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The director behind the Oscar-winning drama Call Me By Your Name and the comedy duo behind Pineapple Express are teaming for an Old Hollywood biopic. Luca Guadagnino will helm from a script by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg a movie about Scotty Bowers, the supposed "male madame" to stars like Rock Hudson, Katherine Hepburn and Bette Davis.

In a surprising announcement – from an otherwise quiet company as of recent – Searchlight has slated “Call Me By Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino to direct the dramatic adaptation of the Matt Tyrnauer-directed documentary “Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood.” Searchlight also set Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogan to adapt and write the screenplay.

Dave McNary Film Reporter“Call Me by Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino will direct Searchlight’s untitled Scotty Bowers project with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg writing the script.Matt Tyrnauer and Corey Reeser are producing through Altimeter Films, with Rogen and Goldberg producing through their Point Grey Pictures.The project is based on the 2017 documentary “Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood” by Tyrnauer, a portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Bowers, whose memoir chronicled his

Also Read: 'Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood' Review: Sex Abounded in Hollywood's Golden AgeTyrnauer is also a producer on the new film along with Corey Reeser for Altimeter Films. Rogen and Goldberg will also produce via Point Grey Pictures.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Searchlight, which last year acquired rights to make a narrative film from the Matt Tyrnauer-directed documentary Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, has set Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to write the script and Luca Guadagnino to direct the film.Tyrnauer and his Altimeter Films partner Corey Reeser will be joined as producers by Point Grey Pictures.The film focuses on Scotty Bowers, a World War II Marine combat veteran who fought at the

One of the Lake District's most recognisable boutique hotels is set to undergo a multi-million pound transformation to become a luxury spa resort.The Swan Hotel in Newby Bridge, close to Lake Windermere, has secured a £7m investment.The money will see the four-star hotel extended to include an extra 30 bedrooms, as well as luxury spa facilities.Located just over an hour from Greater Manchester, it's one of the more easily-accessed staycation spots in the Lake District.The Cumbrian hotel will

Not long after its announcement as part of the Out of Competiton Documentary programme at this year’s forthcoming 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival, the first clip from the new Luca Guadagnino documentary “Salvatore, Shoemaker Of Dreams” has appeared online, with a guest appearance from none other than Martin Scorsese.

The world’s oldest film festival will be the first to happen physically since the coronavirus pandemic began. This morning in Rome, the line-up of the forthcoming 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival was announced in full, six weeks ahead of its planned opening.

Off the back of a string of award-nominated films about romance and angst in the Italian countryside (with the notable exception of “Suspiria”), Luca Guadagnino is bringing his sunny, sentimental cinematic style to television for the first time, with the eight-episode series “We Are Who We Are.” A story about two American kids who live on a U.S. military base in Italy, the series explores friendship, first love, identity, and all the messy exhilaration and anguish of being a teenager.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorAcademy Award-nominated Luca Guadagnino’s TV series We Are Who We Are is to premiere on HBO on September 14, and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.Starring Chloë Sevigny and newcomers, including Jack Dylan Grazer and Jordan Kristine Seamón, We Are Who We Are is a coming of age story about two American teenagers who, along with their military and civilian parents, are living on an American military base in Italy.The eight-part drama is produced by The

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Nick Cave‘s upcoming Idiot Prayer livestream film has told NME about what fans can expect – claiming that it “satisfies the insatiable need of his following.”Tonight (Thursday July 23), The Bad Seeds‘ frontman special and intimate performance pre-recorded in an empty Alexandra Palace will be broadcast online. The set was performed with Cave sat a piano, and includes early rarities and songs from Grinderman, right up to his latest acclaimed album ‘Ghosteen‘.

Naya Rivera's fans are honoring her following her tragic death earlier this month. The star's body was found in Lake Piru on July 13 after she had gone missing on July 8 during a boating trip with her 4-year-old son, Josey. Fans, organized by the account @NayaArmy, are planning to hold a candlelight vigil for the late singer and actress on Saturday, Aug.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorLuke Evans has quite the jewelry collection, thanks to his career in Hollywood.“I started to collect the rings of my characters because I seem to have a ring with all my characters,” the 41-year-old Welsh actor says from Ibiza, where he’s vacationing before heading to Australia to shoot “Nine Perfect Strangers,” during an appearance on Thursday’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket.”Evans has pieces acquired from

Glee actress Naya Rivera's body was found in Lake Piru, the Ventura Sheriff's Department confirmed in its press conference given today. Sheriff Bill Ayub shared details with reporters on what their investigation revealed, including the heartbreaking news that Rivera appeared to have sacrificed her life to help her four-year-old son Josey get back in the pontoon boat they rented.

Authorities said on Monday that they are "confident" a body found in Lake Piru belongs to former "Glee" actress Naya Rivera. An official ID will be made by the Ventura County Medical Examiner, authorities said.

Naya Rivera‘s body has sadly been found on Monday (July 13) after search efforts were underway at Lake Piru in California, where she went missing on Wednesday (July 8).

Update 7/13/20 1:57 p.m. ET: The Ventura County Sheriff's Office recovered a body during its continued search for Naya Rivera on Monday morning.