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Elisabetta Canalis to get married in Italian film

24 April, 2020
If you hadn’t already guessed it, gossip from Italy and much of the Italian public in general is obsessed with the George Clooney-Elisabetta Canalis relationship and many Italians have been holding their breath over whether the couple will get married…

Miss Italy finalists: gallery part one

24 April, 2020
Some hot brunettes are among the sexy Italian showgirl finalists in the Miss Italy 2009 competition, which takes on a different format from the “miss” competitions in other countries. The Miss Italy finalists are divided into four categories of Miss…

Federico Fellini's library on show at the Fellini museum in Rimini

24 April, 2020
“If you read, you’re never alone”, was a favourite thing of Italy’s famous director, Federico Fellini. And now Rimini, his birthplace, is dedicating an exhibition to him, called “books from my house”.The exhibition of Federico Fellini’s library will continue until…

Trashy Italian cinema: Christmas with Belen Rodriguez in South Africa

23 April, 2020
Italy describes its annual trashy cinemafest at Christmas time ‘cinepanettone’ and this year’s “Christmas in….” film is being shot in South Africa, using the backdrop of this year’s 2010 Word Cup. Italian show girl (from Argentina) Belen Rodriguez has become…

Hot italian actresses: Caterina Murino

23 April, 2020
Caterina Murino is one of the hottest Italian actresses of the day. Her most famous film is Casino Royale in which she played one of the bond girls, but actually her most interesting role was in a French movie called…

Bologna hosts exhibition on Federico Fellini

23 April, 2020
A spectacular exhibition dedicated to Italian film director Federico Fellini has been unveiled in Bologna, Emilia Romagna’s key city (Federico Fellini was born just a few miles way). Dall’ Italia alla Luna or From Italy to the Moon, is the…

65th Venice International Film Festival: Orfeo9

22 April, 2020
Orfeo composed by Tito Schipa Jr was the first Italian rock opera and was staged for the first time at the Sistina in Rome in 1970; In 1973 the opera became a tv movie and the original soundtrack was released…

Italian actors in The Tourist

21 April, 2020
While The Tourist film presents a much anticipated on-screen partnership between Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, the Italians waiting to see it get a double hit of Hollywood sparkle and a glimpse of some of their own favourite actors. Homegrown…

Postcards from the Venice Film Festival: Anne Hathaway

20 April, 2020
Anne Hathaway, one of the most charming and graceful actresses of American Cinema, has just arrived in Venice with costar Jonathan Demme to present her new movie Rachel Getting Married. Miss Hathaway, after some setbacks in the initial stage of…

Elisabetta Canalis and George Clooney at Unicef ball

19 April, 2020
Elisabetta Canalis has had a triumphant entry to Hollywood with George Clooney for the Unicef ball at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The ball is one of the more illustrious events on the Hollywood calendar and other celebrities in attendance were…

Drinking in Italy: Italian divas in photographic exhibition

18 April, 2020
We saw the famous kisses exhibition in Italy for Valentine’s Day, with international and Italian divas in scenes from well known films in amorous poses with their leading men. Another Valentine’s Day exhibition in Italy takes on just the fascination…

Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita turns 50

18 April, 2020
Federico Fellini‘s La Dolce Vita has gone down in history as one of the most important Italian movies ever made and yet when it premiered at the Capitol Cinema in Rome on the 5 February 1960, an indignant public started…

Venice Film Festival: Valentino, The Last Emperor

18 April, 2020
Valentino, the great Italian fashion designer, has just been celebrated at the Venice Film Festival with a movie called Valentino: The Last Emperor; directed by Vanity Fair journalist Matt Tyrnauer, the film tries to unveil the man behind Valentino’s mask.…

Monica Bellucci in red bikini on set of Rhynos Season

18 April, 2020
Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens once wrote that the more curvaceous a woman the more it was a sign of well-being, plenty and the ability to survive hard times, so now whenever I look at these photos of Monica Bellucci…

65th Venice Film Festival: Yuppi Du's comeback

17 April, 2020
There have been rumours that the re-screening of Yuppi Du might be cancelled due to some problem with the English subtitles. Apparently this was not true or maybe it was just quickly fixed; in fact we now know for sure…