Classic Mille Miglia vintage car race ready to go Mechanics and drivers are fine tuning their vintage cars ahead of Thursday's start of the classic Mille Miglia (1,000 Miles) race from Brescia to Rome and back.
Day-Lewis wants Fellini musical Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis reportedly wants a key part in the planned film version of Nine, a Broadway hit musical based on Federico Fellini's masterpiece 8 1/2.
Bellucci awarded French Razzie Italian screen siren Monica Bellucci on Tuesday won a Gerard, the French equivalent of the American Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, handed out for ''worst achievements in film''.
Less glitz at Rome Film Fest Hollywood A-listers might not be as welcome on the red carpet at Rome's Film Festival under new plans for the event by the city's freshly appointed mayor Gianni Alemanno.
Two Italian films make Cannes line-up Italian cinema was given a lift on Wednesday when films by two of its top young directors were included in the line-up for this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Carnera stars again Italy's only world heavyweight boxing champ, giant 1930s slugger Primo Carnera, has inspired a movie that aims to set the record straight about a man-mountain sometimes remembered as a figure of fun.
Ancient Roman staircase found An Ancient Roman staircase which appears to have led into a previously unknown major building has been found during excavations for a new subway station.
Florence celebrates Fallaci A new multi-centre exhibition dedicated to controversial crusading journalist Oriana Fallaci opens in her home town of Florence on Friday.
Bologna to open free opera school Bologna's municipal theatre said Wednesday it will open a new opera school for would-be Pavarottis, directors and conductors in the autumn.
Depardieu fined for head-butting paparazzo An Italian court has ordered French actor Gerard Depardieu to pay 1,500 euros in damages to a young Italian paparazzo who he headbutted in a Florence street in October 2005.
