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Isabella Rossellini followed in the footsteps of her legendary late director father Roberto Rossellini and producer half-brother Renzo Rossellini as she was feted by the Locarno Film Festival with an Honorary Leopard (Pardo) at its opening night ceremony on Wednesday. “The prize I am receiving tonight is the excellence prize, which is something I haven’t heard very often, so I am very proud and above all moved because my father received this prize (the Pardo) for his film Germany, Year Zero in 1948,” Rossellini told an 8,000-strong crowd on Locarno’s Piazza Grande. She also noted her brother Renzo Rossellini had…
Born from a standalone story hatched in a 2021 episode of the animated anthology short film series Star Wars: Visions, Star Wars: Visions Presents — The Ninth Jedi is a premiering Disney+ Original sci-fi action-adventure title looking to expand the Star Wars universe. This Production I.G.-animated limited series follows a ragtag group of Jedi looking to save a war-torn galaxy from chaos and ruin. With lightsabers near-extinct and the weapon’s last great craftsman (Simu Liu) taken prisoner by a mysterious and powerful enemy (Young Mazino), the Jedi must embark on a quest to rescue this key captive and stop the…
Iceland-born, U.S.-based producer Sigurjón “Joni” Sighvatsson has the kind of résumé that speaks for itself: David Lynch‘s Cannes Palme d’Or winner Wild at Heart, Julian Schnabel’s Basquiat, Kathryn Bigelow’s The Weight of Water, plus music videos and series including Twin Peaks and Beverly Hills, 90210. This week, the Palomar Pictures principal — who co-founded Propaganda Films in 1986 — returns to the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival to receive the Raimondo Rezzonico Award in the Piazza Grande on Thursday evening. The honor is named for the man who served as Locarno’s president from 1981 to 1999. Ahead of his…
Our family wants to once again thank everyone who has reached out with prayers, kind messages, and support for Perez. Your compassionate humanity during this heartbreaking time has meant more than words can express. This has been incredibly difficult and emotional for us, made even harder because very little information has been made available to our family. While we continue to wait for further updates, we remain hopeful. We have also been able to confirm that Perez is able to communicate, which has given our family hope. We respectfully ask for your continued prayers, understanding, and grace as Perez continues…
TV critics have a love-hate relationship with Ryan Murphy, and his latest show is no exception. The Shards, based on Bret Easton Ellis’ 2023 best-selling thriller of the same name, debuts Wednesday on FX with a 52% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 57 on Metacritic. As expected, reviews range from the glowing (“will surely entrap viewers”) to the scathing (“big step down from the might of the book”). Notably, the middling response for The Shards is much better than Murphy’s recent dramedy All’s Fair, which debuted with a rare 0% on Rotten Tomatoes before eventually inching up to 6%.…
Kyle Richards is being honest about her biggest low on Bravo. The Real Housewife of Beverly Hills (who is the last OG standing among the current cast) confessed that one of the moments that made the show famous is also the one she regrets the most because of how it impacted her sister Kim Richards. “In season one, in the back of the limo with my sister [Kim], the world saw a traumatic family dynamic,” Kyle told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published Aug. 3. “I stilI get teary watching it.” The 57-year-old referenced an infamous scene—during a limo…
Sydney Sweeney is one of the most talked-about actors in the world right now. This year, she reprised one of her most famous roles in Euphoria’s third season, which sparked huge controversy and backlash against creator Sam Levinson. An enormous streaming success — for better or for worse — the talent of Euphoria’s stars can’t be doubted, with the likes of Sweeney, Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, and Jacob Elordi all proving why they have now outgrown the series. But this isn’t the only big recent hit for Sweeney, as she starred alongside Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar in an adaptation of…
FX’s “The Shards,” which premiered with its first two episodes on August 5, marks the twisted union of TV mogul Ryan Murphy and novelist Bret Easton Ellis. As you might expect from such a melding of minds, the finished product is slick, stylized, and horrific — but you might be surprised to learn that it’s also, at least partially, true. “The Shards,” the story of a tight-knit group of high school seniors in 1981 Los Angeles whose community is terrorized by a serial killer known as “The Trawler,” is based on Ellis’ 2023 novel of the same name. The book is…
Italian-American actress, model, filmmaker and all-around icon Isabella Rossellini helped kick off the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival on Wednesday with star power, a family tribute and plenty of emotion. Ahead of its 2026 opening film, The Green Eyes (Les Yeux Verts) from Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh, the festival honored Rossellini with its Excellence Award on the central square, the Piazza Grande, of the picturesque lakeside town in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. Film and fame run in her blood, of course — she’s the daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and Italian director Roberto Rossellini.“This award fills me with pride,” she told…
Sydney Sweeney & Scooter Braun Hometown Wildfire Relief … Lending a Helping Hand Published August 5, 2026 6:51 PM PDT Sydney Sweeney isn’t just sending love to her wildfire-ravaged hometown from afar … she’s boots on the ground — and Scooter Braun is right there with her. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Sydney and her boyfriend are in Washington state amid the devasting Spokane area wildfires, with Sydney feeling compelled to head home and help any way she could. Our sources tell us Sydney has been working nonstop since arriving … bringing food to firefighters between shifts on…