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Sophia Loren recently returned to acting for the first time in a decade to star in Netflix film The Life Ahead, which debuted in November. MORE: Sophia Loren reveals she would love to meet Kate Middleton in rare interviewThe iconic actress' movie return was extra-special, as the film was directed by her son, acclaimed Italian director Edoardo Ponti.While the mother-son duo are incredibly private about family life, they are set to appear on The Today Show on Monday for a very rare interview. It's

It has been 11 years since Sophia Loren, the great Italian star and one of the only surviving icons of Hollywood’s Golden Age, last graced the screen. And longer still since she last took a leading role.

EXCLUSIVE: Sophia Loren, the Oscar winner who has returned to the screen starring in this year’s Netflix move The Life Ahead directed by her son Edoardo Ponti, will receive this year’s KCET Cinema Series Lumière Award. The honor, which recognizes excellence, artistry and innovation and outstanding contribution to film, will be bestowed during a special screening of the film January 28.

Director and co-writer Edoardo Ponti brought along his mother for my conversation about his movie, Netflix’s The Life Ahead, as part of Deadline’s Contenders International awards-season event. That mother happens to be a true screen legend, Sophia Loren, who has been directed by her son (their third collaboration) in her first major leading role in a movie in several years.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentIn a 1991 essay, John Gregory Dunne said male stars are allowed to age gracefully onscreen, unlike females: “Men grow older; women grow old.” In general, he’s right: Acting has always been a difficult profession, especially for women over 35.Dunne (1932-2003) unfortunately didn’t live long enough to see this year’s notable work by actresses over 50.

Aaron Sorkin’s acclaimed and increasingly relevant political drama The Trial of the Chicago 7, which revolves around the raucous trial of a group of protesters accused of disrupting the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention, took a leading four awards including Best Picture at the just concluded 25th annual Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival. If past winners at this Italian fest are any indication, the victories should give the Netflix film a boost stateside during Oscar season.

Sophia Loren, 86, her number isn’t dictating the youthful vibes she feels inside. “Sometimes when I say I’m 86, I don’t believe it.

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Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticEXCLUSIVE: Theatres may be closing again at a rapid pace, but the power of being on Netflix during this worldwide pandemic  certainly appears to be good news for those whose awards hopeful films have been debuting on the streaming service at virtually a weekly pace.For cinema legend  Sophia Loren that means the biggest opening of her seven decade career.  Returning to feature films for the first time since a supporting turn in Nine a decade ago, and

Two Women (La ciociara), the first actor to triumph at the Oscars in a foreign language film. In 1965 she was nominated again, for De Sica’s Marriage Italian Style (Matrimonio all’italiana), before receiving an honorary award in 1991 for “a career rich with memorable performances that has added permanent lustre to our art form”.

“The Life Ahead” (in select theaters Friday, on Netflix Nov. 13).

What a sabbatical!It’s been 10 long years since Sophia Loren last starred in a feature film, an autobiographical TV movie called “My House is Full of Mirrors.” Back then, Instagram had not yet been invented and pricey hard seltzer was known as a vodka soda. Yes, the world has changed a lot over the past decade, but 86-year-old Loren is still as reassuringly robust and vital as she always was.

“Here we go again,” Diane Warren says. The Grammy, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner has jumped on the phone to discuss “Io sì (Seen)” a beautiful ballad sung by Italian pop star Laura Pausini from Edoardo Ponti’s “The Life Ahead.” A song that also puts her right back in the middle of awards season.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWill Diane Warren finally take home an Oscar for best original song? The 11-time nominee already has “Free” from Disney Plus’ “The One and Only” in contention, and the veteran songwriter is aiming to better her odds with another contender in the mix.From “The Life Ahead” starring Sophia Loren, “lo Si” (Seen) is the Grammy-winner’s second entry in the original song race with hope to land the nom for the 93rd Academy Awards set for next April.“The song is in Italian

Simone Signoret.Following a premiere in Rome in October, the film will be available on Netflix a month later, with Deadline reporting that the streaming service will mount a considerable awards campaign behind the title.Loren won her first Oscar in 1961 for Two Women, before receiving a second, honorary, Oscar in 1991 for “a career rich with memorable performances that has added permanent lustre to our art form”.The actor says she “jumped at the chance” to play the character, who reminded her of

At age 86, legendary Italian actress Sophia Loren is extremely choosy about the roles she takes on — so much so that she hasn’t acted onscreen since playing her own mother in her autobiographical 2010 TV movie “My House Is Full of Mirrors”.

Deadline reports. The film is directed by the star’s son, Edoardo Ponti.“When my son proposed the role to me, it was a dream come true.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 20-26Sept. 20: Actor Sophia Loren is 86.

Jennifer Lopez's edit for Guess continues to release new styles for spring! 

Jennifer Lopez's edit for Guess continues to release new styles for spring! 

Salma Hayek, Ava Duvernay, and Sophia Loren are among the stars who have curated a female-focused selection of shows for Netflix to mark Sunday’s (March 8, 2020) International Women’s Day.

Salma Hayek, Ava DuVernay, and Sophia Loren are among the stars who have curated a female-focused selection of shows for Netflix to mark International Women’s Day on Sunday.

Netflix is home to some seriously powerful women, on screen and behind the scenes. Now the streaming giant is teaming up with the UN Women to celebrate the power of storytelling on International Women's Day.

Netflix has acquired global rights to The Life Ahead, starring Sophia Loren.The global streamer will release the film, directed by Edoardo Ponti and written by Ugo Chiti and Ponti, later this year.

Jennifer Lopez is a beaut in her latest fashion campaign!

Jennifer Lopez is a beaut in her latest fashion campaign!