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 Italian screen legend Gina Lollobrigida was honoured with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Thursday to celebrate a half century as one of the world's most iconic leading ladies. https://www.thelocal.it/20180202/hollywood-honours-most-beautiful-woman-world-italian-film-star-gina-lollobrigida Fri, 02 Feb 2018 09:46:35 +0100 hollywood-honours-most-beautiful-woman-world-italian-film-star-gina-lollobrigida A battalion of Hollywood heavyweights will lead a US invasion of next month's Venice film festival, the organizers announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160729/hollywood-dominates-venice-film-fest-lineup Fri, 29 Jul 2016 11:11:50 +0200 hollywood-dominates-venice-film-fest-lineup Italian cinema buffs were fuming on Monday after celebrated director Francesco Rosi was left out of the Oscars "in memoriam" tribute to movie figures who died in the past year. https://www.thelocal.it/20150223/italy-indignant-over-oscars-snub-for-cinema-maestro Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:06:00 +0100 italy-indignant-over-oscars-snub-for-cinema-maestro Italian actress Virna Lisi, who played opposite Hollywood stars including Frank Sinatra in the 1960s and later established herself an acclaimed character actress, has died at the age of 78. https://www.thelocal.it/20141218/italian-hollywood-star-virna-lisi-dies-at-78 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:11:00 +0100 italian-hollywood-star-virna-lisi-dies-at-78 A long-lost 1923 Hollywood film featuring Benito Mussolini was screened in Italy on Tuesday after being re-discovered by a student in the United States. https://www.thelocal.it/20141008/newly-found-mussolini-film-screened-in-italy Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:22:00 +0200 newly-found-mussolini-film-screened-in-italy Hollywood's prima-donna stars have been revamping Italian food culture by ordering spaghetti for breakfast at Venice film festival, one chef has revealed. Meanwhile, others have been delighting fans with fancy dress, karaoke parties and even an engagement. https://www.thelocal.it/20130906/film-stars-stun-venice-with-spaghetti-breakfasts Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:19:00 +0200 film-stars-stun-venice-with-spaghetti-breakfasts When Hollywood screenwriter Arlene Gibbs first visited Rome in 2005, it was only meant to be a one-off holiday. Within days, the city and its people had captured her mind and heart. She talks to The Local about writing films and books from Italy, alongside being an interior designer. https://www.thelocal.it/20130610/living-in-italy-is-not-like-a-movie Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:58:00 +0200 living-in-italy-is-not-like-a-movie