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Io sto bene, Luxembourg's 2022 Oscar Submission for Best International Film, is set to finally premiere on streaming Sept. 15, and writer/director Donato Rotunnolone) couldn’t be happier. The movie was a labor of love for the filmmaker in that his own life experiences influenced the story audiences experience here.

“I was born in Italy, and due to the migration background of my parents in the '60s, we moved from south of Italy to Central Europe, in Luxembourg, specifically. So, questioning about having roots somewhere else, then being a part of a country as a Luxembourg citizen is something that I carry in me,” Rotunno shared, adding:

It's a very important question as a human being, as a father, as a producer, as a director. I have a chance to explore these questions in this movie. So, I took time, wrote the script for the actors, and tried to...

There’s a sense throughout “Io sto bene” that writer-director Donato Rotunno knows his characters deeply. Unfortunately, that impression doesn’t translate to three-dimensional portraits that might let viewers understand them as more than fleeting figures in a fragmented memory piece. The trifurcated tale of an elderly man who, while grieving his recently deceased wife, looks back on their marriage at the same time that he befriends a young woman, this Luxembourg production — the country’s Oscar submission — is

In Luxembourg, long-time Italian expat Antonio (Renato Carpentieri) is preparing for the unwelcome next phase of his life, accepting retirement awards, putting his house on the market and checking out nursing homes in the aftermath of his spouse’s death. Via a chance encounter, he strikes up a friendship with DJ Leo (Sara Serraiocco), whose own situation is hardly a bed of roses: She’s struggling to pay the rent on...

Joan Smalls, Candice Swanepoel, Maria Borges, Jasmine Sanders, Carine Roitfeld, and Toni Garrn were among those who joined the Italian fashion community in Milan last week to honor Federico Marchetti and to help raise funds for amfAR's innovative AIDS research programs.

The eleventh annual amfAR Gala Milano was held at the Palazzo Mezzanotte in conjunction with Milan Fashion Week and raised over $1.3 million for the Foundation.

Toni Garrn opened the evening by welcoming guests and introducing amfAR’s Vice President of Development, Eric Muscatell. Muscatell thanked sponsors and the fashion industry for their longtime partnership in Milan, reminding them that their support funds “medical research that is improving and extending the lives of millions of people living with HIV” and progresses amfAR’s ultimate goal of finding a cure for AIDS.

Carine Roitfeld took the stage to present Federico Marchetti with the amfAR Award of Courage, recognizing “his profound...

No one likes Mosquitos. They are one of the most annoying pests on the planet. Now, imagine they were bigger, bolder, and out for a Super Big Gulp-szed cup of blood. That's the premise behind Italian horror comedy Tafanos. Translated into English, that stands for Killer Mosquitos!

Today, we have the trailer and poster for Killer Mosquitos. Sure, it's in Italiano. But you don't really need to speak the language to understand what is going on. Some flesh hungry bugs want to consume humanity, and they're starting with some tasty Italians. Here's the official synopsis, which sets up what you are about to see, if you can keep your eyes open long enough too experience the terror.

"During a weekend a group of friends, holed up in an isolated house in the mountains, are attacked by a swarm of killer horseflies that feast on human flesh like piranhas."

Apparently, Tafanos...