Frank Capra: Italian of the Week
Francesco Rosario Capra was born in Bisacquino, Sicily, on May 18, 1897. When he was five, his family made the 13-day trip to New York. Even though he was just a child, Frank remembered seeing "a statue of a great lady, taller than a church steeple, holding a torch above the land we were about to enter" (McBride). The Capra family eventually settle...
Christine Simolke's New Book, CHILDREN OF ITALY
As a girl, Christine Simolke was fascinated by her grandmother's young life in America after arriving from Italy. Her grandmother, Giovanna, and great aunt, Evelina, told her stories about their journey across the ocean with their Mama and sister Maria to be reunited with the Papa they barely knew. Inspired by her relatives' courage and determinati...
Basi Usa in Italia: perché sempre più strategiche. Inchiesta americana
"Il Pentagono ha speso negli ultimi due decenni centinaia di milioni di dollari in basi militari in Italia, rendendo quel paese un centro sempre più importante per la potenza dell'esercito Usa. Specialmente dall'inizio della Guerra Globale al Terrorismo nel 2001 l' US Army ha spostato il suo centro di gravità a sud della Germania, dove la maggior p...
Sylvester Stallone: Robert De Niro persuaded me to get back in the ring again
In their new boxing comedy film, Grudge Match, Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro portray rival pugilists who are enticed out of retirement for one last fight. But for Stallone and De Niro, the stars of Rocky and Raging Bull respectively, a misfiring comedy set in the ring risks landing a blow to the reputation of their iconic boxing cinematic t...
Alessandra Mastronardi ready to emerge as US film star with "Tourist"
Italian actress Alessandra Mastronardi is gaining notice with filmmakers in the United States as she is rumoured to be an actress to look out for because her talent is resulting in her stealing scenes to such an extent that some are predicting that once she is seen on the big screen in her upcoming movies "Every Damn Christmas" which is scheduled f...
Tracing Our Italian Roots
All Joseph DiTrapani knew about his family was that they came from Palermo so it was a challenge for the genealogical firm, My Italian Family to research the lineage of this former OSIA president and current president of the Sons of Italy Foundation®. In big Italian cities like Palermo, researchers must contend with a byzantine and illogic...
Emigrare in America tramite membri familiari: quando è possibile
by Simone Bertollini Negli Stati Uniti, la stragrande maggioranza dei visti immigrante (Green Card) sono concessi a membri familiari di cittadini americani. La procedura è quella del ricongiungimento familiare (o, in gergo, "atto di richiamo"). Si può essere sponsorizzati solo dai membri familiari più stretti, che sono divisi in 5...
Aprilia to compete in Motoamerica series
Aprilia USA is proud to announce an official entry to compete in MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 series. A newly formed two rider team will race the Italian RSV4 Factory machines under the team title "Aprilia HSBK Racing". Aprilia HSBK Racing:Aprilia USA has officially partnered with HSBK Racing to lead the MotoAmerica program and to provide r...
LEVANTE Announces US Debut at SXSW Music Festival 2015
Italy, Summer '13 and the country's airwaves are dominated by the sound of an indie-pop anthem from an unsuspecting rising star. The song "Alfonso" by Levante, a 26 year old singer-songwriter still working as a café barista, has unintentionally tapped into the mood not only of her own generation, but of a nation in crisis and understandably unenthu...
Alfa's pitch will be luxury, Italian style
As they prepare to reintroduce Alfa Romeo to the U.S., Fiat Chrysler marketers are exploring the notion that shoppers are tired of look-alike German luxury cars. Olivier Francois, FCA US' chief marketing officer, says that American and European consumers have "started to get a little bit tired" of the sameness of German luxury cars and the "co...
Non solo Nero D'Avola: il vino siciliano fa rotta sugli States
di Antonella Sferrazza Colore intenso dai riflessi violacei. All'olfatto, evidenti le note speziate, di ciliegia marasca e di frutti rossi. Al palato, ottima struttura e buona freschezza. Così gli enologi descrivono sua maestà il Nero d'Avola, il vino siciliano più famoso al mondo, prodotto dall'omonimo vitigno. Un vitigno sicilia...
Robert De Niro Saw the Potential for A Bronx Tale Musical and Made It Happen
In the late 1980s, Chazz Palminteri first performed his one-man show A Bronx Tale in Los Angeles. The show transferred to the now-closed Playhouse 91 Off-Broadway and quickly began to garner critical buzz. Among those who went to see it during its short run, was Robert De Niro. He immediately recognized the potential for a screen adaptatio...