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Angelina Jolie's second feature film as a director is a success. Unbroken, the story of real life Olympic hero and World War II star Louie Zamperini, isn't perfect. But it's a huge accomplishment that will attract a huge audience and lots of nominations.   Main actor Jack O'Connell becomes an overnight sensation. There will also be lots of l...

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Mark your calendars for Friday, March 7 and get ready for a glittering evening of scrumptious food, fantastic wine and award-winning Italian cinema! Tickets are on sale now for the fabulous opening-night party for the 6th Annual Italian Film Festival of Minneapolis/St. Paul.   The evening includes: Delicious appetizersItalian wines (one gl...

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Just over a decade ago, Vicki Vasilopoulos made a dramatic change in her career path and left fashion journalism to transition into documentary filmmaking. Her first movie, "Men of the Cloth," marries both her passions. It features an up-close-and-personal insight into the lives and work of Italian master tailors Nino Corvato, Joe Centofanti and Ch...

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Tuesday, March 10, 2015, DOORS OPEN AT 6:00PM AND CLOSE PROMPTLY AT 6:30PM. Please Make a Reservation by March 10, 2015 at 2 PM. PHOTO ID REQUIRED LOCATION: Embassy of Italy - Auditorium. 3000 Whitehaven Street NW. Washington, DC 20008   The documentary-style Italian drama chronicles the rise and fall of Salvat...

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The character "Alfredo" in the Oscar winning film "Cinema Paradiso" was inspired by a real-life Sicilian projectionist and photographer: Mimmo Pintacuda. His story is now a documentary which will be screened for the first time in London by CinemaItaliaUK this coming July: the UK Premiere will take place on Sunday 12th July 4pm at Genesis Cinema (Mi...

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by Rich Cohen   In my family, there's no distinction between The Godfather and theology. We are encouraged to study the movies for signs and portents and use its plot points and aphorisms as a life guide. When offering exegesis on a particular scene, we are, in the way of scholars, to refer to GF1, GF2, or the non-canonical GF3.   Bec...

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SUDESTIVAL 2013 is a Film Festival born in the South of Italy, in the Puglia region, in 2000. It represents the best of Italian independent cinema, offering premieres by young filmmakers who, thanks to this first exposure, have subsequently gained national and international recognition.

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  WTI Magazine #30    2014 May, 15Author : Simone doc Bracci      Translation by:   You think about it and think again, and in the end you realize that Italy's classic movies world has had so many big names, compared to the contemporary scene: talented actors recognized throughout the world, glorious icons that take us back in time and at the sa...

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Lights, cameras, action. Friday night marks the start of the granddaddy of all the Baltimore summer open air film festivals. Ron Matz reports all roads lead to Little Italy. When the sun goes down, the screen lights up."Hairspray," the 2007 version starring John Travolta, will open the Little Italy Film Festival.   Read more   S...

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Graziano Paiella, the Italian RAI 3 TV director whose photos are displayed in our exhibition Threshold, celebrates Alberto Sordi, one of Italy's best-loved comedic actors, with a screening of three of his interviews with the actor as well as directors Francesco Rosi and Ettore Scola and actress Giovanna Ralli. After a short Q&A, there will be...

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