By Tom Grater
28.01.2020 - 20:46 / variety.com
Netflix and production company Fandango on Tuesday unveiled the streamer’s third Italian original “Luna Nera” (Black Moon), a fantasy rooted in historical reality about a group of women accused of witchery in 17th century Italy.
The innovative show will drop on January 31 in the roughly 190 territories where Netflix operates.
Shot in Rome’s revamped Cinecittà Studios and in the nearby countryside the witchcraft series marks the first foray into the fantasy genre for an Italian skein made for
By Tom Grater
“Wheel of Fortune” viewers were doubled over in laughter during Thursday night’s episode after one of its puzzles revealed a risqué message.
Mirella Freni, an Italian soprano whose uncommon elegance and intensity combined with a sumptuous voice and intelligence to enthrall audiences for a half-century, has died at age 84.
Lewis Capaldi declared his love for Celtic on stage at a televised gig in Italy as a very special attendee watched on.
By Tom Grater
A man thought to be a Chinese national has been taken to hospital after falling ill at a hotel in York, as a cruise ship has been quarantined it Italy after a passenger was being checked for coronavirus.
The Gotham Group has picked up the English language remake rights to the Italian feature film The Nest (Il Nido), Italian director Roberto De Feo's debut feature. The horror pic premiered at the Locarno Film Festival last year and was released theatrically in August 2019.
In Europe, where Kobe Bryant grew up, the former NBA star was being remembered for his “Italian qualities” on Sunday.Bryant, an 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died Sunday in a helicopter crash near Calabasas, California, along with eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna.
After opening its doors in Paris last week, Netflix is setting up an office in Rome, Variety can reveal.
Amazon is moving into Italian originals with a multigenre slate comprising “Bang Bang Baby,” a Milan-set mob drama with a young woman at its center, a comedy series centered around popular local star Carlo Verdone, and an unscripted food travelogue titled “Dinner Club.”
Amazon is moving into Italian originals with a multi-genre slate comprising “Bang Bang Baby,” a Milan-set mob drama with a young woman at its center, a comedy series centered around popular local star Carlo Verdone, and an unscripted food travelogue titled “Cooking Club.”
A idyllic town in a beautiful region of Italy is selling houses for just 85p (€1).
Paul Gascoigne is cha-cha-chewing over an offer to go on the Italian version of Strictly Come Dancing.
Six years following his life-changing accident, we’ve heard very little definitive updates on Michael Schumacher.