Italian Media: Movies, Music, TV, Radio
A Film Review of Dario Argento’s Suspiria Suspiria Suspiria is, to many, Dario Argento’s masterpiece. The film, which was penned in large part by Daria Nicolodi, his partner and muse of many years, is visually breath-taking. At times, it feels more like fluff than substance. I loved the film, don’t […]
Scene from Thais Italy was the first country to create an avant-garde movement in film, Futurism. The Manifesto of Futurist cinema dates back to 1916 (though some experiments were occurring before then) and was signed by, among others, Filippo Marinetti, Armando Ginna, Bruno Corra, Giacomo Balla, and other notable members […]
Biography: Margherita Buy – A Celebrated Actress Margherita Buy Margherita Buy is the face of the GASBI’s (Genitori Associati Spina Bifida) folic acid campaign to prevent spina bifida. She’s a mother of a little girl – her only child was born in 2001. She’s the former wife of actor/director Sergio […]
This section will review sevaral Italian movies that will be available in the United States You can find the following Italian film titles in the US: I Soliti Ignoti – big deal on Madonna street : A classic Johnny Stecchino – Benigni Il Mostro – Benigni slapstick but funny La […]
Giuletta Masina in La Strada Wide eyed and snub nosed, actress Giuletta Masina was no great beauty. But her face held an innocence and compelling wistfulness that could reach out from the cinema screen and touch the hardest of hearts. La strada movie Masina was married to Federico Fellini, and […]
Italian Television Like in North America and other parts of the industrialized world television in Italy has been a cultural phenomenon since its inception. Since the beginning of broadcasting on January 3rd, 1954, television has been a fundamental part of the public and private lives of Italians. At the time Filiberto […]