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The stars are stepping out for The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Opening Gala!

Olivia Rodrigo is wearing a jaw-dropping outfit to The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Opening Gala!

The ladies of Big Little Lies are stepping out for The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Opening Gala!

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Britney Spears is resharing previously uploaded topless images to her Instagram because the last ones appeared out of focus, according to the pop star.

Britney Spears is back at it. On Thursday, the 39-year-old pop star took to Instagram to continue her trend of sharing topless photos and videos amid allegations she battered an employee.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAmazon Studios has unveiled a new high-concept Italian original movie featuring pop star Laura Pausini, who recently collaborated with Diane Warren to perform the Oscar-nominated theme song “Io Sì” (Seen) for Sophia Loren-starrer “The Life Ahead.” The still untitled film, which has begun shooting, is being helmed by Ivan Cotroneo, who is among Italy’s most innovative writer-directors, known for several hit RAI TV series such as “Crazy About Love,” which

With the Oscars (mercifully) behind us, it’s time to start worrying again about the Academy Museum. That much-postponed institution is now scheduled to open with a gilt-edged gala honoring Sophia Loren and Haile Gerima, and sponsored by Rolex, on Sept. 25, with a public opening five days later.

Italy’s David di Donatello Winners Winners have been crowned for the 21 David di Donatello awards, the Italian film awards ceremony. Hidden Away, Giorgio Diritti’s drama about Italian painter Antonio Ligabue, won Best Film and Director.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentGiorgio Diritti’s biopic “Hidden Away,” about crazed primitivist painter Antonio Ligabue, was the big winner at Italy’s 66th David di Donatello Awards, the country’s top film prizes.The Davids were held with an in-person ceremony aired from two venues amid a strong spirit of restart as Italian movie theaters gradually begin to reopen.“Hidden Away,” which was the frontrunner with 15 nominations, scored seven statuettes including best picture, director

Of the five contenders for the best original song Oscar, three feature in poignantly timed dramas delving into America's troubled political past, while one comes from a moving Italian film starring Sophia Loren as an aging Holocaust survivor. The other, however, is the climactic final pop song from a Netflix comedy about arguably the kitschiest music competition on the planet, includes lyrics about whales and is co-performed onscreen by Will Ferrell dressed as a fisherman.

Laura Pausini received one of the most exciting news in her 28-year career as an artist. Today, she was nominated for an Oscar.

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is assembling a star-studded cast for its opening gala in September. Italian screen legend Sophia Loren and independent filmmaker Haile Gerima will be honored with special awards, and Tom Hanks, Annette Bening and Bob Iger are being saluted for their efforts to raise $388 million for the long gestating museum, the organization said Monday.The gala will be held on Sept.

Also Read: Academy Museum Opening Postponed (Again) To September Due to COVID-19The honors to Gerima and Loren are the inaugural Vantage Award and the inaugural Visionary Award, respectively.  The Vantage Award honors an artist or scholar who according to a statement honors “an artist or scholar who has helped to contextualize and challenge dominant narratives around cinema.”  The Visionary Award honors “an artist or scholar whose extensive body of work has advanced the art of cinema.” Both

Sophia Loren I was born in 1934, raised by a single mother who had my sister and me out of wedlock.My father was nowhere to be found. We lived in a tiny house with my grandmother, mother, and uncles.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentHulu’s “The United States vs Billie Holiday” won the top prize and Aaron Sorkin (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”) was a double winner in AARP Magazine’s annual awards, while “This Is Us” and “The Queen’s Gambit” were saluted in AARP’s first TV honors.The winners:Picture/Movie for Grownups: “The United States vs.

The United States vs. Billie Holiday was named best picture by the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, it was announced today.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentLong after rising to stratospheric stardom during the glory days of cinema Italiano and Hollywood’s golden era, Sophia Loren has stepped out of semiretirement to play Madame Rosa, a former prostitute and Holocaust survivor, in “The Life Ahead,” directed by her son Edoardo Ponti.It’s yet another signature role and a stunning comeback for the Italian icon, now 86, who after working with the crème de la crème of award-winning co-stars, this time shines

Six-time Golden Globe award nominee and, now, two-time winner Diane Warren was brief in her acceptance speech for Best Original Song – Motion Picture.

Obviously, Sophia Loren is a living legend, but she is getting some of the best notices of her life for Netflix’s 2020 Italian drama “The Life Ahead.” In this exclusive clip, titled, “Two Sides of The Same Coin,” that we are proud to present, director Edoardo Ponti (“Between Strangers” in 2002, “The Girl from Nagasaki” from 2013), and legendary actress Sophia Loren discuss their acclaimed collaboration, “The Life Ahead.” The story of two survivors, separated by a gulf of generational, racial and

“Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa” Directors: Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater and Mike Attie Made in the aftermath of the 2016 election as a way to put a focus on threatened reproductive rights, “Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa” takes place entirely in a Philadelphia center where counselors try to use the center’s meager funds to help poor women who can’t afford to end their pregnancies.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, “Celebrity Game Face” gets Middle East version; Sophia Loren to get Legend Award; UKTV announces diversity and inclusion writing programs; and Flora Campbell appointed as chair of the Royal Television Society Northern Ireland center.A Middle East version of NBCUniversal Formats’ hit comedy gameshow “Celebrity Game Face” is launching in a weekly primetime slot on Abu Dhabi TV and the ADtv app, the first international series adaptation of the

Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups “Minari” “Nomadland” “One Night in Miami” “The Trial of the Chicago 7” “The United States vs.

After the tumultuous year that’s just ended, you may feel hard pressed to be surprised by anything at this point, but the Golden Globes this morning aimed to prove that notion incorrect

Also Read: Nat Geo Documentary Films Acquires 'Playing With Sharks'Ross Kaufman, director of “What Would Sophia Loren Do?” tells the story of an actor’s impact on others through the eyes of one of the Oscar winner’s admirers.

Sophia Loren recently returned to acting for the first time in a decade to star in Netflix film The Life Ahead, which debuted in November. MORE: Sophia Loren reveals she would love to meet Kate Middleton in rare interviewThe iconic actress' movie return was extra-special, as the film was directed by her son, acclaimed Italian director Edoardo Ponti.While the mother-son duo are incredibly private about family life, they are set to appear on The Today Show on Monday for a very rare interview. It's

It has been 11 years since Sophia Loren, the great Italian star and one of the only surviving icons of Hollywood’s Golden Age, last graced the screen. And longer still since she last took a leading role.

EXCLUSIVE: Sophia Loren, the Oscar winner who has returned to the screen starring in this year’s Netflix move The Life Ahead directed by her son Edoardo Ponti, will receive this year’s KCET Cinema Series Lumière Award. The honor, which recognizes excellence, artistry and innovation and outstanding contribution to film, will be bestowed during a special screening of the film January 28.

Director and co-writer Edoardo Ponti brought along his mother for my conversation about his movie, Netflix’s The Life Ahead, as part of Deadline’s Contenders International awards-season event. That mother happens to be a true screen legend, Sophia Loren, who has been directed by her son (their third collaboration) in her first major leading role in a movie in several years.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentIn a 1991 essay, John Gregory Dunne said male stars are allowed to age gracefully onscreen, unlike females: “Men grow older; women grow old.” In general, he’s right: Acting has always been a difficult profession, especially for women over 35.Dunne (1932-2003) unfortunately didn’t live long enough to see this year’s notable work by actresses over 50.

Aaron Sorkin’s acclaimed and increasingly relevant political drama The Trial of the Chicago 7, which revolves around the raucous trial of a group of protesters accused of disrupting the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention, took a leading four awards including Best Picture at the just concluded 25th annual Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival. If past winners at this Italian fest are any indication, the victories should give the Netflix film a boost stateside during Oscar season.

Sophia Loren, 86, her number isn’t dictating the youthful vibes she feels inside. “Sometimes when I say I’m 86, I don’t believe it.

Also Read: 'Notturno' Film Review: Middle East Doc Finds Poetry in 'Rubble and Darkness'“Notturno” documents refugees from conflicts across the Middle East, with footage shot over the course of three years along the borders of Iraq, Kurdistan, Syria and Lebanon.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticEXCLUSIVE: Theatres may be closing again at a rapid pace, but the power of being on Netflix during this worldwide pandemic  certainly appears to be good news for those whose awards hopeful films have been debuting on the streaming service at virtually a weekly pace.For cinema legend  Sophia Loren that means the biggest opening of her seven decade career.  Returning to feature films for the first time since a supporting turn in Nine a decade ago, and

Two Women (La ciociara), the first actor to triumph at the Oscars in a foreign language film. In 1965 she was nominated again, for De Sica’s Marriage Italian Style (Matrimonio all’italiana), before receiving an honorary award in 1991 for “a career rich with memorable performances that has added permanent lustre to our art form”.

“The Life Ahead” (in select theaters Friday, on Netflix Nov. 13).