Category: World News

Netflix Film “Nonnas” Hits #1

TORONTO – If you’re a Netflix connoisseur, of Italian descent, or a food enthusiast, you’ve likely already watched or heard of Nonnas, the latest #1 streamed film in the U.S. Co-written by Liz Maccie and directed by her husband Stephen Chbosky, Nonnas is based on the true story of Joe Scaravella (played by Vince Vaughn), an Italian American who opened a restaurant in his mother’s name after her passing. The story goes that Scaravella was so enamored with the matriarchs in his life [and their cooking], that he honoured their memory and traditions by opening a restaurant in Staten Island. 

CORRIERE CANADESE / Dopo l’accordo Usa-Cina, anche Ottawa si aspetta un clima distensivo

TORONTO – L’accordo Cina-Usa sui dazi potrebbe provocare un allentamento dell’intransigenza di Washington sul Canada. O almeno è questa la speranza di Mark Carney, che oggi giurerà insieme al nuovo governo, alla luce della sospensione di 90 giorni delle tariffe e delle contro tariffe più pesanti che hanno caratterizzato la guerra commerciale tra la Cina e gli Stati Uniti… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Star Timothee Chalamet thanks Italian Cinema

TORONTO – The 70th edition of the David di Donatello Awards were hosted at the iconic Teatro 5 in Cinecittà, this past Wednesday. The evening was hosted by actress Elena Sofia Ricci and musician Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr., aka Mika. Ricci herself is a Donatello winner, having won the prize for Best Supporting Actress In 1988 – for her role in Carlo Verdone’s Io e Mia Sorella. Mika, whose music career launched with his 2007 pop anthem “Grace Kelly”, won over the Italian public as the first international mentor invited to the Italian X-Factor in 2014. 

CORRIERE CANADESE / Dazi, importante primo passo ma resta ancora molto da fare

TORONTO – Bilancio in chiaroscuro della visita di Mark Carney a Washington. Da un lato Mark Carney ha riallacciato i rapporti con Donald Trump, una relazione logorata da mesi di minacce e accuse, dazi e contro tariffe. Il primo ministro canadese, quindi ha gettato le basi per riavviare un dialogo con il presidente americano, che logicamente dovrà essere alimentato e sviluppato nelle prossime settimane… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Another Greek Lesson for Italians

TORONTO – Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco’s autobiographical film About My Father was just added to Netflix Canada this month – a story about families meeting. For those unfamiliar with Maniscalco’s comedy, one of the mainstays of his act involves jokes about how his antiquated father raised him. From descriptions of being put through “slave labour” as a child, to his dad killing garden pests with antifreeze, Sebastian’s father is rarely spared his blushes during the act. It’s edgy, irreverent, but always delivered with love.