festival, in programma dal 14 al 22 novemb...

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When he enters a room, he knows his reputation precedes him. People look at him and see Michael Corleone from "The Godfather," Sonny Wortzik from "Dog Day Afternoon," Tony Montana from "Scarface," Ricky Roma from "Glengarry Glen Ross." Eight Oscar nominations and one win. Two Tonys. Two Emmys. He's Al Pacino!   He knows all of this, yet even...

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During the 1930s Golden Age of Hollywood, Jackie Cooper was nicknamed America’s Boy. He was one-half Italian. The father he never met was Jewish and his loving and gentle mother was Italian. When she wasn’t selling piano sheet music she was ailing, and his hefty and intimidating nonna, Marie Babbino, who he had no fond memories of, was in charge....

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By Paul Moses   Early in the Irish-Italian romance portrayed in the new film "Brooklyn," a precocious 8-year-old boy serves up the truth that everyone else gathered around the dinner table in his Italian family hid from the young Irishwoman visiting their home.   "We don't like Irish people," little Frankie says, much to the embarrass...

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di Beatrice Bondi   Venerdí sera si è tenuta presso la Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò l'apertura ufficiale della mostra fotografica The leap of the leopard, una splendida esposizione di foto inedite scattate da Ralph Toporoff sul set del film il Gattopardo di Luchino Visconti, capolavoro del cinema italiano con un grande cast internazionale, c...

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Italian cinema had a real shot to the arm recently with the triumphant Oscar win of Sorrentino's La Grande Bellezza, a beautiful and bittersweet portrait of the lives of the Roman upper crust.   This film, however, is not the first time that Director Sorrentino and Actor Servillo have worked together. In honor of their magical partnership, t...

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Any football fan knows the amazing work that NFL Films has done over the years. From their behind-the-scenes access to their far-reaching musical scores, the Mt. Laurel New Jersey production arm of the NFL has won countless awards, yet is still constantly looking to innovate. This December they have created a new series called "The Timeline," which...

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Una rassegna di teatro, danza, cinema e video per rendere omaggio al premio Nobel italiano per la letteratura Luigi Pirandello. È quella che avrà luogo per un'intera settimana, da venerdì 13 a giovedì 19 gennaio, a New York presso il Film Forum di Manhattan. Ad organizzarla lo stesso Film Forum in collaborazione con l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura...

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