TORONTO – Toronto filmgoers were treated to a Marco Bellocchio retrospective at TIFF Lightbox recently, an event that celebrated the Italian filmmaking legend’s decades-long career – which started in the 1960s. Present for the opening screening, the political thriller Fists in the Pocket, was his son [and actor] Pier Giorgio who subbed in as the guest of honour. Pier Giorgio described his father’s relentless drive to tell stories, despite being well into his 80s. And on that night audiences were tipped off about Marco’s latest TV Series, for which he was preparing to shoot.
TORONTO – Pupi Avati, uno dei maestri del cinema horror italiano, noto soprattutto per i suoi capolavori gialli La casa dalle finestre che ridono (1976) e Zeder (1983), ha proposto che il governo italiano crei un Ministero del Cinema. La notizia è arrivata tramite il vicepresidente del Consiglio dei ministri e ministro degli affari esteri e della cooperazione internazionale Antonio Tajani, che ha diffuso per primo l’idea sul suo profilo X il mese scorso…
TORONTO – Pupi Avati one of Italy’s Horror Film masters, best known for his Giallo masterpieces The House with Laughing Windows (1976) and Zeder (1983), has proposed that Italy’s Government should create a Ministry of Cinema. The news came via Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani who first circulated the notion on his X page last month.
TORONTO – Con la 97a edizione degli Academy Awards ormai in dirittura d’arrivo e le perenni “vittorie a sorpresa” e “sgarri” registrati nella storia, possiamo riflettere sulla prospettiva italiana di questa serata memorabile…
TORONTO – With the 97th Academy Awards now in the can and the perennial “shock wins” and “snubs” recorded into history, we can reflect on the Italian perspective of the momentous evening. While Italian talents certainly weren’t the Belle of the Oscar Ball, there was one Italian icon nominated for the first time in her career. Daughter of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini, Isabella Rossellini was recognized for her supporting role as Sister Agnes in the Vatican thriller and Best Picture nominee Conclave. The statuette however, inevitably went to Zoe Saldana for her performance in the critical darling Emilia Perez.
