Challenges faced by Prince Caspian's Italian baddies Two Italian actors starring in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian have discussed their excitement at playing the baddies in this summer's fantasy blockbuster.
Dawson thrilled by Muccino role American film star Rosario Dawson said the cast of Italian director Gabriele Muccino's long-awaited new movie ''cried for days'' while on set from the emotion of shooting several scenes.
Valentino bio set for Venice A biopic on legendary Italian designer Valentino is set to make a splash at next month's Venice Film Festival.
'Italian stallion' typecasting made Hollywood tricky, Bova TV and movie star Raoul Bova struggled to avoid typecasting as a soccer and sex-obsessed Italian stallion during a recent stint in Hollywood, the actor revealed on Wednesday.
Hauer Brings Short Film Fest to Milan Hollywood star Rutger Hauer is set to bring the first International Short Film Festival to Milan in September with a star-studded jury that includes American actor Richard Gere, British director Ridley Scott and Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi.
Wim Wenders to head Venice jury German director Wim Wenders has been chosen to head the jury at this year's Venice Film Festival.
Film world rocked by boycott threat The Italian film world has been rocked by moviemakers' threats to pull out of the country's film festivals after parliament nixed recently introduced tax breaks.
Argento washes hands of dog kiss film Italian actress Asia Argento failed to turn up on Wednesday at the Rome press presentation of Abel Ferrara's new film Go Go Tales, which she claims has damaged her career.
No Rome churches for Dan Brown film American director Ron Howard was refused permission to film scenes in Rome churches for his latest movie, Angels and Demons, because the story does not respect religious feeling , Rome Vicariate said Monday.
Job dramas scoop Nastri d'Argento Two Italian box-office hits on the problems of getting and keeping jobs led the pack in Italy's film critic awards, the Nastri d'Argento (Silver Ribbons).
Italian Documentary Film Fest stages viewing in New York The International Documentary Film Festival of Florence, known in Italy as the Festival dei Popoli, is staging a special viewing here of ten films especially chosen for the city of New York.
Cannes prize winners thank Italy The producers of the two Italian films that gained major honours at Cannes, Il Divo and Gomorrah, have thanked Italy for giving a lifeline to independent cinema.
Ovation for Fascist divas at Cannes A Cannes audience gave a standing ovation Monday night to an Italian film about a pair of doomed screen and real-life lovers in Mussolini's Italy.
Naples mob film hit at Cannes A keenly awaited film on the Naples Mafia got a warm reception at the Cannes Film Festival Sunday night.
Italian clowning great dies Italy's greatest clown and Federico Fellini favourite, Carlo Colombaioni, has died in France at the age of 75.
Day-Lewis wants Fellini musical Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis reportedly wants a key part in the planned film version of Nine, a Broadway hit musical based on Federico Fellini's masterpiece 8 1/2.
Bellucci awarded French Razzie Italian screen siren Monica Bellucci on Tuesday won a Gerard, the French equivalent of the American Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, handed out for ''worst achievements in film''.
Less glitz at Rome Film Fest Hollywood A-listers might not be as welcome on the red carpet at Rome's Film Festival under new plans for the event by the city's freshly appointed mayor Gianni Alemanno.
Two Italian films make Cannes line-up Italian cinema was given a lift on Wednesday when films by two of its top young directors were included in the line-up for this year's Cannes Film Festival.
