Posts by Cheri

I’ve Bought My Tickets For Open Roads

Don’t forget; if you are a Lincoln Center Film Society, you can purchase your tickets for Open Roads: New Italian Cinema now, and at a reduced…

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Best Italian Actor 2013

The David di Donatello awards highlight the year’s best Italian actors, and the nominations for 2013 are: Aniello Arena for Reality Reality premiered at Cannes without its…

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Sudestival In DC

Don’t forget about next week’s Italian film festival in Washington DC, Sudestival in DC at the West End Theater. 2301 M St NW, Washington, DC 0.1 ft N…

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The David Di Donatello Awards 2013, Best Picture

The David di Donatello awards are named after Donatello’s David and is the equivalent of the Academy Awards in Italy and are awarded yearly by the Academy…

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Bernardo Bertolucci’s This Year’s Jury President At Venice

“In a handful of days, I will be given the opportunity to see the most interesting aspects of world cinema. I happily accepted.”  - Bernardo Bertolucci’s after…

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The David Di Donatello Nominations Are Out!

The nominations for the Italian Academy Awards, The David Di Donatellos have been announced! The awards will be June 14, 2013. MIGLIOR FILM – Best Film…

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Happy Birthday Cristina Comencini

It’s Cristina Comecini’s birthday, the award-winning daughter of neorealist director Luigi Comencini and sister of director Francesca Comencini. She’s been nominated for and/or won David di Donatello…

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RIP Giulio Andreotti

Seven-time Italian prime minister of Italy Giulio Andreotti died on Monday. He was 94 and lived in Rome. He lived his life with perpetual controversy and…

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Streamable Chick Flick Of The Day: Gabriele Muccino’s Playing For Keeps

It won’t win any awards, critics savaged it and its lack of success depressed the hell out of director Gabriele Muccino (it was released in America…

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Tutti i Santi Giorni : Every Blessed Day

Paolo Virzì, who directed one of my favorites (Caterina Va In Città) and one I feel was extremely overrated (La Prima Cosa Bella) gives us most…

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