Sandro Veronesi: Celebs Rumors

Jennifer Lopez is adding one more achievement to her resume. The 53-year-old has become the new global ambassador for Italian lingerie brand Intimissimi, in an effort to introduce the growing brand in the United States.The company signed the deal with the Hollywood star, making Jennifer the name face of Intimissimi, with general manager Marcello Veronesi explaining that they have an ambitious growth plan that has been slowed down during the last years, following the coronavirus pandemic.Sandro Veronesi, the company’s CEO, revealed that the brand is aware of the differences between European and American markets and audience.“We want to grow a lot and we also want to understand better the taste and the preferences of the American public because the two markets are different and the competitors are different,” he shared.Jennifer is known for having a unique and eclectic style, previously explaining that she kept “that mix of toughness and sexiness” after growing up in “New York, in the Bronx.”“It was very Latin, big hoops and eyeliner, and that stayed with me,” Jennifer said.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent The 17th annual Rome Film Festival will fete James Ivory with a career honor, a mini retrospective and the Italian launch of the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s personal new documentary “A Cooler Climate.” Ivory is expected in Rome to receive the award and present the doc about his life as a traveler that takes its cue from boxes of film the director shot during a life-changing trip to Afghanistan in 1960. The film premieres beforehand at the New York Film Festival. Rome’s Ivory mini-retrospective will comprise his films “Maurice”; “Mr. and Mrs. Bridge,” starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward; “The Remains of the Day”; and “A Room With a View.”

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentOscar-nominated French actor Bérénice Bejo (“The Artist”) has joined Pierfrancesco Favino (“The Traitor”), Nanni Moretti, and the Italian cast of romantic drama “Il Colibrì,” which has started shooting in Rome.Fandango Sales is launching sales at the virtual Cannes market on this high-profile drama directed by Francesca Archibugi (“A Question of the Heart”) based on the eponymous novel by Sandro Veronesi, winner of Italy’s top literary prize, the Premio Strega 2020.