Rome’s Trevi Fountain is ‘crumbling’
June 11th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Rome, June 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Baroque monument Trevi Fountain, has being inspected for damage last Monday after stone fragments broke off and fell to the ground.
The Rococo masterpiece has apparently ... Read more...
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Why would I have gone to Mumbai? asks Soumitra Chatterjee (Interview)
May 12th, 2012 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) The actor and the director, the man and his muse, Soumitra Chatterjee and Satyajit Ray. A symbiotic relationship, which gave expression to one of greatest eras ... Read more...
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Even today Ray remains alive in me: Soumitra Chatterjee (April 23 in Satyajit Ray’s 20th death anniversary)
April 23rd, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee, who starred in 14 celluloid classics of Satyajit Ray, says working with the master filmmaker was an exciting learning process. And he ... Read more...
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Phalke award is recognition of my 53 years of hard work: Soumitra
March 21st, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Iconic Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee said his being named for the Dada Saheb Phalke award - the highest honour in Indian cinema - is a recognition ... Read more...
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Soumitra Chatterjee named for Dada Saheb Phalke award (Lead)
March 21st, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee, who has portrayed a versatile range of lead characters in films by Satyajit Ray, has been selected for India's highest film ... Read more...
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‘Dolce Vita’ diva Ekberg appeals for help
December 23rd, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 23 (IANS/AKI) Anita Ekberg, the Swedish blond who famously cavorted in Rome's Trevi Fountain in the 1960 Federico Fellini classic "La Dolce Vita", is destitute and asking ... Read more...
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Georgian cinema under spotlight at IFFI 2010
November 18th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 18 (IANS) Georgian cinema, which moved master Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini to tears, will be under spotlight at the 41st edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) that ... Read more...
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Man fined for acrobatic dives in Italian fountain
November 17th, 2010 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 17 (IANs/AKI) A homeless Romanian, dubbed 'Attila the Hun', was fined 160 euros by police after he staged a spectacular diving display in Rome's famous 17th-century Trevi fountain.The Romanian ... Read more...
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Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis dies at 91
November 12th, 2010 - 2:59 am ICT by BNO News
LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) -- Acclaimed Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis on Wednesday night died in his Los Angeles home. He was 91 years old.De Laurentiis died on Wednesday night at his ... Read more...
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50 years on Italy’s ‘La Dolce Vita is just a distant memory’
November 6th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 6 (ANI): La Dolce Vita - 'The Sweet Life' in Italy is anything but that, as Italians struggle to cope with the worst recession since the Second World War.The anniversary ... Read more...
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Italian filmmaker’s book published in Arabic
November 3rd, 2010 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 3 (IANS/WAM) The book "Fare un Film" (making a film) written by Italian director Federico Fellini has been published in Arabic.The 231-page book, translated by Egypt-born Italian Naji Rizq ... Read more...
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Moore to be honoured at Rome film festival
October 8th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 8 (IANS) Actress Julianne Moore will be the toast of the upcoming Rome Film Festival in Italy when she will be honoured for her career achievements.The "Hours" star will ... Read more...
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Julianne Moore to be honoured for career triumph at Rome film festival
October 8th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 8 (ANI): Actress Julianne Moore will be honoured for her career achievements at the upcoming Rome Film Festival in Italy.'The Hours' star will premiere her latest movie, 'The Kids ... Read more...
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Germaine Greer confesses affair with film director Federico Fellini
April 12th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 12 (ANI): Scholar Germaine Greer has for the first time confessed that she had a brief affair with Federico Fellini, the married film director. Greer has described how she ... Read more...
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Fergie studied Italian cinema to play prostitute
November 28th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 28 (IANS) Pop star Fergie says she studied Italian cinema and its actresses to master her performance as a prostitute in the film "Nine".
The "Black Eyed Peas" star admits she ... Read more...
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Berlusconi’s female escort reveals all in new book
November 24th, 2009 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 24 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is expected to come under renewed pressure when prostitute Patrizia D'Addario publishes a book about their alleged sexual encounter at his official residence ... Read more...
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$800m Ben Hur-based theme park to be built in Italy
November 21st, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 21 (ANI): A theme park, costing 800 million dollars, is being built in Rome based on movie classic Ben Hur.Oscar-winning production designer Dante Ferretti is doing the job of creating ... Read more...
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Rome welcomes the swimming world
July 22nd, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Peter Mayer
Rome, July 22 (DPA) Think of a diva in Rome and one image likely to spring to mind is that of a sultry Anita Ekberg, taking a dip in ... Read more...
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Tom Hanks to be honoured by peers in New York
March 20th, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 20 (ANI): American actor Tom Hanks is to be honoured by his peers at a star-studded gala tribute in New York.The double Oscar winner will be honoured at the ... Read more...
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Home entertainment boom takes world cinema to Indian homes
August 16th, 2008 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Ingmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa, Francois Truffaut, Federico Fellini - they were exclusive names in the domains of discerning and cerebral moviegoers across India until a ... Read more...
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Kidman wants her kids out of the Church of Scientology
April 20th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by admin
New York, Apr 20 (ANI): It looks like Nicole Kidman is not that much into Scientology, for the Aussie beauty has limited contact with her adopted kids by Tom Cruise, Isabella ... Read more...
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Nicole Kidman in talks for Nine
April 14th, 2008 - 5:34 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, Apr 14 (ANI): Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman is considering a big-screen singing role in a new musical flick titled Nine.The new film is an adaptation of the Tony award-winning Broadway ... Read more...
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Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench to star in ‘Nine’
April 5th, 2008 - 6:21 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 5 (ANI): Hollywood actresses Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench have reportedly been signed up to star in the new film Nine.
The film is an adaptation of the Tony award-winning ... Read more...
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Zeta-Jones wont do Nine till her role gets meatier
November 20th, 2007 - 4:28 pm ICT by admin
New York, Nov 20 (ANI): Hollywood star Catherine Zeta-Jones will not be a part of Nine anymore, allegedly because the films director Rob Marshall has not agreed to the actress demand of ... Read more...
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