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i-Italy gets on the Italian Television

RAI International interviews prof. Patrizio Di Nicola of "La Sapienza", director of the EUSIC project, and Letizia Airos, member of i-Italy's editorial board in New York [in Italian]

i-Italy gets on the Italian Television

October 31, 2007: RAI International interviews prof. Patrizio Di Nicola of "La Sapienza", director of the EUSIC project, and Letizia Airos, member of i-Italy's editorial board in New York [in Italian]

One Last Ride, directed by Tony Vitale

Variety review: "ONE LAST RIDE places the viewer inside the mind of a gambler on a downward spiral and then grasping at straws to deliver a hopeful resolution." Ang Lee – Executive Producer.

Halloween Italian Style

From Italy by Maria Rita Latto

Just a few decades ago Halloween in Italy was merely the name of an American holiday, a sort of Carnevale. Little by little Halloween’s popularity has grown, probably due to the influence of American movies ... But in all the Italian regions in the days between October 31st and the day of Saint Martin (November 11th) there has been – from time immemorial – the folkloristic custom to celebrate the juxtaposition of life and death with numerous traditions

October 30, 2007

Understanding Italian Politics: The Voter in Chains

Stanton H. Burnett

In our first column we reviewed a series of conceptual frameworks for understanding the importance (or lack) of this month’s founding of the Partito democratico. One of the most important was not included in the list because...

Rome Cinema Fest. A Positive Balance

From Italy by Maria Rita Latto

600,000 visitors, 110,000 tickets sold, 102 films, 32 special events, 170 sponsors. An event strongly supported by Walter Veltroni, the mayor with a passion for cinema who succeeded in his dream of a festival devoted not only to movies but also offering a long list of cultural events

Gian Antonio Stella. Passionately Writing on Immigration

Natasha Lardera

Editorialist and political, business, and society journalist, Gian Antonio Stella is now focusing his work on immigration.

The Immigrants’ Hardships and Good Fortune as Told through Song, Photos, and Narration

Anthony J. Tamburri

NYU’s Casa Italiana "Zerilli-Merimò". A review of the multi-media performance of Compagnie delle Acque, a socially committed musical quartet of piano, guitar, accordion, and vocals, interspersed with a sensitively accurate, historical narrative written by Gian Antonio Stella.

Pinocchio: Italian vs. American Approaches to a Complex Morality Tale

Ottorino Cappelli

Special effects whiz Carlo Rambaldi hopes to rival the Disney classic by following Roberto Benigni’s controversial approach, bringing out the darker aspects of Carlo Collodi's world-famous tale. What reception will he get in the U.S.? Americans love Disney’s “American” Pinocchio and despised Benigni’s “Italian” version…

October 27, 2007

Pinocchio: Italian vs. American Approaches to a Complex Morality Tale

Ottorino Cappelli

Special effects whiz Carlo Rambaldi hopes to rival the Disney classic by following Roberto Benigni’s controversial approach, bringing out the darker aspects of Carlo Collodi's world-famous tale. What reception will he get in the U.S.? Americans love Disney’s “American” Pinocchio and despised Benigni’s “Italian” version…

October 27, 2007

It Takes a Network

Ottorino Cappelli

The Italian/American presence on the Internet may seem, at first, desolante. Try and type “Italian American” (with or without the infamous hyphen) in your google search bar ...

CMJ Music Marathon. Paolo De Gregorio, Editor in Chief of the "Deli Magazine" & Big Apple's Music Scene

Gianluca Taraborelli

Since 1980, the CMJ Music Marathon has been the most important New York City event dedicated to independent music. We talked about it with Paolo De Gregorio, music producer and editor in chief of the Deli Magazine, a musical revue dedicated to the Big Apple's music scene

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