Locarno to Honor Italian Cinematographer Dante Spinotti with Pardo Alla Carriera Achievement Award

In the span of only three films, writer/director Adam Leon has proven to have a significant feel for New York City and those who populate its streets. His debut film “Gimme the Loot” premiered at SXSW and then the Cannes Film Festival; his follow-up “Tramps” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was picked up by Netflix.

Italy for New York more than two decades ago, all he wanted to do was assimilate. He wanted to sound American.

Vanessa Kirby is fascinating to watch and follow in writer/director Adam Leon’s “Italian Studies,” a purposefully hazy but compelling survey of New York City and its young minds. The Academy Award nominee of “Pieces of a Woman” uses her celebrity presence among regular New Yorkers for something of a low-key “Under the Skin” as she wades through this crowded society with a blank slate perspective forcing us to see it all with the same new lens.

Mac DeMarco and Kenny Beats tried to make an “Italian-American gangster rap” freestyle on the latest episode of the producer’s series The Cave.The YouTube series sees Beats and a guest, including the likes of Slowthai, Thundercat and Danny Brown in the past, make a song from scratch.Asked by the producer what he wanted to make, DeMarco replied: “We’re smoking cigars. I am 25 per cent Italian.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Italian island of Sardinia has long been a prime destination for international shoots such as George Clooney-directed TV series “Catch-22” and more recently Disney’s live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid.” But the emerald island, as it is known, is also looking to cater to the global animation industry, having forged a partnership with Canada-based software maker Toon Boom, which makes software used by Hollywood studios such as Disney,

Paul McCartney once mused in song whether anyone would need him or feed him when he’s 64. Italian singer-songwriter Enrico Ruggeri is asking the same questions, but it’s soccer passes, not food, that he seeks.

child sex abuse has been found hiding in Scotland. The 50-year-old evangelical preacher was arrested on a warrant by Police Scotland after being traced to Hawick in the Borders, where he is said to have been building a new life with his family.

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker can’t keep their hands off one another — even at the dinner table. The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star and Blink-182 drummer were photographed sharing a sweet kiss while dining inside a Calabasas Italian eatery, Rosti Tuscan Kitchen, on May 25.

Carla Fracci, an Italian cultural star and former La Scala prima ballerina renowned for romantic roles alongside such greats as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov, died on Thursday at her home in Milan. She was 84.

Vanessa Redgrave will not star in an upcoming Italian film that is expected to feature a cameo from Kevin Spacey.

Amazon Prime Video today revealed upcoming projects from its Italian office, including a pair of new original series that have received the greenlight: The Bad Guy and Prisma.

Eurovision winners Måneskin have spoken to NME about claims of taking drugs on set, as well as their rock’n’roll vision and plans for the future.The rock band emerged victorious at last weekend’s (May 22) Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam after scoring 524 points with their song ‘Zitti E Buoni’, having secured phenomenal support from the public vote.

By Emilie SchäfferlingAfter years of absence the American actor, Kevin Spacey, will now be starring in a new Italian film titled L’Uomo che disegnò Dio (The Man Who Drew God), directed by Franco Nero.In his return to the screen, Spacey will be playing a detective investigating the case of a man wrongly suspected of pedophilia. The landing of the role marks the American Beauty-actor’s first comeback on screen after he faced a wave of accusations of sexual misconduct.30 years and 20 accusationsIn

This week kicked off with the big news that Kevin Spacey would be returning to the big screen in a new movie, L’uomo Che Disegnò Dio (The Man Who Drew God).

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAny artist who wins the Eurovision song contest is guaranteed to make a big splash — but Italian glam-rock band Måneskin, which won the 65th edition of the competition late last week, made an even bigger impression than they’d intended when, during a press conference immediately after their victory, vocalist Damiano David ducked his head down toward the table at which the group was seated, spawning immediate speculation that he’d snorted cocaine while