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Boston Globe
7 hours ago
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- Boston Globe
Karen Read lands deal to adapt case into a scripted project
Advertisement The Read case has received a Read hasn't been shy about sharing her views on the case, sitting down with ID for interviews featured in 'A Body in the Snow,' as well as Advertisement According to The Hollywood Reporter, the upcoming scripted adaptation will examine the case and 'the cultural debate' surrounding it, with LBI production head Julie Yorn telling the outlet that the project is 'about what happens when a single voice refuses to be silenced.' Matt Juul can be reached at
Canada News.Net
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Canada News.Net
Famous Italian actress Lea Massari passes away
Los Angeles [US], June 25 (ANI): Veteran Italian actress Lea Massari, famous for her roles in Michelangelo Antonioni's L'Avventura (1960), Dino Risi's A Difficult Life (1961), and Louis Malle's Murmur of the Heart (1971), has passed away. She was 91. Massari died at her home in Rome on Monday, The Hollywood Reporter stated, citing Italian media reports. In a decades-long career that spanned films, television, and theater, Massari played alongside the likes of Alain Delon, Jean Paul Belmondo, Michel Piccoli, and Omar Sharif. She was a critical and audience favorite, but shunned the spotlight. After retiring from acting, more than 30 years ago, she rarely appeared in public. Born Anna Maria Massatani on June 30, 1933 -- she took the stage name Lea in honor of her fiance Leo, whom died in a tragic accident shortly before they were to be married -- her childhood was spent across Europe, as her family followed her father, an engineer, to positions in Spain, France and Switzerland. Massatani studied architecture, working as a model to support herself, when she was introduced to the world of film by acclaimed, Oscar-winning costume designer Piero Gherardi (La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2), a family friend. Monicelli delivered a more grounded performance as Elena, the wife of an anti-Fascist intellectual (played by Alberto Sordi) in Dino Risi's postwar classic A Difficult Life (1961), a role that earned her a special David di Donatello award, Italy's equivalent of the Oscars. Later in her career, she would again play the wife of a political dissident, in Francesco Rosi's Christ Stopped at Eboli (1978), his biopic on Carlo Levi, who Mussolini exiled to a remote village in Southern Italy. In lesser films, Massatani added a touch of class, as in Sergio Leone's debut, the forgettable swords-and-sandals picture The Colossus of Rhodes (1961), as per The Hollywood Reporter. (ANI)
Time of India
9 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Elon Musk reclaims actor Gene Wilder's Bel-Air property after loan default
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reportedly reclaimed ownership of actor 's iconic Bel-Air home after the late star's nephew, Jordan Walker-Pearlman , defaulted on a loan he received from the tech billionaire to purchase the property in 2020. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Musk initially acquired the single-family Los Angeles home in 2013 for $6.7 million. In 2020, he had expressed intentions to sell the property, stating at the time that he planned to 'own no house.' It was later revealed that Musk had lent Walker-Pearlman and his wife, Elizabeth Hunter, $6.7 million to buy the home from him. However, the couple reportedly fell behind on loan payments, prompting Musk to move to foreclose on the property in July 2024. According to a report by Musk had planned a public auction for the property in December 2024. Yet, January 2025 records indicate the home was ultimately purchased for $7.5 million through an LLC owned by Musk, the report notes. Why Gene Wilder's nephew felt short on his loan payments While living in the home, the couple worked to 'restore the house to much of how Gene had it (with modern editions and no shag carpeting) during his golden period there,' Walker-Pearlman told The Hollywood Reporter. However, the foreclosure sale details and ownership transition were kept private. Walker-Pearlman said, 'Everything was orderly and convivial.' He was reportedly financially affected by the 2023 Hollywood writers' and actors' strikes, which led to delays in loan payments. He previously mentioned to the outlet that there was no ill will between him and Musk regarding the foreclosure notice. In a statement from 2024, Walker-Pearlman said: 'It was an opportunity that allowed me to film my autobiographical movie, The Requiem Boogie, in the house where so many childhood memories in it actually took place. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now It has been a very special and magical four years. Collectively and in coordination with Mr. Musk and his team, we took the steps we are taking now.' He and his wife first attempted to sell the house on their own, listing it for $12.95 million in August 2024, but were unable to secure a buyer. The asking price was later reduced to $9.5 million in November 2024. That same month, Walker-Pearlman and Hunter were notified that the property was scheduled for auction in December 2024. As per the notice cited an outstanding loan balance along with 'reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advances,' totalling $7.5 million.
Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dakota Johnson, Adria Arjona and Kyle Marvin Star in Trailer for Michael Angelo Covino's ‘Splitsville'
Marriages crumble, crash and intertwine in the official trailer for Splitsville. Following a premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last month, Neon and Topic Studios released the trailer for director Michael Angelo Covino's and co-writer Kyle Marvin's second feature Monday. The open-marriage comedy stars Dakota Johnson, Adria Arjona, Corvino and Marvin, with Nicholas Braun, David Castañeda, O-T Fagbenle and Charlie Gillespie rounding out the cast. More from The Hollywood Reporter Nanni Moretti Teaming With Louis Garrel, Jasmine Trinca on New Film Celine Song on How 'Materialists' Subverts the Rom-Com With a "Really Frank Conversation" How Celine Song's 'Materialists' Approaches New York City Wealth The trailer unveils a series of nail-biting, raunchy and hilarious moments. The film's synopsis is as follows: 'After Ashley (Arjona) asks for a divorce, good-natured Carey (Marvin) runs to his friends, Julie (Johnson) and Paul (Covino), for support. He's shocked to discover that the secret to their happiness is an open marriage, that is until Carey crosses the line and throws all of their relationships into chaos.' Splitsville serves as a reunion for Corvino and Marvin, whose first feature, The Climb, premiered at Cannes in 2019. While both films highlight the aftermath of getting involved with the other's significant other, Splitsville shows the writing duo expanding into broader material. 'After we made The Climb, Kyle and I started working on a couple of different stories and scripts that were a bit bigger — different themes, different kinds of worlds,' Covino told THR ahead of the film's Cannes premiere. 'This project really came out of a desire to get back to something we could make in a more contained way. Something we didn't have to ask for a ton of permission to do.' Splitsville is slated to hit theaters Aug. 22. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Wes Anderson's Movies Ranked From Worst to Best 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT
Yahoo
10 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Cannes Competition Drama ‘Two Prosecutors' Nabbed by Janus Films
Janus Films has picked up the North American rights to Sergei Loznitsa's Cannes competition drama Two Prosecutors. The Ukrainian director's Soviet-era thriller set during Stalin's Great Purge in 1937 earned the François Chalais Prize in Cannes. Two Prosecutors centers on a law school grad who tries as a young prosecutor takes on corruption in the Soviet system and winds up facing the consequences. More from The Hollywood Reporter Ezra Miller Signals "Tentative" Hollywood Return After Surviving Personal "Abyss" NATPE Honors Europe: Meet the TV Execs Managing the Streaming Transition - and War in Ukraine Dakota Johnson, Adria Arjona and Kyle Marvin Star in Trailer for Michael Angelo Covino's 'Splitsville' The drama is based on the novella by Soviet scientist and political prisoner Georgy Demidov and stars Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Alexander Filippenko, Anatoli Beliy, Andris Keišs and Vytautas Kaniušonis. 'Impeccably directed and impressively acted, this slow-burn story of political injustice is filled to the brim with atmosphere — specifically the stifling, claustrophobic atmosphere of the U.S.S.R. at the height of Stalin's Great Purge,' The Hollywood Reporter film critic Jordan Mintzer said of the historical drama in his Cannes festival review. Director Loznitsa in a statement said of the North American distribution deal: 'I am proud to entrust my latest film to Janus and excited to work with them for the first time. They have all my confidence to give the film the impactful North American launch it deserves.' 'With Two Prosecutors, Sergei has meticulously crafted a haunting and taut thriller rooted in the horrors of the past, yet chillingly resonant with the political realities of today. We're proud to release this vital film and to be back in business with Kevin, Said, and the entire team at SBS Productions,' Janus Films said in its own statement. The distributor earlier picked up other Cannes 2025 titles like the Special Jury Prize winner Resurrection from director Bi Gan; another historical drama, Magellan, helmed by Lav Diaz; and director Hlynur Palmason's The Love That Remains. Two Prosecutors is produced by Kevin Chneiweiss. Regina Bouchehri, Gunnar Dedio, Birgit Rasch, Loznitsa, Maria Choustova, Alise Gelze, Vlad Radulescu, Uljana Kim, Viola Fügen, Michael Weber and Cécile Tollu-Polonowski are co-producers. Recent Janus Films releases include Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Oscar winner Drive My Car, and this year Alain Guiraudie's Misericordia, David Cronenberg's thriller The Shrouds and Jia Zhangke's Caught By The Tides. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Wes Anderson's Movies Ranked From Worst to Best 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT
