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Why Go Now Launched last year, the Rome Film Fest is fueled by fresh energy—and by the fact that Rome is, after all, the capital of Italian filmmaking. Although most screenings take place at the Parco della Musica concert hall complex, just north of the Borghese Gardens, the Piazza del Popolo and the legendary Via Veneto are also venues. Rome showcases titles overlooked by Cannes and Venice and secures buzzworthy end-of-year premieres. The festival opens with The Golden Age, starring Cate Blanchett and Clive Owen. Also on the program: Youth Without Youth, a World War II drama set in Romania that is director Francis Ford Coppola's first film in a decade. Parco della Musica, 30 Viale Pietro de Coubertin; 39-06/4546-83900; romacinemafest.org; Oct. 18–27.—Darrell Hartman
Stay Halfway between the Spanish Steps and the Piazza del Popolo sits the Hotel Piranesi (196 Via del Babuino; 39-06/328-041; hotelpiranesi.com; doubles from $440). The 32 rooms—favored by artists and writers—are refined and unassuming, and the city's best antiques and art galleries are right next door.
Eat Film execs and fanatics can't go wrong at Dal Bolognese (1–2 Piazza del Popolo; 39-06/361-1426; dinner for two $80). The menu is full of classic crowd-pleasers: lasagne verde and tagliatelle alla bolognese. And the people-watching at the piazza is equally good.
Don't Miss "Actors and Directors," an exhibition of photographs by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders at the Museo Carlo Bilotti (Viale Fiorello LaGuardia; 39-06/8205-9127; museocarlobilotti.it), which brings to life luminaries of contemporary film—including Steven Spielberg, Helen Mirren, and Rachel Weisz—in 50 large-scale portraits.
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