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Taormina Celebrates its 70th Anniversary With the Nastri d’Argento Awards, a Host of Italian Comedy Stars and Some Sparks
In the Antico Teatro in the Sicilian town of Taormina, the 70th edition of the Taormina Film Festival got off to a lively start, with the Nastri d’Argento Awards ceremony, amid a mix of comedy and controversy. The comedy was on hand with the loudest applause of the evening going to Carlo Verdone and Christian
‘Gomorrah,’ ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ Director Stefano Sollima and Team Launch AlterEgo Shingle
Italian crime/action genre specialist Stefano Sollima – who is known for milestone TV series “ Gomorrah ” and Hollywood movies such as “ Sicario: Day of the Soldado ” and “Without Remorse” – is officially launching a film and TV production shingle named AlterEgo in tandem with…
Trudie Styler-Directed Doc ‘An Ode to Naples’ Gets U.S. Premiere at MoMA Hosted by John Turturro
Actor-director Trudie Styler’s doc “Posso entrare? An Ode to Naples” is set to have its U.S. premiere at New York City’s MoMA on July 17, followed by an onstage chat moderated by John Turturro. Styler’s high-profile doc delves into the belly of the unique southern Italian port city, located in the shadow of active volcano…
Italian Thriller ‘Vanished Into the Night,’ Starring Annabelle Wallis and Riccardo Scamarcio, Tops Global Netflix Chart
“Vanished Into the Night,” a thriller starring Annabelle Wallis and Riccardo Scamarcio as a divorced couple in southern Italy whose children get kidnapped for ransom, has rapidly risen to the top of the global Netflix chart in a rare milestone for an Italian film.
This Italian spinoff of Prime Video’s Citadel deserves your attention for two reasons
zDiana was produced by Cattleya, the Italian film and TV production company behind not just one of the greatest mafia dramas of all time but one of the greatest TV dramas, period, of all time ( Gomorrah ).
Dario Argento & Franco Nero Join Interactive Horror-Thriller ‘The Run’
EXCLUSIVE: British filmmaker Paul Raschid has added veteran Italian filmmaker Dario Argento ( Suspiria, Inferno, Deep Red) and actor Franco Nero ( Django Unchained, The Pope’s Exorcist, John Wick ) to his latest interactive project The Run.
‘Kidnapped: The Abduction Of Edgardo Mortara’, Marco Bellocchio’s True Tale Of Jewish Boy Taken By Pope In 1800s Italy – Specialty Preview
Review: ‘Kidnapped’ Sees Empire-Toppling History Through a Child’s Eyes
Director Marco Bellocchio feasts on Papal skullduggery, but the meal could use more spice.
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Film at Lincoln Center’s ‘Open Roads: New Italian Cinema’ Celebrates the Romantic Allure of Mediterranean Filmmaking — Watch
The festival, co-presented by Cinecittà, takes place from May 30 to June 6.