Venice Review: Carolina Cavalli’s ‘Amanda’
Venice Review: Carolina Cavalli’s ‘Amanda’
‘Umberto Eco’ Review: Remembering a Literary Explorer
‘Umberto Eco’ Review: Remembering a Literary Explorer
A new documentary delves into the infectious curiosity and passions of the Italian scholar and author of “The Name of the Rose.”
Paolo Sorrentino’s New Movie Heads Back to Naples, Plays With Local Mythology of Siren Parthenope
Paolo Sorrentino’s New Movie Heads Back to Naples, Plays With Local Mythology of Siren Parthenope
Roughly two years after his return to Naples for “The Hand of God,” Paolo Sorrentino is heading back to his hometown for a movie that plays on local mythology. The still untitled film is about a woman named Partenope “who bears the name of her city but is neither siren nor myth,” the Oscar-winning auteur…
Taormina Film Festival Kicks Off With Super-Tenors Placido Domingo, Vittorio Grigolo; Amber Heard Makes Her First Film Fest Appearance Since Johnny Depp Trial
Taormina Film Festival Kicks Off With Super-Tenors Placido Domingo, Vittorio Grigolo; Amber Heard Makes Her First Film Fest Appearance Since Johnny Depp Trial
The newly rebooted Taormina Film Festival kicked off on Friday night in the Sicilian city’s landmark Teatro Antico amphitheatre in an unusual but magnificent style with benefit event “Pavarotti Forever”. Placido Domingo, who was part of the famed The Three Tenors trio with Pavarotti and José Carreras…
Amazon Drops French Theatrical Release for Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Challengers’
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)
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 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
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’
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
‘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.