‘Hand Of God’ Exclusive Featurette: Paolo Sorrentino Revisits Naples For His New Drama

New year, new movies! Netflix has a jam-packed slate of original film releases coming in January 2022 — so mark your calendars and get ready to binge.

“Tinderbox: HBO’s Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers.”Landress explained to author James Andrew Miller that the scene in question was being filmed in New York City. She noticed something was wrong when her crew came rushing outside of the venue to find her.“I walk across Sixth Avenue, and I see our trucks in front of this little old conservative Italian funeral home where we were shooting,” Landress said.

Apax Capital Group, a new film fund backed by the Italian government, an Italian insurer and a consortium of other investors, says it plans to spend €1.5 billion (about $1.7B) over ten years on films shot and/or completed in Europe, primarily Italy.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorDirector Paolo Sorrentino and his wife, Daniela D’Antonio, know how to celebrate his Oscar-buzzy film “The Hand of God.”By throwing parties.They recently hosted two dinners for friends at their Los Angeles Airbnb. And it’s not just any rental.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorOne of Hollywood’s most exciting new openings is Grandmaster Recorders, a former recording studio that combines 50 years of musical history into a cocktail lounge, a rooftop bar and an expansive Italian restaurant. The Botanical Hospitality Group nightspot incorporates memorabilia from the legendary space that hosted the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Kanye West, David Bowie and many more.The complex falls within the area dubbed the Hollywood Vinyl District for

Gino D'Acampo has joined forces with a businessman once caught up in a major timeshare scandal to launch his latest restaurant venture. The 45-year-old celebrity chef has linked up with Simon Clarke at the Gino D'Acampo Hotels & Leisure business.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe radical revamp of Italy’s Cinecittà Studios, which has been underway since May, is gaining traction with a rise in occupancy of its sound stages and backlot, realistic prospects for profitability, and new state-of-the-art filming facilities on the way, according to managing director Nicola Maccanico.Maccanico, a former Warner Bros.

A Kickstarter has been launched to help fund a new branch of popular restaurant Sugo Pasta Kitchen - and a donation will get you dinner.

American indie director Adam Leon (“Gimme the Loot,” “Tramps”) makes street-wise, visceral films that feel of the moment, electric, alive, and often pounding the pavement in pursuit of some goal. His latest film, “Italian Studies,” starring Academy Award nominee Vanessa Kirby (“Pieces Of A Woman”), is of the same ilk but slightly different.

Succession‘s shocking Season 3 finale on Sunday marked a series-high for the Roy Family.

Gomorrah star Salvatore Esposito has revealed that David Bowie was a huge fan of the Italian crime drama series.The hit show, which began in 2014 and wraps up its five-season run in Italy later this week, follows the criminal underworld of Naples, and is based on creator Roberto Saviano’s book of the same name.Esposito, who plays Gennaro “Genny” Savastano on the show, explained in an exclusive chat with NME that Bowie raved about the show, and gave Lost In Translation director Sofia Coppola DVDs

Combining Scottish and Italian flavours is now commonplace when it comes to food, but two Scots brothers are now doing it with an exciting new twist on a classic drink.

Naman Ramachandran Sky Studios has promoted “Gomorrah” and “The New Pope” producer Nils Hartmann to the newly created position of senior VP Sky Studios Deutschland and Italia, reporting into Jane Millichip, chief content officer for Europe.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentITV has revealed a first look at “Romulus 2,” the second season of Cattleya’s innovative Rome origins skein enacted in archaic Latin.The outfit is also launching global sales on the series, which has just wrapped shooting and is being touted as more “fast paced and in your face” than the first instalment, as Lisa Perrin, the company’s chief of international productions, puts it.The first season of the lavish Sky Italy original produced by Sky and

Italian broadcaster Rai has commissioned The Bride, a six-part 1960s-set drama series from Banijay-owned Endemol Shine Italy.