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Italian cinema drama: "Stare fuori" by Fabiomassimo Lozzi

8 April, 2020
Italian cinema is presenting its offerings for Christmas, and in December on screens in Italy is “Stare Fuori” by Fabiomassimo Lozzi (”Stay Outside”). Acting in this Italian film is Guia Jelo, Ivo Micioni, Federico Pacifici and Nausica Benedettini.The film tells…

Ferzan Ozpetek's new film Mine Verganti trailer

8 April, 2020
Here’s the trailer to Mine Verganti, or Loose Cannons, Ferzan Ozpetek’s new film. The film appears two years after the badly received Un giorno perfetto or A perfect day, and marks a much anticipated return to cinema for the Italian-Turkish…

Hot Italian fashion on the red carpet for Venice festival premiere

7 April, 2020
The 2009 Venice Film Festival opened with Roberto Cavalli designed frocks for Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian diva of this year’s festival, Elisabetta Gregoraci (accompanying Flavio Briatore) and Sandrine Bonnaire.Other Italian celebrities were also at the Lido, including Simona Ventura, Donatella…

An Oscar for Gomorrah after the European Film Awards?

5 April, 2020
Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah film, on the Naples mafia (called the Camorra in Italy), has triumphed at the European Film Awards, overtaking previous expectations on its success. Gomorrah was awarded best film, best direction, best actor, best photography and best production.This…

Italian film Gomorrah for Oscar in best foreign film

4 April, 2020
Italian cinema could experience a rebirth with the film “Gomorrah”, currently on its way to America. The Italian film in the US will have advanced screenings, with Gomorrah showing in some cinemas in December.The film’s Italian director Matteo Garrone, has…

Woody Allen films new movie in Rome

4 April, 2020
The next Woody Allen movie will be filmed in Rome, after the famous American director did Match Point in London, Midnight in Paris in the French capital and Vicky Cristina Barcelona in the Spanish city. The confirmation of the new…

Italian cult movies: Gli Onorevoli

1 April, 2020
Another irresistible scene from one of Toto’s most famous movies Gli Onorevoli or MPs; a funny, witty comedy directed by Sergio Corbucci in the 1960s. This time Toto pokes fun at the Italian political scene and no one seems safe…

Guerrilla marketing on Facebook for Italian film

29 March, 2020
This is a great example of some innovative marketing for the Italian film Feisbum, to be released in coming weeks. In Rome, these posters have appeared to promote the film with the quote “Thank heavens I discovered the kind of…

Dario Argento Suspiria remake

29 March, 2020
Rumours that a Dario Argento Suspiria remake is in the works, directed by David Gordon Green, have been confirmed, meaning that Argento’s masterpiece for Italian cinema and one of the greatest horror films of all time will undergo a revision.…

Italian movie Il Divo to hit American cinemas in March

28 March, 2020
After the American success of Gomorrah which brought in 144,290 dollars, it’s now time for another Italian movie to step into the spotlight and.. hope for the best! We are of course talking about Paolo Sorrentino’s Il Divo which will…

Oscars 2011: Italian film "La prima cosa bella" misses out

25 March, 2020
After the Italian film “Io sono l’Amore” missed out on a Golden Globe, another hard blow has been dealt to Italian cinema with “La prima cosa bella” being passed over for 2011 Oscar nomination of the best foreign film. While…

Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis dies

24 March, 2020
The Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis has died in Los Angeles at the age of 91. Born in Torre Nunziata near Naples, De Laurentiis produced such masterpieces as Riso Amaro (Bitter Rice), La Strada which won an oscar as best…

My Brother Is An Only Child: a great success in UK

24 March, 2020
The Italian director Daniele Lucchetti has just arrived in England where his movie My Brother Is An Only Child starring Elio Germano e Riccardo Scamarcio has just become a blockbuster, taking in more than £ 80.000 during its first weekend.…

The Amanda Knox Story: the film

23 March, 2020
A film on the Amanda Knox case in Italy is being made, directed by Robert Dornhelm and starring Hayden Panettiere as Amanda and Paolo Romio who will play her boyfriend and suspected accomplice, Raffaele Sollecito. The case of the murder…

Woody Allen's Rome film called "The Wrong Picture"

22 March, 2020
As Italian director and filmmaking icon Bernardo Bertolucci will be honoured at the Cannes Film Festival with an Honorary Palme d’Or, Woody Allen’s Rome movie title has been revealed as The Wrong Picture. The world renowned American director has stated…

Sexy Italian actresses: Edwige Fenech

22 March, 2020
This is an interesting interview that manages, in its brevity, to traverse from America’s love affair with Italian cinema, to modern violence and big-company interests. While the director of Hostel: Part II speaks, Eli Roth, at his side sits Edwige…

Gabriele Muccino's 'Baciami Ancora' trailer and Jovanotti single

22 March, 2020
Here’s the official trailer to Baciami Ancora, the sequel to Italian director Gabriele Muccino’s first film, L’ultimo Bacio. The film picks up where the “Last Kiss” of 2001 left off, following the stories of the same people as they struggle…