the Rome Blog

Well, there it is. Been and gone.

(I’m prepared to accept that my cameraphone in no longer at the forefront of modern technology.)

This year I finally made it to Notte Bianca, where among other things I saw Maximum Silence (above), an installation of coloured baubles in Circus Maximus (more…)

I’ve just noticed (because Amazon emailed me about it) that Aprile, Nanni Moretti’s 1998 follow-up to his terrific film Caro Diario, is being released on August 13 on (Region 2) DVD in the UK. Here it is on Amazon.co.uk. (more…)

I’m seeing a lot of posters in metro stations for the upcoming Roma Fiction Fest. The poster features a cinema screen with the festival logo splashed across it. I thought it might be yet another Rome film festival, but it turns out to be a new annual festival dedicated to television fiction (more…)

I’ve just realised that Rome’s literary festival, the Festival delle Letterature, has begun. This year, the festival runs from 18 May to 21 June. It’s taking place in the Basilica of Maxentius in the Forum, and consists of (more…)

I can’t remember precisely how I first heard of the Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio; like many things in Rome I seem to recall a mixture of passaparola and posters in the streets advertising concerts at various events. But the reasons why I became so interested are much clearer (more…)

It’s good to see that Il Falcone Maltese is still in print and going strong. Claiming to be the first monthly Italian magazine dedicated to giallo & noir (a nice combination of colour and language there), Il Falcone Maltese was launched last year by a team including sci-fi and crime author Massimo Mongai. (more…)

Speaking of film festivals, The Roma Independent Film Festival is running this week until Thursday night. It’s taking place at the Cinema Nuovo Olimpia and the official programme is here.

I’ve just noticed that Cinema Festa Internazionale di Roma - aka RomeFilmFest aka The Rome Film Festival - have updated their website with information on the 2007 edition of the festival.

There’s not much there as yet, other than the date (the festival is set for 18-27 October) but no doubt there’ll be semi-regular updates on their site from now on. Naturally, we’ll also be updating our page for the festival as we find out more.