Matt Dillon & Girlfriend Roberta Mastromichele Couple Up at Film Festival in Italy

“Made in Italy,” a drama about the importance of family, isn’t one of the worst movies of the year, but it has to be the most disappointing. Starring Liam Neeson and his son, Micheal Richardson, it’s based partly on the two reeling from the loss of Natasha Richardson (who died in a skiing accident in 2009), and partly on director James D’Arcy’s experience losing his father at an early age.

The salutary effect on Brits of the sunny Continent, with its heart-opening, upper-lip-loosening powers, has fueled a well-populated movie subgenre. Using the change of scenery to explore a father-son relationship, the Tuscany-set Made in Italy arrives as a less-than-memorable entry, peppering predictable dashes of romance and real estate into a neatly defined recipe.

Tomris Laffly Early in “Made in Italy,” a cringingly syrupy tale of overdue bonding between an estranged father and his only offspring, someone describes Liam Neeson’s character as “a selfish prick.” Thus we learn, even before Neeson has made his entrance, that the Irish star will be playing the polar opposite of the all-caring and ultra-capable dad of his hit “Taken” franchise.

Italy,” about an artist and his estranged son who reunite to sell the family’s Italian home. It’s been nearly deserted since the death of the family matriarch and the once memory-filled home has fallen into disrepair.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez are enjoying a night out without the kids!

There’s almost always something really interesting to hear about when an actor makes their directorial debut, and especially when they’ve written the project as well. This was, unsurprisingly, no exception a few days ago when I was able to hop on the phone to chat for a few minutes with actor and now writer/director James D’Arcy, whose film Made in Italy is being released this weekend.

Niall Horan, 26, has a new girlfriend.The blonde Irish musician has reportedly been dating his new lover, Amelia Woolley, after the pair grew close to each other during lockdown.Just this week he has been spotted out in public with the duo walking down a London street on the way to a date at an Italian restaurant.

Liam Neeson and his 25-year-old son Micheál Richardson will honour the late Natasha Richardson in their newest movie “Made In Italy”.

Tales of fathers and sons are nothing new to movies. It’s all in how you choose to tell this story.

Hilary Duff and Matthew Koma are enjoying a day out without the kids!

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentLeone Film Group’s Lotus Production shingle is setting up Lotus Factory, a new unit for high-profile genre projects out of Italy made for the international market.These currently include a live action TV series in development on the origins of Santa Clause, for which Lotus chief Marco Belardi has recruited top U.S.

Apparently, racist fashion campaigns are still en vogue despite the increased awareness of systemic racism in the world.

Venice Film Festival has announced its official lineup for this year's fest, to run Sept.

MILAN — Fewer A-list stars will stumble out of parties along the lagoon to be snapped by paparazzi in boats. But organizers of this year’s Venice film festival are promising plenty of movies — on actual screens in front of actual audiences — for the first time since the worldwide pandemic shut showbiz.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorIn a first for an Italian movie in over a decade, Daniele Luchetti’s Lacci has been set to open the Venice Film Festival’s 77th edition on September 2. The drama is based on the novel by Domenico Starnone and stars Alba Rohrwacher, Luigi Lo Cascio, Laura Morante, Silvio Orlando, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Adriano Giannini and Linda Cadri.