Entertainment
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 set to close its do...
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 26 November.
Amer...
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 their backdrop
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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 for the perfect Hallo...
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 in Italy on 22 Octo...
Children and adults to build a Colosseum mosaic at Pincio.
Children of all ages in Rome can participate in building a giant Lego Colosseum during the weekend of 12-13 September, from 10.00-19.00.
The Lego-themed e...
Europe's largest drive-in cinema reopens at Casal Palocco.
The long-abandoned drive-in cinema at Casal Palocco, a southwest Rome suburb, is reopening thanks to the efforts of the committee behind the Cinema America Oc...
Hollywood cast for The Young Pope.
Oscar-winning film director Paolo Sorrentino begins filming his new movie The Young Pope in Rome on 3 August.
There won't be any scenes filmed in the Vatican however, due to the...
Annual Mille Miglia race includes 435 vintage cars
A fleet of vintage cars arrives in Rome on the night of Friday 15 May, as part of the Mille Miglia race between the northern Italian city of Brescia and the capital....
Technical fault leads to second shoot and closure of Via Nomentana.
The stretch of Rome's Via Nomentana between Via Gorizia and Via Messina will be completely closed to traffic from 22.30 on Tuesday 17 March until 05....
Proposed concert follows decision to ban filming of Ben Hur in ancient site
Rome is reportedly holding talks to allow British band Coldplay to stage a concert in the Circus Maximus in summer 2016, according to reports...
007 movie continues to cause street closures and traffic detours
Filming for Spectre, the latest James Bond movie, continues to cause disruption to commuters in Rome. Since filming began in mid-February, film crews...
Culture officials fear damage to Quattro Fontane fountains
Rome’s cultural heritage officials have blocked plans to film a high-speed car chase at the Quattro Fontane intersection as part of the new James Bond m...
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A guide to New Year's Eve in Rome
As New Year’s Eve approaches, Wanted in Rome highlights a selection of events taking place on the Festa di S. Silvestro or Capodanno, as it is kno...
007 to parachute onto Rome's Ponte Sisto
Several scenes from the upcoming 24th film in the James Bond series will be shot in Rome between February and March next year.
The most dramatic scene will feature 007, pla...
Scaled down version features less films and returns to October slot
The ninth edition of the Rome Film Festival, which will take place from 16-25 October at the Auditorium Parco della Musica, will be a slimmed-down v...
Movie theme park located in Castel Romano
The long-awaited theme park dedicated to the magic of cinema will be opened on 16 July along Via Pontina in the Castel Romano area, about 10 km from EUR, south of Rome.
Des...
Rome mayor under fire for low fee
Rome's mayor Ignazio Marino has come in for heavy criticism after it was revealed that the Rolling Stones were charged just below €8,000 to use the Circus Maximus as their conce...
Street closures around Circus Maximus
Rome is gearing up to welcome the Rolling Stones who perform the only Italian date of their world tour 14 on Fire at the Circus Maximus on Sunday 22 June.
The preparations inc...
Ban affects areas most frequented by young people at night
Rome has introduced a ban on the consumption of alcohol in public every night from 22.00, following appeals from residents tired of anti-social behaviour in...
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