Milly Buonanno. American television on the Italian (small) screen - November 19, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Cinema and Media Studies and the Department of Italian Studies welcomes Milly Buonanno, Professor of Television Studies, Department of Communication and Social Research at La Sapienza University of Rome. This lecture examines the shifting relationship between Italian and American broadcasting, focusing on television drama. American televis...
Medici Renaissance era tapestries reunited in upcoming exhibition
by Giulia Crivelli The fashion world and Gucci in particular take another step in supporting the preservation of important Italian works of art. The luxury brand announced Tuesday in Rome that it will lead the sponsorship of the exhibition "Prince of Dreams: The Medici's Joseph Tapestries by Pontormo and Bronzino." Gucci is not th...
Italian wine: Drink the calabrese wine of champions!
WTI Magazine #49 2014 December, 10Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin Translation by: Since my journey through the Italian wine world includes all 20 regions in Italy today I cover one we haven't discussed yet, Calabria. Calabria is located at the toe of the boot separated from Sicily by the Strait of Messina. It's surrounded by the Ion...
‘Old Italian boy’ to marshal St. Patrick’s Day Parade
An Irishman by marriage has been named the grand marshal of the 2015 Morris County St. Patrick's Day Parade in Morristown. The St. Patrick's Day Parade of Morris County announced Tuesday that former Madison resident Al DeBenedictis has been selected to lead Morris County's best-known and biggest parade of the year. Read more &nbs...
HUMAN CAPITAL Opens in theaters January 14th
HUMAN CAPITAL opens in theaters January 14thWatch the trailer: http://bit.ly/1v4mQHd "Captivating from start to finish" -- The Hollywood Reporter"Engrossing, stinging...The performances are flawless" – Variety Directed by acclaimed Italian director Paolo Virzi, the award-winning film, HUMAN CAPITAL is a nuanced account of desire, greed an...
Italian-inspired Americano restaurant to replace Charlie Palmer at The Joule
An Italian-inspired restaurant that will hearken back to the sweet life portrayed in Fellini films is set to open this fall in The Joule hotel downtown. Replacing the former Charlie Palmer steakhouse, Americano will aim to combine the feel of a social – with tables and chairs easily clustered together – with a chef-driven menu. Read more...
Chazz Palminteri tells ‘A Bronx Tale’ at Levoy Saturday
By Jacklyn McQuarrie Generations of moviegoers have found the life of organized crime strangely intriguing. Just look at the myriad of films that have been produced portraying the lifestyle and the people behind the culture. "A Bronx Tale," the play-turned-screenplay, tells the story of a young boy who finds himself wrapped up in the gangster wor...
Local filmmaker John Maggio presents PBS’ ‘The Italian Americans’
By Alan Pergament The life of Buffalo filmmaker John Maggio is coming full circle before a national television audience. In 1973, Maggio, age 3, was holding the bongos in a photograph featuring eight family members that appeared in a Buffalo newspaper story headlined: "From Italy Came a Heritage." That photograph is the final...
Minnesota church built by stonemasons from Italy up for sale
St. Peter's Church, in Duluth, is now for sale with an asking price of $150,000. The church closed in 2010, and Father Peter Muhich told councilors in January says that its condition has deteriorated. The church was the center of spiritual and social life of Duluth's Italian–American community that settled in Duluth. Read more &n...
Stolen statue, painting returned to Italian government in NY
Decades after being stolen in Italy, an ancient statuette and an 18th-century painting were returned to the country's government Tuesday after turning up in New York. The handover marked the latest case of U.S. authorities helping Italy and other countries reclaim what they see as cultural patrimony. Read more S...
Frank Sinatra 100th Anniversary Celebration
Hoboken’s favorite son, Frank Sinatra, continues to evoke images of the good life nearly 17 years after a heart attack dealt its fatal blow on May 14, 1998. Ol’ Blue Eyes will always be remembered for meeting life on his own terms summed up in the signature anthem “My Way.” His long-breath, vocal style and impeccable phrasing conveyed emot...
Pizza royalty setting up shop in Chestnut Hill
After whetting Boston appetites for the past year, the famed Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana said it has finally decided to open its first local restaurant, in Chestnut Hill, this fall. Pizza-loving Bostonians — even competitors — were salivating Friday over the news about the New Haven institution’s plans to move into the area. “I’m all fo...