Amanda Palmer and Rhiannon Giddens on their cover of Portishead’s ‘It’s A Fire’

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRome’s MIA market, the growing showcase for international TV series, feature films and documentaries, has announced a first batch of projects being pitched to prospective buyers during its sixth edition on track to take place both physically and online Oct.14-18 in the Italian capital.They include “Lafayette,” a costume drama set during the the American Revolution written by David Franzoni, who won a best picture Oscar for producing “Gladiator.”

Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe first two episodes of Sky’s Euro series Romulus, about the events that led to the foundation of Rome, will launch at the Rome Film Festival next month. Produced by Sky, Cattleya and Groenlandia, the show comes from director Matteo Rovere, marking his TV debut, and will star Andrea Arcangeli, Marianna Fontana and Francesco Di Napoli.

Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid on Good Morning Britain today. Of course, GMB host Piers couldn't resist teasing her on the Wagatha Christie drama and joked that she was "used to skating on thin ice".

Christopher Vourlias “Around the World in 80 Days,” the David Tennant-starring adaptation of the beloved classic by Jules Verne, is set to resume shooting in Romania and South Africa, Variety has learned. Production was suspended by the coronavirus pandemic in March.Production restarts next month in Romania before traveling to South Africa, which last week announced that international flights into the country will resume on Oct.

Amanda Palmer is launching a new podcast called The Art Of Asking Everything – check out the trailer below.The weekly series will begin next Tuesday (September 29) and will see the cult musician, author and TED speaker participate in “deep and honest conversations” with a range of guests, including KT Tunstall, Tim Minchin, Lenny Henry, Laura Jane Grace and Susan Cain.“Do you know that I love to talk to people? About hard and uncomfortable things? Well, I do,” Palmer says.

Anderson Cooper, 53, took to Instagram on Sept. 18 to share one of the cutest father-son selfies out there! The television journalist could be seen laying down and smiling while his four-month-old son Wyatt laid down and smiled beside him in the snapshot. He wore black framed glasses as the adorable baby was shirtless and they looked as cozy as could be.

Anderson Cooper's father-son moments! The 53-year-old CNN anchor took to Instagram on Friday to share a sweet selfie with his son, Wyatt, ahead of the little one's five-month birthday.In the pic, the duo are lying down with smiles on their faces and baby Wyatt's adorable belly fully on display.«My son will be five months old in less than two weeks,» Cooper captioned the shot. «He is such a happy baby even though he has started teething.»«He loves being read to and so far Dr.

Anderson Cooper is such a good dad!

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentDisney and Pixar’s existential cartoon “Soul” has been set as the opening film of the Rome Film Festival, which is scheduled to take place as a physical event Oct. 15-25.A festival rep said she was unsure whether the film’s director Pete Docter, who is also chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, will be able to make the trek to Rome.It is also unclear what Disney’s release plans are for “Soul” for which the studio has set a Nov.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentShooting has resumed in Rome on romantic drama “Eddie & Sunny,” helmed by U.S. director Desmond Devenish and starring Gabriel Luna (“Terminator: Dark Fate”) and Joanna Vanderham (“Warrior”).The previously unannounced film is the second international shoot to resume filming in Italy, following Sky original series “Domina,” after production was forced to stop due to the coronavirus crisis in February.

Ed Meza @edmezavarIn her debut feature film, “Why Not You,” writer-director Evi Romen explores the tragic consequences of a deadly attack in a gay club in Rome and the ostracization of outsiders in a small South Tyrolean community in northern Italy.The story follows Mario, a troubled but artistic young man, portrayed by Thomas Prenn (“Biohackers”), who longs to leave his provincial village for the wider world.

Will Smith and HBO Max shared the first look photos from their upcoming reunion.In the pic of their taping on Thursday, Smith, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Alfonso Ribeiro are all smiling wide on set in the Banks’ home for the one-time special.

sex trafficking gang luring vulnerable women to Scotland has been busted in a series of raids across Europe.Guns, knives, luxury cars and cash were seized by officers and 24 traffickers were arrested in raids in Scotland, England and Romania yesterday.Trafficking victims who had been snared by the violent gang were also rescued in the UK and Romania.The operation spearheaded by Police Scotland saw four properties in Glasgow and Aberdeen targeted as part of a series of co-ordinated dawn raids.Ten