Italian Film Director Commits Suicide

Breaking news...Italian film director, Mario Monicelli, leaped to his death from the fifth floor balcony of his hospital room in Rome where he was undergoing treatment for terminal cancer.

Monicelli, a four-time Oscar nominated filmmaker best known for Italian comedies, was 95 years old at the time of his death.

He will be missed by many in the cinema and film industry.

Ciao e a presto,

New Moon

Filmed in Montepulciano, New Moon is scheduled to open in theaters on 
November 20.


Not to be missed.


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Ciao e a presto,

Venice Film Festival

The 66th Annual Venice Film Festival will take place on the Island of Lido September 2-12, 2009.The festival dates back to August 6, 1932 when the first film showing was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

The location of the screening is the Palazzo del Cinema on Venice Lido a small quiet island 10 minutes from St. Mark's Square. For more information, send email inquiries to biglietteria.cinema@labiennate.org

Ciao e a presto,