Scots singer Paolo Nutini shared a rare social media post to announce that he will be touring around Italy this summer.
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Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAs Italy marks the centennial of Pier Paolo Pasolini‘s birth with a series of special events, the Academy Museum is honoring the influential film director, poet, writer and intellectual, whose 1975 murder remains a mystery, with a complete retrospective.Titled “Carnal Knowledge: The Films of Pier Paolo Pasolini,” the Los Angeles tribute in the Academy’s Renzo Piano designed temple of cinema opened Feb. 17 with Oscar-winning production designer Dante Ferretti on hand.Ferretti, in a moving tribute, said he owed his career to Pasolini, having worked on nine of his films, starting with Pasolini’s first work “The Gospel According to Matthew” and ending with his incendiary condemnation of the Italian upper classes “Salò – or the 120 Days of Sodom,” released in Italy just a few weeks after Pasolini’s murder on Nov.
2, 1975, at age 53, in the seaside town of Ostia outside Rome. The Academy’s complete retro of Pasolini’s fiction films interspersed with some shorts and documentary works from his prolific career is made up almost entirely of 35mm prints recently restored by Cinecittà and the Cineteca di Bologna, the prominent film archives known globally as a prime film preservation entity.
Scots singer Paolo Nutini shared a rare social media post to announce that he will be touring around Italy this summer.
Halle Berry has received a major honor at the 2022 Critics’ Choice Awards.
Wilson Chapman editoriHeart Radio has set performers for the upcoming 2022 iHeart Radio Music Awards, with Megan Thee Stallion, Jason Aldean, John Legend, Charlie Puth and Måneskin all newly announced to perform on the March 22 telecast.The five join two other artists who were previously announced for roles in the event and are now confirmed for performances as well — host LL Cool J, who teased a special performance for the night, and Jennifer Lopez, who will be receiving the iHeart Radio Icon Award during the ceremony.Megan Thee Stallion, Aldean and Måneskin all have three nominations each. Megan is nominated in the hip-hop artist of the year category, as well as in the fan-voted categories of top fan army and TikTok bop of the year, for her hit single “Thot Shit.” Aldean is nominated for country artist of the year, and his duet with with Carrie Underwood, “If I Didn’t Love You,” is recognized in the collaboration and country song categories.
Manchester United have reportedly identified the 'heir' to Paul Pogba, with Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic once again being linked with an Old Trafford switch.
Yellowstone star and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Costner paid emotional tribute to his longtime collaborator, production designer Ida Random as she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 26th annual Art Directors Guild Awards tonight. And his tribute included the revelation that he might not have an an acting career without her intervention.
A Juventus legend has claimed he would welcome back Paul Pogba but has sent a warning to his former club.
Having moved to Los Angeles two years ago in March 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have set up life with their young family in Montecito.The couple, who share children Archie, two, and Lilibet, nine months, currently live in a sprawling mansion which even boasts a separate two bedroom guesthouse. And with all that room for visitors, it’s believed that 40 year old Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland often spends time in the guesthouse when visiting her grandchildren.
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentFremantle has acquired a 70% stake in Italy’s Lux Vide, the prominent TV production company that has been steadily raising its standing in the international arena, most recently with the high-end TV series “Medici,” “Devils” and “Leonardo.”The long-gestating Lux Vide deal, which closed on Thursday, marks the latest acquisition by the expanding RTL-owned production and distribution giant. Fremantle, which has been on a buying spree, now owns or controls a panoply of independently operated production shingles across Europe, as well as in Israel, Australia and the U.S.Their stated goal is to invest and grow in the global scripted arena where, by their count, Fremantle delivered 81 scripted shows in 2021, including BBC One hit “The Responder,” HBO Max series “Lust,” from Sweden’s Miso Film, and Italian dystopian drama “Anna.” Previous Fremantle investments include acquiring the 12 former Nent Studios production labels in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark (now rebranded This is Nice Group); Australian-American television production company Eureka Productions; U.K.-based Naked Entertainment; French label Kwai; and Israel’s Abot Hameiri, among others.The Lux purchase also marks Fremantle’s third acquisition of a production company in Italy, where the company already owns Wildside and The Apartment, the outfit behind Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar-nominated “The Hand of God.” Fremantle also recently inked a pact with Italy’s Cinecittà involving the long-term rental of six sound stages at the iconic Rome studios.Founded in 1992 by Ettore Bernabei, who was a long-time former chief of Italian pubcaster RAI, Lux Vide has since been headed by his progeny, Matilde and Luca Bernabei.
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Ukraine was on the minds of many during the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) on Sunday night. Several stars in Hollywood gave tributes and offered prayers for those impacted by the Russian invasion.The ceremony was held at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, and broadcast on both TNT and TBS. Lady Gaga, who appeared on behalf of her film "House of Gucci," revealed on the red carpet that she was "really honored to be here" but noted that those in Ukraine should be remembered during the glitzy affair.
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentGiancarlo Giannini, who was the late great Lina Wertmüller’s muse, helmer Gabriele Muccino (“The Pursuit of Happyness”), and Teresa Saponangelo, star of Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Hand of God,” are among top honorees of the seventh edition of Filming Italy — Los Angeles, the bridge between Italy and Hollywood set to run as a hybrid event Feb. 28-March 3.The celebration of Italy’s top film and TV titles is headed by longtime Italian industry promoter Tiziana Rocca, a former chief of the Taormina Film Festival.
Milan Fashion Week there was a new air of glamour, joy and lots of style. One of our favorite Latina Powerhouses, Danna Paola arrived in Italy as an ambassador for Fendi, and from day one she has provided us tons fashion inspiration.
Nancy Dell’Olio has signed up for ‘Celebrity MasterChef’. The former ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ contestant - and ex-girlfriend of former England football manager Sven Goran-Eriksson - is said to have joined the line-up for the star-studded BBC cooking competition, according to the Daily Star newspaper's Hot TV column. That is despite the 60-year-old lawyer once admitting she "doesn't enjoy cooking much".
K.J. Yossman Sky have released first look images for a new Sky Original drama, “Unwanted.”Inspired by the book “Bilal,” an investigative book from journalist Fabrizio Gatti, the eight-part series tells the story of an undercover human rights defender who is helping migrants journey from Africa to Europe as they battle human traffickers and government officials.Stefano Bises (“Gomorrah”) created and wrote the series in collaboration with with the collaboration of Alessandro Valenti, Bernardo Pellegrini and Michela Straniero.
Kerry Washington pays tribute to Rosa Parks for Black History Month in a unique way. The actress transformed herself into some trailblazing figures in history, including Rosa Parks, Olympian Wilma Rudolph, and supermodel Beverly Johnson.“Back with some more #BlackHERstory! This time celebrating THE Rosa Parks,” the star wrote, alongside a picture of her dressed as Parks. “A lot of people think that Rosa’s activism started with her refusing to give up her seat on the bus.