Boy, 11, will have to travel more than an hour to school on two buses after being refused place at brother's school five minutes away

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItaly’s iconic Cinecittà Studios turn 85 this year and it’s never looked so young.The famed facilities, which in their Hollywood-on-the-Tiber heyday hosted sword-and-sandals epics such as William Wyler’s “Ben-Hur” and were later home to Federico Fellini, are undergoing a major overhaul that now sees Europe’s largest LED wall situated on the lot near Fellini’s huge Studio 5.Known as Cinecittà’s T18 Virtual Production Stage, the 412-square-meter (4,434-sq.-ft.) semicircular screen made up of hundreds of high-def displays that serve as interactive backdrops for actors on a smart set, is one of more than a dozen state-of-the art soundstages being built there thanks to a multimillion-euro cash injection provided by the European Union’s post-pandemic recovery fund. The revamp is being spearheaded by Nicola Maccanico, managing director of Italy’s Istituto Luce-Cinecittà, the state film entity that operates Rome’s expanding Cinecittà Studios.

Zack Sharf The Cannes Film Festival has announced the final movie from Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravičius will be screened during the upcoming 2022 edition. Kvedaravičius was filming a Ukraine-set documentary on location in the city of Mariupol when he was killed in early April amid Russia’s invasion of the country.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorKayvon Beykpour, head of Twitter’s organization that builds the social-media app’s core features, said he is leaving the company after more than seven years.Twitter is in the midst of a pending $44 billion takeover by mega-billionaire Elon Musk. Beykpour, in announcing his departure, didn’t cite Musk’s imminent takeover as the reason for his exit. Rather, he said in a thread on Twitter, CEO Parag Agrawal had asked him to resign.“The truth is that this isn’t how and when I imagined leaving Twitter, and this wasn’t my decision,” he wrote.

Kristin Cavallari took to Instagram on Thursday to share gym content with her 4.3 million followers.The 35-year-old mother-of-three showed off her incredible figure in a black crop top and matching leggings.'Got after it with @kevin___klug,' she wrote over a video that showed her working out her glutes on an exercise machine. Staying strong! Kristin Cavallari took to Instagram on Thursday to share gym content with her 4.3 million followers The Uncommon James founder wore a faded black baseball cap for her workout in Nashville, Tennessee.She pulled her shoulder-length blonde locks back into a loose and low ponytail, letting pieces fall out on the sides.

Charlie Puth took to Instagram to announce the death of his beloved dog, a King Charles Cavalier named Brady, who passed away at age 15 on Wednesday night.The four-time Grammy nominee, 30, paid tribute to his adorable pup by sharing an image of himself in the swimming pool alongsideBrady, who could be seen at the edge waiting to be pet by the star.'Brady the King Charles Cavalier moved on to puppy heaven last night after spending an amazing 15 years here on earth!' he wrote in the caption alongside an adorable picture of himself and his adorable pup hanging out together by a pool. Devastating news: Charlie Puth took to Instagram to announce the death of his beloved King Charles Cavalier Brady, who passed away at age 15 on Wednesday nightHe continued: 'And although he physically won't be here anymore, his tiny spirit lingers on and I can't wait to catch glimpses of that.' TheLight Switch hitmaker concluded his heartfelt tribute to his beloved pooch by writing: 'I shall see you again someday tiny dog.'Thesinger-songwriter's postsparked an outpouring of support from across the country from his friends, fans and family, who were saddened by the news.

Selome Hailu “American Auto” has been renewed for its second season at NBC.From “Superstore” creator Justin Spitzer, Season 1 of “American Auto” debuted in December 2021. The series is a workplace sitcom set in Detroit, where Payne Motors has just hired Katherine Hastings (Ana Gasteyer), its first female CEO, who found huge success in big pharma but doesn’t know the first thing about cars — not even how to drive them.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefUpgrade Productions, the production company launched last year by Matt Brodlie and Jonathan Kier, is working on an epic Japanese-language TV series.The company has teamed with venerable Japanese studio Shochiku to produce “A True Novel” as an eight-part adaptation of Mizumura Minae’s 2003 Yomiuri Prize-winning novel. Inspired by Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights,” the sweeping family narrative is set in the decades after World War II in Japan and the U.S.The series, adapted by screenwriter Sakaguchi Riko (“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya,” “Mary and the Witch’s Flower”) will bring to life a love story spanning three generations and told by different characters.

Harry Maguire is said to have married his fiancée Fern Hawkins in a low-key ceremony at a Registry Office today. The pair got engaged in February 2018, after the footballer whisked his long-term partner off to Paris.

Love Island champion Amber Gill has hit out at fans comparing her to her former cast mate Molly-Mae Hague. Appearing on The Murad Merali Podcast, Amber, 24, called the comparisons “horrendous” and said “it’s very draining”.The Love Island star, who boasts 2.6 million followers on Instagram, complained it all stems from Molly-Mae having more followers, with a whopping 6.3 million. Amber said: “It’s this whole thing of Instagram is life.” Comparisons between the two began in 2019, when, just four weeks after leaving the villa, Molly-Mae, 22, signed a £500,000 deal with PrettyLittleThing.

Andie MacDowell recalls the time she had a panic attack after realizing she was the only woman on an all-male movie set in 2016.

Dakota Johnson and Cooper Raiff take the lead in the first trailer for “Cha Cha Real Smooth”.

It was one shocking twist after another on Global’s “Survivor” this week.

G Flip just dropped their new music video for “Get Me Outta Here”.

Family love. Prince Harry is missed by Prince William’s kids. An insider revealed to Us Weekly on May 12, 2022 that the Duke of Cambridge’s children with wife Kate Middleton—Prince George, 8, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4—love their uncle and the rest of their family in the most adorable way.

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are both happy in new relationships, but people can’t help but compare them. Affleck has of course, rekindled the flame with Jennifer Lopez while Garner is dating John Miller. An insider recently talked to US Weekly, where they called the relationships, “very different.”Miller is an under-the-radar businessman, and attorney, and a source told the outlet, “She loves how little he cares for the limelight or the whole Hollywood scenester stuff.” Of course, having two superstars in a relationship is going to be different and at the end of the day, all that matters is everyone is happy.

The Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, nominated for seven Tony Awards this week, has extended its engagement by two weeks after previously announcing a closing date.

EXCLUSIVE: 7M Films, a management company that represents social media stars and TikTok dancers and is at the center of a controversy accusing it of being cult-like, is set to be the subject of a new documentary series.

Carson Burton Vineyard Theatre has announced the casting and design team for the upcoming premiere of “Lessons in Survival: 1971.” Carl Clemons-Hopkins will play novelist James Baldwin alongside Theatre Award Winner Crystal Dickinson as renowned poet Nikki Giovanni.“Lessons in Survival: 1971″ follows a 1971 interview of Baldwin conducted by Giovanni. Their conversation on America’s first “Black Tonight Show” proved to be a profound dialogue on race and liberation in America.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentBen Stassen’s nWave Studios (“The Son of Bigfoot,””Sammy”) is set to produce “The Inseparables,” a $25 million animated feature based on an original idea by Joel Cohen et Alec Sokolow, the Oscar-nominated writers of “Toy Story.”The feature is being jointly produced by nWave Studios in Belgium, Octopolis in France and A Contracorriente in Spain.Cohen and Sokolow penned the feature with Cal Brunker, Bob Barlen (“Paw Patrol,” “Bigfoot”), Matthieu Zeller and Jérémie Degruson.Degruson, who previously directed some of nWave Studios’ biggest animated hits “The House of Magic,” “Bigfoot Junior” and Bigfoot Family,” is on board to helm “The Inseparables.”The animated buddy movie follows the misadventures of Don, a runaway puppet with a boundless imagination and, DJ Doggy Dog, an abandoned stuffed animal toy in need of a friend, as they cross paths in Central Park and pair up against all odds for an epic adventure of friendship in New York City. The movie will be delivered in July 2023 in both 2D and 3D formats.

Marta Balaga Norwegian filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli, based in Los Angeles, brings dark humor – and body horror – to Cannes’ Un Certain Regard with “Sick of Myself.” The film was acquired by Memento International.Signe and Thomas (“Ninjababy” breakout Kristine Kujath Thorp and Eirik Sæther) are an attractive young couple in Oslo. They also happen to bring out the worst in each other. When his career starts to take off, Signe tries to get some attention as well – by making herself sick.“I definitely recognize the pettiness, the competitiveness, all of these things.

When the teaser trailer for “Downton Abbey: A New Era” premiered last year, it didn’t take the standard route of listing the cast for the film. Instead, the promo elegantly trumpeted the presence of Lord Grantham, Lady Grantham, et al.