Bertolucci's Me and You: a Look at Youth
Bernardo Bertolucci's first Italian-language feature in over 30 years and first feature in 9 years is about to open in New York City, on July 4th to be exact, and in more theaters across the US. Me and You is part of the Cinema Made in Italy Series, a major new initiative between Cinecittà Luce, the Italian Trade Commission and the film distributor Emerging Pictures that brings Italian films to American audiences.
BOOKS. The State of a Nation Just Before “The Great Beauty”
First published in Italian in 2010, well before the world-wide success of La Grande Bellezza, this debut novel from one of Italy’s most famous movie directors is a brilliant cockeyed state-of-the-nation address that captures the brand of Italian modernity after the years of “Berlusconification.”
ITALIAN JAZZ: A Macho Music No More
Jazz was considered macho music for far too long. People believed it could only be understood, appreciated and played by men. Of course there were female singers, but they were considered an ornament, an addition – even if in many cases an essential addition– to the great tapestry of jazz woven by men.
Summer Fancy Food Show: A Taste of Italy Away from Italy
Italy will again dominate this year’s Summer Fancy Food Show at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. To know more about all this we visited the Italian Trade Agency in New York and met met Pier Paolo Celeste, Trade Commissioner and Executive Director for the USA.
From Street to Art: il cammino dell'arte pubblica verso le gallerie
Dieci Artisti di fama internazionale con i loro lavori raccontano la street art italiana. "From Street to Art": un progetto di Simone Pallotta, curatore di Arte Pubblica e Urbana. L'Istituto di Cultura Italiano, supportato da LaFondazione NY, si è cosi spogliato dalla sua dimensione istituzionale per essere letteralmente ricoperto dalla pittura e dalle opere proprio per rendere l'idea di continuità tra il fuori e il dentro.
Pope Francis 'excommunicates' mafia
Pope Francis has issued the strongest condemnation of organised crime groups by a pontiff in two decades, accusing them of practising "the adoration of evil" and saying that mafiosi were excommunicated.
Naples Pride kicks off Saturday
Naples, June 23 - Naples Mediterranean Pride kicks off Saturday June 28 in an afternoon parade with city officials, and celebrities, while tying in social media interaction to create a broad-reaching event.
Mafia: 100 Years Later, a Bug Reveals the Killer of Joe Petrosino
“Apocalypse” in Palermo. Italian Finance Police and Carabinieri unveal the secrets of Cosa Nostra. 91 arrests in total.
Imagine Interviewing Italy's Toughest Female Journalist: FALLACI, a Woman Against
Emilia Costantini, a journalist and theater critic for Corriere della Sera, is the author of "FALLACI, a woman against,” a postmortem interview with the famous and controversial journalist Oriana Fallaci. The play, presented at TheatreLab during the second edition of In Scena! Italian theater festival, is a love letter written by a woman who is clearly fascinated by Oriana Fallaci, by what she has meant to Italian journalism and by her irreverent style of writing
Alfredo de Palchi’s Paradigm: New And Selected Poems 1947-2009
Edited, and Introduced by John Taylor, Translated by Luigi Bonaffini, Barbara Carle, Ned Condini, Anamaria Crowe Serrano, Michael Palma, Sonia Raiziss, L.L. Salomon, Gail Segal, and John Taylor. Chelsea Editions: NY. 2013
June 23, 2014
#whatdasud - La serie
Sara Gironi Carnevale
Dopo "Gomorra - La serie" arriva la serie di #whatdasud. Uguale, no?
Dopo "Gomorra - La serie" arriva la serie di #whatdasud. Uguale, no?
Excommunicating Mafia: Pope Bergoglio’s Latest Deed
On Saturday, during his visit in the southern Italian region of Calabria, Pope Bergoglio did what no other Pope had done before: in a land infested by ‘ndrangheta, the local mafia crime organization, speaking during the mass he publicly and unequivocally declared that all ‘mafiosi’ are excommunicated from the Catholic Church
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