formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The groundbreaking Italian neorealist films of the 1940s were centred around ordinary people. No movie stars required. Yet it was a movie star that came to embody their earthy grit: the force of nature Anna Magnani. Source: How Anna Magnani … Continued
Italian collecting company Artisti 7607, which represents thousands of local acting and dubbing talents, has announced it is suing Netflix in a Rome court “to obtain adequate and proportionate compensation due by law to its mandated artists.” Source: Netflix Sued … Continued
Her feature debut, which out-performed ‘Barbie’ at the Italian box office, earned 19 nominations at Italy’s answer to the Oscars, beating out Matteo Garrone’s Academy Award nominee ‘Io Capitano’ with 15. Source: Italian hit There’s Still Tomorrow tops Italy’s Donatello … Continued
Italy’s Cinecittà Studios, which have been undergoing a radical overhaul since 2021, recently released their fiscal 2023 results, which saw the Rome-based facilities turn a profit for the second year in a row after bleeding red ink for years. Source: … Continued
The crime-genre specialist behind the likes of ‘Gomorra’ and ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ discusses the challenges of chronicling the “Monster of Florence” and the series of grizzly, unsolved murders that terrorized Italy for nearly 20 years: “I started from … Continued
Mike Tyson is set to play himself in “Bunny-Man,” an offbeat superhero movie that is being shot in Italy. The former heavyweight boxing champion on Tuesday attended a press conference held in the Northern city of Turin with Italian producer … Continued