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New Moon release at 2009 Rome film festival?

26 March, 2020

The new film in the Twilight saga New Moon, could have a Rome Film Festival release, according to reports off the Charlie Bewley fans Facebook page. He apparently has a trip to Rome planned, in occasion of the festival.Parts of…

Easter in Italy: traditions and folklore

26 March, 2020

“Pasqua” or Easter in Italy is a very important festival and holiday for the nation, more so than Christmas, as the church and Italians mark the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.The period before Easter, starting with Carnival to mark…

Italian castles and legends: The Duchy of Parma and Piacenza

26 March, 2020

Parma and Piacenza once part of a glorious Duchy can boast a great number of haunted castles. One of the most famous fortresses in the region is Bardi castle which among other things was the stage of a romantic love…

Ciao vecchio! George Clooney too old for Melissa Satta: picky Italian show girls

26 March, 2020

Italian show girl Melissa Satta has said that while Elisabetta Canalis has won a cute boyfriend in the form of George Clooney, Satta herself would never go for a man that old. Discussing the Clooney-Canalis love story with her husband,…

Vintage Ducati and Keira Knightley for Coco Chanel

26 March, 2020

We’re used to seeing Ducati in red and in motion, but in this video a vintage-look beige Ducati 750 Sport is sat on by Keira Knightley. It’s part of the advertising campaign for Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle perfume. It’s a strange…

Italians in Wimbledon: success so far for the azzurri

26 March, 2020

Italian tennis players have made a good start at Wimbledon in the opening rounds, with four out of five Italians winning their matches. An impressive game especially, came from Andreas Seppi (photo), at number 50 in the world, who beat…

Milan Fashion Week: Moschino Cheap & Chic autumn 2009

26 March, 2020

Here we are with Moschino Cheap & Chic new collection for autumn 2009; once again the key ingredients of the brand are irony and fun! By mixing styles and different materials, Moschino Cheap and Chic has succeeded in creating a…

Italian watch design: Naloni Canova Automatic 18K Gold & Diamonds

26 March, 2020

I would never be game enough to wear anything like this for fear of scratching it, losing it or being mugged for my watch. And it would be worth it: the Canova from Naloni is an automatic watch, with Swiss…

Italian tv presenter Caterina Balivo enjoys a break in the Maldives

26 March, 2020

Caterina Balivo is enjoying a brief holiday in the Maldives with her fiancé Guido Maria Brera; judging from the photos she’s having a lot of fun. Her talk show Pomeriggio sul Due on Italian television has been confirmed and her…

Italian karaoke and "la vita è bella": Shrek sings in Milanese dialect

26 March, 2020

This video comes from one of my Facebook friends and is advertised as “Shrek Karaoke dance party in Milanese [dialect]! With historic Milanese songs for those fed up with the same old Napoletan karaoke.”So for an insight into the Italian…

Danilo Gallinari: basketball from Milan to the New York NBA

26 March, 2020

On June 26 another Italian basketball player could be on his way to the NBA. Danilo Gallinari is otherwise known as the “Gallo” (the Rooster), and is a talented 19-year-old from Sant’Angelo Lodigiano. He currently plays for Armani Jeans Olimpia…

New logo for the city of Rome

26 March, 2020

The city needed a new logo and in order to get it an important competition was launched by the mayor of the city. Now, after twelve months, Mr Alemanno has the new logo which features a she-wolf (which has been…

Versace foundation gives back stolen painting

26 March, 2020

A portrait of George Maule by German painter Johann Zoffany has been returned to its original owners after being lost for 30 years. The painting was stolen in 1979 from an English family and turned up many years later in…

Monica Bellucci on Chiambretti Night Show

26 March, 2020

Elegantly sheathed in a black dress, Monica Bellucci put in an appearance on the Chiambretti night show and held fort on her life and career for half an hour! She volubly talked about her beginnings as a model, her breaking…

Italian food festivals: cheese in Tuscany at Terranuova Bracciolini

26 March, 2020

The town of Terranuova Bracciolini in the province of Arezzo will be busy again in May with a local bean and cheese festival taking place. Tuscany is the place to be for Italian food festivals and in the past the…

Lipstick heels by Alberto Guardiani: Katy Perry spotted

26 March, 2020

The lipstick stiletto heels of Italian stylist and fashion designer Alberto Guardiani are appearing on the feet of celebrities around the world. The cheeky shoes are the high point of the Guardiani Autumn/Winter collection for 2011 and so far have…

Carosello, Italian cinema advertising: Fernet Branca psychedelic ad, 1974

25 March, 2020

Fernet Branca is an after dinner digestive drink in Italy that is now not as popular as it was once. In the 70’s however, it was very fashionable and most people who drink it now picked up the habit years…

George Clooney to star in The Monster Of Florence

25 March, 2020

George Clooney will star in a movie based on Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi’s best-seller The Monster of Florence. The book tells the story of a serial killer who slew more than a dozen people over a period of 20…

Geri Halliwell breaks up with Italian boyfriend, Fabrizio Politi

25 March, 2020

More gossip from Italy, or Italian gossip, comes with the fact that Geri Halliwell, former spice girls singer Ginger Spice, has dumped her Italian boyfriend Fabrizio Politi. The couple have been together since January, so we can hardly expect boredom…