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On the occasion of the 150th birth of Luigi Pirandello, master of the dramatic arts, whose philosophical writings are enacted on the stage and screen worldwide, the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York, Inc. chooses its 2017 theme, Celebrating Italian Americans: Cinema and Theatre; Saluting Italian American Actors and Directors. Begin...

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As usual, the 89th Academy Awards, aka “Oscars,” ceremony – annually presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) – is going to take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, on February 26th. More unusual is the presence of Italian roots both in one of the event’s producers, Michael De Luca, and in the host of the evening, c...

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FRIDAY, FEB. 24 | 6 P.M. TO 9 P.M. Where:College of Southern Nevada - Charleston campus. Start time:6:00 pm End time:9:00 pm. Address:6375 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas. Cost:Free. Age limit:All ages The Oscar-nominated documentary feature Fire at Sea, which never played in Las Vegas theaters, will be shown at the College of Southern Nevada’s Char...

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Come di consueto la settimana prima degli Oscar, a Hollywood arriva l’atteso Festival " Los Angeles Italia film, fashion and art fest” ed il 19 febbraio al Cinese Theatre si e’ svolta la cerimonia di apertura della 12 edizione a cura del fondatore Pascal Vicedomini. Oltre alla retrospettiva di film sopratutto italiani, in ricordo di registi, attori...

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Dopo tanti riconoscimenti per il documentario che racconta l'affondamento dell'Andrea Doria, Luca Guardabascio vola a Los Angeles per la proiezione di "Are the Passenger Saved?". In questa lunga intervista il regista si racconta e analizza il rapporto del cinema italiano con l'AmericaLuca Guardabascio è un regista che con umiltà e passione è riusci...

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The Weinstein Company is snagging the English language remake rights to the hit Italian com Perfetti Sconociuti, which translates to Perfect Strangers — a film that was released last year in the country and won a number of top film awards. It also was a local-language success when it was released last year. The film is about seven lifelong friends...

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First Italian woman movie director, one of the first in the world, Elvira Notari is one of those figures that tell an extraordinary life, full of even more important success when compared to the role of women in the society and the art of the age she lived in.

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Steven Spielberg girerà a Terni parte del suo nuovo film, The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, storia del bambino ebreo rapito dalla chiesa di Papa Pio IX e convertito al cristianesimo, che prende spunto dal romanzo-inchiesta scritto nel 1997 da David Kertzer. La notizia arriva da iMoviez Magazine, unico sito autorizzato al casting per la ricerca del...

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The Sacramento Italian Cultural Society will screen “Se Dio Vuole” (“God Willing”), the next in its film festival series, on Friday, Feb. 17. The comedy-drama, which won the 2015 David di Donatello Award for best new director for Edoardo Falcone, tells the story of a doctor, a charismatic priest and a dysfunctional family taken by surprise by an an...

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As part of its Italian Film Series, the Italian-American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County will present the Italian film “La Prima Cosa Bella” (“The First Beautiful Thing”) at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, in the Hunterdon County Library Community Room, 314 Route 12, Building 3, in Raritan Township. From acclaimed Italian director Paolo Virzi, kn...

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