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The garden of Vittorio De Sica

Mostly high points at the Harvard Film Archive
Vittorio De Sica, the subject of a major retrospective at the Harvard Film Archive, "Vittorio De Sica — Neo-Realism, Melodrama, Fantasy," was a movie star in Italy before he became a filmmaker.
By STEVE VINEBERG | June 02, 2010

Interview: Roberto Benigni

TuttoDante, Benigni's one-man show
"Dante is talking to everybody, not just in the Middle Ages."
By JIM SULLIVAN | June 03, 2009

Frank's way

Simply Sinatra at Theatre by the Sea
Musical revues can be like videos of old golf tournaments — endless, amiable tedium interspersed with opportunities to wake up and smile nostalgically. Not so with My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra , at least not with this terrific production opening the season at Theatre by the Sea (through June 14).
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | June 02, 2009

Dance Monkey: Maria Ciampa

A local comic in the hot seat
Education is important. I’m pretty. Jellyfish are fun! And also, some ravioli.
By SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | September 25, 2007

An Italian feast

‘Signore + Signore’ isn’t just about the ladies
A group of performers — especially one unified by gender and culture — is an unconventional focus for a film series.
By STEVE VINEBERG | August 07, 2007

Round-trip Cruz

Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver
Volver may be a rich and moving film that celebrates the triumph of the feminine spirit, but it’s already best known as the movie in which writer/director Pedro Almodóvar fitted willowy leading lady Penélope Cruz with an ample prosthetic ass. Watch the trailer for Volver (QuickTime)
By GARY SUSMAN | February 20, 2007

Pedro, Borat, and a castrato

The 31st Toronto International Film Festival
As usual, dedicated film critics were too occupied seeing four or five movies a day to note the swarm of A-list celebrities at the 31st Toronto International Film Festival.
By GERALD PEARY | September 20, 2006

Shopgirl

Stylist Erica Corsano dishes on the world of fashion
Watch any red-carpet event and you're likely to feel less than picture perfect.
By HENLEY VAZQUEZ | March 28, 2006