Italian politician comes out as gay on live TV: ‘I feel free’

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentBritish director Peter Webber (“Girl With a Pearl Earring,” “Hannibal Rising”) is attached to direct an adaptation of Italian psychological thriller “Le Parole Lo Sanno” (“You Will Find the Words”), which is being produced by Rome-based shingle Fenix Entertainment.Webber, who more recently directed ITV miniseries “Tutankhamun” and high-end Arabic historical skein “Kingdoms of Fire,” said an Oscar-nominated English-language screenwriter is on board to

Lady Gaga is opening up about her accent in House of Gucci.

The Post called it “abysmal” — but it’s hardly the worst criticism lobbed on the much-hyped film.Ruthless Twitter critics have lasered in on Jared Leto’s accent, taking potshots at the actor’s performance, which many analogized to the titular character in “Super Mario.”“Jared Leto’s accent reminded of Mario/Luigi,” scoffed one critic about the 49-year-old Oscar winner, who portrays bumbling Italian fashion mogul Paolo Gucci in the crime biopic, which also stars Lady Gaga, Al Pacino and Adam

TooFab, Meledandri said that as an Italian American himself, he understood the concerns that Pratt, who is not from an Italian background, would be voicing an Italian cartoon and video game character. And asked if the movie would lean heavily into Mario’s accent from the original games and his catch phrase, “It’s-a-me, Mario!,” Meledandri explained that while the film addresses that, it’s not how Pratt intends to voice the character.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentLux Vide, the Italian company behind high-end series “Medici” and “Leonardo,” has scored international sales on high-concept smaller cop show “Blanca” featuring a blind policewoman specialized in an analytical listening and decoding technique that helps her solve tough cases.The six-part “Blanca” has been sold by Lux to M6, which is France’s number two terrestrial network, and to Spain’s top linear channel Telecinco, ahead of the show’s Nov.

Angelique Jackson Raymond Ablack, Laura Hopper, Sean Amsing and Emilio Solfrizzi have joined the cast of Netflix’s new rom-com “Love in the Villa.”Starring Kat Graham and Tom Hopper, “Love in the Villa” follows a young woman who takes a romantic trip to Verona, Italy after a break up. When she arrives to find that that villa she reserved was double-booked, she has to share her vacation with a cynical (yet very good-looking) British man.

In the wake of redefining the measurement of binge-watching on streaming, Netflix’s new top 10 film chart for the week of Nov. 8-14 lists Rawson Marshall Thurber’s $200M action feature Red Notice as the No. 1 film for the period with 148.7M hours watched since Nov. 12; easily the most watched movie ever on Netflix for a pic in its first weekend.

Lady Gaga‘s dialect coach on House of Gucci has said her accent is “more Russian” than Italian.The musician and actor plays Patrizia Reggiani in Ridley Scott’s biopic about the notorious murder of Maurizio Gucci.Gaga had previously said she “spoke with an accent for nine months” to prepare for her role in the film, also saying she experienced “psychological difficulty” playing the character.“I feel bad saying this, but her accent is not exactly an Italian accent, it sounds more Russian,” her

told The Daily Beast of Gaga’s vocal impression of Patrizia Reggiani, who famously hired a hitman to murder her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci, in 1995. De Martini auditioned for multiple roles in the film, only to be rejected as an actress, but was called back to help coach Gaga’s co-star, Salma Hayek. “What happened was this: Salma shot for one day and then asked for a dialogue coach,” De Martini told the publication.

Lady Gaga doesn’t have a ton of film work under her belt. It just so happens that her first major role, in “A Star Is Born,” earned her a ton of acclaim and even an Oscar nomination.

hilarious antics on This Morning, and comical innuendos on Family Fortunes, while his latest series sees him, along with his family, explore the very best of southern Italy and Sardinia The show sees Gino take his wife and their three “British-born bambinos” around some of the hidden gems of his native homeland.

Italy’s trade with China, in a bid to prevent the first solo exhibit by Badiucao — the pseudonym used by the artist whose work takes aim at China's policies and human rights record.Brescia Mayor Emilio Del Bono “responded with delicacy and firmness,” said Elettra Stamboulis, curator of the exhibit at the city’s Museum of Santa Giulia.“Of course we are always a little worried, not so much for the artist’s safety, but because we know there are more creepy ways to silence dissident artists," she

Gia Giudice reunited with her dad Joe in the Bahamas. The 20-year-old daughter of the Real Housewives Of New Jersey star, 49, and his ex-wife Teresa shared a series of photos from the reunion on Instagram on Tuesday, Nov. 9. “weekend recap,” she captioned the post, adding, “love u dad.” 

Jessica Shalvoy It may seem like the not atypical modern-day music success story: band goes viral; band gets signed; band finds mainstream success.

Lady Gaga is slaying the cover of British Vogue!