Exclusive | BKs hottest movie night is at a century-old, Italian-American social club and hipsters cant get enough

They’re living “La Dolce Vita.”A 138-year-old Italian-American social club has become host to Brooklyn’s hottest movie night — drawing hoards of young hipsters and senior citizens alike to share in a feast of decades-old cinema and homecooked meals.Cinema Club Piacere, a monthly film club at the St.Mary’s of the Snow Society in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has been screening classic Italian-American flicks like “Moonstruck” and “My Cousin Vinny” to large crowds while serving up classic dishes like baked ziti, meatballs and sausage and peppers.“People appreciate the authenticity of it, the uniqueness of the space: a lot of people are obviously searching for community these days,” said event founder Kevin D’Angelo, 36, who on the last Wednesday of each month holds Club Piacere — which roughly translates to “nice to meet you.”“The mingling of different communities — intergenerational ones — is what I’m really proud of,” he said.The event’s one-year anniversary, set for April 29, will be the club’s first watch of one of Italian cinema icon Federico Fellini’s films.The familial fête, which features a rotating menu including oysters, risotto and spaghetti and meatballs, has become so popular by word-of-mouth that its last few events packed the massive hall to the brim with more than 150 attendees.The series has also attracted local vendors and international sponsors like Mutti tomatoes, as well as outside volunteers who “just want to help out and keep the event going,” the founder said.“It’s become a meaningful part of people’s month.”D’Angelo, a filmmaker himself who grew-up going to the society’s events with his grandfather, first began using the storied hall on Graham Avenue as a screening location for his own films.It was last April when he realized the venue could be used as a more general movie hall, catering to the increasingly-changing, heavily gentrified community around him.“We had been around for so...