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Ace Italian cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno, who was instrumental to the making of masterpieces such as Luchino Visconti’s “The Leopard” and Federico Fellini’s “Amarcord,” but also worked in Hollywood and was an Oscar nominee for Bob Fosse’s “All That Jazz,” has died. He was 97.

Rotunno, who was nicknamed Peppino, died on Sunday in his Rome home, his family announced without disclosing the exact cause.

Born in Rome on March 23, 1923, Rotunno started his remarkable six-decade career as a still photographer at the Italian capital’s Cinecittà Studios in 1940 before being recruited in 1942 to serve as a newsreel cameraman with the Italian army where he cut his teeth as a cinematographer.

In 1943 at age 20, with World War II still raging, Rotunno was hired as an assistant Dp by Roberto Rossellini for the 1943 war film “L’Uomo dalla croce” (The Man with a Cross), a drama about a military chaplain.

After the war,...

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Of the new films, there were a bunch of Christmas pics as Netflix has started to roll out its holiday season material. This included original production Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey and 1954’s festive classic White Christmas. Family audiences, meanwhile, have animated sequel Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 to enjoy, while horror fans may want to check out the 2008 Prom Night remake. Last but not least, action/superhero lovers can flip on V for Vendetta for an obligatory November rewatch.

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It’s Friday the 13th, and while that’s unlucky for some, it’s a lucky day for those looking for fresh content to stream as it kicks off a weekend that’s bursting with great new movies and TV shows. Whether you’re subscribed to Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu or Prime Video, or any combination of them, you’ll find much to keep yourself entertained over the next few days.

This Friday, Netflix adds several original titles – including family holiday movie Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, drama film The Life Ahead and Spanish crime thriller series The Minions of Midas. Over on Disney Plus, meanwhile, the latest episode of The Mandalorian season 2 drops, and Hulu users can check out the season premieres of Grey’s Anatomy, Law & Order: Svu and Station 19 as well as original Greta Thunberg documentary I Am Greta.

And on Prime Video, you...