FILM REVIEW: “THE SALT OF LIFE” BY GIANNI DI GREGORIO

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“Gianni e le donne” (The Salt of Life) made its debut here in America in March. Shown in Italy in 2011, many critics are raving about the film and its writer, director and star Gianni Di Gregorio. The film is … Continue reading

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RANDOM NOTES ON CINEMA…

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“Rocky” Still a Champ of a Movie I introduced my three children to “Rocky,” this past week. They had heard about the film and saw snippets of it on Youtube, but they had never seen the full length version. I … Continue reading

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Review of “Extravergine”

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PRIMO magazine’s web site www.primomagazine.com. © By Truby Chiaviello 12-15-11 A Christmas album in Italian seems like a no-brainer until you realize that few exist. That’s why Italian Americans are indebted to Micheal Castaldo. His new CD “Extravergine, A Mediterranean … Continue reading

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PATERNO AND THE DOUBLE STANDARD AT WORK

Joe Paterno and Jim Boeheim are a lot alike. Both are head coaches of college sports teams considered tops in their respective leagues. Both have impressive winning records. Both have worked for decades at their respective universities. And both have … Continue reading

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ODE TO A FLEXIBLE FLYER

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It’s that time of the year. The snow is coming, the hills are vacant, and my plastic polyurethane, I purchased from CVS, sled is ready.   Uh…come again. Plastic. Polyurethane. CVS. That’s not sledding. Where’s my Flexible Flyer under the … Continue reading

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HOW ITALIAN IS JON CORZINE

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Thinking Jon Corzine was an Italian American, I was keenly interested in his resignation as head of MF Global, a Wall Street firm that specialized in buying European bonds. Corzine, former U.S. senator and governor of New Jersey took over … Continue reading

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FILM “HANDS OVER THE CITY” WAS AHEAD OF ITS TIME ABOUT NAPLES

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If you want to get to know Naples, you will be well-served to rent the DVD “Hands over the City.” Considering the year it was released was 1963, the film was uncannily ahead of its time. Directed by Francesco Rosi, … Continue reading

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WHAT TO MAKE OF THE SCANDAL INVOLVING JOE PATERNO

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It was an outright disgrace for the Penn State University board of trustees to turn their back against football coach Joe Paterno, who valiantly served the university for 46 years. His firing as head coach at Penn State was unwarranted. … Continue reading

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FILM REVIEW: GENOVA

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Now on DVD is the film that critics applauded – “Genova.” For Italian Americans, especially those whose families come from Genoa, or the other provinces of the Liguria region, the film is one of interest as few if any English … Continue reading

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CLASSIC “JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS” FILMED IN ITALY

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Speaking about cinema, you never know when or where Italy will pop up. In the Halloween spirit, I watched the 1963 film “Jason and the Argonauts.” The film is a classic for all monster movie lovers such as myself, and … Continue reading

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