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After years of living from project to project, Torrey DeVitto finally has a home base in one of Dick Wolf’s famously long-running series. When the hit drama “Chicago Med” returns to NBC later this year, the doctors at the fictional Gaffney Chicago Medical Center will face off against the same coronavirus pandemic their real-life counterparts have b...

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At the beginning of Explota Explota, a new Spanish-Italian jukebox musical comedy set at the tail end of the Franco dictatorship in 1970s Spain, airport employee Maria is making a delivery at a TV studio when she catches the attention of Chimo, the director of a variety show. When she tells him she’s not a dancer, he replies: “No dancer with blood...

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When did you realize Stanley Tucci was hot? Was it when he and Tony Shalhoub built the pasta cake known as a Timpano in Big Night? Or was it when he was Emma Stone’s understanding father in Easy A wearing those tight t-shirts? Maybe it was when he played the supportive husband to Meryl Streep’s Julia Child in Julie & Julia. Or did you figure out yo...

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All the investigations of the beloved Inspector Montalbano, created by the imagination and pen of the writer Andrea Camilleri, occur around what the writer calls Vigata in the imaginary province of Montelusa. In reality, it corresponds to Porto Empedocle (two steps from the famous Scala dei Turchi), in the province of Agrigento. However, most of th...

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You might say that Sicily is the scene-stealer in Detective Montalbano, the popular Italian books-to-TV series that has captivated the hearts and minds of mystery fans on both sides of the Atlantic.  Filmed and released over a period of more than twenty years between 1999 and 2020, the 36 two-hour episodes—now streaming on-demand—bring to life the...

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Pato Banton joins forces with award-winning film director Roberto Angotti to create Introducing Team Italy Manager Mike Piazza, which has just been selected as a finalist in the 2020 FICTS (Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs) Worldwide Championship of Television, Cinema, Sport, Culture and Communication in Milan. Director Roberto...

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Introducing Team Italy Manager Mike Piazza is a musical odyssey documentary featuring the music of Grammy nominee Pato Banton. Produced by award-winning director Roberto Angotti, Introducing Team Italy Manager Mike Piazza highlights the celebrated career of National Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza.The film’s opening scene takes place at the 2020...

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Gigi Proietti, the much-loved Roman actor, director, musician and comedian, died in Rome today, 2 November, on his 80th birthday. Proietti had been in hospital for heart problems in recent days but was rushed to intensive care yesterday evening in a serious condition, reportedly suffering heart failure. Born in Rome in 1940, Proietti studied for la...

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When The Sopranos first hit the air in 1999, the show faced some backlash from concerned Italian-American groups. Their argument went something like this: The show depicts Italian-Americans like Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and others as born criminals. If you’re a fan of the show, you know the argument doesn’t hold water. Right from the the...

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The “Business Expert Channel” is the new video guide designed to support the internationalization of small and medium Italian companies to the U.S. market. Conceived as an online channel for entrepreneurs, the Business Expert Channel has the objective to gather insightful information provided by recognized professionals and experts, while making th...

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