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Amazon Drops French Theatrical Release for Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Challengers’
Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers will bypass a theatrical run in France and go straight to Prime Video. Amazon in a June 19 statement said the tennis-themed movie — which stars Zendaya, The Crown’s Josh O’Connor and West Side Story breakout Mike Faist — will launch exclusively in France on Prime Video…
Zendaya Dominates in Trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s Sex-Fueled ‘Challengers’ (Video)
The “Euphoria” star plays a former tennis prodigy caught in a love triangle (or is it a threesome?) with Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist
Italian Director Andrea Di Stefano, at Tribeca With ‘Last Night of Amore,’ Developing Feature Film on Holocaust Whistleblower Jan Karski
Italian actor-turned-director Andrea Di Stefano, whose sleek cop thriller “Last Night of Amore” just had its U.S. premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, is in advanced stages of development on “Karski” a feature about Jan Karski, the World War II Polish resistance fighter who risked his life to blow the whistle on the Holocaust.
Venice: 25 Films That Could Be Heading to the Film Festival’s 80th Anniversary Edition
The Venice Film Festival won’t be unveiling its full 2023 lineup until next month at the earliest, but producers, studios and streamers are already prepping the projects they hope to be premiering on the Lido this year for the festival’s 80th-anniversary edition, which will be running Aug. 30-Sept. 9.
Cannes: Cohen Media Scoops North American Distribution for Marco Bellocchio’s ‘Kidnapped’
The drama concerns a young Jewish boy who is abducted and raised as a Christian in 19th Century Italy
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‘Scarlet’ Review: A Father and Daughter Endure
In a new film from the director of “Martin Eden,” pastoral interludes of domestic life in the wake of World War I alternate with views of the world beyond.
Cohen Media Buys Marco Bellocchio’s Cannes Competition Film ‘Kidnapped’ for North America
Cohen Media Group has scooped rights to “Kidnapped,” the latest movie by revered Italian master Marco Bellocchio, which world premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. The drama reconstructs the true tale of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy who was kidnapped and forcibly raised as a Christian in 19th-century Italy.
Alice Rohrwacher’s Cannes Title ‘La Chimera’ Sells Out Internationally For The Match Factory
Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher ’s latest pic La Chimera has inked a series of international deals for The Match Factory following its well-received debut at last month’s Cannes Film Festival. Starring an ensemble including Josh O’Connor, Isabella Rossellini, and Alba Rohrwacher the pic has sold in the UK and Ireland (Curzon), Australia and New Zealand…
‘The Eight Mountains’: An arthouse bromance that scales the heights – review
Based on an award-winning novel by Paolo Cognetti, it is slow-paced and gorgeously photographed, but it has its share of magical moments and well-played scenes if you have the patience to wait.
At Cinecittà, the Stars Are Shooting on the Tiber, Again
Rome’s fabled Cinecittà movie studios are as full as they’ve ever been, as productions come for the tax incentives, high production values and Italian glamour.
