More than three decades after the great Paradise Cinema (1989) was released, Oscar-winning filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore looks set to bring it to the small screen. Paradiso, which will run for six episodes, will present essentially the same story as the film, “enriched with various narrative expansions, around the power of a mother, the solidarity of a friend, sex as a taboo, forced displacements and social inequality,” as the producer recently stated. Marco Belardi. He added that Tornatore, who will again be writing and directing, had already written a “pilot” for the series with the goal of filming it immediately and preparing it for release in 2023.

Unfortunately, The First Lady will not be renewed for a second season, as the Showtime network recently reported. As a reminder, a very interesting first season took us on a world tour of three of America’s most famous first ladies: Michelle Obama (Viola Davis), Betty Ford (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Eleanor Roosevelt (Gillian Anderson). Initially, the series was considered an “anthology”, but it is obvious that its plot could be extended to other first ladies if the studio decided so.

If you love short films and fresh perspectives from their usually young creators, then you shouldn’t miss the new Cinobo collection with AUTH Film Department’s 6th Cine Panorama. After a two-year mandatory online promotion due to the pandemic, Panorama has returned to its physical spaces this year, and after having been screened by AUTH film students on the big screen in Thessaloniki and Athens, they are now ready. for viewing also through the Cinobo platform. Here you will find first year films with a special, exceptional look at the films nominated for this year’s Iris Student Award by the Hellenic Film Academy. The collection will be available on the platform for the next three months.