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On Wednesday, independent movie company NEON released a pulse-pounding trailer to Ferrari, the anticipated biopic about legendary Italian supercar designer Enzo Ferrari, which was directed by Heat‘s Michael Mann.

The trailer of the 1957-set film starring Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley intercuts between the blacktop drama of the deadly 1,000-mile race across the Mille Miglia in Italy, and Ferrari’s personal and professional struggles.

He’s facing financial ruin, and his volatile marriage to Laura, played by Cruz, is damaged by infidelity and the death of their son Dino. He also struggles to acknowledge the son he fathered out of wedlock with his mistress, played by Woodley.

With his back against the wall, Ferrari bets his company, and his legacy, on the race.

The trailer also delves into the fallout from that decision. The Ferrari 335 crewed by driver Alfonso de Portago and navigator Edmund Nelson blew a tire and smashed into a telephone pole, killing both men and sending the car careening into the assembled crowd, killing nine spectators.

The deadly accident, and a separate wreck that killed another driver during that same race, led the Italian government to permanently ban the Mille Miglia.

“If Italy is looking for a scapegoat, then here I am!” Driver bellows before the assembled media in the wake of the crash.

Ferrari races into theaters on December 25.

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Prosecutors said Tuesday they believe Alec Baldwin has “criminal culpability” in the deadly shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of Rust.

The special prosecutors investigating the Rust shooting said they intend to present the case to a grand jury within the next two months to “determine whether probable cause exists to bind Baldwin over on criminal charges.”

The actor was practicing a cross-draw on the Santa Fe set in October 2021 when the gun fired, striking the cinematographer and director Joel Souza, who suffered a non-life-threatening injury.

“After extensive investigation over the past several months, additional facts have come to light that we believe show Mr. Baldwin has criminal culpability in the death of Halyna Hutchins and the shooting of Joel Souza,” special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis said in a statement.

“We believe the appropriate course of action is to permit a panel of New Mexico citizens to determine from here whether Mr. Baldwin should be held over for criminal trial,” they continued.

Baldwin’s attorneys, Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro said in a statement to ABC News, “It is unfortunate that a terrible tragedy has been turned into this misguided prosecution.”

Baldwin was initially charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter over the death of Hutchins. Special prosecutors in the case dropped those against the actor in April but noted at the time that their investigation remains “active and ongoing” and that charges may be refiled.

Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was also charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. She also faces an additional charge of tampering with evidence, with state prosecutors claiming she handed off a small bag of cocaine following her interview with police on the day of the shooting.

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Amid the Israeli counteroffensive to the deadly Hamas terror attacks, Oscar winner and Tel Aviv resident Quentin Tarantino has visited Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) bases to boost morale for the ongoing fight.

According to posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Pulp Fiction writer and director can be seen flashing a thumbs-up in a crowd of pilots standing in front of an attack helicopter.

Another video sees him mugging with a barefooted civilian in Sde Boker, a kibbutz in the Negev desert of southern Israel.

Tarantino moved to Tel Aviv in 2019, ten years after meeting his eventual wife and mother of his two children, Daniella Pick, while promoting Inglourious Basterds in the historic city. He still has residences in Los Angeles and New York.

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In the wake of Suzanne Somers‘ death at the age of 76 on October 15 following a battle with breast cancer, ABC’s Dancing with the Stars paid tribute to the actress and former contestant.

The show’s Monday, October 17, episode opened with the words, “In memoriam,” followed by a photo of Sommers.

DWTS co-host Alfonso Ribeiro also honored the Three’s Company star and Thighmaster spokesperson later in the show, saying she “made a big impression on everyone here both in the ballroom and behind the scenes,” he said. “Our thoughts go out to her friends and family.”

Somers’ friend and former dance partner, Tony Dovolani, reacted to the news of her death, telling Entertainment Tonight, “It really hit me like a ton of bricks.”

“I had it in my calendar to wish her a happy birthday because she was turning 77 in a couple days. When I found out, it just cut my legs from under me because she was such a beckon of light,” he continued.

“I remember Suzanne Somers with a smile on her face, and it just saddens me to the core because I knew she really fought this cancer for such a long time. She was dealing with it, even back then, and trying every natural way of dealing with this,” he added. “The fact that she was able to survive it for as long as she did is really a true testament to her dedication to being healthy.”

Dovolani and Somers were paired together in 2015 during DWTS‘ 20th season. They were eliminated after the fifth week.

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At 80 years old, one might not blame Robert De Niro for not doing much heavy lifting.

However, that’s just what the legendary actor said about fatherhood with his seventh child, Gia Virginia, whom he welcomed in April with girlfriend Tiffany Chen.

“It doesn’t get easier,” he tells The Guardian about being a dad. “It is what it is.”

He adds, “It’s OK. I mean, I don’t do the heavy lifting. I’m there, I support my girlfriend. But she does the work. And we have help, which is so important.”

The actor says of raising his seven children, “You never know what’s going to happen. They surprise you.”

That said, De Niro “of course” enjoys being a dad. “All of it!” he enthused when asked for specifics.

“With a baby it’s different [than] with my 11-year-old. My adult children. My grandchildren. It’s all different,” he adds.

De Niro, who has been married twice, has a 52-year-old daughter, Drena, and a 46-year-old son, Raphael, with first wife Diahnne Abbott, and a 25-year-old son, Elliot, and 11-year-old daughter, Helen, with his other ex-wife, Grace Hightower.

De Niro is also a dad to 27-year-old twin sons Aaron and Julian with ex-girlfriend Toukie Smith.

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The leaves are falling, pumpkin spice is in the air, and if you need another sign the holidays are around the corner, Lifetime has released its schedule — and a trailer — for this year’s It’s a Wonderful Lifetime lineup.

The seasonal fun begins on Saturday, November 18, when the network airs its first of 12 new movies, which will roll out every Saturday and Sunday night at 8 p.m ET until Christmas.

Things kick off on November 18 with Emily Alatalo and Corey Sevier in Christmas Plus One, followed by Planes, Trains, and Christmas Trees starring Kathryn Davis and Olivier Renaud on November 19.

Other highlights include December 2’s Ladies of the ‘80s: A Divas Christmas, starring Reagan-era mainstays Morgan Fairchild, Loni Anderson, Linda Gray, Donna Mills and Nicollette Sheridan.

A Cowboy Christmas Romance debuts on Saturday, December 9, starring Jana Kramer; on December 10, Tia Mowry and Luke Humphrey star with chef Buddy Valastro in Yes, Chef! Christmas.

Let’s hope the latter Christmas celebration is a more festive ride than the Berzatto family had in season 2 of The Bear.

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James Cameron‘s Oscar-winning 1997 epic Titanic came out on home video the year after its blockbuster release, but it’s just making its maiden voyage onto 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on December 5.

The movie will be packed with all-new special features, including Stories From the Heart, featuring Cameron, producer Jon Landau and Kate Winslet sharing their favorite moments from the making of the movie, as well as Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron, a documentary in which the filmmaker “explores the enduring myths and mysteries of the shipwreck, and mounts tests to see whether Jack could have fit on that raft and survived.”

There’s also a cargo hold’s worth of hours of other material, including Cameron demonstrating the deep diving it took to explore the famous shipwreck, deleted scenes and director’s commentary.

There’s also a Limited-Edition Collector’s Boxed Set that also comes with a hardcover coffee table book detailing the making of the film, a schematic map of the actual ship, pinpointing where key scenes took place, and reproductions of a boarding pass, ship menus, and notes from Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack to Winslet’s Rose.

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On Tuesday, the Motion Picture Academy announced the producers and director for the 96th annual Oscars telecast, which will air live March 10 on ABC.

Seven-year veteran of the broadcast Raj Kapoor has been named executive producer and showrunner; he won an Emmy for executive producing the Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) Adele: One Night Only.

Katy Mullan was named the executive producer of this year’s broadcast, her first telecast in that position, while Hamish Hamilton will be taking his fourth turn as director.

In a statement, Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang noted, “Raj and Hamish have been incredible Oscars collaborators, and we are delighted to welcome them and Katy to lead the 96th Oscars. Their deep love of cinema, fresh vision, and tremendous live television expertise is perfect for our reinvigorated show.”

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Animation legend Hayao Miyazaki‘s acclaimed, upcoming film The Boy and the Heron has attracted an equally acclaimed cast for its English language version.

The movie centers on a 12-year-old boy Mahito Maki (Luca Padovan) who is sent by his father (Christian Bale) to live in the country with his aunt after his mother dies. There, he follows a heron into a tunnel and emerges in a world shared by both the dead and the living.

Variety reports the cast will include Bale’s fellow Oscar nominees Willem Dafoe and Florence Pugh as well as Star Wars’ Mark Hamill, Karen Fukuhara from The Boys, Robert Pattinson, Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Dave Bautista and Marvel’s Eternals lead Gemma Chan.

The cast also includes Spider-Man franchise co-star Tony Revolori and stage and screen vet Dan Stevens.

Bautista plays The Parakeet King, Chan voices the boy’s aunt Natsuko, and Dafoe will portray Noble Pelican, according to the trade. Fukuhara plays Lady Himi, Pattinson plays The Grey Heron, Pugh plays Kiriko, and Hamill will play Granduncle.

The movie will open in previews November 22 and wide in theaters December 8.

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Timothée Chalamet graces the cover of GQ for a third time, and he talks about “leveling up” in his career and his life.

He also leans into those who’ve been inspiring him, including his Dune: Part Two co-stars Austin Butler and Zendaya. Oh, and some guy named Tom Cruise.

“It started on Zoom,” Chalamet said of meeting Butler, who was already in character during a read-through. “I can’t overstate how inspiring it was to me personally.”

He says while Butler “takes the work incredibly seriously,” off-camera he’s a “tremendously affable, wonderful man.”

Chalamet also took a cue from Butler to play Bob Dylan in the upcoming biopic A Complete Unknown. He snagged Butler’s entire Elvis team, including his former dialect, vocal and movement coaches. “I just saw the way he committed to it all — and realized I needed to step it up,” Chalamet says.

Also helping him step up was Cruise, who sent a “wonderfully inspiring” email after seeing him in Dune. The Mission: Impossible star included “a Rolodex . . . of experts” he might need, from stunt trainers to helicopter coaches.

“He basically said, in Old Hollywood, you would be getting dance training and fight training, and nobody is going to hold you to that standard today. So it’s up to you,” Chalamet recalls.

Chalamet also says it was “incredibly valuable” to spend time with Zendaya and her Spider-Man franchise co-star boyfriend, Tom Holland, who visited the Dune sequel set. “They’re level … They’re good-energy Hollywood. And then Austin and [co-star] Florence [Pugh]. I feel like I’m creating a community for myself of people who care about the right things.”

“Look at Zendaya,” Chalamet adds. “Just how much she’s able to achieve while also sort of letting everything roll off her back is mega-inspiring. She’s just doing.”

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