Lots of things happening over the past few days that have made me think more than usual about time and how it rapidly dances by us before we can realize it. It’s been a long day, however, and so I will just share what I consider to be most important, which is that I want to pay my...

This old cinema from the 1950s is located in Trastevere on via Natale del Grande.  Though the shot is fairly grainy, I think it has a certain cinematic quality to it and I loved the signage on the old movie theater. There are many old, historic theaters in Rome that have been shut down...

I was at Freni e Frizioni getting a drink with a friend when I got to witness some guerilla marketing for the RomaEuropa Festival, which starts today. The collective Artcock was on hand to paste up a bunch of flyers with funny images they’d shot of themselves (see up close shots on...

When I go to the movies here in Rome, I more often than not find myself at the Metropolitan Cinema right by the Piazza del Popolo end of the via del Corso (via del Corso 7 to be precise). I love this theater because they always show movies in original language, so I’m able to watch...

Padlocks on the Ponte Milvio, one of the oldest bridges in Rome. What’s the story behind the locks? Basically it’s to pledge your eternal love to your boyfriend/girlfriend and is taken from a best selling book turned film based in Rome. There’s good articles about the...

I spied this piece of art at the end of via del Pigneto this past weekend and was utterly amazed by the quality. The drawing depicts Totò, an extremely famous comedic actor from Naples during the post-WWII era. He’s a true icon of Italian cinema and anyone walking on the street who...