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We are currently doing a casting search for the role of DANTE (with Melissa DeLizia Casting) for the Netflix film YOU ARE SO NOT INVITED TO MY BAT MITZVAH for Happy Madison Productions (Adam Sandler's production company.) We are seeking male teen/tween talent (11-15 years old) that can authentically play Italian (or, talent from any other country t...

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Film at Lincoln Center and Cinecittà announce the complete lineup for the 21st edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, running from June 9 to 15. Open Roads: New Italian Cinema is the leading screening series to offer U.S. audiences a diverse and extensive lineup of contemporary Italian films. With films by directors such as Laura Bispuri, Mario...

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The Italian region of Sicily has unveiled plans to co-finance film and television productions with a fund of €10.8m ($11.6m) in a bid to boost employment and tourism on the island. The fund will be managed by the Sicily Film Commission and will cover up to 20% of total production costs. The amount covers the 2022-23 period and will be allocated to...

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Ray Liotta’s fiancée, Jacy Nittolo, is reflecting on their life together following the death of the beloved “Goodfellas” star. “My life these past couple of years have been nothing but truly magical,” she began her Instagram post dedicated to her late love. “Ray and I share a deep love that I will cherish in my heart forever. We laughed daily and w...

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At 15, you’re still a baby to some while to others, just old enough to know better. Usually these interested parties are relatives who carry their own reasons for either prolonging a loved one’s innocence or hurrying up their maturity. But for the forthright middle daughter of a close-knit family in filmmaker Jonas Carpignano’s tough, vibrating Ita...

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Thursday June 9 - 6:00pm. Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA) - 421 Broome Street, 4th floor, Manhattan, NY. Admission: $10/ $5 CIMA Members and Students. Contact: 646-370-3596. https://www.italianmodernart.org/ A screening of Giuliano Montaldo's Sacco e Vanzetti surrounded by works of Italian Modern art! The tenth and final film in our Staging In...

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Actor and producer Ray Liotta, best known for his breakout role in Goodfellas, has died in his sleep at age 67. “Very sadly, I can confirm,” Liotta’s publicist Jennifer Allen told The Daily Beast on Thursday. “He went to sleep last night and didn’t wake up this morning.” Deadline Hollywood first reported that the actor died in his sleep in the Domi...

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When legendary silent film star Rudolph Valentino died at age 31 on August 23, 1926 in New York City from a perforated ulcer, the announcement sparked scenes of mass hysteria. A hundred thousand mourners lined up the streets outside the funeral home, hoping to catch a final glimpse of their idol in his coffin. As soon as the doors of the funeral pa...

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Beyond Los Angeles, few cities hum with the memory of cinema’s golden age as loudly as Rome. In the 1950s and ’60s, the Italian capital had more cool per capita than anywhere on the planet. Both responsible for and synonymous with the fashion, music, nightlife – and, of course – cinema of the day, Rome was at the centre of it all, with the biggest...

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When it comes to movies beyond the United States, Italy is the most awarded country in the world by the Oscars, with 14 wins and 29 nominations. The tradition and impact of contemporary Italian film has an Atlanta connection to Cinema Italy. The Italian movie festival returns on May 26 after a two-year COVID absence. Claudio Di Persia is the presid...

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