Antonio Sabáto Sr., Italian American Actor and Father of Antonio Sabáto Jr., Dies at 77

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentPioneer Italian documentary director Cecilia Mangini, whose political works exploring hot-button topics such as youth contending with Italy’s postwar poverty, the condition of women, and the roots of fascism made her a legendary figure on the international film festival circuit, died on Jan. 21.

American talk show host Larry King has died at the age of 87, Ora Media said in a statement tweeted from his account. The statement said: "With profound sadness, Ora Media announces the death of our co-founder, host, and friend Larry King, who passed away this morning at age 87 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Larry King has died at the age of 87 weeks after he tested positive for the coronavirus.  A statement announcing the news was tweeted from his account on Saturday.

Larry King, the iconic and multi-award winning U.S. television host, has died at the age of 87.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentA new Netflix Italian original series titled “Fedeltà,” which translates as “Faithfulness,” has begun shooting in Milan. The relationship drama follows a couple in their thirties contending with the consequences of presumed betrayals.The six-episode show is based on a bestseller by author Marco Missiroli, who won Italy’s top literary prize, the Premio Strega, in 2019.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOf all the songs President Joe Biden might have quoted during his inaugural address on Wednesday, a song that many people know as a Norah Jones track from a Ken Burns documentary might not have been the first guess.The song, “American Anthem,” was written by songwriter Gene Scheer and was first sung by Denyce Graves in 1998 for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton at the Smithsonian Institution during the launch of the “Save America’s Treasures” initiative.

ROME -- Italian police have recovered a 500-year-old copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s 16th century “Salvator Mundi” painting of Jesus Christ that was stolen from a Naples church during the pandemic without the priests even realizing it was gone.The discovery was made when Naples police working on a bigger operation found the painting hidden in an apartment.

Spike Lee was honored by his peers and associates Thursday as he became the 34th recipient of the American Cinematheque Award, given to a filmmaker or star who has achieved, and continues to achieve, great success in their career.

A maxi-trial opened Wednesday in southern Italy against the ‘ndrangheta crime syndicate, arguably the world's richest criminal organization that quietly amassed power in Italy as the Sicilian Mafia lost its influence. The hearing against more than 300 defendants opened in a specially constructed bunker on the sprawling grounds of an industrial park in Calabria, the "toe" of the Italian peninsula.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItaly’s TorinoFilmLab, the international film and TV series incubator linked to the Torino Film Festival, is forging a French connection with an Alpine twist.The Torino lab, based in the Northern Italian city at the foothill of the Alps — and known in the indie community for supporting global talent and projects through a multitude of training and co-production programs — is teaming with the nearby Annecy Cinéma Italien fest to launch Alpi Film Lab, a

Patricia Loud, who is best known for being the matriarch of the PBS docu-series An American Family, died Sunday at her home in her sleep of natural causes. She was 94.

Antonio Sabato Sr., actor and father to fellow actor Antonio Sabato Jr., has died at age 77 due to complications related to the coronavirus. News of the actor’s death was confirmed by his son with an Instagram post showing a collage of photos of his late dad.

Patricia Loud, the matriarch of the Loud family in the TV documentary An American Family died on Sunday from natural causes. She was 94.

Marsha Zazula, who cofounded Megaforce Records in 1983 with her husband Jon (Jonny Z), died today at age 68, her daughter confirmed. No cause of death was revealed.

Antonio Sabáto Sr., who had roles in an electic slate of films over a five-decades acting career, has died from Covid-19 complications at age 77, according to his son and fellow actor Antonio Sabato Jr.

The highly anticipated second season of Hailee Steinfeld’s “Dickinson,” based on the life of the famous poet, Emily Dickinson, has officially dropped.