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Venice Film Festival To Open With Alejandro G. Inarritu’s ‘Birdman’
ROME - Alejandro G. Inarritu's "Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance," toplining Michael Keaton, will open the Venice Film Festival. The black comedy, about a washed-up actor (Keaton) who...
Vatican Taps Former Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten To Help Devise Digital Era Media Strategy
ROME - The Vatican has appointed former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten as head of a committee to advise Pope Francis on how to improve its media strategy in the...
Alan Rickman, Richard Gere, And Matt Bomer Set To Attend Italy’s Giffoni Children’s Fest
ROME - Alan Rickman, Richard Gere, and a trio of hot younger Hollywood stars will be feted by Italy's Giffoni Film Festival for children, the unique event where children from...
Selena Gomez And A Slew Of A-List Stars To Attend Italy’s Ischia Global Fest
ROME - Selena Gomez, Jessica Chastain, Freida Pinto, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Omar Sy, Sullivan Stapleton, Leo Howard, and Lena Headey are among expected attendees at Italy's Ischia Global Film and Music...
Spain’s Telefonica Takes Stake in Berlusconi’s Mediaset Premium Italian Pay-TV
ROME - Spanish telecom Telefonica has acquired an 11.1 percent stake in Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset Premium pay-TV operation for Euros 100 million $136 million) in a possible prelude to more...
Rome Film Fest To Slim Down Lineup, Eliminate Juries, And Focus On Emerging Directors
ROME - After a long period of silence, during which it suffered a date change and a budget cut, the Rome Film Festival has announced it will have a slimmer...
International Star You Should Know: Gabriele Rubini, aka Chef Rubio
CLAIM TO FAME: Italy's Gabriele Rubini , aka Chef Rubio , a heavily tattooed former rugby player, is scoring stellar ratings on Discovery Channel Italia's DMax station with street-food show...
Italian Director Alice Rohrwacher To Head Venice Lion Of The Future Jury
TAORMINA, Sicily -- Italian director Alice Rohrwacher, recent winner of the Cannes Grand Prix for "The Wonders," will head of the jury of the Venice Film Festival's "Luigi De Laurentiis"...
Italy’s David Awards Are Split by Sorrentino’s ‘The Great Beauty’ and Virzi’s ‘Human Capital’
Rome - Paolo Sorrentino 's " The Great Beauty " (pictured) and Paolo Virz 's " Human Capital " split top honors at Italy's David di Donatello Awards, where Sorrentino's...
U.S. Producer Danny Bramson To Head Jury Of Italy’s Biografilm Fest
ROME - U.S. music and movies producer Danny Bramson will head the jury of Italy's Biografilm Festival, the unique event billed as a cinematic celebration of human lives which will...