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Samuel Goldwyn Films Acquires Cannes Western ‘Heads Or Tails?’ Starring John C. Reilly
EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Heads or Tails?, a Western starring John C. Reilly as Buffalo Bill, which they’ve slated for release in theaters this year, following its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Monica Bellucci to Star as Aristocratic Matron in Luca Guadagnino-Produced Film Directed by Giovanni Tortorici (EXCLUSIVE)
‘Diciannove’ Review: Giovanni Tortorici’s Lucid, Unpredictable Coming-of-Age Story
A spirit of restless reinvention characterizes Tortorici’s aesthetic approach.
In ‘Diciannove,’ Italian coming of age takes a literary turn, but ends up just as sticky
Late in Italian writer-director Giovanni Tortorici’s pop-up book of a coming-of-age movie “Diciannove” (Nineteen), there’s a great scene in which his arrogant, neurotic protagonist, Leonardo (Manfredi Marini), a student of classical Italian literature in Siena, is visiting a cousin (Zackari Delmas) attending university in Milan. As the two commiserate over crazy adventures, the chatter turns to disagreements and griping (culture, language, kids today, drugs aren’t fun anymore) and suddenly they sound like middle-aged men bemoaning why anything ever had to change.
‘Diciannove’ Review: Stalling of Age
A 19-year-old literature student in Siena, Italy, idles through the year in this movie that aims to subvert coming-of-age expectations.
Italian Kung-Fu Movie ‘The Forbidden City’ Lands North American Distribution From Well Go USA (EXCLUSIVE)
Indie film distributor Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Italian director Gabriele Mainetti’s Rome-set martial arts movie “The Forbidden City” following its international launch at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
Luca Guadagnino and Julia Roberts’ ‘After the Hunt’ to Open New York Film Festival
Luca Guadagnino’s “After the Hunt” will kick off the 63rd New York Film Festival as its opening night feature.
The film boasts an all-star cast led by Julia Roberts in a story about the impact of an alleged sexual assault on an Ivy League campus. Michael Stuhlbarg, Ayo Edebiri, Chloë Sevigny and Andrew Garfield co-star in “After the Hunt,” which Amazon MGM Studios backed. Nora Garrett wrote the screenplay.
Luca Guadagnino’s ‘After The Hunt’ To Open New York Film Festival
After the Hunt, Luca Guadagnino‘s topical drama starring Julia Roberts, will open the 63rd New York Film Festival on September 26.
The film centers on a Yale professor (Roberts) whose comfortable life is thrown into chaos after her longtime colleague and friend is accused of sexual assault. Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield, Michael Stuhlbarg and Chloë Sevigny also star.
Charades and PiperFilm board Carolina Cavalli’s Venice premiere ‘The Kidnapping Of Arabella’
EXCLUSIVE: Charades and PiperFilm have acquired the international sales rights to Italian director Carolina Cavalli’s The Kidnapping Of Arabella, starring rising Italian actress Benedetta Porcaroli and Chris Pine, which is set to world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in the Horizons section.
PiperFilm is the Rome-based independent film distribution and international sales company launched in late 2024 and now part of the Vuelta Group.
Mubi to Release Giulio Bertelli’s ‘Agon’ in Italy Following Venice Critics’ Week Launch, Match Factory Takes World Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
Mubi has acquired all Italian rights to Giulio Bertelli’s directorial debut “Agon,” starring Italian judo athlete and Olympic Gold medalist Alice Bellandi, ahead of the film’s premiere in the Critics’ Week section of the upcoming Venice Film Festival.