Kino and Vino is dedicated to cult movies and unearthing some under the radar cinema essentials of the 20th century. This weeks pick is the 1996 Indie tragicomedy Big Night, staring Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub, Ian Holm, Minnie Driver, and Isabella Rossellini
BIG NIGHT RECIPES:
SOURCES:
“How Stanley’s Tucci’s Big Night helped kick off an American dining revolution,” Matt Gross, (via TheGuardian), 2016,
Scott Myers, “Great Scene: Big Night,” (via Medium), 2009,
Victoria J Iacchetta, “Now Wonder Pizza is already as American as Apple Pie! The Integration of an Ethnic Dish into 1950’s America,” (via Buffalo.edu), 2015,
history/documents/Iacchetta-Thesis.pdf
Heaven and Hell in Big Night, (via FoodInItaly), 2013,
Roger Ebert, “Big Night” (via RogerEbert), 1996),
Frank Bruni, “Hollywood Ending, With Meatballs”, (via TheNewYorkTimes), 2012,
Judith Weinraub, “A ‘Big Night’ for Food Fans,” (via TheWashingtonPost), 1996,
Tracie McMillan, “How Italian Cuisine Became as American As Apple Pie,” (via NaturalGeographic), 2016,
Susan Royal, “Stanley Tucci Breaks Out” (via InsideFilmOnline),
“The Way It Was: Italian America in the 1950’s” Tony Traficante, (via ItalianSonsAndDaughters), 2020,
MUSIC:
Waltz for Little Italy – Bireli Snow
Mode of Transport – Brendon Moeller
The Vaal – Brendon Moeller
Lonely Charades – Andres Cantu
The Smoke Room – Alexandra Woodward
One Late Night – JustNormal
Sometimes I’m Happy – SoVea