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Paolo Villaggio is an Italian actor who became famous especially thanks to his portrayal of the unfortunate and pathetic Fantozzi. Villaggio has been protagonist of more than 80 films, an amazing career for which he received, in 1992, the Leone D’Oro alla carriera and the Festival del Cinema di Venezia. […]
Dario Argento – The Hitchcock of Giallo Part II Dario Argento with his daughter Asia By 1985, the Dario/Daria relationship was winding down. That year saw the release of Phenomena (US Title – Creepers). This was the debut film of the young, future Oscar-winner, Jennifer Connelly. She played […]
Dario Argento – The Hitchcock of Giallo Part I Dario Argento Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940 in Rome. His father was the film producer, Salvatore Argento, and his mother was a fashion model named Elda Luxardo. Although many people may believe otherwise due to Dario’s stance as the […]
Giovanna Mezzogiorno Italy had excellent actresses in the past, from the legendary Anna Magnani to Monica Vitti, but for a while the talented actress arena was pretty empty. Have you ever dreamt to get one special wish granted by a genie, something on the lines of ‘you can marry whoever […]
Mario Bava was born on July 31, 1914 in Sanremo, Italy. His birth occurred only one day after Germany declared war on France and Russia after the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, that is, one day after the beginning of World War I. His father, Eugenio Bava, was […]
Profile and Filmography of Lamberto Bava Lamberto Bava was born on April 3, 1944 in Rome. He is the son of acclaimed Italian horror-film director, Mario Bava (Black Sunday and Diabolik) and the grandson of Eugenio Bava, a cameraman and optic effects specialist who worked during the days of silent cinema in Italy. […]
Sexy. Seductive. Voluptuous. Gorgeous. Exotic. Maria Grazia Cucinotta. Ph. nicogenin on wikicommons All of these adjectives have been used to identify the Sicilian-born screen goddess, Maria Grazia Cucinotta. They just don’t come close. Maria Grazia Cucinotta is so much more than her face or her figure, which […]
Sergio Leone Sergio Leone is in many ways the least typical of Italian film directors. Leone was born in Rome in 1929, and began his career doing biblical-era epics. His first great film was a remake of the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s film, Yojimbo. Leone’s film, released in […]
Beppe Grillo on stage Beppe Grillo is one of the most recognized and probably most talented Italian stand up comedian. For almost 40 years he has entertained the Italian public through every media, and some of his most memorable performances entered the history of Italian popular culture. Grillo represents […]
Emilio Fede The younger generations see Emilio Fede as an anchorman who is able to deviate from just telling the news. Nowadays, Fede is known more as a showman and comedian, than a journalist. The truth is, however, that Emilio Fede has a long history in journalism and is […]