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Vincent Traina is a historian, teacher, and freelance writer with a museum and education background. Vincent has a BA in History and a BA in Communication Arts from Caldwell College. Trainas experience in museum education and historic preservation includes

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Entertainment > Directors & Film Makers The Good, The Bad and Sergio Leone: Assessing the Dollars Trilogy: 3 of 3
Before he gave us "C'era Una Volta Nel West" ("Once Upon A Time in the West"), he made the world of cinema tremble with his archetypical "Il Brutto, Il Buono, Il Cattivo." Known to us as "The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly," the film Quentin Tarantino described as "the best directed movie of all time" is the last part in what is n... More..
Arts & Humanities > European History Focus on Sicily: Garibaldi's legacy of freedom: 2 of 2
Just last spring, Anita Garibaldi, the great-granddaughter of the "Hero of Two Worlds," visited Caldwell College to talk about her family's legacy. Anita's great-grandfather Giuseppe Garibaldi was instrumental in militarily unifying Italy in the 1860s. He embodied the liberal nationalist ideals of the nineteenth century, and ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Flags of Our Fathers: 2 of 2
In 2006, legendary director Martin Scorsese had declared his intention to help preserve classic Italian films from half a century ago, beginning with Sergio Leone's masterpiece Spaghetti Western "Once Upon A Time in the West" (C'era Una Volta il West). This came at a time when Clint Eastwood, one of Leone's most recognized pr... More..