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The Adventures of Pinocchio is not only a children’s fairy tale but also a coming-of-age novel that has become a timeless classic. Known to all as a brat who tells lies and grows a nose, Pinocchio is a naive and …

Years of seeing Walt Disney’s name on movies and souvenir cards from Disneyland made Fabrizio Mancinelli want to work for Walt Disney someday. At the age of 18, he sent a demo CD of his work to Roy E. Disney and received …

His grandparents, originally from Reggio Calabria, met and married in Australia, where they had migrated after the war. Comedian Joe Avati grew up in Five Dock, Sydney, Australia, but his profound Italian heritage has always been at the heart of his stand-up …

“Like a soundtrack to our lives, music is a faithful commentary on our customs and society. Listening to it again helps us better understand our history and who we are, and explain it to a foreign audience. Across latitudes, music …

After premiering at the 79th Venice Film Festival and internationally at the 47th Toronto Film Festival last year, the movie Amanda finally had its USA release. Written and directed by Italian Carolina Cavalli, the film was a critical success and it was …

“When I was offered the part, I said yes in less than 24 hours,” well-known actress Patricia Clarkson tells with enthusiasm about the day her agent called her about the possibility to star in the upcoming movie Monica by director Andrea Pallaoro. Clarkson, …

“I’ve always been a shy person, but theater helped me open up because it made me feel like I belonged. It became my home and my life.”  Italian actress and comedian Paola Minaccioni took a piece of herself and her life on …

June 2nd, 1946, seventy-seven years ago, marked a historical moment that Italy celebrates as its National Day. The picture – which later became a “symbol” of the event and was published on Il Nuovo Corriere della Sera – portrays a young woman …

Maestro Carlo Ponti received the “Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy” honor, presented to him by Consul General Raffaella Valentini. At the end of the last concert of the season for the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra last May 12 …

Italian actress Silvia Bottini (www.silviabottini.com) is bringing her show, Pinocchio the Wooden Boy around the LA area, with the next date in Sylmar, on Saturday 24. The play has been produced by the Italian Consulate in LA and IAMLA (the …