Sony Pictures International Productions and Italy’s Eagle Pictures have announced psychological thriller “Il Corpo” (“The Body”), starring Claudia Gerini (“John Wick: Chapter 2”), as part of their local co-production partnership.
Principal photography recently wrapped on the film, which is co-written by its director Vincenzo Alfieri (“Mad Dog”) with Giuseppe G. Stasi, who recently made a splash in Italy as the writer and co-director of hit Amazon Prime Video series “The Bad Guy.”
Gerini (pictured in the first-look image above) plays a rich entrepreneur named Rebecca Zuin whose death, due to an alleged heart attack, raises suspicions on the part of a police inspector played by Giuseppe Battiston (“Perfect Strangers”) after her body disappears from the morgue. When her handsome young husband, played by Andrea Di Luigi (“Nuovo Olimpo”), becomes a suspect, he starts thinking she may have faked her death to sadistically torment him.
“We are delighted to bring...
Principal photography recently wrapped on the film, which is co-written by its director Vincenzo Alfieri (“Mad Dog”) with Giuseppe G. Stasi, who recently made a splash in Italy as the writer and co-director of hit Amazon Prime Video series “The Bad Guy.”
Gerini (pictured in the first-look image above) plays a rich entrepreneur named Rebecca Zuin whose death, due to an alleged heart attack, raises suspicions on the part of a police inspector played by Giuseppe Battiston (“Perfect Strangers”) after her body disappears from the morgue. When her handsome young husband, played by Andrea Di Luigi (“Nuovo Olimpo”), becomes a suspect, he starts thinking she may have faked her death to sadistically torment him.
“We are delighted to bring...
- 12/15/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Amid the U.S. industry’s historic double strike of actors and writers, a top Hollywood executive is weighing in on how the two sides could work to resolve the labor impasse.
“We want to find a deal. We need to come to a deal. Even if the newspapers wrote otherwise. We want to go back to the table and resolve this issue quickly,” Tony Vinciquerra, chief executive of Sony Pictures Entertainment, said during the Audio-Visual Producers Summit in Trieste, Italy on Friday.
“It’s not true that we don’t want to negotiate,” said the executive, referring to the failed talks with SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union that has been on strike since July 13. “It’s exactly the opposite. We are sorry for the strike. We are aware of the importance of screenwriters and actors, who are key partners in the production of films and series. The problem must be solved.
“We want to find a deal. We need to come to a deal. Even if the newspapers wrote otherwise. We want to go back to the table and resolve this issue quickly,” Tony Vinciquerra, chief executive of Sony Pictures Entertainment, said during the Audio-Visual Producers Summit in Trieste, Italy on Friday.
“It’s not true that we don’t want to negotiate,” said the executive, referring to the failed talks with SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union that has been on strike since July 13. “It’s exactly the opposite. We are sorry for the strike. We are aware of the importance of screenwriters and actors, who are key partners in the production of films and series. The problem must be solved.
- 7/21/2023
- by Martina Barone
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Principal photography has wrapped in Italy on Sony Pictures International Productions and Eagle Pictures’ local-language romantic comedy You’ve Got Hotspot (Hotspot – Amore Senza Rete). From director Giulio Manfredonia, this is the first of five Italian projects that will see the partners equally involved in production.
Francesco Arca (Allacciate le Cinture, Gli Idoli delle Donne, Resta con Me) and Denise Tantucci (Tre Piani, Io e Mio Fratello) star in the pic co-written by Roberto Proia (Come non Detto, Sul Più Bello trilogy, Backstage – Dietro le Quinte) and Mauro Graiani (Poli Opposti, Copperman).
The story follows Tina (Tantucci), a young dancer with big dreams. While waiting for her flight at a London airport, she realizes that the application for a very important audition for the San Carlo Theatre in Naples is about to expire and she has 20 minutes to send the email, but...
Francesco Arca (Allacciate le Cinture, Gli Idoli delle Donne, Resta con Me) and Denise Tantucci (Tre Piani, Io e Mio Fratello) star in the pic co-written by Roberto Proia (Come non Detto, Sul Più Bello trilogy, Backstage – Dietro le Quinte) and Mauro Graiani (Poli Opposti, Copperman).
The story follows Tina (Tantucci), a young dancer with big dreams. While waiting for her flight at a London airport, she realizes that the application for a very important audition for the San Carlo Theatre in Naples is about to expire and she has 20 minutes to send the email, but...
- 6/30/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has unveiled its 2015 line-up which includes films representing 54 countries, 23 world premieres and 53 U.S. premieres. The U.S. premiere of Niki Caro’s McFarland USA will close out the 30th fest. Based on the 1987 true story and starring Kevin Costner and Maria Bello, the film follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California’s farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White (Costner), a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. The unlikely band of runners overcomes the odds to forge not only a championship cross-country team but an enduring legacy as well.
The festival runs from January 27-February 7.
Below is the list of World and U.S. Premiere films followed by the list of titles by sidebar categories.
World Premieres
A Better You, USA
Directed by Matt Walsh
Cast: Brian Huskey,...
The festival runs from January 27-February 7.
Below is the list of World and U.S. Premiere films followed by the list of titles by sidebar categories.
World Premieres
A Better You, USA
Directed by Matt Walsh
Cast: Brian Huskey,...
- 1/8/2015
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
A self-acknowledged "showcase for Academy Award frontrunners," the Santa Barbara International Film Festival is often overlooked for the actual films that earn it festival status. An amalgamation of international discoveries and ’merica’s circuit highlights, the Sbiff curates a week of best-of-the-best to pair with their star-praising. The 2015 edition offers another expansive selection, bookended by two films that aren’t on any radars just yet. Sbiff will open with "Desert Dancer," producer Richard Raymond’s directorial debut. Starring Reece Ritchie and Frieda Pinto, the drama follows a group of friends who wave off the harsh political climate of Iran’s 2009 presidential election in favor of forming a dance team, picking up moves from Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly and Rudolf Nureyev thanks to the magic of YouTube. The festival will close with "McFarland, USA," starring Kevin Costner and Maria Bello. Telling the 1987 true story of a Latino high school’s underdog cross-country team,...
- 1/8/2015
- by Matt Patches
- Hitfix
Berlinale Co-Production Market
Kutch, a project to be directed by Bobby Bedi and produced by his company Kaleidoscope Entertainment made it to the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2012 as the first Indian project in the official selection. Bobby Bedi who has produced films like Maqbool, Saathiya and Bandit Queen and directed a documentary series called Kehta Hai Joker, will make his foray into feature film direction with Kutch, which is said to be based on female infanticide.
Berlinale announced 39 projects that will participate at the 9th Berlinale Co-Production Market to be held from February 12-14, 2012.
Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox has been selected for Talent Project Market. He was a participant of the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2011.
The official section for the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2012
- Odyssea (director: Pascal Deux), Alliance de Production Cinématographique, France
- Heirs of the Night (director: Marco Kreuzpaintner, tbc), Bavaria Pictures & Hamster Film, Germany
- The Santo...
Kutch, a project to be directed by Bobby Bedi and produced by his company Kaleidoscope Entertainment made it to the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2012 as the first Indian project in the official selection. Bobby Bedi who has produced films like Maqbool, Saathiya and Bandit Queen and directed a documentary series called Kehta Hai Joker, will make his foray into feature film direction with Kutch, which is said to be based on female infanticide.
Berlinale announced 39 projects that will participate at the 9th Berlinale Co-Production Market to be held from February 12-14, 2012.
Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox has been selected for Talent Project Market. He was a participant of the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2011.
The official section for the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2012
- Odyssea (director: Pascal Deux), Alliance de Production Cinématographique, France
- Heirs of the Night (director: Marco Kreuzpaintner, tbc), Bavaria Pictures & Hamster Film, Germany
- The Santo...
- 1/18/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The Film Society of Lincoln Center tomorrow launches the 11th edition of their film series, Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, with the U.S. premiere of Gianni Di Gregorio's "The Salt of Life." Other highlights include: the U.S. premiere of Giulio Manfredonia’s "Whatsoeverly," a screening of "1860," Alessandro Blasseti's 1934 epic and new works from past Open Roads directors Sergio Castellitto, Roberta Torre, Gabriele Salvatores and Andrea Molaioli. The series runs ...
- 5/31/2011
- Indiewire
2009 David di Donatello Awards 2009 David di Donatello Award nominations: April 9, 2009 2009 David di Donatello Award winners: May 8, 2009 ("*" denotes the winner in each category) Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah (top photo); Toni Servillo in Il Divo (lower photo) Best Film / miglior film Il divo produced by Andrea Occhipinti, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Maurizio Coppolecchia directed by Paolo Sorrentino Ex produced by Fulvio Lucisano, Federica Lucisano directed by Fausto Brizzi * Gomorra produced by Domenico Procacci directed by Matteo Garrone Si può fare produced by Angelo Rizzoli directed by Giulio Manfredonia Tutta la vita davanti produced by Motorino Amaranto - Medusa directed by Paolo Virzì Best Film from the European Union / miglior film dell’Unione Europea Entre les murs, by Laurent Cantet Lemon Tree, by Eran Riklis * Slumdog Millionaire, by Danny Boyle The Reader, by Stephen Daldry Waltz with Bashir, by Ari Folman Best Foreign Film / miglior film straniero * [...]...
- 5/8/2009
- by Massimo David
- Alt Film Guide
An Italian remake of the 1993 U.S. comedy "Groundhog Day" will be produced by Rome-based indie Cattleya thanks to a unique agreement with Sony Entertainment, Cattleya co-chief Marco Chimenz said. Retitled "Il Giorno della cicogna" (Stork Day), the Italian adaptation of the surreal Harold Ramis-directed romantic comedy about a TV weatherman in a time warp will be directed by Giulio Manfredonia ("Se fossi in te") with local A-list actor Antonio Albanese ("Freshwater Man") attached to star. Set in Rome and the Canary Islands, the $4.5 million remake will be co-produced by Cattleya in collaboration with Spanish indie Flamenco and Estudios Picasso, the production arm of Spanish broadcaster Telecinco. Flamenco will hold Spanish theatrical rights.
- 11/16/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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