Movies - July 20, 2007
"Golden Door" opens up the emigrant's world
If you’ve seen his stark and beautiful “Respiro,” you know that Italian writer/director Emanuele Crialese’s look at emigration is bound to be unique. His new film, “Golden Door” (Called “Nuovomondo” or “New World” in Italy) strikes an unusual chord.
Tags: Golden Door, Crialese, Sicily, Ellis Island, Italian, Italian-American, emigrant, immigrant, Nuovomondo, Respiro, Gainsbourg, Amato

Movies - July 16, 2007
Sordi is a different kind of mafioso
You've still got four opportunities to see to see Alberto Lattuada’s 1962 film “Mafioso” this week.
Tags: Sordi, Mafioso, Sicily, Lattuada, Milan, Attanasio

Movies - May 23, 2007
Italian Film Festival makes great debut
With only about a month to organize the first Italian Film Festival in Milwaukee, Barbara Klein, Paul Salsini and I didn't know exactly what to expect. Last night was the first of three nights at Marquette's Varsity Theater and with a turnout of more than 100 for "The Fever," we were pleased.
Tags: Salsini, Klein, Italian Film, La febbre, alla luce del sole, la destinazione, sicily, sardinia

Music - Sept. 8, 2006
Uzeda's full-thrust sound fuels "Stella"
Uzeda is one of the longest-lived and influential bands in the Italian underground rock scene, playing a full-thrust brand of post-punk that rides the line between controlled and explosive. The Sicilian underground band returns to Milwaukee and we talked to them.
Tags: Uzeda, Giovanna Cacciola, Agostino Tilotta, Cactus Club, Albini, Senigallia, Sicily, Catania, Sieracki, MSOE, Todd Wehr

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 22, 2005
Pipito salutes Porticello with new restaurant
Tony Pipito, owner of Mama's Italian Cuisine and the attached Papa's Social Club at 7712-18 W. Burleigh St., will open a new Italian restaurant in Oconomowoc this fall. Porticello, named for the Sicilian town of his forebears, will be managed by his son, Steve.
Tags: Pipito, Porticello, Sicily, Mama's, Papa's, Oconomowoc, Silver Lake