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Exactly 50 years ago, Italian cinema once again proved its genius for creating unforgettable characters and stories that would become cultural landmarks - at least in Italy. Back then, few Italian films made it across the Atlantic, which means American audiences missed out on some remarkable masterpieces. While the 1990s gave the U.S. Friends, Ital...

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Francis Ford Coppola, the acclaimed American director of "The Godfather" movies and "Apocalypse Now," underwent a non-emergency cardiac procedure in a Rome hospital and is doing fine, he and a U.S.-based representative said on Tuesday. "Mr. Coppola went in for a scheduled update procedure" performed by renowned Italian-born cardiologist Dr. Andrea...

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The Cleveland Italian Film Festival 2025 is showcasing award winning films from Italy Sept. 18 – Sept. 25, 2025 at the Cedar Lee Theater and Atlas Cinemas Great Lakes. All films are shown on Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. with the support of Italian Tours & Travel by Diana and media sponsor La Gazzetta Italiana. Sunday, Sept. 4, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. M...

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The quiet Sicilian town of Valguarnera has become the unlikely setting for a powerful American film project that shines a light on a piece of history too often overlooked. The movie, titled Sulfur Road, tells the story of young boys—known as carusi—who were forced to work in Sicily’s sulfur mines in the early 1900s. The film explores their s...

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Islands are appealing as much for what they offer as for what they don’t—24/7 access, a fondness for punctuality, the daily drama of mainland life with all its complex, shifting demands. Remoteness, or at least the idea of it, has always been integral to their allure, drawing everyone from backpacking nature lovers to high-profile billionaires in s...

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In 2004, as a senior at Sun Valley High in Aston, Pa., Chris Pierdomenico made “Christian,” a 70-minute semi-autobiographical movie. “It was bad,” he said of his senior project. “I didn’t have a grasp of effective cinematic storytelling.” He told himself: “Someday, I want to make the definitive version.” Two decades later, he did. After overseeing...

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“International productions are back,” Stefano Massenzi, head of acquisitions and business affairs at Lucky Red, confirmed to Screen. “We’re about to start an executive producer [job], and we’re seeing other Italian companies do the same.” Confusion has swirled around the status of the Italian tax credit for months as the government conducted a revi...

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It's time to give your nonno a call. Boston Casting is seeking Italian grandfathers with "big personalities" for a feature film. It is looking for people between 70 and 80 years old. Acting experience is a plus, but it is not necessary. The movie shoots from Sept. 2 to November, and the pay is $1,246 per day. Interested applicants should send their...

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A film based on the life of Sicilian immigrant and Middletown’s own Biago “Max” Corvo, who became the chief of operations of the Secret Intelligence of the American Office of Strategic Services, the precursor of the CIA, will be screened at the high school later this month. Corvo, who died in 1994, emigrated to Middletown in 1929 at 9, along with h...

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  L'Italian Workmen's Club di Madison in Wisconsin è dichiarato monumento storico nazionale La Ferrero compra la storica azienda americana di cereali Kellogg per 3,1 miliardi di dollari L'Italia dello sport in America: Chiellini, Rossi, Banchero e Marelli E' stato pubblicato "The View From Lake Como", il nuovo libro di Adriana Trigiani Il costume d...

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