First corona-era Italian film

festival set for Ischia in July

In what could serve as a trial run for the Venice International Film Festival — which is still scheduled to be held on September 2-12, despite the ongoing coronavirus crisis — another major Italian event, the Ischia Global Film & Music Fest, has announced its plans to move forward on July 12-19.

Ryan Gosling’s ‘Wolfman’ gears up

Months after Universal successfully relaunched its monster universe with Elisabeth Moss’ “The Invisible Man,” the studio is pushing ahead for “Wolfman” — which is being developed as a starring vehicle for Ryan Gosling — to be the next movie based on its catalog of iconic creatures.

Grimes reveals nickname of baby son

Grimes and Elon Musk left fans perplexed earlier this month when they revealed they named their newborn son X Æ A-12.

Guitarist Bob Kulick dies

Bob Kulick, Kiss guitarist, has died. He was 70. The rocker’s death was confirmed by his brother, Bruce Kulick, on social media.

‘Iron Hammer’ featuring Lang Ping to premiere on June 7

Directed by acclaimed actress and filmmaker Joan Chen, documentary “The Iron Hammer,” featuring the inspiring life and career of international volleyball icon Lang Ping, will premiere on June 7 as an official selection of the We Are One: A Global Film Festival.

Nolan blows up real 747 airplane for stunt in ‘Tenet’

In a world where CGI is the go-to for visual effects in film, director Christopher Nolan revealed that he went in a different direction for a sequence in his upcoming movie that saw the production crew destroy a real 747 airplane.

J.K. Rowling publishes fairy tale free on line

J.K. Rowling published the first chapters of a fairy tale about a monster known as the Ickabog, an allegory about truth and abuse of power that is free online so that children can read it during coronavirus lockdown.

(SD-Agencies)