Q&A: With the game's creative director, Patrice Desilets Nov 17, 2009
"It is kind of neat to be in your villa and look at the paintings and say, 'They are mine.' ... I've been saying this Christmas if you want to travel to Italy, the cheapest way to do it is to buy Assassin's Creed II.Recently, Desilets talked about the beginnings of Assassin's Creed and the new vast, explorable Italy that the creative team at Ubisoft Montreal has created inAssassin's Creed II. (See our story .)First the Holy Land and now Renaissance Italy. These are not traditional video game... (USA Today -- Life)
'Twilight' fans swarm Volterra, Italy Nov 6, 2009
The New Moon shoot elevated Montepulciano from guidebooks to tabloids as media descended upon the town, hoping for candids of the young cast enjoying la dolce vita, particularly Pattinson and his co-star. La Locanda di San Francesco, a boutique hotel, has an expansive wine bar that owner Cinzia Caporali closed so Pattinson and his bodyguard could enjoy a private lunch. (USA Today -- Life)
Tropico 3: Diary, Part 3 Oct 23, 2009
Somehow I will refill my money coffers again and then it's "la dolce vita" suckers. 09. (IGN PC Games)
City Beat (158) Oct 3, 2009
La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) exhibit by JFSA s Ascentia Art Therapy Clients is on display at CWRU Weatherhead School of Management, 11119 Bellflower Dr., through Nov. 1. Exhibit features masks related to Italy s Venetian Carnival festival. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Ravenswood makes top 100 Oct 2, 2009
The restaurant guide based on Zagat readers' ratings says "La dolce vita is alive and well in this downtown Sonoma newcomer ... which lures wine-country diners with an attentive staff and terrific mid-priced Cal-Italian antipasti, pizzas and cocktails ...". Among other Sonoma restaurants rated close together in the new book, we find Caf. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Film Review: Nights of Cabiria Sep 13, 2009
In other works, such as La Dolce Vita and La Strada, the final notes were melancholy and bitter, but viewers will feel that Cabiria needs a happy ending more than any of Fellini s other creations. Critics have also given Nights of Cabiria almost universal praise, and it is easy to see why. (Suite101.com)
The glitzy faceof Eurabia Aug 28, 2009
In June 1995 he applied a bloodless palace coup and snatched power from his own father, who happened to be living la dolce vita in Europe. Once again flirting with iconoclasm, the emir then not only famously begged to differ from the House of Saud in virtually all matters but got into no-holds-barred journalism by launching a made in Arabia 24-hour news channel, al-Jazeera. (Asia Times Online)
‘The Italian Summer’ courses with enjoyment Aug 27, 2009
His summertime memoir about la dolce vita does have the feel of a long, gentle birdie putt that finds its way into the center of the hole. Chuck Leddy is a freelance writer who lives in Dorchester. (Boston Globe)
Valentino: The Last Emperor Aug 7, 2009
From a liberal use of Nino Rota to clips of La Dolce Vita, Fellini references abound, but the comparisons don t exactly do The Last Emperor any favors. While a few wry winks provide some underlying tension between the film and its subject, the filmmakers ultimately remain starstruck by the world of glitz and glamour that Fellini was so quick to undercut as empty and superficial. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Mob Allegations Turn Rome's 'Sweet Life' Sour Jul 24, 2009
Italian authorities seized some $284 million in assets of the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate, including this cafe of La Dolce Vita movie fame Alessandra Tarantino / AP ... Fifty years later, the sidewalk locale is as luxurious as ever (though not quite as lively), attracting both well-heeled Italians and tourists looking for a hint of the breezy, post-War sweet life celebrated in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita, in which the caf; was a key location. (Time.com)
Rome cafe seized over alleged mob ties Jul 23, 2009
La Dolce Vita cafe seized over alleged mob ties ... Italian authorities have seized some $284 million in assets and businesses owned by the 'ndrangheta crime syndicate, including the Cafe de Paris of "La Dolce Vita" movie fame ... ROME - Italian authorities on Wednesday seized about $284 million in assets and businesses owned by a crime syndicate, including the Cafe de Paris of "La Dolce Vita" movie fame. (MSNBC -- International)
Police Seize 'La Dolce Vita' Cafe Jul 23, 2009
(AP) Italian authorities have seized some $284 million in assets and businesses owned by the 'ndrangheta crime syndicate, including the Cafe de Paris of "La Dolce Vita" movie fame ... The Cafe de Paris became a symbol of La Dolce Vita, or "the sweet life," in the 1960s. (CBS News)
Supreme Leader Marcello Mastroianni Jul 22, 2009
Germi also pulls a Brecht and chews up meta-cinema by throwing Federico Fellini's iconic La Dolce Vita right in the middle of his plot ... Back in the cool breeze of summer in Saint-Germain, LMDQ ended up convincing me about the inevitable - a homage to quintessential Marcello in La Dolce Vita. (Asia Times Online)
Uffa! $980 bill shocks tourists dining in Italy Jul 3, 2009
ROME - They were looking for a bit of La Dolce Vita but what two Japanese tourists got in a restaurant in Rome left a bad taste in their mouths. The couple was handed a $980 restaurant bill after lunch last month at a restaurant just steps away from Piazza Navona. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Barca fans revel in Rome; Man U backers glum May 28, 2009
Spoofing Anita Ekbergs seductive romp in the Trevi Fountain in the Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita, dozens of Barca backers splashed, fully clothed, in the waters glistening under lights in a stifling mugginess. In another famed square, the medieval Campo de Fiori, Spanish fans sent up a raucous chorus of Ole, ole. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Meet Me In The Kitchen Live Webcast Cooking Class, Feeds the iCan't Cook Generation! May 21, 2009
In 2005, Bartolotta created and produced a cooking and lifestyle show in Pittsburgh titled "La Dolce Vita". . (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Five iconic winners May 14, 2009
"La Dolce Vita" (1960) Director: Federico Fellini Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aim;e ... Tracking a week in the life of a 1950s journalist, "La Dolce Vita" was greeted rapturously by critics in both Europe and America. (CNN -- International)
Cannes' up-and-down 2008 May 12, 2009
"Marty" (1955), "La Dolce Vita" (1960), "Blow-Up" (1967), "MASH" (1970), "Taxi Driver" (1976), "Apocalypse Now" (1979) and "Fahrenheit 9/11" (2004) all used victory at Cannes as a springboard to great critical or financial success, and in many cases both. And though 2007's "No Country for Old Men" didn't win the festival's big prize, the buzz surrounding the film after its Cannes showing was instrumental in carrying it to a best picture win at the Oscars. (CNN -- Showbiz)
'Valentino' is a reverent portrayal of a lover of beauty Apr 17, 2009
At one point, Valentino and Giammetti reminisce about Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" and how much that glamorous era in Roman pop culture meant to them. But the Fellini movie is what their lives have become. (Boston Globe)
From 'Sex' to 'Rings Apr 4, 2009
In London, England, you can visit locations used in movies such as "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "Four Weddings and a Funeral." When in Rome, Italy, world-famous landmarks like the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum will make you feel as if you've stepped right into "Roman Holiday" and "La Dolce Vita.". Tours highlighting sites used during the filming of "The Sound of Music" have many visitors singing with joy in Salzburg, Austria. (CNN -- US)
Cut costs and make memories in Europe Mar 20, 2009
Even those who don't have much money manage plenty of "la dolce vita." And savvy travelers can join them on the cheap. The best travelers are not those with the thickest wallets, but those with a knack for connecting with locals and their culture. (CNN -- Travel)
Ode to a Fashion Legend, Valentino: The Last Emperor Mar 19, 2009
" The emperor might never have succeeded if not for his prime minister: Giancarlo Giammetti, who from the beginning ran the business, ran interference, made the deals and, for much of their 45 years, was Valentino's lover. They met in a cafe on the Via Veneto in 1960, the year Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita made that street famous, and established Rome as the Mecca and Gomorrah of European society. (Nino Rota's music from La Dolce Vita and other Fellini films ornaments the sound track.)... (Time.com)
Jon Voight to Attend 2009 Florida F... Mar 18, 2009
Voight s appearance and question-and-answer session on April 5 will be the concluding segment of the Festival s , which also includes screenings of Fatal Attraction, Crimes of Passion, and La Dolce Vita. About Midnight Cowboy. (Suite101.com)
Never Fading Out Of Style Mar 18, 2009
At one point, Valentino and Giammetti visit Rome's Via Veneto, where they first met, after which we're presented with a shot of hunky Marcello Mastroianni on the very same street in Fellini's 1960 "La Dolce Vita." Pure movie magic. vam@nypost. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
All News > Mar 9, 2009
Co-penned 'La Dolce Vita,' '8 1/2' Nick Vivarelli - 3/8/09 3:49pm. UBS assisting Media co. in sale of channels Steve Clarke - 3/6/09 9:44am. (Variety)
La Dolce Vita Mar 6, 2009
Page last updated at 09:51 GMT, Thursday, 5 March 2009. Anita Ekberg in the Trevi fountain is an iconic scene in 20th Century cinema. (BBC News -- Europe)
In 'Gomorrah,' the mob has a region in Italy in its grip Feb 27, 2009
It's a grim cinematic antonym of the great opening passage in Fellini's "La Dolce Vita," in which a helicopter flies a statue of Christ above Rome. "Gomorrah" closes with another Faustian elevation. (Boston Globe)
ABROAD: Randy Scandinavia? Calm down, boys, you're misinformed Feb 8, 2009
While Eisenhower was taking his swipe at Scandinavia, Federico Fellini was casting Anita Ekberg as the wet wench in the Trevi Fountain in "La Dolce Vita." Even Bob Hope, in the mid-1960s, flirted with Scandinavian free love. In "I'll Take Sweden" the eternally square Hope played a single father who brings his daughter (Tuesday Weld) on a trip to Europe to separate her from her boyfriend (Frankie Avalon), only to decide that marriage is better than time in swinging Sweden. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
