Big Night (1996): Art vs Commerce, Heaven vs Hell

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 ), 2015, history/documents/Iacchetta-Thesi