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Vermiglio is the name of a mountain village in Northern Italy where director Maura Delpero stages a powerful drama of family, betrayal and coming of age.

Her visually sumptuous feature, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, takes place as the Second World War ends and one generation moves into the next. The slow-burn plot focuses on a teacher’s daughter who falls in love with an army deserter – and how the relationship impacts the lives of everyone in the village.

“Vermiglio” is Italy’s submission for the Best International Feature Oscar. Italy is the most awarded (14 Oscars) and most nominated (33) country in the category’s history, having last won in 2014 with Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty.” Delpero is the first women filmmaker submitted since Cristina Comencini (“Don’t Tell”) in 2005.

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The following contains spoilers for Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, now playing in theaters.

When it comes to classic comedy movies from the 1990s, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is one of the funniest. The original movie focused on Christina Applegate's Sue Allen as she tried to take care of her siblings when their mom went on vacation. Unfortunately, their babysitter died, which complicated things. They needed to take care of themselves, while protecting their secret.

In an era where Hollywood loves a remake, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead gets a reboot. This time, however, it deals with a Black family. The remake still sticks to most of the same beats from the original,...

Christina Applegate in Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead

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For those old enough to remember it, kids ruled the ’90s. Between our very own “Choice Awards” and a steady stream of slime to shower celebrities with, Nickelodeon, The Disney Channel, and Nerf retailers...

The full official trailer has been released for the new remake of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead.

Set to hit theaters on April 12, the new Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is a reimagining of the classic dark comedy movie of the same name from 1991. Oscar nominee June Squibb is a part of the cast as the titular babysitter, whose passing is concealed by the children of the house so as not to ruin their summer of freedom. The trailer reveals a sneak peek at the movie, and it can be watched below.

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Wade Allain-Marcus (Grown-ish) directed the new take on Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead. It was written by Chuck Hayward, and it's directly based on the...

When Godzilla gets mad, he yells at stuff. Dude loves to roar. When he's not stomping on cities, smashing King Ghidorah in the face(s), or hibernating in the Pacific, everyone's favorite nuclear gorilla-whale is sounding his barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world. The accepted spelling of Godzilla's roar is "Skreeonk," a word often seen in Godzilla comics. Since the monster's inception in 1954, Godzilla has more or less retained the same roar, with the sound only undergoing remixes and aural sweetening as sound technology evolved. The Godzilla roar from 2023's "Godzilla Minus One" is not terribly far afield from the Godzilla roar heard in Ishiro Honda's "Gojira." Enterprising Godzilla fans have compiled the various Godzilla roars into tidy video montages. It's a high-pitched wail undergirded by an animalistic growl. It is distinctly Godzilla. 

In 2014, for the franchise's 60th anniversary, the Godzilla series was rebooted in America by American filmmakers.

The Goat is back, ladies and gentlemen! Start digging in your childhood closet for that shoebox full of Adam Sandler cassette tapes and grab an absurd amount of D batteries for your boombox because the Sandman cometh to Netflix for a brand-new stand-up comedy special!

Netflix announced today that Adam Sandler will film an all-new comedy special, his second for Netflix following 2018’s Emmy-nominated 100% Fresh. The untitled special will be directed by Josh Safdie, who, along with Benny Safdie, also directed Sandler in the film Uncut Gems. The new comedy special continues Sandler’s illustrious partnership with Netflix. He has starred in several global hit Netflix films, including Leo, You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, Hustle, Murder Mystery, Murder Mystery 2, Hubie Halloween, Sandy Wexler, The Week Of, The Do-Over, and The Ridiculous 6. Additionally, Happy Madison has produced Father of the Year, The Wrong Missy, and The Out-laws.

Exclusive: Netflix on Monday morning unveiled Verified Stand-Up, a new series featuring short sets from 10 comedians that’s set to premiere globally on November 28. Rising comedians that perform in the two-parter, filmed at Webster Hall in New York City, include Asif Ali, Dulcé Sloan, Gianmarco Soresi, Isiah Kelly, Leslie Liao, Nimesh Patel, Robby Hoffman, Rosebud Baker, Sabrina Wu, and Vanessa Gonzalez.

News of Netflix’s new stand-up series comes following its announcement of Improv: 60 And Still Standing, a comedy special celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Improv comedy clubs, which is set to premiere November 7th. Top comics dropping in for short sets as part of that project included Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Bert Kreischer, Craig Robinson, Deon Cole, Fortune Feimster, Jeff Dunham, Kevin Nealon, Mark Normand, Jo Koy, and Whitney Cummings.

Linda Mendoza directed Verified Stand-Up, with Anne Harris serving as executive producer.

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Netflix on Tuesday unveiled four new Italian originals – two feature films and two series – that confirm its continued investment in Italy as local subscribers grow. The new projects also bolster the fact that the bulk of the streamer’s Italian productions are not high end and have a primarily local focus.

During a Rome presentation Eleonora Andreatta – affectionately known as Tinny – who is Netflix’s VP of Italian originals, said that Netflix remains “committed to our investment in Italy and Italian stories with conviction, continuing our long-term commitment to the country and its creative community.”

Andreatta, who owing to having caught Covid-19 was speaking remotely to the packed room, described Netflix’s lineup as being characterised by “Authentic stories, able to speak to the present [and] about the present and [which can] emotionally touch the audience on issues closest to the lives they live.”

According to data released last month by Italy’s...

Comencini’s feature credits include Venice competition titles ’Don’t Tell’ (2005) and ’When The Night’ (2011).

Netflix has added two original features and two scripted series to its Italian slate.

The slate includes the latest film from Italian director and screenwriter Cristina Comencini, whose feature credits include Venice competition titles Don’t Tell (2005) and When The Night (2011). Produced by Palomar, Il Treno Dei Bambini, is based on the book by Viola Ardone and is billed as a journey through the misery but also the generosity witnessed in postwar Italy, as seen through the eyes of a child torn between two mothers.

The feature is written by Furio Andreotti,...

Netflix unveiled a new lineup of Italian fiction series and feature films at the streamer’s “See What’s Next” event in Rome on Tuesday.

Alongside previously announced shows and returning series, the upcoming slate includes two new feature films and a pair of drama series.

The new films are Il treno dei bambini (The Children’s Train) from director Cristina Comencini (Latin Lover, Don’t Tell) and Fabbricante di lacrime (Maker of Tears) by Alessandro Genovesi (My Big Gay Italian Wedding). The first is an adaptation of the epic bestseller of the same name by Viola Ardone, a based-on-a-true-events tale of the children in post-World War II Italy who were sent from deprivation in the south to live with their families in the north of the country. The second is inspired by Erin Doom’s novel about two very different orphans with similarly traumatic pasts who are adopted together by the same new family.

Alan Cumming is revisiting his acceptance of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) award.

Cumming announced on January 27, his 58th birthday, that he returned the OBE award with which late Queen Elizabeth II honored him in 2009.

“I want to tell you about something I recently did for myself,” Cumming captioned on Instagram. “Fourteen years ago, I was incredibly grateful to receive it in the 2009 Queen’s birthday honours list, for it was awarded not just for my job as an actor but ‘for activism for equal rights for the gay and lesbian community, USA.’ Back then the Defense of Marriage Act ensured that same sex couples couldn’t get married or enjoy the same basic legal rights as straight people, and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ensured that openly gay, lesbian or bisexual people were barred from serving in the military. (Incidentally both these policies were instituted by the...

Alan Cumming has returned the honorary OBE award he received from the Queen in 2009 saying his eyes had been opened to the “toxicity” of the British Empire in the wake of her death in September.

The X-Men actor announced he had handed back the OBE – which stands for Officer of the Order of the British Empire – in a post on Instagram to mark his 58th birthday.

He said he had felt “incredibly grateful” to receive the award in 2009, especially because it was not just for his achievements as an actor but also for his activism, campaigning for equal rights for the gay and lesbian community in the U.S.

“Back then the Defence of Marriage Act ensured that same-sex couples couldn’t get married or enjoy the same basic legal rights as straight people, and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ensured that openly gay, lesbian or bisexual people were barred from serving in the military,...

Weeks before its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, military drama film “The Inspection” has received a first trailer from A24. The distributor has also set a Nov. 18 theatrical release date.

“The Inspection” is the narrative debut for writer-director Elegance Bratton, who previously helmed the feature documentary “Pier Kids,” which followed homeless queer youth in New York, and the Vice docuseries “My House,” which followed competitive ballroom dancing.

Bratton pulled from his own experiences as a gay man in Marine Corps basic training during the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell era for “The Inspection.” The drama stars Jeremy Pope as Ellis French, a troubled man who enlists after being rejected by his mother (Gabrielle Union). While in training, Ellis receives brutal abuse from his training sergeant (Bokeem Woodbine) and develops an attraction to one of his superiors (Raúl Castillo). The film’s cast also includes McCaul Lombardi and Aaron Dominguez.

The New York Film Festival has set “The Inspection” from director Elegance Bratton as its closing night film for the 60th edition of the festival. The movie from A24 will premiere on Oct. 14 at Alice Tully Hall.

“The Inspection” stars Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union, Raúl Castillo and Bokeem Woodbine and is the narrative feature debut of Bratton, who directed the 2019 documentary “Pier Kids” about homeless queer and transgender youth in New York.

The festival describes “The Inspection” as a “nuanced portrait of American masculinity and evocation of the military during the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell era, as well as a forceful, electric work of autobiography.”

Bratton’s film is based on his own experiences as a gay man in Marine Corps basic training following a decade of living on the streets. It details a young man (Pope) dealing with the intimidation of a sadistic sergeant (Woodbine), his desire for...

Elegance Bratton’s “The Inspection” has been tapped as the closing night selection of the 60th New York Film Festival.

The film, a deeply personal drama about Bratton’s experiences as a gay man in Marine Corps basic training, will have its U.S. premiere on Oct. 14 at Alice Tully Hall. It marks Bratton’s narrative debut. He previously directed the documentary “Pier Kids,” a look at homeless queer and transgender youth in New York, and the Viceland series “My House,” which examined underground competitive ballroom dancing.

“The Inspection” stars Tony-nominated and Emmy–nominated actor Jeremy Pope as a young man dealing with the intimidation of a sadistic sergeant (Bokeem Woodbine), his desire for a sympathetic superior (Raúl Castillo) and his complicated feelings toward the mother who rejected him (Gabrielle Union). Bratton’s film looks at military life during the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell era.

“The Inspection” will have...

When the Italian selection committee meets early this week to determine which film it will submit to the Oscar race for Best International Feature Film, it might well be the most consequential decision any country in the race will have made this year — and probably the only one that has the potential to give the category a genuine frontrunner.

That possibility exists because one of the 25 (!) films that the committee has said are in contention is Edoardo Ponti’s “The Life Ahead,” a drama that contains the first screen performance in a decade from Ponti’s mother, Sophia Loren. Not only was Loren the first actor to win an Oscar for a performance not in English, which she did in 1961 for “Two Women,” she’s considered a strong contender in this year’s Best Actress category for her affecting role as a retired prostitute who cares for the children of...

Thriller film, “Kidnapped” is close to wrapping up one of the latest movies into production in Australia, following the disruption caused by the coronavirus and stay-at-home restrictions.

Production is now under way in and around Port Douglas in the far North of Australia’s Queensland state, with a shoot that runs Aug. 17 to Sept. 9. The operation is following Covid-safe protocols established at national level and also those devised by the Queensland government.

Written by Shanrah Wakefield and directed by Vic Sarin, the film’s story is told through the eyes of woman living with her family in a tropical paradise. It is idyllic until their four-year-old daughter goes missing. Solving the mystery of her disappearance reveals previously hidden information about the family.

The cast is headed by Claire van der Boom and Todd Lasance.

The film is structured as an unofficial Australia-Canada co-production, involving Brisbane-based Steve Jaggi Company and Canada’s Sepia Films.

[[tmz:video id="0_i1oy4hdn"]] Don't tell Fetty Wap ya can't mix business with pleasure ... because doing just that put a huge grin on his girlfriend's face. The rapper surprised his girl, Yaya, Sunday at her Omaj by NoiR clothing line launch party in Ridgefield Park, NJ. The outerwear collection is slated for a spring release but friends and family got a preview along with a $100k surprise from Fetty. He proudly announced he's sinking that chunk o' change into...

Beyonce let her hair down and threw on some shades, but it wasn't enough to disguise her during a Target shopping spree. Tar-jay customers and Lady Bey had a close encounter Thursday in San Clemente, CA. Looks like she was cruising the toy aisles with her mom, Tina. Shhh!!! Don't tell Blue Ivy ... or Sir or Rumi. It’s not everyday you see @Beyonce at target...

Five women have gone on the record to accuse comedian Louis C.K. of sexual misconduct.

In a report by The New York Times published on Thursday, multiple women claim 50-year-old C.K. either asked to masturbate in front of them, or masturbated in front of them without their consent. In a response to the newspaper concerning the allegations, the comedian's publicist, Lewis Kay, stated, “Louis is not going to answer any questions."

Et has reached out to C.K.'s rep for comment, and C.K. has previously denied sexual misconduct rumors surrounding him.

Comedians Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov tell the Times that their alleged incident with C.K. occurred in 2002, when they claimed he invited them to hang out in his hotel room after they performed at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado. The women claim the comedian asked if he could take out his penis, which they initially...

Don't tell Four, but Shailene Woodley may have gotten herself a new man. Over the past few months, fans have shared on social media photos of the Divergent and Big Little Lies actress with Australian-born Fijian international rugby union player Ben Volavola, sparking speculation that they are dating. Romance rumors were further fueled this month after she posted a series of cryptic posts on Instagram and after Australian magazine Women's Day reported that Woodley cheered on the athlete at a recent game in New Zealand. The two have not commented. According to Stuff.co.nz, Woodley, 25, met Volavola, 26, while filming her new movie...

Okay, Trekkies, get ready to geek out at this beautiful news... Don't tell Worf, but Terry Farrell, who played fan-favorite character Jadzia Dax on the '90s series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, is engaged to Adam Nimoy, the son of late Star Trek legend Leonard Nimoy, aka Spock. Film critic and Trekkie Scott Mantz first reported the news on Twitter Friday. Terry confirmed it Saturday. "Serious? Not fake news? Baby will be 1/16 Vulcan," wrote Twitter user @sepulrah, to which the 53-year-old actress responded, "Lol nope Not Fake news!" "It's for real," she added. Terry, who is also known for her past role on Becker, and Adam, a...

Don't tell Bravo, but Andy Cohen has made a real connection with another network. Fox has renewed his primetime Love Connection TV show for a second season.Hosted by Chuck Woolery, the original Love Connection TV show ran in syndication from 1983 to 1994. In 2017, The Bachelor‘s Mike Fleiss has revived the unscripted dating game show series for Fox, with Cohen hosting. Read More…...

Samantha Bee bid farewell to outgoing White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and introduced the administration's newest cast member, Communications Director Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci, on Full Frontal Wednesday.

Bee let Scaramucci speak for himself, showing clips from his first press conference where he threw out motivational platitudes and expressed his adoration for the other members of President Trump's administration. But as Bee noted, Scaramucci has already sewn discord in the White House, threatening a big staff purge and promising to fire any leakers (Bee's segment was taped before...

T.I. has some words for Rob Kardashian.

After Kardashian accused T.I. of paying to have a threesome with Blac Chyna and his wife, Tiny, during the reality star's now infamous social media rant, the rapper responded in a video over the weekend.

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"Don't tell women's business. That's bad. That's very, very bad. It's poor character," the rapper told TMZ at Lax on Saturday.

He later got more explicit, joking that Kardashian will now have trouble trying to get into relationships in the future.

"If a woman entrusts you man, and confides in you, man, with secrets and stuff like that, you don't ever let that -- you don't do that," he said. "You don't do that, you know what I'm saying? Our secrets are sacred. We don't do that. That's a whole level of f**k boy sh*t. I...

Bollywood’s most controversial and the most unabashed women are raising their finger up in a rebellion and you should do it too! After facing all the bans and winning international acclaim and awards, the ladies from the Lipstick gang are back with a bang and this time, they are shoving off the naysayers like a total boss! When the new, bold and fresh trailer was launched, we knew, we absolutely had to watch this movie. In an exciting way to promote the film, the makers and the cast of the film have come up with a new way to celebrate its release, the leads raising their finger up with a lipstick behind, fighting the patriarchy. What a great move! In a number of posts shared by Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Motion Pictures, the ladies from the film, Konkona Sen Sharma, Ratna Pathak Shah, Aahana Kumra can be seen posing with the lipstick.

'Don't Tell'..

Releasing on a respectable 80 screens around the country this week is the Australian court room drama Don.t Tell, about a young Toowoomba woman who took the Anglican church to court in 2001 for the sexual abuse she suffered at one of their schools. Though her tormentor — a teacher —had killed himself years earlier, her aim was to prove the church knew about him and did nothing..

For a case that would send tremors through the Australian political establishment, even shaking the ground beneath the country.s highest chair, the film begins in a modest register: a story of an overworked but idealistic small town lawyer (Aden Young) and his volatile yet determined young client, Lyndal (Sara West). It unfolds very much as a procedural, with a familiar series of promising leads and dead ends, reluctant witnesses and unexpected breakthroughs.

First time feature director Tori Garrett marshalls an impressive,...

Sara West in 'Don't Tell'.

Tori Garrett.s Don.t Tell will make its world premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival in California.

The film, shot in Queensland, boasts a strong cast, including Sara West, Rachel Griffiths, Jack Thompson, Aden Young, Jacqueline McKenzie, Susie Porter, Kim Knuckley, Robert Taylor and Gyton Grantley..

Based on the book by lawyer Stephen Roche, Don.t Tell follows a young woman, Lyndal (West), who fights back after enduring sexual abuse at a prestigious private school. With a local lawyer by her side, Lyndal takes on the church who denied her abuse for over a decade. The film is based on true events and a 2001 case that helped changed Australian child protection laws..

The film.s producer, Scott Corfield, said he was thrilled for the film to have its world premiere at the festival.

.When you produce a film like Don.t Tell...