Profiles

They call it brain drain, the latest plague that affects our modern societies, including the Italian one. But is it really a plague? In a globalized world can we consider progress – either scientific, artistic or human in general – …

Roberto Rossellin was an Italian film director who was part of the Neorealist movement. Born May 8 in 1906 and was able to bring to filmmaking a documentary-like authenticity, like in Rome, Open City movie. He is still considered one of the …

American actor Robert De Niro’s next big screen role is all over the news. Last week he announced in an interview with the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero that he signed to play Enzo Ferrari in a new biopic movie, and …

Passion for photography and art is something that can develop during somebody’s life in a totally unexpected way. Or it can be the result of a very special moment. This is the case for Vittoria Zupicich, an Italian photographer born …

In recent years, the beautiful Campania region in Italy, and mostly the city of Naples, have sadly made the news for the shameful waste management issue. And yet that same land has given birth to one of the most creative …

NFL AM is now graced with Italian-American anchor Erin Coscarelli, newest co-host to the early morning sports news show, alongside former professional football players who also co-host the show.  Erin is a sportscaster and entertainment host living in Los Angeles …

Ask any actor, they will always say that theatre is their first love. There is nothing like doing a play in front of a live audience. Seeing Annabella Sciorra on stage Off-Broaway in A Month in the Country alongside Anthony …

Ferruccio Elio Artur Lamborghini was born on April 28, 1916 in a family of farmers but Ferruccio decided he wanted to do something with mechanics. He started working on his father’s tractor out of interest and was able to attend …

Originally from Genoa, Italy, Vanessa Beecroft is an Italian artist living here in our backyard. Born to an English father and an Italian mother, she was raised in Italy by her mother, a feminist in her own right. She studied …

  According to ANSA, Hollywood director Ron Howard, who is now filming the latest of a series of blockbuster murder mysteries in Florence, has received the keys to the city.   Indeed, Dario Nardella gave Howard the keys during a ceremony …