Europe's oldest film awards honor the Sean Penn-starrer -- the first time an English language film won the top Nastri d'Argento prize since Bernardo Bertolucci did it 24 years ago.read more full story ![]()
CANNES (Reuters) - Paolo Sorrentino's "The Great Beauty," a nostalgic, melancholic ode to the eternal city Rome, is one of several films that touch on the unraveling of contemporary Italy in official selection at the Cannes film festival this year.
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Bill Fox, the director of the Center for Business and Economic Research, earned the top faculty prize Monday evening as the University of Tennessee honored its top students and professors at its annual honors banquet.
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The magical atmosphere of Fellini’s "Roma" and "La Dolce Vita" pervades Paolo Sorrentino's update on cynicism, premiering in competition.
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CANNES, France (AP) - La dolce vita came to Cannes on Tuesday, thanks to a pair of films set in Italy exploring lives of affluent ennui.
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The Argento Chamber Ensemble performed the United States premieres of works by Georg Friedrich Haas and Aureliano Cattaneo, and Schumann’s Third Symphony for chamber.
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Trevor Sinclair has confirmed his friendship with Paolo Di Canio while team-mates at West Ham and claims the new Sunderland head coach's historical claims that he is a fascist should be "taken with a pinch of salt".
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L’Oreal China President Paolo Gasparrini , an Italian businessman who played a key role in building up the company’s business in the country during China's remarkable ascent to the top tier of the global luxury goods market, has passed away in Italy, according to an announcement a L’Oreal website.
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This is the fifth edition of The Place Prize (sponsored by Bloomberg), Britain’s foremost competition for contemporary dance choreography (first...
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Riccardo Buscarini's Athletes is a shimmeringly atmospheric stand-out in the finals of The Place Prize for Dance, says Mark Monahan.
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Here's the latest news for Tuesday, March 26: Italy high court overturns Knox acquittal; Calif. gay marriage argument at high court; Dominican immigrant claims winning Powerball prize; Kerry meets again with Karzai.
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