Standout Italian Films in Production or About to Premiere

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentEuropean pay-TV operator Sky has greenlit production of Italian prison drama “The King,” toplining Luca Zingaretti, best known as the titular character in the popular “Inspector Montalbano” series.In “The King” Zingaretti will play Buno Testori, chief of the San Michele penitentiary, where “he applies his own personal idea of justice,” according to a Sky synopsis.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorSky Italia has ordered prison drama Il Re (The King), which will star Italian actor Luca Zingaretti, well known locally for the Inspector Montalbano series. The Italian-language series will be set in the prison of San Michele where Bruno Testori (Zingaretti), the director, applies his own personal idea of justice. While outside the prison his life is far from ordered, inside he is the absolute ruler.

Armani.com and social media channels.Armani aims to democratise fashion by streaming the show across multiple channels.“The designer made this decision so that the show, which will be recorded behind closed doors, can be enjoyed by a vast public,” a spokesperson told The Telegraph.Confirming that the show will not be attended by any of the celebrity fans who normally fill the front row, a statement from the brand reads: “Considering that the current situation connected to the pandemic, we won’t,

Image is removed."Formula One: 1000 races in numbers""Deadly typhoon strikes Japan""F1 Italian Grand Prix: A lap of Monza"The Italian Grand Prix produced the race of the season so far as safety cars, red flags and a shock first-time winner shook up the order in one of the most unexpected results in recent Formula One history.Pierre Gasly took a famous and popular victory at Monza, the first time he has stood on the top step of the podium since his F1 breakthrough in 2018, with AlphaTauri

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone are set to receive a new Operator character named Morte later today, September 8.The operator will be portrayed and voiced by by Italian musician and actor Fabio Rovazzi.

Guy Lodge Film CriticMidway through “The Ties,” a long-absent father and his estranged young son realize they have an unlikely thing in common: They both tie their shoes in an unconventional way that draws light mockery from others. The boy must have learned it from his dad, though neither can remember when; now, as they scarcely know each other anymore, it’s the one literal tie that binds them.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentIn what is being touted as a first, the Venice Film Festival’s opening ceremony is streaming live this evening in roughly 100 Italian movie theaters, followed by the fest’s opening film, Daniele Luchetti’s “The Ties.”The film’s distributor, 01 Distribution, is previewing “The Ties” in cinemas across Italy as a double bill in conjunction with the fest’s opening ceremony.“It’s the first time this has ever been done anywhere in the world,” says 01

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentIn February, “Mission: Impossible 7” was forced to halt production in Italy days before its planned shoot in Venice, as the country contended with one of the highest coronavirus death rates in Europe.Cut to September.