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...directors who work in foreign languages, America has scant appreciation. Even with spillover grosses from the 1995 Italian hit Il Postino, last year's foreign-language earnings amounted to less than 1% of the total U.S. box office. This is down from 4% to 5% in the 1960s, when foreign-language films were the intellectual rage du jour and an inspiration for smart Hollywood directors. Today, with an adventurous spirit and a full tank of gas, you might track down a small gem like Patrice Leconte's Ridicule, a period comedy with rapier wit, or Claude Chabrol's La Ceremonie...
Okay, sure, it’s actually a brick oven for making pizza in...but hey, it’s just as warm. Added perk: unlike an ordinary fireplace, it makes Italian food, so enjoy a slice of their delicious pizza to warm you inside as well...
...Break My Heart,” is the most musically fascinating pop song of the twentieth century. I guess he must be right, because hella people have been revisiting that song’s tormented legacy this year! First, Eurotrash man-band Il Divo translates it into Italian, and now, Missy Elliott’s in a really messed-up version of that song’s video...
...brochures, which cost about $900 to print. Current and past board members of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO) said that over the summer, Summers told the group that he would narrate the tribute to Lincoln, which was written by Copland in 1942. The group had previously planned to perform Italian composer Ottorino Respighi’s 1924 tone poem “Pines of Rome” at its Oct. 29 concert, but HRO altered its plans after Summers said he would narrate the Copland composition. More than a month before the concert, in mid-September, Summers told HRO leaders...
...wake of the Fazio-Fiorani revelations, BPI's bid for Antonveneta has been blocked by magistrates, and its rival, Dutch bank ABN Amro, has taken a majority stake in Antonveneta, making it the first foreign owner of a major Italian lender. Meanwhile, Fiorani, under investigation for allegations of insider trading, market rigging and giving false statements, has resigned as BPI chief...