Wikio - Federico Fellini

Stealing thunder… OK? The origins of everyday words and phrases (OUPblog)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:43:15 GMT

... relationship with the paparazzi . Originally, Paparazzo was the name of a society photographer in Federico Fellini’s 1960 film La Dolce Vita . By the following year paparazzo was appearing as a general name in English for a press photographer, and it had acquired the plural paparazzi , which is how it most commonly appears nowadays. Read them the riot act If you want to give someone...

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Inelda Tajo supported CCM's opera program (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:47:00 GMT

... friends with Italy's stars of film and television, once turning down an offer by the director Federico Fellini to work in film."She bore a striking resemblance to Fellini's wife, Giulietta Masina. He spotted Inelda, and he followed her for blocks, and finally stopped her and wanted to know whether she would do a screen test. She wasn't interested," said longtime friend and...

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Opera, CCM supporter dies (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:07:00 GMT

... friends with Italy’s stars of film and television, once turning down an offer by the director Federico Fellini to work in film.“She bore a striking resemblance to Fellini’s wife, Giulietta Masina. He spotted Inelda, and he followed her for blocks, and finally stopped her and wanted to know whether she would do a screen test. She wasn’t interested,” said longtime friend and...

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Rome: the complete guide (Times Online)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:14:40 GMT

Rimini-born Federico Fellini made some of his best films in his beloved birthplace, but it’s pretty obvious why he chose Rome as the setting for La Dolce Vita. And no wonder Audrey Hepburn’s Princess, in the movie Roman Holiday, ditched her title to run around the city on the back of Gregory Peck’s Vespa. Somehow effortlessly, the capital marries seriously photogenic architecture with...

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Costa Cruises Brings La Dolce Vita of Italy to the Tropics Aboard Two Ships in 2009/2010 Caribbean Season (PR News Wire )

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:04:00 GMT

... Guests who reserve these spa accommodations, appropriately located on Deck "8 1/2" in honor of Federico Fellini, who inspired design elements of the ship, will enjoy a variety of special privileges. These include a personalized wellness consultation, three complimentary treatments, two fitness or meditation classes and complimentary access to the Wellness Restaurant, offering a wide...

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Dino Risi (Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:12:00 GMT

Like Germi and Monicelli, but also Federico Fellini, of whom he was a friend and admirer, Risi never took part in the militant political battles

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home entertainment (Junk for Code)

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:36:53 GMT

We had a frustrating night last night trying to access ABC 2 through a digital set top box so that we could watch Dr. Strangelove. We gave up after an hour or so. We decided to watch a DVD of an early Federico Fellini film I Vitelloni--- it is one...

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Turner Classic Movies series honors Sophia Loren (LA Times)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:24:26 GMT

... ( Daniel Day-Lewis) mother in Rob Marshall's production of the musical "Nine," which is based on Federico Fellini's Oscar-winning classic "8 1/2 .""I just want to work in things that really give me emotions," she said. "I think for me as an Italian to be in a musical is the dream of my life. Now I am going to be part of this, which I think is absolutely marvelous. I can't wait to...

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10 books and movies to prep for a trip to Rome (LA Times)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

... and Siân Phillips as his bone-chilling grandmother, Livia.5. "La Dolce Vita" (1960, directed by Federico Fellini) is simply a must-see for Rome-bound visitors. It goes way beyond Anita Ekberg and Marcello Mastroianni taking a bath in the Trevi Fountain. Somehow, the movie gets to the heart of gorgeous, sexy, operatic, always over-ripe Rome.6. "Memoirs of Hadrian" (1951, by Marguerite...

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Brazil (1985) (This Distracted Globe)

Wed, 28 May 2008 01:47:28 GMT

... Terry Gilliam - director, animator and collaborator in Monty Python - had George Orwell and Federico Fellini and a project he was calling 1984 ½ on his mind. Sitting on a beach in the Welsh steel town of Port Talbot, “The sun was setting, and it was really quite beautiful. The contrast was extraordinary. I had this image of a guy sitting there on this dingy beach with a portable radio,...

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Sydney Pollack, Oscar Winner for `Out of Africa,' Dies at 73 (ximblr.com)

Tue, 27 May 2008 11:23:06 GMT

... Filmography.'' As an alternative, Pollack said he drew on the work of European directors, such as Federico Fellini and Francois Truffaut, whose films explored a single event through the reactions of multiple characters. Pollack was widely hailed as an actor's director, one who worked closely with his cast to find the emotions behind their characters. Twelve actors were nominated for...

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"I remember" (What About Clients?)

Sat, 24 May 2008 18:44:58 GMT

... magical, profound--and in the end too important to be taken seriously. The Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini thought so, too, in his 1973 film Amarcord ("I Remember"), about growing up in small-town Italy.

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Fashion Scoops: Balmain's Main Man Muti's Turn Pin Up (Women's Wear Daily)

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:03:51 GMT

... select stars at last month's Tribeca Film Festival, where the actress financed the restoration of Federico Fellini's "Toby Dammit" film."I've always wanted to design my own jewelry line, so it's a dream come true," said the 53-year-old actress, adding she was inspired by her personal pieces collected during her travels since her teenage years.Muti has created a 50-piece collection...

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Day-Lewis Bumps Bardem for Nine (Cinema Blend Feeds)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:00:37 GMT

Working hard in front of the cameras and the expectations of award season is exhausting. Occasionally, it can be too much for some, like Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men), who recently dropped off Nine. Others feed off the energy and take up the slack. Case in point -- Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood) has taken Bardem's place in the musical based on Federico Fellini's superb...

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Spunk Sues Over Rights to First Michael Lucas Bareback Movie (PR News Wire )

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:59:00 GMT

... is no stranger to litigation, as he was recently sued by International Media Films, the owners of Federico Fellini's iconic classic motion picture "La Dolce Vita." Unlike that case, here it is alleged that Lucas' copyright infringement relates to the theft of the movie actual. Although not raised in the complaint, Lucas appears to also have knowingly and willfully violated 18 U.S.C....

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Day-Lewis in talks to star in 'Nine' (Digital Spy)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:16:00 GMT

Rex FeaturesDaniel Day-Lewis is in talks to join the cast of Rob Marshall's musical Nine.Day-Lewis is looking to take the role of Guido Contini, an Italian director based on Federico Fellini who battles through a personal crisis while trying to juggle the women in his life.The There Will Be Blood star would assume the role vacated by Javier Bardem, who of Nine citing fatigue and stress...

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Daniel Day-Lewis as Guido? I Guess that Works (RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines)

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:14:31 GMT

Ever since seeing Federico Fellini's 8? I have had something of an infatuation with it. It is a fantastic film and the thought of a remake is something that certainly intrigues me. However, Rob Marshall's musical remake inspired by the broadway version of Fellini's classic isn't exactly what I had in mind. But I guess it will have to do for now. The film is called Nine for those...

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Jogging Flips, Journalists and Fellini (Mr. Peel's Sardine Liqueur)

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:17:00 GMT

... or bitters around I won't be trying it right now. Below that volume was Tullio Kezich’s biography Federico Fellini: His Life and Work . Here’s what is asked for, coming from a chapter on his first film, LO SCEICCO BIANCO (THE WHITE SHEIK) and beginning near the end of a paragraph: “Trieste’s brilliant debut is clouded only by the fact that Fellini decides to have Carlo Romano...

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Italian Neo-Realism: I Vitelloni by Federico Fellini (Broken Projector)

Sun, 11 May 2008 21:35:10 GMT

With I Vitelloni (1953), the great master filmmaker Federico Fellini really tells the story of our lives. The film is set in a small Italian coastal town of Rimini (which co-incidentally also happens to be Fellini’s hometown) and tells the life story of a group of friends. There is the skirt-chaser Fausto, the hard working [...]

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Lights, cameras, fashion: Designers reveal their cinematic inspiration (The Independent)

Sat, 10 May 2008 23:00:01 GMT

... about what they will wear. Philip Treacy: Giulietta degli spiriti' (Juliet of the Spirits, Federico Fellini, 1965) Fellini's first feature-length colour film is a surreal masterpiece in fashion and film. I saw it when I was a student and I'll always remember the night scene, where someone walks into a garden and the rose bushes are wrapped in Cellophane. A lot of hats are worn...

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