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Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Chilean filmmaker Maite Alberdi’s documentary about love, memory and Alzheimer’s disease “The Eternal Memory” has scored a slew of international sales after making a splash at Sundance and Berlin. Dogwoof, the British sales company specialized in high-profile docs, has announced multiple deals on “Eternal Memory,” which won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for World Documentary in January and was a recent standout at the Berlinale where it had its European bow. The hot doc is screening later this week at the CPH:DOX documentary film festival in Copenhagen. Dogwoof partnered with MTV Documentary Films to represent “The Eternal Memory” for international sales soon after its Sundance premiere. They have now scored sales on the doc to: Edge Entertainment (Nordics); Madman (Australia and New Zealand); Sherry Media (Canada); I Wonder Pictures (Italy); BTeam Pictures (Spain); Periscoop (Benelux); Atnine Film (South Korea); Synca (Japan); LEV (Israel), and Restart (Former Yugoslavia).

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent “The Last of Us” has become the most-viewed title ever on HBO’s subscription streaming service in Europe. Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Tuesday that the first season of the nine-episode apocalyptic-drama has smashed HBO’s SVOD European viewer ratings. This result comes after the season one finale set another ratings high in the U.S. on Sunday night, delivering 8.2 million viewers across HBO Max and linear telecasts, based on Nielsen and first party data. The series, which is based on the critically acclaimed video game of the same name developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation, has been a hit from the get go. “The Last of Us” is now averaging 30.4 million viewers in the U.S. across its first six episodes, according to HBO, with the first episode approaching 40 million viewers in the U.S. Outside of the U.S.. The show is now also the most-watched show ever on HBO Max in Latin America.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Kuwaiti-born writer-director Zeyad (also known as “Z”) Alhusaini, whose action movie with comedic undertones “How I Got There” recently won the audience award at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival, has joined United Talent Agency for representation in all areas. The groundbreaking film about two best buddies from childhood, named Salem and Asad, who stumble upon a gun shipment and try to seize this opportunity to get rich quick is set entirely in the Persian Gulf. “How I Got There” provides a relatively realistic glimpse of Kuwait’s present-day melting-pot of cultures, and its underworld of gun-running mercenaries, gangs, and terrorists, plus the local rap scene.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italian producer Andrea Iervolino is planning to bring to the big screen “Maserati: a Racing Life,” an English-language biopic about the family behind the high-performance automobiles that, along with Ferrari and Lamborghini, Italy is known for.   Iervolino’s AMBI Group – in which he is partnered with Monika Bacardi – previously produced the Bobby Moresco-directed biopic “Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend” and is also among producers of Micheal Mann’s upcoming “Ferrari” with Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley. He told Variety he sees “Maserati” as a natural segue to those films about Italy’s iconic automakers.

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Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Prior to becoming an actor, Giancarlo Giannini, who on March 6 will be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, studied electronic engineering, a skill he’s been known to put to good use even on movie sets. “I was meant to start working on the first artificial satellites, or on the first computers at IBM,” the Italian film and theater thesp recalls. But then Giannini enrolled in acting school and soon was given major roles, first by Franco Zeffirelli and then by Lina Wertmüller, with whom he went on to make nine movies that brought them both international fame. “I owe it to Lina that I will be getting the star. The only other Italian actor who has one is Rudolph Valentino,” he notes.

Lana Del Rey was a vision in yellow at the Billboard Women in Music awards Wednesday. The «A&W» singer shined in a semi-sheer yellow lace dress, which featured a paisley pattern and fringe, floral details at the sleeves, neck and hem.

Simon Cowell is one of the most recognizable talent show judges in the world thanks to his cutting remarks as a judge on shows like America’s Got Talent, American Idol, and The X Factor US.Known for his work in the UK on Britain’s Got Talent, The X Factor and Pop Idol, his blunt and controversial opinions have earned him a place in in TIME’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ list twice, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and an entry in TV Guide’s ‘60 Nastiest Villains of All Time’. Simon Cowell in 2022But how much money has the contentious yet comic personality made over the years? Join HELLO! as we look into the details surrounding Simon Cowell's impressive fortune.According to Celebrity Net Worth, Simon Cowell is worth a staggering $600 million, or around £496 million in British currency.DISCOVER: Simon Cowell talks 'special' tribute to late America's Got Talent contestant NightbirdeWhile much of Simon's wealth comes from his role as a talent show judge, the sometimes brutally honest star also makes his millions from his music label Syco Entertainment which boasts talent such as Camilla Cabello and Olly Murs, and in the past, One Direction. See the behind the scenes moment when The X Factor UK judges decided who would be in One Direction in the video below.WATCH: The moment One Direction was formedWhile Simon's wealth today is certainly something he achieved for himself having worked his way up in the music industry from his first job as a mailroom assistant, his family were affluent enough to send him to an independent school when he was a child.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Vinnie Hacker, a 20-year-old TikTok star who appeared in Netflix docu-series “Hype House,” has signed for representation with CAA. Hacker is a “Gen Z powerhouse,” per CAA, with more than 25 million followers across platforms including more than 15 million on TikTok and 5.7 million on Instagram. Building on his popularity on social media, he has expanded his endeavors into other areas including gaming, modeling, television and his own clothing line. In 2021, Hacker joined L.A.-based social-media collective The Hype House and subsequently starred in last year’s Netflix original series “Hype House.” (Variety‘s Daniel D’Addario, in his review of the show, said it “tells a depressing story of TikTok fameseeking.”)

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Britain’s Got Talent star Ashley Glazebrook has become a first time dad with his partner, after the couple welcomed a daughter via surrogate.The dancer, who performed on BGT as part of dance duo Twist and Pulse, welcomed the baby girl with his fiancé Liam Durbidge last month, with the couple spending several days in hospital with her after she was born prematurely. Ashely and Liam have been sharing adorable photos of their new arrival to Instagram as they settle into their new lives as parents.

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Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent The story of Italy’s most-wanted Mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro, whose recent arrest by police in Palermo after 30 years on the run made global headlines, is set to become a big-budget film. Rome-based producer Marco Belardi (“Perfect Strangers”) has acquired rights to ace anti-Mafia journalist Lirio Abbate’s book about the Cosa Nostra boss. The book is titled “U Siccu,” which is Sicilian dialect that translates as “The Skinny One.” Messina Denaro was arrested in mid-January by dozens of police officers outside an upscale medical facility in Palermo where he had been undergoing cancer treatment for a year under false identity.

Tim Burton has reportedly been dating Italian actress Monica Bellucci in secret for "four months".The innovative film director, 64, who was in a relationship with Harry Potter star Helena Bonham Carter for 13 years, first met Monica, 58, 16 years ago. Having got back in touch last year, the pair are said to have secretly started seeing each other in October, as reports emerged of the new romance this month. It's also believed that the duo made things official around the time Monica presented Tim with the Lumière lifetime award on stage at the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon, France.The festival was being held from Saturday 15 to Sunday 23 October 2022.

The family of America’s Got Talent star Jane ‘Nightbirde’ Marczweski has released her debut album a year after her death from breast cancer, a very public battle that saw her withdraw from the competition despite strong support.