Italy 2013 in Review: Silvio Berlusconi, Pope Francis Take Center Stage

Italy also attracted media and entertainment industry attention when James Gandolfini died in Rome and when comic Checco Zalone was crowned the country's box office champ. ROME – The apparent political demise of former prime minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi as a political force, the arrival of Pope Francis and the death of Sopranos star James Gandolfini in Rome en route to Sicily's Taormina Film Festival where among the biggest media and entertainment stories in Italy in 2013. Other...