Entertainment
Tightrope act over Rome's Tiber river
Andrea Loreni performs first high-wire act over Tiber in Rome.
Italian performer Andrea Loreni has become the first tightrope walker to conquer Rome's Tiber, walking along a steel wire that linked th...
Kevin Spacey axed from Rome film
Ridley Scott replaces Spacey with Christopher Plummer.
Director Ridley Scott has axed actor Kevin Spacey from All the Money in the World, a film set predominantly in Rome, just six weeks before its r...
Rome Film Fest attracts big names
Movies from 31 countries and numerous Hollywood stars in attendance.
The 12th edition of the Rome Film Fest features screenings, master classes, tributes, retrospectives, panels and special events, a...
Rome series Suburra debuts on Netflix
Suburra is first fully-Italian production for Netflix.
The new television series Suburra, set in Rome, will become the first fully-Italian production on Netflix when it launches on 6 October.
The te...
Celebrity Fight Night comes to Rome
Andrea Bocelli invites stars to Rome for week of charity fund-raising events.Sir Elton John will be among the guest performers at a private charity fund-raising concert inside Rome's Colosseum on the...
Rome celebrates traditional carnival season with parades and fireworks.
The ninth edition of Carnevale Romano, Rome's traditional carnival season, includes parades, readings, live music and firewor...
Rome mayor “declares war” on gambling.
Slot machines are to be prohibited in the centre of Rome according to new regulations proposed by the city's mayor Viriginia Raggi who has "declared war" on g...
Netflix begins filming Suburra in Rome
Suburra will be first Italian original series for Netflix.
Netflix, the international provider of on-demand internet streaming films and television shows, has begun filming Suburra, its first Itali...
Return of Rome's Luneur fun park
Italy's oldest amusement park reopens after years of closure.
The Luneur fun park in Rome's southern EUR suburb reopened on 27 October, in time for Halloween children's activities, after being clos...
Rome's Fiddler’s Elbow celebrates 40 years
Oldest Irish pub in Rome marks milestone with week-long party.
The Fiddler's Elbow in Rome, Italy’s first Irish pub, celebrates its 40th anniversary with a week of live music events from 24-30 Octo...
Cinema2Day €2 tickets in Italian cinemas
Cinema2Day to launch in Italian cinemas on 14 September.
Going to the cinema on every second Wednesday of the month will now only cost €2 thanks to a nationwide initiative announced by Italy's cult...
Oscar for Italy's Ennio Morricone
Italian composer wins first competitive Oscar.
Italian composer Ennio Morricone won an Oscar for best original score for his soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's movie The Hateful Eight at the Academy...
Ennio Morricone to receive Golden Globe in Rome
Morricone earns Golden Globe for Tarantino soundtrack.
Celebrated Italian composer Ennio Morricone is to receive a Golden Globe award in Rome on 30 January for his soundtrack for Quentin Tarantino'...
Elton John ignites Italy's surrogacy debate
Elton John special guest of Sanremo Music Festival in Italy.
The confirmation of British pop star Elton John as a special guest of Italy's upcoming Sanremo Music Festival comes as the Italian par...
Appeal to save Rome's Alcazar Cinema
Alcazar Cinema set to close on 31 January.
Italy's national cinema organisation has launched an appeal to save Rome's Alcazar Cinema from closure. Located in the Trastevere district, the Alcazar is...
Thanksgiving festivities in Rome on 26 November.
Thanksgiving is not a holiday widely celebrated in Rome, but there are some places where you can enjoy traditional food and festivities on Thursday...
While some of the following ten movies may not be the best or most important filmed on the streets of Rome, they are among the best-known to an international audience, and all have Roman sites as thei...
Top 10 vinyl record shops in Rome
A guide to buying vinyls in Rome's best record shops.
1. Blue Jazz
As the name suggests, this tiny shop near St Peter's is dedicated to all kinds of jazz records, and the selection is top notch. V...
Halloween popular among young Italians.
The ghoulish festival of Halloween, still a slightly foreign concept in Rome, is becoming increasingly popular with younger Italians.
If you are looking f...
Netflix to arrive in Italy on 22 October
Netflix international streaming provider of television shows and films comes to Italy.
Netflix, the international provider of on-demand internet streaming films and television shows, is set to arrive...
