Posts from the ‘Everything Else’ category

Sorrentino Says The Possibility of Winning at Cannes is Remote

“Will La Grande Bellezza win the Palme D’Or at Cannes? The possibility seems remote, this year there are some really important directors,” says Paolo Sorrentino, of…

Read article

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…

Read article

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…

Read article

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…

Read article

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…

Read article

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…

Read article

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…

Read article

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…

Read article

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…

Read article

Horrible News Of The Day

Bad news for me on Twitter today!

Read article