Julian Schnabel Reveals Al Pacino, John Malkovich, Benjamin Clementine, Sabrina Impacciatore Appear in Next Film ‘In the Hand of Dante’ 

Julian Schnabel Reveals Al Pacino, John Malkovich, Benjamin Clementine, Sabrina Impacciatore Appear in Next Film ‘In the Hand of Dante’

Julian Schnabel is in Italy on the set of his star-studded crime mystery “In the Hand of Dante,” for which he and Louise Kugelberg, his wife and close creative collaborator, have been narratively and literally criss-crossing between the 14th and 21st centuries in locations including Sicily, Venice, Verona and Rome.

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Ennio Morricone Tribute at Academy Museum Bridges Italy and Hollywood With Restored Screenings

Ennio Morricone Tribute at Academy Museum Bridges Italy and Hollywood With Restored Screenings

Italian cinema is in the spotlight at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles where the screening series “Ennio Morricone: Essential Scores from a Movie Maestro,” programmed in partnership with Cinecittà, is currently playing to sold-out audiences. The Oct. 6-Nov. 25 event comprises 20 titles, including Sergio Leone’s “The Good the Bad and the Ugly”

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UPI Acquires French Rights For Italian B.O. Smash Hit ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’

UPI Acquires French Rights For Italian B.O. Smash Hit ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures International has acquired French rights for Italian actress and screenwriter Paolo Cortellesi’s feature directorial debut hit There’s Still Tomorrow, in a deal brokered by Vision Distribution. The drama is currently enjoying a phenomenal box office run in Italy where it has clocked up almost two million admissions since its theatrical launch…

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Music Box Films Takes U.S. For ‘Ennio’, Giuseppe Tornatore’s Documentary Tribute To Composer Ennio Morricone – Deadline

Music Box Films Takes U.S. For ‘Ennio’, Giuseppe Tornatore’s Documentary Tribute To Composer Ennio Morricone – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Music Box Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Giuseppe Tornatore’s documentary Ennio , paying tribute to the late, revered film composer Ennio Morricone . Morricone scored a number of Tornatore’s films, beginning with his 1988 Oscar-winning Classic Cinema Paradiso .

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Marina Cicogna, Pioneering Producer of Key Italian Films, Dies at 89

Marina Cicogna, Pioneering Producer of Key Italian Films, Dies at 89

Marina Cicogna, a film producer and one of the first women to establish herself in the traditionally male cinema environment in Italy, died Saturday in Rome. She was 89. Cicogna produced several important Italian films, including Metti, una Sera a Cena by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi and Indagine su un Cittadino al di Sopra di Ogni Sospetto…

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Paola Cortellesi’s Feminist Dramedy ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ Beats ‘Saw X’ at Italy’s Box Office

Paola Cortellesi’s Feminist Dramedy ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ Beats ‘Saw X’ at Italy’s Box Office

“There’s Still Tomorrow,” a dramedy inspired by Italy’s Pink Neorealism genre that follows the plight of an abused housewife in post-war Rome, is scoring record-breaking numbers at Italy’s box office. After scoring three prizes – including the audience award – at the Rome Film Festival, the black-and-white film, which marks the directorial debut of popular

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‘Io Capitano’: Italy’s Oscar Submission Turns The Migrant Gaze On Its Head & Could Make A Star Of Seydou Sarr

‘Io Capitano’: Italy’s Oscar Submission Turns The Migrant Gaze On Its Head & Could Make A Star Of Seydou Sarr

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track…

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Deadline’s Doc Talk Podcast: Actress Kasia Smutniak Leaves Safety Of Soundstage To Make A Border Crisis Documentary

Deadline’s Doc Talk Podcast: Actress Kasia Smutniak Leaves Safety Of Soundstage To Make A Border Crisis Documentary

Smutniak, who was born in Poland and became a star of Italian cinema (including Paolo Sorrentino’s Loro ), explains why she returned to her native country to expose conditions at the Belarusian border.

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