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One of the oldest jokes about Catholic priests is that they love their jobs because they get to hear all the juicy gossip in the neighbourhood, yet one cannot but imagine that hearing about people making the same mistakes over and over again gets frustrating after a while. When Nico (Matthew Daddario) explains that his parents will be following him into the confessional box because they too have a lot to own up to, Father Joe (Luca Riemma) knows that this is going to be a long day.

This is a film full of familiar characters making familiar mistakes; Lisa Phillips Visca’s script acknowledges as much. Her excuse, not unreasonably, is that this is the way real life plays out; and whilst one might feel uncomfortable if a film so full of stereotypes were made by outsiders, this is very much a case of Italian Americans laughing at themselves whilst inviting.

Chicago – Filmmaker Michelle Danner has taken on a comedy, one we can all relate to, a family laugh fest “The Italians.” Yes, it involves a loud and loving Italian family who like to make chaos more chaotic. Ms. Danner also takes a lead role as Angelina, the matriarch of the expressive clan.The digital release is April 11th on Prime.

‘The Italians,’ Directed by Michelle Danner

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Angelina (Michelle Danner), her husband Vincenzo (Rob Estes) and their son Nico (Matthew Daddario) have the Italian family loyalty that transcends everything. However, when Nico brings over his new girlfriend Lily (Abigail Breslin) to meet the parents, Angelina immediately disapproves. Soon everyone in the the family’s orbit are drawn into the chaos … Angelina’s brother Sal (David DeLuise), opinionated grandma Lucia (Lanie Kazan), as well as Nico’s ex-girlfriend Geena (Olivia Luccardi) and the local priest Father Joe...

"She's not Italian, okay, she doesn't want children, and now she insults my cooking?!" Uh oh, danger. An official trailer has debuted for an indie comedy called The Italians, the latest creation from the filmmaker Michelle Danner - who also stars in this as Angelina. The film originally premiered last year at the LA Italia Festival and it will be out on VOD to watch in April this spring. A traditional Italian-American family meets their sons new girlfriend, who is Not Italian. Plenty of antics and arguments and comedy ensue. Danner adds this intro: "This is a deeply touching story about loving family, forgiving family and irresistible Italian food." Grande! The indie comedy stars Abigail Breslin, along with Matthew Daddario, Lainie Kazan, Olivia Luccardi, David DeLuise, Perrey Reeves, Rob Estes, Michelle Danner, Luca Riemma, and Roger Gershman. This seems amusing and especially delicious - all this amazing Italian food being served throughout the film.

Lamborghini: The Man Behind The Legend Trailer — Bobby Moresco‘s Lamborghini: The Man Behind The Legend (2022) movie trailer has been released by Lionsgate. The Lamborghini: The Man Behind The Legend trailer stars Frank Grillo, Mira Sorvino, Eliana Jones, Francesca De Martini, Luca Riemma, Giorgio Cantarini, and Gabriel Byrne. Crew Bobby Moresco wrote the screenplay for [...]

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"Tell me why you think that the world needs another luxury car." "It's perfection that I am after…" Always. Lionsgate has revealed the first official trailer for a film titled in full Lamborghini: The Man Behind The Legend, arriving direct-to-vod on November 18th this month. I guess someone thought, oh hey look, Michael Mann is making a Ferrari movie, so we need to make a Lamborghini movie instead! Though this one is being dumped and won't make much of a splash, because the filmmaker behind it isn't that good - his biggest claim to fame is the film Crash, which everyone seems to hate. Lamborghini will – surprise, surprise – tell the life story of Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of the famous Italian car manufacturer. Starring Frank Grillo as Ferruccio Lamborghini, with Mira Sorvino, Eliana Jones, Francesca De Martini, Luca Riemma, Giorgio Cantarini, and Gabriel Byrne as his rival Enzo Ferrari. This...

“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” star Madison Iseman is set to star in the coming-of-age teen comedy “This is the Year,” Variety has learned exclusively.

David Henrie (“Wizards of Waverly Place”) is directing the film and wrote the screenplay with Bug Hall, Pepe Portillo and Sienna Aqualini. The story centers on a nebbishy high schooler who makes a last-ditch effort to win over the girl of his dreams, played by Iseman, by embarking on a road trip to attend the greatest music festival of the year, only to discover true love in the most unexpected place.

Andrea Iervolino is producing the film through both his film label Ambi Media Group, with partner Monika Bacardi, as well as through TaTaTu, the new blockchain-based social entertainment platform he founded. James Henrie and Leo Severino are producing for Novo Media Group. Executive producers are Jason Weinberg and Luca Riemma.

“I’m so stoked...