Valerio Viale

The story of Frank Chindamo’s grandparents, who, in the 1920’s, emigrated from Cinquefrondi, a village in the Aspromonte (in Calabria, region of Italy), to the United Sates – where they managed to make ends meet, by working in the shoe …

Giorgio Serafini – who was born in Brussels, Belgium from Italian parents and currently lives in L.A. – must have been charmed by Political Science and International Relations, from spending his youth in the de facto capital of the European …

Recently, at City Hall East, Press Conference Room, it was held a discussion among representatives from the Indigenous Community and the Italian-American one, in Los Angeles.     The first motion, filed by L.A. Council member Mitch O’Farrel (who represents …

Let me introduce to you the three main characters of this new international endeavor, a high-end experiential learning tour aimed at familiarizing Chinese women with Los Angeles and, the magic of Hollywood. On Sunday, September 4th, I had the opportunity …

1908 is a crucial year in L.A.’s Italian-American history for at least two reasons. First of all, in that year L’Italo-Americano was founded by the cultured Florentine, Gabriello Spini. Secondly, in that same 1908, it was built the Italian Hall …

Once you exit the freeway – whether the “605” or “5,” depending on your route – an Emerald City appears on the horizon. No, you’re not re-experiencing The Wizard of Oz in a dream. What you’re seeing before your eyes …

KCRW (89.9 MHz FM) is a National Public Radio station – founded at the conclusion of WWII – broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College, in the beachfront city of the same name.   Its soundwaves traverse the ether …

Three-time Oscar winner, Vittorio Storaro is more than just a legendary Italian cinematographer – recognized by the Academy for his outstanding visual work in Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, Beatty’s Reds and Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor – he is a philosopher of …

With the upcoming Presidential Elections, most of people are feeling at loss. What candidate is the best to lead the US in a world, more than ever full of challenges? If an alien invasion would get rid of Donald Trump …

Why am I comparing up-and-coming, Italian-American filmmaker, Laurence Vannicelli to Federico Fellini, the most celebrated Italian auteur of all times? Well, because the source of inspiration for Laurence’s upcoming film, La Certa – set in the surroundings of L’Aquila, in …