Reelz Channel's newest reality show, "The Capones," opens with Romeoville resident Lou Fratto boasting about his family's ties to notorious mobsters. Fratto, whose toupee, mustache and sunglasses make him look like he's in the World's Worst Witness Protection Program, introduces viewers to the star of the show: his nephew, Dominic Capone....
READ MOREÈ stata assegnata alle Commissioni riunite Affari esteri e Cultura la proposta di legge dell'on. Fucsia Nissoli (Pi) "Princìpi generali concernenti l'informazione italiana per l'estero e gli obblighi della società concessionaria del servizio pubblico radiotelevisivo in materia di produzione e trasmissione di programmi realizzati presso le comunità...
READ MOREIn 85 emotional, jam-packed minutes tonight, stage and film actor Chazz Palminteri will play 18 characters nonstop in his one-man show "A Bronx Tale." It's a powerful tour de force that's mesmerized audiences previously in Las Vegas at the Mirage and the Venetian. Now it's at the prestigious Reynolds Hall in the Smith Center for the Perfor...
READ MORELe comunità italiane all'estero: attività, eventi, storie individuali e familiari. I progetti, le ambizioni, i successi, le storie di chi vive fuori dall'Italia e tiene vivo il legame con il Paese di origine. Tutto questo è "Community", l'appuntamento quotidiano su Rai Italia che ogni settimana ha in studio ospiti di eccellenza dello spett...
READ MOREby Emily Wright Food is life for the Martone family. From cooking together in their home's kitchens (plural), to running a pair of Boston-area restaurants, parents Geraldine and Raffaele and children Rosie and John bond and over all things culinary. When the Food Network approached the Saugus clan to be on a Dec. 23 episode of "Ch...
READ MOREThe Nickelodeon film, about an Italian American teenager who turns to gang-related activities to impress his friends, is set to premiere in the U.S. on Monday (27May13), and bosses at the Italian American One Voice Coalition are urging parents to boycott the movie, claiming the project is racist and damaging to their heritage. Group president Mann...
READ MOREWhen the name Giancarlo Esposito appears on the credits of any movie or tv series, those who don't know what the actor looks like, always look for a typical Italian-American face. When they think they know who it is, they always later find out their guess was wrong. That's because Esposito doesn't have your typical Italian appearance. Espo...
READ MOREEat! Drink! Italy! with Vic Rallo will premiere nationally on Tuesday, July 22 at 6:30 p.m. (check local listings). Season Two features 13, new half-hour episodes showcasing the host's unique knowledge of Italian regional cuisine and wine. In his second series, Emmy nominated Vic Rallo takes viewers on a culinary adventure throughout Italy...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #54 2015 February, 20Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: It is not by chance that the interview published in this number of our magazine is our 100th ... Happy birthday to us! We wanted to celebrate this event in the proper way, and we thought that having John Maggio as our guest would be perfect to do it. We were rig...
READ MOREItaly's Oscar-winning director Paolo Sorrentino plans to make a debut television series entitled "The Young Pope" about Lenny Belardo -- a fictional first-ever Italian American pontiff, an Italian daily reported on Tuesday. The name of the actor who will play the Catholic leader in the eight-part 50-minute series has not been revealed but...
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