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If you’ve been keeping up with the latest Netflix original films, you may have already seen La Dolce Villa. The romantic comedy centers on a young woman who ventures overseas to restore a cheap villa on the West Italian coastline, and her well-meaning father who stumbles into love after attempting to talk her out of it.  La Dolce Villa really goes...

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Those ads nudging people to leave everything behind and go to Italy have never been more alluring in these curious times. And with the pricetag for a villa sitting at just $1, why not? That’s the hook in the charming Netflix romantic comedy, La Dolce Villa, which finds a single dad dashing off to Europe to stop his daughter from forking over a buck...

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There are 29 big-name artists competing in 2025 Sanremo Festival, scheduled to take place from February 11 to 15, 2025. Initially, there were 30 contestants, but the number dropped by one after Emis Killa withdrew. The 29 song lyrics in the competition contain a total of 9,505 words, but each word is repeated at least five times, meaning there are...

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1957 saw the debut of Carosello, a program destined to transform the eating habits of Italians. For two decades, until January 1, 1977, Carosello aired daily, producing 7,261 episodes. Every evening, millions of Italians would sit mesmerized for 10 minutes between 8:30 and 9:00 PM to watch four or more ads—true short films—each lasting no more than...

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The Sanremo Festival 2025 will kick off Tuesday February 11. The first edition of the Festival was in 1951, and since 1955 Rai has been broadcasting the event live. But yesterday Rai's lawyers have filed an appeal against the ruling of the Liguria Regional Administrative Court, which had ruled that the direct entrustment of the organization of the...

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The success of Netflix's slate of international originals continues to grow in recent months, with hits like the German drama The Empress, the Norwegian series La Palma, and, of course, the Korean language juggernaut that is Squid Game. The streamer is clearly hoping for similar mainstream success with its forthcoming Italian period drama The Leopa...

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AGBO, and the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA), are proud to announce the Russo Brothers Italian American Filmmaker Forum (RBIAFF) 2025 Renaissance Award recipient, Stanley Tucci, acclaimed actor, filmmaker, and author for his outstanding contributions to Italian American heritage and the entertainment industry. The award will be presen...

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Nicholas Ferroni, once hailed as the “Sexiest Teacher Alive” by People magazine, is a fixture on ABC’s The View, a nationally recognized activist and education influencer who regularly rubs elbows with the glitterati. It’d be easy for the Rutgers alumnus to cash in on his good looks and celebrity status. He’s received offers to trade his classroom...

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Italian football is experiencing a resurgence, with Serie B at the forefront as a crucible of talent and competition. Destination Calcio, the brand new Italian football media venture, has secured exclusive broadcast rights to stream Serie B matches live in the United States. Three live games a week will be shown for free with English commentary sta...

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HOW IS IT THAT a person (me) born and raised in America could respond so viscerally to My Brilliant Friend, an Italian drama series (which recently wrapped its final season on HBO and streaming on Max) about the tortuous, lifelong relationship between two women raised in a suburb of Naples? We are all motivated by similar impulses: love, jealousy,...

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