https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed What if you threw a film festival and nobody came? https://www.thelocal.it/20200830/venice-film-festival-fights-for-impact-despite-coronavirus-curbs Sun, 30 Aug 2020 14:07:35 +0200 venice-film-festival-fights-for-impact-despite-coronavirus-curbs The Venice Film Festival issued virus safety guidelines on Friday, as organisers hope the oldest such event in the world can maintain its international panache while remaining infection-free. https://www.thelocal.it/20200822/no-autographs-please-venice-prepares-for-virus-safe-film-festival Sat, 22 Aug 2020 09:52:01 +0200 no-autographs-please-venice-prepares-for-virus-safe-film-festival As Italy remembers legendary composer Ennio Morricone, who has died at 91, here are some of his most memorable film moments. https://www.thelocal.it/20200706/ennio-morricone-italian-composer-greatest-film-scores Mon, 06 Jul 2020 13:58:10 +0200 ennio-morricone-italian-composer-greatest-film-scores Ennio Morricone, one of the world's best-known and most prolific film composers, died in Rome on Monday at the age of 91. https://www.thelocal.it/20200706/famed-italian-composer-ennio-morricone-dies Mon, 06 Jul 2020 11:14:52 +0200 famed-italian-composer-ennio-morricone-dies For years it was only American filmmakers who glorified mafiosi, while Italian cinema showed the grittier reality of organized crime. Now that's starting to change. Italian film expert Dana Renga traces the shift. https://www.thelocal.it/20200206/why-italian-cinema-is-starting-to-glamorize-the-mafia Thu, 06 Feb 2020 17:24:14 +0100 why-italian-cinema-is-starting-to-glamorize-the-mafia Streaming giant Netflix has announced it will set up an office in Rome to help expand its range of original Italian content. https://www.thelocal.it/20200127/netflix-to-open-italian-base-in-rome Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:02:17 +0100 netflix-to-open-italian-base-in-rome Italian resort Rimini this week marked 100 years since the birth of director Federico Fellini, whose visual dreamscapes revolutionised cinema in a career spanning almost half a century. https://www.thelocal.it/20200122/rimini-celebrates-centenary-of-legendary-italian-director-federico-fellini Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:06:41 +0100 rimini-celebrates-centenary-of-legendary-italian-director-federico-fellini African migrants hired as extras in an Italian film were subjected to ill treatment allegedly in order to create more realistic scenes, according to local media. https://www.thelocal.it/20190808/italys-checco-zalone-accused-of-abusing-migrants-on-film-set Thu, 08 Aug 2019 17:59:53 +0200 italys-checco-zalone-accused-of-abusing-migrants-on-film-set Part of James Bond's latest adventure will be filmed in the distinctive landscape of Puglia, southern Italy, local authorities have said. https://www.thelocal.it/20190703/james-bond-is-coming-to-puglia-this-summer Wed, 03 Jul 2019 12:40:58 +0200 james-bond-is-coming-to-puglia-this-summer Is there any better way to spend a warm summer night in Italy than at an outdoor cinema? Summer film screenings are popping up everywhere from the big cities to beachside towns, and we've got the complete guide to catching them this summer. https://www.thelocal.it/20190701/where-to-catch-outdoor-cinema-in-italy-this-summer Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:05:18 +0200 where-to-catch-outdoor-cinema-in-italy-this-summer The Inspector Montalbano author Andrea Camilleri, 93, was rushed to intensive care in Rome after a suspected heart attack. https://www.thelocal.it/20190618/italian-crime-writer-andrea-camilleri-rushed-to-hospital Tue, 18 Jun 2019 11:32:18 +0200 italian-crime-writer-andrea-camilleri-rushed-to-hospital Thousands of people lined up in central Florence on Monday to pay their respects to Italian film-maker and opera director Franco Zeffirelli, who died at the weekend. https://www.thelocal.it/20190617/thousands-gather-in-florence-to-pay-homage-to-italian-director-zeffirelli Mon, 17 Jun 2019 16:37:04 +0200 thousands-gather-in-florence-to-pay-homage-to-italian-director-zeffirelli Italy's Franco Zeffirelli, who died Saturday aged 96, was one of Europe's foremost film directors, turning classics by Shakespeare and Verdi into modern gems, most famously in his Oscar-nominated "Romeo and Juliet" (1968). https://www.thelocal.it/20190616/profile-zeffirelli-the-modern-maestro-of-past-masterpieces Sun, 16 Jun 2019 10:43:35 +0200 profile-zeffirelli-the-modern-maestro-of-past-masterpieces If you're a fan of Italian Netflix hits like Suburra, or are simply looking for a fun way to improve your Italian, we've got some good news: the streaming giant has announced three more Italian original series for this year. https://www.thelocal.it/20190402/three-new-italian-shows-are-coming-to-netflix Tue, 02 Apr 2019 11:39:00 +0200 three-new-italian-shows-are-coming-to-netflix Part of James Bond's latest adventure will be filmed in one of Italy's most distinctive landscapes: the ancient southern city of Matera. https://www.thelocal.it/20190214/new-bond-film-shoot-italy-matera Thu, 14 Feb 2019 13:11:13 +0100 new-bond-film-shoot-italy-matera A new film is shining an uncomfortable light on the fate of thousands of Italians killed in massacres on the Yugoslav frontier at the end of the Second World War. https://www.thelocal.it/20181122/italian-film-red-land-rossa-istria-wwii-massacres Thu, 22 Nov 2018 13:09:07 +0100 italian-film-red-land-rossa-istria-wwii-massacres Italy is to introduce a law requiring films to show in cinemas before streaming on Netflix and other online platforms in a move the government says will protect the Italian film industry. https://www.thelocal.it/20181119/italy-targets-netflix-with-new-streaming-law Mon, 19 Nov 2018 10:16:36 +0100 italy-targets-netflix-with-new-streaming-law Cate Blanchett, Martin Scorsese, Sigourney Weaver and Michael Moore will all be attending this month's Rome Film Fest, Italy's 'other' cinema gathering after Venice. Just don't call it a festival. https://www.thelocal.it/20181006/italys-other-film-fest-to-kick-off-in-rome Sat, 06 Oct 2018 07:17:22 +0200 italys-other-film-fest-to-kick-off-in-rome Dogman, the latest film by Italian director Matteo Garrone, was selected this week as Italy's candidate for the foreign language Oscar. Here's why it's well worth a watch. https://www.thelocal.it/20180926/things-to-know-about-dogman-italy-oscar-nominee Wed, 26 Sep 2018 15:37:41 +0200 things-to-know-about-dogman-italy-oscar-nominee Thousands of Italians are flocking to illegal free public screenings of a new film about a young man's 2009 death in custody, a potent symbol of police violence and a merciless penal system. https://www.thelocal.it/20180919/sulla-mia-pelle-on-my-skin-italy-police-brutality-film-stefano-cucchi-netflix Wed, 19 Sep 2018 14:08:47 +0200 sulla-mia-pelle-on-my-skin-italy-police-brutality-film-stefano-cucchi-netflix