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In mid-century Italy, going to the cinema was the thing to do. The release of a new Totò film, the most recent Fellini, or Sergio Leone’s latest western were unmissable events. The next day’s water cooler chatter, newspaper headlines, and dinnertime gossip would revolve around new releases and their lingo, and to not be up to date was a special for...

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Studio 5 at Cinecittà is firing on all cylinders. In its day, it was Federico Fellini’s favorite, in which he filmed La Dolce Vita, Amarcord and Eight and a Half. The director’s association with the studio was so strong that a funeral chapel was built on the lot for his memorial service in 1993. This summer, a filmmaker of a different nature, Rolan...

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Italy has submitted Matteo Garrone’s Io Capitano as its candidate for Best International Film at the 96th Academy Awards. The timely drama follows the hardships of two Senegalese teenagers as they try to make it to Europe via the Sahara desert and the Mediterranean Sea. The film world premiered to critical acclaim in Competition in Venice winning B...

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Michael Mann’s racing drama “Ferrari” is set to close the 61st annual New York Film Festival. The sports biopic, starring Adam Driver as automotive mogul Enzo Ferrari, will make its North American premiere at Alice Tully Hall on Oct. 13. Michael Mann (“Heat,” “The Last of the Mohicans”) directed “Ferrari,” which is adapted from the 1991 biography “...

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WHAT’S LIFE without glamour?… Pretty boring. For some, glamour is winged eyeliner and a black plunging strapless dress, for others, glamour is an afternoon siesta on a striped sunbed, with Dean Martin crooning softly in your ear. For others, glamour transcends the physical form; it’s an attitude, a mindset, an energy that enters a room before you d...

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Netflix unveiled a new lineup of Italian fiction series and feature films at the streamer’s “See What’s Next” event in Rome. Alongside previously announced shows and returning series, the upcoming slate includes two new feature films and a pair of drama series. The new films are Il treno dei bambini (The Children’s Train) from director Cristina Com...

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If you didn't go to Italy this summer, are you even trying to be a major blockbuster?! With the Friday release of Kenneth Branagh's latest Agatha Christie adaptation, A Haunting in Venice, there will now be four big movies that have memorably featured Italy in the last few months.  Haunting joins Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One, Fast...

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Alfredo James Pacino, known in acting circles as simply “Al,” has been a powerhouse among the Hollywood elite since the early ’70s. His intense performances and captivating on-screen presence have solidified his status as one of the greatest actors of his time. From his iconic role as Michael Corleone in “The Godfather” to his unforgettable portray...

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 10:00 AM. Florham Park Public Library, 107 Ridgedale Ave, Florham Park, NJ. ‘The Italian-American Experience,’ a film and literature minicourse, by Dr Gloria Pastorino, Fairleigh Dickinson U, has been organized by the Friends of the Madison Public Library, a 501c3 organization. This minicourse will run for five cons...

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When you think about film advertisements, you likely think of posters, trailers, websites, behind-the-scenes videos online, and, if you’re old enough, display ads in newspapers. What probably does not come to mind in this regard is the film’s title. In music, you can get away with calling something by Beethoven “Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor...

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