ANOREXIA. THE REAL CAUSES: BLOOD TYPES AND TRAUMA
A conversation with the author – in Italian only Dr. Lorenzo Bracco’s “Anorexia, The Real Causes”, which in 2013 received in Italy the Cesare Pavese Award for nonfiction medical writing, presents leading-edge innovative solutions for the understanding and cure of a pathology that is steadily growing in today’s world. In a first step for developing an […]
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MARIO MARAZZITI: 13 WAYS OF LOOKING AT THE DEATH PENALTY
Mario Marazziti, co-founder of the World Coalition against the Death Penalty, will talk about his recent book on the inhumanity and irrationality of the death penalty in the US with Cesare Romano, Loyola Law School Los Angeles (moderator), Sarah Haley, UCLA Gender Studies, Sean Kennedy, Federal Public Defender, Central District of California, and Steven Rohde, […]
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PANORAMA ITALIA @ WORLDFEST HOUSTON
48th Annual International Independent Film Festival The 10th annual Panorama Italia at the 48th WorldFest, Houston International Film Festival, will showcase the most recent Italian productions and host Italian filmmakers including Crushed Lives – Sex or Kids? (Patatrac – il sesso dopo i figli 2014) by A. Colizzi and Do You Remember Me? (Ti ricordi […]
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RE/CREATION: TEXT AND PERFORMANCE IN LATE MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN EUROPE
This conference, organized by Dr. Sharon King (CMRS Associate) and Professor Massimo Ciavolella (UCLA), addresses some of the myriad ways theatre was reinvented, restyled, reimagined, and reproduced in communities on the continent and in England during the later Middle Ages and early modern periods. It also explores how these plays are received and perceived today. […]
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THE WORLD IS A STAGE
Giuliana Muscio, University of Padua, will discuss the cosmopolitan world of the “colonial theatre”, in particular the experiences of Italian performers in North and South America.More at http://sites.chapman.edu/pacchioni/
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MONA LISA IS MISSING by J. Medeiros
Screening of the 2012 documentary on Vincenzo Peruggia and the 1911 Mona Lisa theft, followed by Q&A with director Joe Medeiros. More at http://sites.chapman.edu/pacchioni/
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FILMS BY MARIO BAVA
BLACK SUNDAY / BLACK SABBATH In conjunction with LA Opera’s presentation of Hercules Vs. Vampires, April 23 – 26 at the Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the American Cinematheque will screen a pair of Mario Bava classics: BLACK SUNDAY and BLACK SABBATH. Whether it’s ancient strongmen, vampires or witches, the famed Italian horror director brings […]
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RENAISSANCE SPLENDORS OF THE NORTHERN ITALIAN COURTS
The Renaissance courts of northern Italy, among the wealthiest and most sophisticated in Europe, attracted innovative artists who created objects of remarkable beauty. Princes and other nobles offered painters and illuminators favorable contracts and social prestige in return for lavishly decorated panels and books. These works prominently displayed their owners’ scholarly learning, religious devotion, and […]
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THE MAFIA ONLY KILLS IN SUMMER
Pierfrancesco Diliberto (a renowned TV host and political comedian, better known as Pif) wrote, directed, and stars in this subversive, irreverent feature debut about Arturo, a young boy whose obsession with the Mafia’s casual presence in his city surpasses even his passion for Flora, the beautiful schoolmate who remains his main love interest until adulthood. […]
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PROSPECT NEW ORLEANS / LA IMPACT
Franklin Sirmans, Terri and Michael Smoke Department Head and Curator of Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and Artistic Director for Prospect.3: Notes for Now (Prospect New Orleans’ 3rd international contemporary art biennial) in conversation with LA based artist Piero Golia about his recent participation in the Biennial.
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