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Tom Cruise and Cast Hit the ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ Cannes Red Carpet | Photos
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Three years after screening “Top Gun: Maverick” at the Cannes Film Festival, Tom Cruise has returned to the French Riviera to showcase his latest blockbuster stunt extravaganza, “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.”

Directed and co-written by frequent Cruise collaborator Christopher McQuarrie, the eighth and latest installment in the “Mission: Impossible” franchise is a direct sequel to 2023’s “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning.” That film introduced viewers to new characters like Hayley Atwell’s Grace, Esai Morales’ villainous Gabriel, Greg Tarzan Davis’ Degas, Pom Klementieff’s skilled assassin Paris and Shea Whigham’s Jasper Briggs. Those characters and actors are all set to return, once again, in “The Final Reckoning.”

They are accompanied in it by “Mission: Impossible” newcomers Holt McCallany (“Mindhunter”), Janet McTeer (“Ozark”), Nick Offerman (“Parks and Recreation”), Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”), Katy O’Brian (“Twisters”) and Tramell Tillman (“Severance”), as well as returning franchise veterans like Simon Pegg,...
See full article at The Wrap
  • 5/14/2025
  • by Alex Welch
  • The Wrap
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Italy’s Minerva Pictures unveils raft of EFM deals
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Italy’s Minerva Pictures has unveiled a slew of sales on its EFM slate including for Taavi Vartia’s Finnish survival thriller Ice Skater and Stefano Sardo’s erotic thriller Close To Me.

Ice Skater was acquired by Spain’s Inopia, Cis’s Magic Films, Latin America’s Clube Filmes, and by Foxx Vision for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Now in post, Ice Skater stars Norwegian actress Thea Sofie Loch Næss as a woman who finds herself stranded on an ice floe in the Arctic Sea.

Close To Me, which is co-distributed with Tvco, was acquired for German-speaking countries by Splendid,...
See full article at ScreenDaily
  • 2/20/2025
  • ScreenDaily
Angelina Jolie to Attend Italy’s Torino Film Festival for Anti-War Drama ‘Without Blood’
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Angelina Jolie is set to attend Italy’s Torino Film Festival for the international premiere of “Without Blood,” her fifth film as a director, which is based on Italian author Alessandro Baricco’s short novel by the same title.

The drama about war, revenge, memory and healing stars Salma Hayek Pinault and Demián Bichir and world premiered in September at Toronto Film Festival.

The story revolves around Nina (Hayek Pinault), who witnesses as a young girl the carnage inflicted by her father’s enemies on her father and brother. She escapes by hiding under the family’s farmhouse floor, and although one of the murderers — a man named Tito (Bichir) — spots her, he decides to keep quiet. Many years later, they meet again.

“Without Blood,” which was shot at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios, will screen on Nov. 24 at Torino’s Cinema Ideal with Jolie and Baricco present. Torino’s 42nd edition is being held Nov.
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 11/21/2024
  • by Nick Vivarelli
  • Variety Film + TV
Billy Zane Becomes Marlon Brando in New Look at Upcoming Biopic
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Titanic and Demon Knight star Billy Zane is taking on what could be his biggest movie role yet in Waltzing With Brando. A biopic about late actor Marlon Brando of The Godfather fame, the film has gotten a release update along with a new look at Zane in the lead role.

Per Variety, Waltzing With Brando is now set to have its world premiere at Italy's Torino Film Festival. The festival runs from Nov. 22-30 under the direction of Giulio Base, who said of Zane's performance in Waltzing With Brando, "You won't believe it: he is possessed by Marlon Brando." The full lineup for the festival will be officially announced on Nov. 7, though it's been confirmed that Waltzing With Brando will be the closing film. Additionally, the 100th anniversary of Brando's birth will also be celebrated with a 24-title retrospective of films. Meanwhile, a new look at Zane as Brando has been revealed,...
See full article at CBR
  • 10/30/2024
  • by Jeremy Dick
  • CBR
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Billy Zane to Portray Marlon Brando in Upcoming Film at Italian Festival
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Actor Billy Zane will debut his portrayal of legendary actor Marlon Brando later this month at the Torino Film Festival in Italy. Zane plays Brando in the film “Waltzing With Brando,” which will close out the 42nd edition of the prestigious festival. The film focuses on an unusual period in Brando’s life when he juggled roles in “The Godfather” and “Last Tango in Paris.” It also explores his plans to build a sustainable retreat on the remote island of Tetiaroa in French Polynesia.

Directed by Bill Fishman, “Waltzing With Brando” tells the true story of how Brando recruited architect Bernard Judge to help design and build the eco-friendly retreat in the early 1970s. According to festival artistic director Giulio Base, Zane brings an intense focus and understanding to his role as Brando. Base told an entertainment publication that viewers “won’t believe it” and that Zane appears “possessed” by Brando in the performance.
See full article at Gazettely
  • 10/30/2024
  • by Naser Nahandian
  • Gazettely
Billy Zane Set to Premiere ‘Waltzing With Brando’ at Torino Film Festival (Exclusive)
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Billy Zane is set to make the trek to Italy’s Torino Film Festival which has secured the world premiere of hotly anticipated indie film “Waltzing With Brando” directed by Bill Fishman in which Zane plays Marlon Brando during the period when he was preparing to star in “The Godfather” and “Last Tango in Paris.”

“Waltzing With Brando,” which is is based on a memoir by the iconic actor’s architect, Bernard Judge, is the tale of how Brando plucked Judge, who was then an idealistic Los Angeles architect, from his stable existence and convinced him that he should build the world’s first ecologically perfect retreat on the tiny uninhabitable Tahitian island of Tetiaroa.

The bulk of the film was shot on Tetiaroa, where Brando and Judge tried to spearhead sustainable architecture and practices.

“Waltzing With Brando” has been set as the closing film of Torino which is also...
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 10/30/2024
  • by Nick Vivarelli
  • Variety Film + TV
Ron Howard’s ‘Eden’ Set to Open Italy’s Torino Film Festival With Director in Tow for International Launch
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Ron Howard’s survival thriller “Eden,” starring Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby and Sydney Sweeney, has been set as the opening film of Italy’s Torino Film Festival with the director in tow.

“Eden,” which follows a pair of high-minded Europeans, played by Law and Kirby, who are seeking a new life on a previously uninhabited island in the Galápagos, will be having its international premiere in Torino after world premiering at the Toronto Film Festival in September.

Landing the international launch of the survival thriller, with Howard on hand, marks a nice coup for the fest’s new artistic director, Italian actor/director Giulio Base. Torino’s upcoming 42nd edition will run Nov. 22-30.

Torino is Italy’s preeminent event for young directors and indie cinema, and is where Matteo Garrone and Paolo Sorrentino screened their first works. The festival’s lineup will be announced on Nov.
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 10/17/2024
  • by Nick Vivarelli
  • Variety Film + TV
Religious Drama ‘Judas’ Gospel,’ Starring Rupert Everett, Paz Vega, John Savage and Abel Ferrara, Scores Latin American Sale (Exclusive)
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Religious drama “Judas’ Gospel,” directed by Italy’s Giulio Base and starring Rupert Everett, Paz Vega, John Savage and Abel Ferrara, has scored its first pre-sale with distributor Plus Films Kft taking Latin American rights.

The film, now in post, recently wrapped shooting in Italy’s scenic Southern Calabria region. It is being shopped to buyers by Italy’s Minerva Pictures on the sidelines of the Toronto Film Festival.

Base is a prolific actor-director whose many film and TV directing credits comprise “The Anarchist Banker” that launched from the Venice official selection in 2019. He is also artistic director of the Turin Film Festival.

“Judas’ Gospel” takes an innovative approach in retelling the tale of Judas Iscariot, known for his biblical betrayal of Jesus when he disclosed his whereabouts for 30 pieces of silver. In the film Judas, who is about to die, reflects on his life and his relationship with Jesus and the disciples.
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 9/10/2024
  • by Nick Vivarelli
  • Variety Film + TV
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‘Judas’ Gospel’ with Rupert Everett, Paz Vega starts shooting in Italy
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Giulio Base’s religious drama Judas’ Gospel, which stars Rupert Everett, Paz Vega, John Savage and Abel Ferrara, has started filming in Italy.

The film sees Judas, about to die, reflect on his life and his relationship with Jesus and the disciples.

Vincenzo Galluzzo, Darko Perić and Tomasz Kot round out the cast, with filming set to last for four weeks in Calabria, Italy.

Base, who is the artistic director of Turin Film Festival, has film credits including 2018’s The Anarchist Banker.

His wife, Tiziana Rocca, who heads up Agnus Dei Production, produces. Minerva Pictures and Agresywna Banda also produce in association with Rai Cinema.
See full article at ScreenDaily
  • 7/29/2024
  • ScreenDaily
Marlon Brando Centennial Retrospective Set for Italy’s Torino Film Festival
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Italy’s Torino Film Festival will celebrate the centennial of Marlon Brando’s birth with a 24-title retrospective of films featuring the groundbreaking two-time Oscar winner, known for his naturalistic acting style and rebellious streak.

The Brando retro will be “the backbone” of the fest, according to its new artistic director, Italian actor/director Giulio Base. Accordingly, an image of Brando – photographed when he was shooting Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Last Tango in Paris” – is featured on the poster for the fest’s upcoming 42nd edition, which will run Nov. 22-30.

Torino is Italy’s preeminent event for young directors and indie cinema, and is where Matteo Garrone and Paolo Sorrentino screened their first works. The festival’s lineup will be announced at a later date.

“As an actor, Brando has always been my guiding star and I had been wondering for a while – since way before being appointed at Torino...
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 2/27/2024
  • by Nick Vivarelli
  • Variety Film + TV
Gina Lollobrigida Funeral: Iconic Actress To Be Laid To Rest In Birthplace Of Subiaco After Ceremony In Rome
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Italian big-screen diva Gina Lollobrigida was due to be laid to rest in her native hilltop town of Subiaco, after a televised funeral ceremony on Thursday at the Church of the Artists in nearby Rome.

The actress’s only son Milko Skofic, grandson Dimitri and Spanish ex-husband Javier Rigau were among those in attendance alongside Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Cultural Under-Secretary Vittorio Sgarbi as well as film and entertainment world figures Mara Venier, Milly Carlucci, Adriano Aragozzini, Daniel McVicar, Giulio Base and Barbara Bouchet.

The actress’s long-time personal assistant Andrea Piazzolla, who was caught up in a legal battle with Skofic at the time of Lollobrigida’s battle over control of her finances, was also present with his parents.

The burial comes just five days after Lollobrigida’s death on January 16 at the age of 95 years old. Her coffin has been laying in state at the Campidoglio in Rome since then.
See full article at Deadline Film + TV
  • 1/19/2023
  • by Melanie Goodfellow
  • Deadline Film + TV
Sophia Loren Remembers Longtime Rival Gina Lollobrigida
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Sophia Loren said Monday that she is “deeply shaken and saddened” by the death of Gina Lollobrigida, the Italian actress who passed away Monday at the age of 95.

Related Story Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2023: Photo Gallery & Obituaries Related Story Gina Lollobrigida Dies: Italian Cinema Diva Was 95 Related Story Never Mind Rolex, How About A People's Premiere For The Movie Museum?

The two Italian actresses were often considered rivals, with both regarded as among the most beautiful international stars of the post-World War II years. They often competed for similar roles in films.

In a 2015 Vanity Fair article, Lollobrigida said the feud was started by Loren, and that she herself found it “really boring.”

Also today, director Giulio Base tweeted, “Ciao Gina. With You the last diva has left us,” and Italy’s Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano tweeted that her “charm will remain eternal.”

Addio ad una diva del grande schermo,...
See full article at Deadline Film + TV
  • 1/16/2023
  • by The Deadline Team
  • Deadline Film + TV
Sophia Loren and More Pay Tribute to Gina Lollobrigida
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Tributes are pouring in for Gina Lollobrigida, one of Europe’s biggest movie stars, who died on Monday at the age of 95.

A global sex symbol during the 1950s and ’60s, Lollobrigida worked with Hollywood heavyweights such as Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Errol Flynn and Rock Hudson.

Sophia Loren was one of the first people to pay tribute to “La Lollo,” as the Italians called her. Loren said in a statement she “is deeply shaken and saddened” by the news of Lollobrigida’s death.

The two divas had parallel careers in Italy and Hollywood and were often considered rivals.

Italy’s Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano tweeted: “Adieu to a diva of the big screen, protagonist of half a century of Italian cinema. Your charm will remain eternal. Ciao Lollo.”

“Ciao Gina. With You the last diva has left us,” Tweeted actor director Giulio Base, whose wife, Filming Italy festival chief Tiziana Rocca,...
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 1/16/2023
  • by Nick Vivarelli
  • Variety Film + TV
Julianne Moore, Tessa Thompson, Leila Hatami Stun as Variety-Danieli Party Kicks Off Venice Film Festival in Style
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The star studded Variety and Hotel Danieli pre-festival cocktail party on Aug. 30 was a taster of the riches in store at the Venice Film Festival that kicks off the following day.

Head of the jury Julianne Moore and fellow jurors, “A Separation” actor Leila Hatami and filmmakers Audrey Diwan, Mariano Cohn, Leonardo Di Costanzo and Rodrigo Sorogoyen, were present as was “Thor: Love and Thunder” actor Tessa Thompson, who is serving on the festival’s Horizons strand jury.

The evening, titled “Cinema Danieli – An Unforgettable Story,” on the terrace of the plush Hotel Danieli, which turns 200 this year, has become a festival tradition dating back 13 years. It was introduced by Claudio Staderini, director of the Danieli, who described the hotel as a shooting and residential choice of many of the biggest movie stars in the world.

Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera said that the Variety and Danieli pre-festival cocktail as...
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 8/31/2022
  • by Naman Ramachandran
  • Variety Film + TV
Cannes Opening-Night Film Is A Family Affair For Bérénice Bejo And Michel Hazanavicius
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Exclusive: Bérénice Bejo (The Artist) agreed that making Cannes opening-night film Final Cut (Coupez!) with filmmaker husband Michel Hazanavicius (The Players) had been a family affair.

Pausing for a split second to make a mental calculation, she began, “Our daughter, his daughter, a niece who was the camera woman in the film, and our son who you barely saw — yes, it was a family affair.”

To explain, she’s referring to the couple’s daughter Gloria, Hazanavicius’ daughter Simone from a previous relationship, his brother’s daughter and niece Raika and the couple’s teenage son Lucien.

”That’s right,” Bejo told Deadline at the opening-night dinner for Final Cut at the Hotel Martinez. “We wanted the family close. The pandemic was going on and it gave us peace of mind to all be together.”

It was well after midnight, probably closer to 1am, and following each conversation with a mixture of guests,...
See full article at Deadline Film + TV
  • 5/18/2022
  • by Baz Bamigboye
  • Deadline Film + TV
Biopic of Italian Designer Roberto Cavalli in Works (Exclusive)
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Roberto Cavalli, the Italian fashion designer renowned for his stretch jeans and animal prints, is getting the biopic treatment, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Filmmaking duo Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi have optioned Cavalli’s life rights from the man himself, with their Iervolino Lady Bacardi Entertainment banner having acquired the rights to his autobiography Just Me! from Cavalli’s company Freedom.

The film — which will chart Cavalli’s early life up to his success in the fashion industry — will be directed by Giulio Base (The Inquiry, Imperium: Pompeii, Doc West) and is due to shoot in Italy in March, using the ...
See full article at The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
  • 11/4/2021
  • The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Biopic of Italian Designer Roberto Cavalli in Works (Exclusive)
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Roberto Cavalli, the Italian fashion designer renowned for his stretch jeans and animal prints, is getting the biopic treatment, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Filmmaking duo Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi have optioned Cavalli’s life rights from the man himself, with their Iervolino Lady Bacardi Entertainment banner having acquired the rights to his autobiography Just Me! from Cavalli’s company Freedom.

The film — which will chart Cavalli’s early life up to his success in the fashion industry — will be directed by Giulio Base (The Inquiry, Imperium: Pompeii, Doc West) and is due to shoot in Italy in March, using the ...
See full article at The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
  • 11/4/2021
  • The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Venice 2018. Lineup
Non-FictionThe programme for the 2018 edition of the Venice Film Festival has been unveiled, and includes new films from Tsai Ming-liang, Frederick Wiseman, Sergei Loznitsa, Olivier Assayas, the Coen Brothers, and many more.COMPETITIONFirst Man (Damien Chazelle)The Mountain (Rick Alverson)Non-Fiction (Olivier Assayas)The Sisters Brothers (Jacques Audiard)The Ballad of Buster ScruggsVox Lux (Brady Corbet)Roma (Alfonso Cuarón)22 July (Paul Greengrass)Suspiria (Luca Guadagnino)Werk ohne autor (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck)The Nightingale (Jennifer Kent)The Favourite (Yorgos Lanthimos)Peterloo (Mike Leigh)Capri-revolution (Mario Martone)What You Gonna Do When the World's On Fire? (Roberto Minervini)Sunset (László Nemes)Frères ennemis (David Oeloffen)Where Life is Born (Carlos Reygadas)At Eternity's Gate (Julian Schnabel)Acusada (Gonzalo Tobal)Killing (Shinya Tsukamoto)Out Of COMPETITIONFeaturesThe Other Side of the Wind (Orson Welles)They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (Morgan Neville)L'amica geniale (Saverio Costanzo)Il diario di angela - noi...
See full article at MUBI
  • 7/25/2018
  • MUBI
Damien Chazelle at an event for Whiplash (2014)
Venice Film Festival 2018 Lineup Revealed: ‘Roma,’ ‘Suspiria,’ ‘The Favourite,’ Coen Brothers’ ‘Buster Scruggs,’ and More
Damien Chazelle at an event for Whiplash (2014)
The Venice Film Festival is celebrating its 75th year in 2018 with a star-studded lineup that includes world premieres from Damien Chazelle, Bradley Cooper, Luca Guadagnino, and Alfonso Cuarón. The festival takes place August 29 to September 8 and marks the official kickoff of the 2018 fall awards season.

As has been previously announced, Damien Chazelle will open the festival with the world premiere of “First Man.” The space race drama stars Chazelle’s “La La Land” Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong and recounts the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. The world premiere will be Chazelle’s second Venice opener after “La La Land.” Also confirmed prior to the announcement lineup was Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born,” which marks the actor’s directorial debut.

Check out the full lineup for the 2018 Venice Film Festival below. This year’s competition jury is led by Guillermo del Toro, who won the...
See full article at Indiewire
  • 7/25/2018
  • by Zack Sharf
  • Indiewire
Damien Chazelle at an event for Whiplash (2014)
Venice Film Festival unveils 2018 line-up - follow it live
Damien Chazelle at an event for Whiplash (2014)
The festival runs from August 29 – September 8.

The line-up of the 75th Venice Film Festival (August 29 – September 8) is being announced today at around 10am GMT.

The titles will be revealed at a press conference which is being live-streamed.

As previously announced, Damien Chazelle’s ‘First Man’ will open the festival in competition.

Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut A Star Is Born will also have its world premiere out-of-competition at the event.

We’ll update this story with the films as they are announced below. Refresh the page to get the latest titles.

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  • 7/25/2018
  • by Orlando Parfitt
  • ScreenDaily
Ryan Reynolds Escapes Two "Buried" Indies, Samuel Fuller Freakouts and More New DVDs
A look at what's new on DVD today:

"Buried"

Directed by Rodrigo Cortes

Released by Lionsgate

"Paper Man"

Directed by Kieran and Michele Mulroney

Released by Mpi Home Video

While one can't feel too badly for the future "Green Lantern" star and People's sexiest man alive, Ryan Reynolds' two stabs at glory outside the beaten path went largely unseen, which is particularly a shame in the case of Rodrigo Cortes' "Buried," the thriller where Reynolds has no acting partner but a cell phone as a military contractor who finds himself trapped in a coffin with no knowledge of how or why he got there. A success at Sundance, Lionsgate scrapped expansion plans for the film when it didn't do well in limited release, so home video will be the first chance for many to catch it. Still, that was a considerably bigger success than "Paper Man," which snuck in...
See full article at ifc.com
  • 1/18/2011
  • by Stephen Saito
  • ifc.com
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