Ken Burns's LEONARDO DA VINCI Documentary is Coming to PBS
The film, which explores the life and work of the 15th century artist Leonardo da Vinci, is Burns's first non-American subject. It also marks a significant change in the team's filmmaking style, which includes using split screens with images, video and sound from different periods to further contextualize Leonardo's art and scientific explorations.
The Legend of Red Hand Starring Zoe Saldana Opens at the 2018 Campari Red Diaries
Today, Campari, the iconic Italian aperitif, launches the all-star 2018 Campari Red Diaries short movie, THE LEGEND OF RED HAND, in Milano, the birthplace of Campari. Evolving Campari's ethos that 'every cocktail tells a story', this year's film is a celebration of bartenders' talent and most importantly, Red Hand, masters of the world's best cocktails.
Watch on Amazon Instant Video Today: Amazon Debuts Five New Original Comedy and Drama Pilots
Amazon today launched its third pilot season, calling on customers in the US and UK to watch a brand new slate of original comedy and drama pilots, and provide feedback to help determine which shows should be made into Amazon Original Series. The line-up includes everything from a visit to modern day Paris, a psycho-physiological illness spread through social media, the humor and complexities of marriage, a New Jersey 1980's flashback, and a mysterious thriller. The pilots can be viewed with the Amazon Instant Video app available on Amazon Fire TV, Kindle Fire tablets, Fire phone, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Roku, Xbox, PlayStation, Wii, as well as hundreds of other connected devices such as smart TVs-or customers can visit amazonoriginals.com to watch online.
TOSCA E LE ALTRE DUE Runs 3/20-30 at Dicapo Opera
From March 20 to 30, Kairos Italy Theater (KIT) and Dicapo Opera will present 'Tosca e le altre due' (Tosca and The Two Downstairs), a satirical, behind-the-scenes sister-story to Puccini's 'Tosca' as imagined by one of the wittiest and most admired Italian playwright and actresses, Franca Valeri. The piece is directed by Laura Caparrotti, Artistic Director of KIT, and its English translation is by Natasha Lardera. Supertitles are by the prestigious Prescott Studio in Italy. The piece will be staged at Dicapo Opera, 184 E. 76th Street, Manhattan.
Production Has Begun on ABC's 'Missing' Starring Ashley Judd
Production has begun in Europe on 'Missing,' ABC's highly anticipated new drama series starring Ashley Judd ('Double Jeopardy,' 'Kiss the Girls'). Exotic locations and thrilling twists will keep viewers riveted in this story of a mother whose son suddenly disappears while studying abroad, and of the surprising events that reveal just how far she'll go to find him and bring him back home. The series will begin with 10 episodes, and comes from writer Gregory Poirier ('National Treasure: Book of Secrets') and executive producers Gina Matthews and Grant Scharbo ('The Gates').