By Katie Rife Attention synth heads, Fulci fanatics, and hipper-than-thou horror dorks: Italian soundtrack composer and Goblin contemporary Fabio Frizzi is playing his first-ever U.S. shows this fall. The Frizzi 2 Fulci Live tour (if you can call a series of two a "tour") will begin in Austin, where Frizzi will perform at the Cent...
READ MOREAlex Rocco, the Emmy-winning character actor best known for taking a bullet through the eye as the Las Vegas casino boss Moe Greene in "The Godfather," has died. He was 79. Rocco's daughter, Jennifer, announced his death Saturday. Details were not immediately available. Rocco's career spanned five decades, and he remained active up un...
READ MOREBy Sandra Barrera While interviewing Frank Sinatra's youngest child,Tina, some years ago, Bob Santelli seized upon the opportunity to ask, "If you ever decide to allow anyone to do an exhibit on your father, the Grammy Museum wants to be it." Her "we'll see" is now "Sinatra: An American Icon." Three years in the making, the i...
READ MOREDalia Events, in collaborazione con la Onni, sbarca a Los Angeles per la proiezione speciale della versione restaurata del film "Pane e Cioccolata", prima tappa della manifestazione "Nino! Omaggio a Nino Manfredi", presentata lo scorso 10 aprile presso la sala della Protomoteca del Comune di Roma. Quasi già tutto esaurito per la proiezione...
READ MORENutella is celebrating 50 years of its smooth chocolate-hazelnut spread with a Nutella truck tour around the U.S. And this weekend, the Nutella "Spread the Happy" truck will be in Los Angeles -- with free samples. From Saturday to Tuesday, the truck will be making stops around the city, handing out free samples of Nutella with a variety of...
READ MOREThe Italian American Museum of Los Angeles seeks one, qualified undergraduate student, preferably inthe fields of History, Art History, Education, Social Science, Urban Planning, Museum Studies and otherrelevant areas of study, to serve as a summer intern funded by the Getty Grant Program. ABOUT THE ITALIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES (IAMLA)It...
READ MOREMarilyn Monroe had one. Cindy Crawford has one. Madonna has one. Kirk Douglas has one. Joaquin Phoenix has one. 'The Mark' that makes them aesthetically perfect and forever Legends! Ronnie Marmo possesses a most ideal and rugged 'man-mark' just over his lip. It suits him well. He is naturally intense and when he sp...
READ MOREA traveling exhibition promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and created by the CNR (Italian National Research Council) in collaboration with IIT (Italian Institute of Technology), the INFN (Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics,) and the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies 'Italy of the Future' is an exploration of Italy's most rece...
READ MOREC'è un compositore d'altri tempi che ha esportato il suo sapere oltre l'oceano. Da Roma a Los Angeles, Gabriele Ciampi è un italiano che ha esportato il suo modo di comporre negli Usa. Un orgoglio nostrano che scrive musica usando solo pianoforte, carta e matita. E che dirige la CentrOrchestra mixando un look contemporaneo e una chiave romantica....
READ MOREOn April 13, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. members of FIL left So. Orange County on the way to the California Science Center in Los Angeles stopping at a No. Orange County location to "pick up" other FIL members. Chairlady Venus Franceschi gave each person a leaflet explaining the function and capabilities of the "Shuttle Endeavor". Upon arrival at the Scienc...
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