The first clapperboard has slammed on the Star original romantic drama starring Cristiana Capotondi and Luca Argentero, based upon Ferzan Özpetek’s 2001 hit film. Cristiana Capotondi (recently seen in Attenti al gorilla and Woman’s Name), Eduardo Scarpetta (Capri-Revolution) and Luca Argentero (recently gracing Good Goals and the series Doc – Nelle tue mani) are leading the cast of the much-anticipated Star original series The Ignorant Angels, a work based upon the hit film which established Ferzan Özpetek in the industry in 2001, His Secret Life. Disney+ has released a photo of the first clapperboard for the romantic drama, which is composed of eight 50-minute episodes and is written by Özpetek, Gianni Romoli, Carlotta Corradi and Massimo Bacchini, with production in the hands of R&c Produzioni. The firm headed up by Tilde Corsi and Gianni Romoli has made almost all of Ozpetek’s films, including his most recent work The Goddess of.
Drama, comedy, sci-fi and documentary projects greenlit.
Disney+ has unveiled its first slate of 10 European originals, including drama, comedy, sci-fi and documentary projects from France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.
It has greenlit projects from creators and producers including Juliette Howell, Stephen Butchard, Quoc Dang Tran and Jörg Winger, and includes the first titles for new entertainment brand Star, which will launch on the streaming platform on February 23.
The move follows the studio’s announcement in December that it would commission 50 productions in Europe by 2024. A UK title has yet to be revealed but Disney said it had “a raft...
Disney+ has unveiled its first slate of 10 European originals, including drama, comedy, sci-fi and documentary projects from France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.
It has greenlit projects from creators and producers including Juliette Howell, Stephen Butchard, Quoc Dang Tran and Jörg Winger, and includes the first titles for new entertainment brand Star, which will launch on the streaming platform on February 23.
The move follows the studio’s announcement in December that it would commission 50 productions in Europe by 2024. A UK title has yet to be revealed but Disney said it had “a raft...
- 2/16/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Disney+’s new international streaming service Star has commissioned a mafia series, penned by The Last Kingdom and Baghdad Central scribe Stephen Butchard and co-produced by two high-profile outfits in the UK and Italy.
Exclusively revealed by Deadline today, The Good Mothers forms part Disney+ and Star’s first European originals slate, and promises to tell the story of how Italian mob bosses were targeted by prosecutors through their wives and daughters.
The six-part series is made by Brexit: The Uncivil War producer House Productions and Wildside, the Fremantle-backed Italian producer behind HBO’s We Are Who We Are. It is based on a book of the same name by award-winning journalist Alex Perry.
The Good Mothers tells the true story of how three courageous women inside the notorious Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta mafia worked with newly-minted female prosecutor, Alessandra Cerreti, to bring down down the criminal empire.
Deadline hears that...
Exclusively revealed by Deadline today, The Good Mothers forms part Disney+ and Star’s first European originals slate, and promises to tell the story of how Italian mob bosses were targeted by prosecutors through their wives and daughters.
The six-part series is made by Brexit: The Uncivil War producer House Productions and Wildside, the Fremantle-backed Italian producer behind HBO’s We Are Who We Are. It is based on a book of the same name by award-winning journalist Alex Perry.
The Good Mothers tells the true story of how three courageous women inside the notorious Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta mafia worked with newly-minted female prosecutor, Alessandra Cerreti, to bring down down the criminal empire.
Deadline hears that...
- 2/16/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
With the rebooted Star Trek series receiving diminishing returns with each new entry and Star Trek Beyond underperforming, the future of the franchise is not certain. Maybe a new director is needed to take the series in a different direction. Cinelinx looks at seven reasons why Christopher Nolan would be the right man to save the struggling franchise.
Although Star Trek Beyond squeaked into a distant second place this past weekend, (Behind the latest Jason Bourne film) with an estimated $24 million--taking in over $105 million in two weeks--it’s had a nearly 60% decline this weekend. That’s a significant drop compared to the last two Trek films, both of which saw their domestic totals reach over $146 million by the end of their second weekends. With a total budget of $185 million Star Trek Beyond needs to make $370 million overall, which seems unlikely at this point. If this film does lose money for the studio,...
Although Star Trek Beyond squeaked into a distant second place this past weekend, (Behind the latest Jason Bourne film) with an estimated $24 million--taking in over $105 million in two weeks--it’s had a nearly 60% decline this weekend. That’s a significant drop compared to the last two Trek films, both of which saw their domestic totals reach over $146 million by the end of their second weekends. With a total budget of $185 million Star Trek Beyond needs to make $370 million overall, which seems unlikely at this point. If this film does lose money for the studio,...
- 8/1/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
Perks of Using the Star System: Tognazzi’s Tale a Tad Too Familiar
Maria Sole Tognazzi, daughter of famed actor/director Ugo Tognazzi, visits the mid-life crisis mode of the single female for her third feature, A Five Star Life. Featuring one of Italy’s most noted leading ladies, Margherita Buy, this rather reserved exercise feels far too buttoned up to make any lasting impression, genuine as everyone involved seems to be. The plotting, the scenario, and the eventual outcome are all far too familiar, (unique occupations aside) to register as anything more than standard cliché. Several subplots seem like a bid to pad out the running time rather than furthering the development of supporting characters.
A single, childless fortysomething woman, Irene (Buy) seems to have a dream job as a luxury hotel inspector. Sailing into extravagant lodges, she plays a mystery guest, ticking off demerits on the service and presentation.
Maria Sole Tognazzi, daughter of famed actor/director Ugo Tognazzi, visits the mid-life crisis mode of the single female for her third feature, A Five Star Life. Featuring one of Italy’s most noted leading ladies, Margherita Buy, this rather reserved exercise feels far too buttoned up to make any lasting impression, genuine as everyone involved seems to be. The plotting, the scenario, and the eventual outcome are all far too familiar, (unique occupations aside) to register as anything more than standard cliché. Several subplots seem like a bid to pad out the running time rather than furthering the development of supporting characters.
A single, childless fortysomething woman, Irene (Buy) seems to have a dream job as a luxury hotel inspector. Sailing into extravagant lodges, she plays a mystery guest, ticking off demerits on the service and presentation.
- 7/23/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Marc Blucas is heading to "Blue Bloods," The Huffington Post can exclusively reveal.
The "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Necessary Roughness" star will appear as Russell, a movie star who joins Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) for a ride along to research a new role, in the CBS drama's upcoming fourth season. Blucas' character is described as "extremely charismatic, talented, good-humored, accessible and friendly."
However, things don't go as planned during Russell's ride along. His secret life gets him in trouble and he makes a deal: In exchange for Danny's help and silence, Russell is prepared to help him find a perpetrator.
Want more Blucas? The actor will next be seen in ABC's midseason drama "Killer Women," opposite "Battlestar Galactica" alumna Tricia Helfer.
No airdate for Blucas' guest spot has been set, but "Blue Bloods" returns on Friday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m. Et on CBS.
The "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Necessary Roughness" star will appear as Russell, a movie star who joins Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) for a ride along to research a new role, in the CBS drama's upcoming fourth season. Blucas' character is described as "extremely charismatic, talented, good-humored, accessible and friendly."
However, things don't go as planned during Russell's ride along. His secret life gets him in trouble and he makes a deal: In exchange for Danny's help and silence, Russell is prepared to help him find a perpetrator.
Want more Blucas? The actor will next be seen in ABC's midseason drama "Killer Women," opposite "Battlestar Galactica" alumna Tricia Helfer.
No airdate for Blucas' guest spot has been set, but "Blue Bloods" returns on Friday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m. Et on CBS.
- 7/31/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Gabriel Garko (photo) will play Rudolph Valentino (aka Rodolfo Valentino in places like Italy and Brazil) in a two-part Italian TV movie. To be directed by Alessio Inturri for Mediaset, the Valentino project is reportedly to be filmed this year in both Italy and the United States. Gabriel Garko, who’ll turn 38 next July 12, has worked steadily on Italian television. His feature-film appearances, however, have been sporadic. Most notable among those were supporting roles in Ferzan Ozpetek’s gay/bisexual drama Le fate ignoranti / The Ignorant Fairies (2001) and Franco Zeffirelli’s Callas Forever (2002). In terms of movie fandom, the Italian-born Rudolph Valentino was the George Clooney / Robert Pattinson / Johnny Depp / Zac Efron of the early-to-mid-’20s. One of Hollywood’s earliest superstars, Valentino’s movie career skyrocketed in 1921, after he was featured in Rex Ingram’s blockbuster The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and in George Melford’s The Sheik.
- 5/24/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Netflix has revolutionized the home movie experience for fans of film with its instant streaming technology. Netflix Nuggets is my way of spreading the word about independent, classic and foreign films made available by Netflix for instant streaming.
This Week’s New Instant Releases… Title: Black Heaven (2010)
Streaming Available: 04/12/2011
Cast: Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Louise Bourgoin, Melvil Poupaud, Pauline Etienne, Pierre Niney, Ali Marhyar, Patrick Descamps, Pierre Vittet, Swann Arlaud, Francesco Merenda
Director: Gilles Marchand
Synopsis: While searching for the owner of a missing mobile phone with his girlfriend, Marion (Pauline Etienne), Gaspard (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet) falls for the mysterious Sam (Louise Bourgoin), who draws him into a dangerous virtual-reality video game, where she provokes unsuspecting victims into killing themselves. Directed by Gilles Marchand, this intense French drama alternates between real-life events and those within the simulated computer world. Title: Heartless (2009)
Streaming Available: 04/12/2011
Cast: Jim Sturgess, Clémence Poésy , Noel Clarke, Luke Treadaway, Justin Salinger,...
This Week’s New Instant Releases… Title: Black Heaven (2010)
Streaming Available: 04/12/2011
Cast: Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Louise Bourgoin, Melvil Poupaud, Pauline Etienne, Pierre Niney, Ali Marhyar, Patrick Descamps, Pierre Vittet, Swann Arlaud, Francesco Merenda
Director: Gilles Marchand
Synopsis: While searching for the owner of a missing mobile phone with his girlfriend, Marion (Pauline Etienne), Gaspard (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet) falls for the mysterious Sam (Louise Bourgoin), who draws him into a dangerous virtual-reality video game, where she provokes unsuspecting victims into killing themselves. Directed by Gilles Marchand, this intense French drama alternates between real-life events and those within the simulated computer world. Title: Heartless (2009)
Streaming Available: 04/12/2011
Cast: Jim Sturgess, Clémence Poésy , Noel Clarke, Luke Treadaway, Justin Salinger,...
- 4/11/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical
In news about a movie that stars Johnny Depp playing Johnny Depp comes the first image from Martin Scorsese's 3D flick, 'Hugo Cabaret,' based on Brian Selznick's 2007 similarly titled, young-adult novel. Depp's name was attached to the project as producer, but as we all know, Johnny boy can't resist an unusual tale, and 'Hugo' is full of stuff that seems right up his alley: Parisian orphans, turn-of-the-century eccentricities and inventions, and himself, of course, as an abstract painter who hangs out at a train station and helps the title character solve a mystery.
In this photo (see it after the jump), Depp appears as M. Rouleau, along with 'Let Me In''s Chloë Moretz as Isabella and Asa Butterfield as Hugo. Scorsese's film is set in the 1930s and follows the orphaned Hugo, who lives inside the walls of a busy Paris train station.
In news about a movie that stars Johnny Depp playing Johnny Depp comes the first image from Martin Scorsese's 3D flick, 'Hugo Cabaret,' based on Brian Selznick's 2007 similarly titled, young-adult novel. Depp's name was attached to the project as producer, but as we all know, Johnny boy can't resist an unusual tale, and 'Hugo' is full of stuff that seems right up his alley: Parisian orphans, turn-of-the-century eccentricities and inventions, and himself, of course, as an abstract painter who hangs out at a train station and helps the title character solve a mystery.
In this photo (see it after the jump), Depp appears as M. Rouleau, along with 'Let Me In''s Chloë Moretz as Isabella and Asa Butterfield as Hugo. Scorsese's film is set in the 1930s and follows the orphaned Hugo, who lives inside the walls of a busy Paris train station.
- 3/28/2011
- by Alison Nastasi
- Moviefone
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical
In news about a movie that stars Johnny Depp playing Johnny Depp comes the first image from Martin Scorsese's 3D flick, 'Hugo Cabaret,' based on Brian Selznick's 2007 similarly titled, young-adult novel. Depp's name was attached to the project as producer, but as we all know, Johnny boy can't resist an unusual tale, and 'Hugo' is full of stuff that seems right up his alley: Parisian orphans, turn-of-the-century eccentricities and inventions, and himself, of course, as an abstract painter who hangs out at a train station and helps the title character solve a mystery.
In this photo (see it after the jump), Depp appears as M. Rouleau, along with 'Let Me In''s Chloë Moretz as Isabella and Asa Butterfield as Hugo. Scorsese's film is set in the 1930s and follows the orphaned Hugo, who lives inside the walls of a busy Paris train station.
In news about a movie that stars Johnny Depp playing Johnny Depp comes the first image from Martin Scorsese's 3D flick, 'Hugo Cabaret,' based on Brian Selznick's 2007 similarly titled, young-adult novel. Depp's name was attached to the project as producer, but as we all know, Johnny boy can't resist an unusual tale, and 'Hugo' is full of stuff that seems right up his alley: Parisian orphans, turn-of-the-century eccentricities and inventions, and himself, of course, as an abstract painter who hangs out at a train station and helps the title character solve a mystery.
In this photo (see it after the jump), Depp appears as M. Rouleau, along with 'Let Me In''s Chloë Moretz as Isabella and Asa Butterfield as Hugo. Scorsese's film is set in the 1930s and follows the orphaned Hugo, who lives inside the walls of a busy Paris train station.
- 3/28/2011
- by Alison Nastasi
- Cinematical
by Simon Abrams
Italian auteur Ferzan Ozpetek may not be as famous as Federico Fellini or even Giuseppe Tornatore, but he is still a talented and prolific filmmaker whose oeuvre may be the most consistently imported body of contemporary Italian work here in America. Since 1997, he has had five features released theatrically stateside, an especially remarkable feat considering that he's both openly gay and his films focus on gay protagonists—a subject at odds with the characteristically conservative politics of popular Italian cinema.
Most of Ozpetek's melodramas tackle the issue of a younger generation unable to be themselves amongst their family or friends until it's too late for them to be together. Similar to the central domestic concern of homebody-minded "New Italian" films, for instance, both His Secret Life and Facing Windows concern the acceptance of one's own true identity and, subsequently, forging a strong community. With the help of a translator,...
Italian auteur Ferzan Ozpetek may not be as famous as Federico Fellini or even Giuseppe Tornatore, but he is still a talented and prolific filmmaker whose oeuvre may be the most consistently imported body of contemporary Italian work here in America. Since 1997, he has had five features released theatrically stateside, an especially remarkable feat considering that he's both openly gay and his films focus on gay protagonists—a subject at odds with the characteristically conservative politics of popular Italian cinema.
Most of Ozpetek's melodramas tackle the issue of a younger generation unable to be themselves amongst their family or friends until it's too late for them to be together. Similar to the central domestic concern of homebody-minded "New Italian" films, for instance, both His Secret Life and Facing Windows concern the acceptance of one's own true identity and, subsequently, forging a strong community. With the help of a translator,...
- 4/27/2010
- GreenCine Daily
Ah, to be in love. And a serial killer. Dexter's third season may not have reached the fervor of the original, but it’s safe to say it was the most hyped season of television Showtime has ever produced. With their “campaign” ads for Dexter modeled after the Barack Obama posters and a gamut of recognizable magazine covers altered for Dexter promotions, it was hard not to know the third season of Dexter was underway. So what was all the fuss over? Jimmy Smits made an interesting balance for Michael C. Hall’s Dexter, but in no way does it measure up to the expectations Showtime created.
Dexter’s life is a pool of blood circling a drain. His job is about blood. His secret life is about blood. And now his private life is too – Rita (Julie Benz) is pregnant with his child. With the new pregnancy comes...
Dexter’s life is a pool of blood circling a drain. His job is about blood. His secret life is about blood. And now his private life is too – Rita (Julie Benz) is pregnant with his child. With the new pregnancy comes...
- 8/27/2009
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
A bloody crime drama has taken the center stage in the new Venice Film Festival. It is directed by Turkish born Ferzan Ozpetek whose last films include The Turkish Bath and His Secret Life. The first four Italian entries vying for the prestigious Golden Lion, the film is an ensemble piece based on the novel by the same name The Perfect Day. The novel was written by Melania Mazzucco. It is the director’s first entry into violence.
“Sandra Petraglia’s screenplay struck me, and then I read Melania Mazzucco’s novel and felt both a fear and an attraction to this violence,” said Ozpetek, he had to tone down the violence for the screen adaptation, he said.
The ensemble piece...
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“Sandra Petraglia’s screenplay struck me, and then I read Melania Mazzucco’s novel and felt both a fear and an attraction to this violence,” said Ozpetek, he had to tone down the violence for the screen adaptation, he said.
The ensemble piece...
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- 9/2/2008
- by John
- ReelSuave.com
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