‘Lord Of The Ants’ Review: Even Elio Germano Cannot Save This Plodding Historical Drama [Venice]

Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki are kissing and telling! The former co-stars are opening up like never before about their on- and off-screen romance as part of a new oral history on the iconic sitcom. In a joint interview for the book excerpted by the actors detail events leading up to their real-life hookups and eventual breakup — including the series episode where they first «fell a little in love.»«It was not an enjoyable experience for me,» Cuoco says of filming the 2008 season one episode, «The Nerdvana Annihilation,» in which a dream sequence sees Galecki's Leonard saving Cuoco's Penny in an elevator shaft. The two ended up face-to-face, in an embrace, for a lengthy pre-tape session. «We had to be in each other’s arms — and for quite some time, because it was a bit of a stunt that we were doing. It was a whole thing,» Galecki says. «I think we fell a little in love in that elevator shaft,» Cuoco interjects. «We felt something, yeah.

‘Power Of The Dog’ Producer Tanya Seghatchian To Lead London Film Festival Jury

Holly Willoughby's fans don't miss a trick and it left the presenter having to admit to a last-minute change before her latest This Morning appearance. She was back on screen on Tuesday (October 4) alongside Phillip Schofield for the latest installment of the ITV daytime show.

A woman doing her weekly shop at Aldi with only £5 in her pocket was left dumbfounded when she got to the checkout. Aldi has been named the fourth largest supermarket in Britain, and prides itself on low prices.

“So people need to be aware of how their partner does their love language,” Anna told The Mirror.The TV star explained that while she had been “introduced” to dating apps, she did not meet her new beau through one of them.She stressed how she was “really, really lucky” to have found someone that was “compatible” in her friendship circle.The Naked Attraction host added: “So many girlfriends of mine have met through apps and I know they're brilliant."Anna previously dated Sue, who she met at a Halloween party, following Anna’s split from her ex-partner of 18 years, Charles Martin.The Naked Attraction presenter and her former partner, Sue, were together for seven years until they split last year.The reported reason for their split was that they were unable to agree on adopting children.After the split, Anna told Express.co.uk in an exclusive interview she was still hoping to have kids.She said: "I'm still pursuing that, I am very much in touch with Adoption UK because I did a podcast for them last year."I'm very keen to press ahead with creating a family, yes."Elsewhere, Sue had previously reflected on her benign pituitary gland tumour diagnosis, which admittedly left her in a "dark place".She told The Mirror: "I don't know if I would have gone on to have children.“But as soon as someone says you can't have something, you want it more than anything."Sue regularly attends hospital check-ups to monitor the symptoms of her tumour.She added: “Sometimes it screws up my hormones.“I have various tests now to make sure the side effects aren't too onerous."

EASTENDERS' fans were VERY distracted after Lola Pearce's skimpy wardrobe choice flaunting her slender figure. The blonde beauty wore a white floral crop top with purple printed leggings and a cropped zip hoodie in Monday's episode of the BBC soap.

AMANDA Holden showed off her toned and tanned legs as she prepared for a gruelling endurance challenge in unusual fashion. The Heart Radio DJ jumped on a stepper in the studio in teetering high heels and a miniskirt as a production member shot her with a confetti cannon. The Britain's Got Talent star, who finished her vintage look with a frilled long-sleeve top, beamed as her legs pumped up and down.

MARRIED At First Sight UK star April Banbury has broken her silence after her on-screen "husband" George Roberts was arrested. The reality TV star took to her Instagram stories to reveal she was heading out for dinner with her dad and a pal on Monday night.

Blake Shelton will take any reason to celebrate his wife, Gwen Stefani, and her birthday was the perfect opportunity for the 46-year-old country music singer to publicly gush over her. Not only did Shelton shower Stefani with affection on social media, he also made sure her day was filled with surprises.«Happy birthday to my beautiful wife @gwenstefani!!!» Shelton captioned an adorable photo of the duo. «I love you so freakin much!!!!»A post shared by Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton)Shelton later took to his Instagram Stories with the same caption, but this time sharing a TikTok video that showed he and Stefani singing a duet.

Charli D’Amelio is a front runner on this season of “Dancing With the Stars”, but that doesn’t mean she’s not feeling the pressure. Especially when some of her famous friends come out to show their support.

talk of Idris Elba being the next 007, as well as Tom Hardy. “Bridgerton” star Regé-Jean Page is also tipped to become the martini-drinking secret agent.“We’ve tried looking at younger people in the past,” Wilson said at a Bond event at the British Film Institute on Friday, according to Deadline. “But trying to visualize it doesn’t work.”Craig, who took over as Bond from Pierce Brosnan in 2006, was 38 years old, and went on to appear in four 007 films in total.“Remember, Bond’s already a veteran,” Wilson said.

After months of rumours and whisperings, it was time for the Brown family to face the music on Sunday’s “Sister Wives”. Christine Brown finally tells her fellow sister wives — Meri, Janelle, and Robyn Brown — that she’s planning to leave their husband, Kody, and move herself and their daughter, Truely, to be near her family in Utah.

The last few weeks have seen a seismic shift for our royal family. Following Queen Elizabeth II's passing on September 8, her son Charles has finally assumed the title that was his birth right - King Charles III.

The Snuts have been in this position before.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Gianni Amelio’s “Lord of the Ants,” a biopic of Italian poet and playwright Aldo Braibanti, who was jailed in 1968 due to a Fascist-era anti-gay law, has reached the top spot at Italy’s box office following its launch from the Venice Film Festival. “Ants” on Monday reached the numero uno position at the local box office roster with a €483,474 ($487,000) intake from more than 300 screens following its September 8 release. While far from stellar in normal times, this result is being hailed as an encouraging sign for the country’s still sagging post-pandemic theatrical sector. Amelio’s film is now ahead of Japanese anime pic “Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo,” which was released as an event on Monday for a three day run, and “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” which is at the end of its run, following it’s Aug. 18 Italian outing.

Guy Lodge Film Critic Gianni Amelio was in his late sixties when he came out as gay a few years ago. The announcement preceded the release of his documentary “Happy to Be Different,” which worked toward an overriding sunniness in contemplating the trials and challenges of being gay in Italy at various points in the 20th century. In turning to a gay-themed narrative project, Amelio narrows the focus and dims the mood: “Lord of the Ants” takes as its subject the gay Italian author Aldo Braibanti, and the social and legal opposition he faced over his sexuality in mid-1960s Rome. Solemn, stately and perhaps a little stifled, it’s the kind of queer statement you might expect from a veteran filmmaker who wasn’t until relatively recently out and proud, and is rather poignant for that.

Myrmecology is a study of science that looks at the life, society, and hierarchy of Ants. Early Myrmecologists believed that Ant culture was utopian and thought by studying them in encased Ant farms, they could find solutions to human problems. However, in Gianni Amelio’s Italian post-WWII drama, The Lord of the Ants (Il Signore Delle Formiche), flips this idea around. It examines why strict societies foster cultures of oppression where everyone must play their role or be punished. The screenplay by Amelio, Federico Fava, and Edoardo Petti chooses its dialogue with precision. They want us to know they resent post-Mussolini Europe and how not just homosexuals but anyone on the margins is oppressed under fascist rule. 

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Prominent arthouse sales company The Match Factory has closed multiple sales on Italian auteur Gianni Amelio’s Venice competition title “Lord of the Ants” ahead of its Venice premiere on Tuesday. The Match Factory has sealed deals on Amelio’s latest work – which is a biopic of Italian poet, playwright and director Aldo Braibanti, who was jailed in 1968 due to a Fascist-era anti-gay law – that will ensure the film’s theatrical release in: Australia/New Zealand (Palace Films); Japan (Zazie Films); Spain (Surtsey Films); Sweden (TriArt Film) and Greece (Ama Films). Further deals are in negotiation, the company said. Braibanti was convicted after a complaint from his partner’s father, who later forced his son to be treated with electroconvulsive therapy in an ill-conceived attempt to rid him of his homosexuality. The Fascist-era law that punished Braibanti, which made it a crime to lead innocent or unwary people “morally” astray, was repealed in 1981.

Gregg Goldstein Since 2007, Venice’s Queer Lion Award has reflected and elevated the best in LGBTQ cinema. Fifteen years later, founder Daniel N. Casagrande said this year’s Venice Film Festival will be “the most queer edition ever.” Among the fest’s 30 LGBTQ-themed titles, 19 are competing for the Queer Lion, including a record six films from the main competition. They include Todd Field’s orchestra conductor drama “Tár,” starring Cate Blanchett; Darren Aronofsky’s estranged gay father study “The Whale,” featuring Brendan Fraser; Laura Poitras’ doc “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” chronicling bisexual artist Nan Goldin’s life and anti-opioid crusade; Andrea Pallaoro’s trans woman family drama “Monica”; Emanuele Crialese’s “L’immensità,” starring Penélope Cruz as the mother of a transgender child; and Gianni Amelio’s “Il signore delle formiche,” the true story of an Italian artist jailed under an infamous anti-gay law.