12 Nov-17 Dec: Kon Ichikawa Retrospective
by Anthony Smith (staff) | Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
[ 12 November 2009; 19:00; 19 November 2009; 19:00; 24 November 2009; 19:00; 26 November 2009; 19:00; 1 December 2009; 19:00; 3 December 2009; 19:00; 10 December 2009; 19:00; 15 December 2009; 19:00; 17 December 2009; 19:00; ] The Japanese film director Kon Ichikawa, who died in 2008 aged 92, had a knack for directing just about any movie genre going - from comedy to literary adaptations to antiwar dramas and documentaries. Rome’s Japanese Cultural Institute is running a 7 movie retrospective.
George Clooney, Elisabetta Canalis photos at Rome Film Festival
by Anthony Smith (staff) | Thursday, October 29th, 2009
George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis attended Rome International Film Festival for the European premiere of Up In The Air. (Photos by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
Maria Grazia Cucinotta launches Venice film festival - photo gallery
by Anthony Smith (staff) | Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Italian celebrity actress, screenwriter and former pin-up model was on hand to help kick start the 2009 Venice film festival, running from 2 to 12 September. Also Baarìa ’s Ennio Morricone and Margareth Madè.
Photos of Venice 2009 premières with Nicholas Cage, Eva Mendes
by Anthony Smith (staff) | Thursday, August 27th, 2009
The 66th Venice Film Festival, or Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica, is running from 2 to 12 September. Check out stills from this year’s premières.
Photos of Winona Ryder, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Giffoni film festival
by Anthony Smith (staff) | Monday, July 27th, 2009
Winona Ryder stops off in Salerno to pick up a Griffoni film award as lots of other leading Italian and international actors grace the red carpet. See photo gallery.




