I suggest the films of Nanni Moretti and Paolo Sorrentino (mentioned in the article).

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0604335/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0815204/

Io Sono Li is also a good, rather recent film. For documentaries, try Videocracy and Women Bodies (aka Il Corpo Delle Donne), the latter of which is on Youtube. BBC did a series called Italy Unpacked where two guys travel around Italy experiencing its cuisine. Italy, Love it or Leave it is on my list of documentaries to see but I have yet to find it available somewhere. As for TV, try Gomorra La Serie and/or Inspector Montalbano.