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Garment Workers and Union Activists in Tinsel Town

Laura E. Ruberto

My random encounter with a Hollywood Italian American labor activist.

Watching Mob Movies with my Fourteen-Year-Old Son

Joey Skee

A “teachable moment” about mafia realties and representations.

Westward the Women

Laura E. Ruberto

What Frank Capra and an obscure William Wellman western might tell us about Italian American women

Clemenza and Tessio are like Britain and France

Laura E. Ruberto

The Pax Corleone, or what happens when two political analysts offer a close reading of "The Godfather" in an effort to explain contemporary US politics

Watching “Serpico” with my Thirteen-Year-Old Son

Joey Skee

Musings on heroes, role models, and the Italian-American imaginative

The Race Debate in America and Italy: Should We Do the Right Thing?

Ottorino Cappelli

While Obama clinches the nomination, some Italian- Americans join in the Lee-Eastwood feud over racial prejudices in America. In Italy at the same time, the race issue surfaces in...

A Clear Sign of Renaissance for Italian Cinema

A. D.C.

Professor Antonio Monda on Italian cinema's promising future...

Le Conversazioni

Andrea Di Camillo

An exciting documentary (yes--they do exist!) called "Le Conversazioni" ("Conversations") shot in Capri was presented at the Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU). The main topic...

Brigand or Emigrant, but Ultimately Film Protagonist

Joey Skee

Representations of brigands have shaped and continue to reshape perceptions of Italy and its people throughout the world.

Linking the Diaspora Cinematically

Joey Skee

Australia’s Federation of Italian Migrant Workers and their Families holds its “The Weird Mob 2: The Italian Invasion” Film Festival.

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