Review: Review: Jhumpa Lahiri's new novel is very novel

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro has signed on to star opposite standup comic Sebastian Maniscalco in About My Father, the Lionsgate comedy loosely based on Maniscalco’s life and his relationship with his father. Laura Terruso, who directed the 2020 YA comedy Work It and co-wrote the Sally Field-starrer Hello, My Name Is Doris, has been tapped to direct About My Father from a screenplay by Maniscalco and Austen Earl.

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Europe’s major film markets — France, Italy and the U.K. — are reopening doors for theatrical releases after an erratic year of high hopes and false starts.

EXCLUSIVE: Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Alessandro Nivola, Molly Shannon and Lil Rel Howery are set to star in Spin Me Round, an indie comedy directed by Jeff Baena from a script he wrote with Brie. Pic will be produced by the Duplass Brothers Productions and Limelight, the latter of which is fully financing the picture. Production begins next month in Italy.

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Actor George Clooney recently confessed his love for actor Brad Pitt, with who he has worked on several projects in the past.

Ever thought of living with George Clooney? Well, thanks to his new Omaze fundraiser, you practically can.

George Clooney? Well, thanks to his new Omaze fundraiser, you practically can. In a new video from the fundraising company, Clooney is giving one lucky fan and a guest of their choice the chance to spend an evening with him and his wife, Amal, at their home in Lake Como, Italy.

You’re probably aware that Tiesto is not the famous DJ’s real name, but do you know where that name came from?

Italy’s culture minister said Sunday.Dario Franceschini announced a 18.5 million euro ($22 million) contract to build and install the retractable structure that will restore the traditional “arena,” or stage for combat for gladiatorial shows in ancient Rome.The stage was original to the first-century amphitheater and existed until the 1800s when it was removed for archaeological digs on the subterranean levels of the ancient structure, Franceschini said.The project should be completed by 2023.

If you loved the cynical, grim nihilism and fascistic wet dream foulness of “Sicario: Day Of The Soldado,” you’re probably going to love Amazon’s “Without Remorse.” Made by the same writing/directing pair, filmmaker Stefano Sollima (the Italian “Gomorrah” TV series) and screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (“Sicario,” “Hell or High Water”), “Without Remorse” feels like a CIA Black Ops recruitment tool—making ruthless assassinations of faceless foreign nationals seem efficiently slick and badass—for

If fate has cruelly robbed us of the chance to see the late Chadwick Boseman play the African samurai known in history’s annals as Yasuke, then hearing Lakeith Stanfield give him a voice and a mood makes for a good consolation prize. Granted, the Boseman film, in stasis after his passing, sounded more factually inclined on paper, telling of how Yasuke went from serving Italian Jesuit Alessandro Valignano to serving Japanese Daimyo Oda Nobunaga.

Jamie Oliver took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a look at an incredible Italian loaf – but it's not the bread that fans were talking about.MORE: Jamie Oliver shares precious photo of son Buddy during school runInstead many were focused on the chef's choice of eyewear – a large pair of yellow-framed glasses!Jamie paired the impressive pair of specs with a tan jacket, white T-shirt and chain necklace.WATCH: Jamie Oliver surprises fans with new accessory"Jamie, where are those frames from???"

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One of the things Pixar does better than anyone, or all animated houses anyhow, is tapping into that feeling of youthful nostalgia and making it universal. What Pixar excel at, seemingly, is mix wistful coming of age stories about childhood or growing up and mix it with a fantasy element.

NEW YORK -- Laura Pausini was so emotionally affected by the pandemic last year that she even thought she'd never sing again.