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Elon Musk Rebuked by Italian President for Interfering in Domestic Affairs
After calling German Chancellor Scholz “a fool,” the mercurial billionaire buddy of President-elect Donald Trump is now angering the Italians.
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The Pasta Queen Talks New Book, Amazon Series Produced by Reese Witherspoon
Nadia Caterina Munno talks to THR Roma about becoming an influencer, the role Drew Barrymore played early in her career and why "Americans have a love for Italy and Italy has a love for Americans."
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Johnny Depp Talks ‘Modi,’ “Bouts” With Hollywood and Moving On: “I Don’t Have Any Ill Feelings Toward Anyone”
The actor touched down in Italy for a screening of his new directorial effort, 'Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness,' at the Rome Film Festival.
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Mayor of Rome Tells Emmanuel Macron to “Relax” Over ‘Emily in Paris’ Potentially Heading to Italy for Season 5
After the President of France said he would “fight hard” to keep Netflix's hit comedy from moving to Italy next season, Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri wondered if “there are perhaps a few more pressing issues for the French president."
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How an American Character Actor Fell in Love with Rome — and Never Left
From hanging out with Andy Warhol in the 70s to bonding with Marcello Mastroianni in Rome and impressing Martin Scorsese on the set of 'The Last Temptation of Christ,' veteran actor Tomas Arana's life has been as colorful as the many roles he's played.
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How Paul Schrader “Persuaded” Barry Diller to Replace John Travolta With Richard Gere in ‘American Gigolo’
The legendary filmmaker, who is being honored with a retrospective and lifetime achievement award at the Lucca Film Fest, on how he would like to be remembered, still writing screenplays "on spec" and why "humanity is phasing itself out."
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AI, Netflix in Focus for Venice Head Alberto Barbera, Tarak Ben Ammar in THR Roma Roundtable
They and Lucky Red founder Andrea Occhipinti also discussed the prospects of a lengthy Hollywood crisis.
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Italy’s Minister of Culture Vows to Support the Film Industry
Gennaro Sangiuliano, a former Rai executive who was appointed by right-wing Premier Giorgia Meloni in 2022, calls cinema “the form of art that is closest to people, the one that really excites people, and especially the younger generations."
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From Red Ink to Red Carpets: Inside the Business of the Venice Film Festival
Artistic director Alberto Barbera has relaunched and grown the business of the world's oldest film festival, but cinema is only part of an even bigger money machine: The Biennale Foundation.
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