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Vogue
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
103 Thoughts I Had While Watching Netflix's ‘Nonnas'
Nonnas is a very special movie for me. In addition to currently being the number-one film on Netflix, it also stars Vince Vaughn, the only man in history that both my mother and I have mutually crushed on. Granted, our infatuation dates to Wedding Crashers more than to his present-day deal, but I'm still glad to see him in this movie about a man who opens an Italian restaurant with a bunch of nonnas—a.k.a. Italian grandmothers—as chefs, played by a veritable murderer's row of MILFs (or GILFs?): Susan Sarandon, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, and Susan Sarandon. Let's dive in, shall we?
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Sopranos' Star Lorraine Bracco Reveals She Still Owns $1 Home in ‘Sparse' Italian Town—5 Years After Documenting Gut Renovation on HGTV
'Sopranos' star Lorraine Bracco is a lifelong New York resident—but she cemented a strong tie to her Italian roots in 2020 when she purchased one of the country's now-infamous $1 homes, a property that she has now revealed she still owns to this day. Bracco, 70, was born and raised in Brooklyn and now lives in the Hamptons; but five years ago, when the opportunity arose to snap up a home in Sicily—where her father's family is from—she leapt at the chance, even documenting her renovation of the dwelling on HGTV's hit series 'My Big Italian Adventure.' Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Bracco explained that, when she purchased the abode in Sambuca di Sicilia, it was a 'sparse town' that was 'hoping to attract residents,' and believed that a one euro home program was the ideal way to bring in more people and revive the economy. 'I still have my 200-year-old villa in Sambuca di Sicilia, in Sicily. I bought it for one euro in 2020,' she shared. 'The sparse town was hoping to attract residents. My renovation was featured on the TV series 'My Big Italian Adventure.' The people there are so warm.' During her renovation of the home, Bracco told HGTV that she would be splitting her time between New York and Italy in order to oversee much of the work that was being done to her property—which was in a very rundown state and needed a drastic overhaul before it could be lived in. She gave herself and her team five months and $145,000 to complete the project, which required a roof replacement and for the dwelling to be stripped down to the studs. At the time, Bracco revealed that she was actually the one who reached out to HGTV to ask if the network would be interested in documenting her renovation process, explaining to the New York Times that she knew she'd face a multitude of challenges along the way, not least because she spoke no Italian and had never actually visited Sicily before. 'There would have been a lot of reasons not to do it, but I was so intrigued,' she explained. 'I said to myself, what do I have to lose? What is the downside?' Still, there was a great deal to be done, with Bracco noting that while, on paper, she had purchased a townhouse, in reality she found herself saddled with 'three freakin' rock walls.' 'I mean, it was a disaster,' she went on. So much so that Bracco ended up going well over budget, she revealed—spending between $250,000 and $300,000, around double what she had planned for. The actress, who is also known for her roles in 'Goodfellas' and the TNT drama 'Rizzoli & Isles,' did not reveal to the WSJ how often she visits the property; however, she noted that she has just made another exciting real estate purchase a little closer to home. 'Today, I live in the Hamptons on Long Island. I moved into my first house out here about 20 years ago,' she said. 'At the time, my kids promised to come and stay all the time if I bought it. And they did. I recently sold it and bought another contemporary home.' Bracco is a longtime New Yorker, having been born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, where she and her family lived until she was 9, and the neighborhood became too 'dangerous' for them to stay there, she explained. It was then that the Braccos made the move to Long Island, relocating to a 'two-story, white house with medium-blue trim,' from where her dad made the commute into Manhattan for his job at Fulton Fish Market, while her mother remained at home with the kids. Her first brush with European living came when she was a recent high school graduate pursuing a career in modeling and was sent to Paris by her agency, Wilhelmina. 'When I arrived, I felt I'd been there my whole life. Paris was so comfortable. I started work the second day and did shoots for all the French magazines. I also modeled for Jean Paul Gaultier and became his muse,' she recalled of the 10 years she spent living in the European city. While she was living in Paris, Bracco began taking acting classes after a chance meeting with Hollywood legend Catherine Deneuve, who told her that she believed a role on the big or small screen would be perfect for her. After returning to New York, along with her daughter, Margaux, Bracco said that a career in acting just seemed a better fit, describing it as 'more emotionally rewarding than modeling.' She managed to secure several roles, almost immediately, but it was her appearance in the hit movie 'Goodfellas' that really cemented Bracco's status as a Hollywood star. Domino's Founder Asks $8.75M for His Frank Lloyd Wright-Inspired Estate With a Sports Complex and a Three-Story Treehouse A $1 Billion Tax Bill Is Looming Over Boston Homeowners Come On Barbie, Let's Go Party! Palm Beach Oceanfront Dream House Is All Dolled Up for Sale
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Vince Vaughn's ‘Nonnas' Hits 15.3 Million Views in Three Days on Netflix
'Nonnas,' the Vince Vaughn-led comedy film also starring Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, Brenda Vaccaro, Linda Cardellini and Susan Sarandon, was the most-watched title on Netflix during the week of May 5-11. The movie debuted on May 9 and hit 15.3 million viewers in its first three days of availability. For the second week in a row, the No. 1 TV title of the week was 'The Four Seasons.' More from Variety Madonna Limited Series From Music Legend, Shawn Levy in Early Development at Netflix Lena Dunham Series 'Too Much' Gets Release Date, First Look at Netflix Tom Segura's Mom Roasts His Netflix Comedy 'Bad Thoughts': 'It's an Insult to Humanity' (EXCLUSIVE) More to come… Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
NZ Herald
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Nonnas: How a star-studded cast brings Italian cuisine to life
Lorraine Bracco, Brenda Vaccaro, Talia Shire and Susan Sarandon discuss playing cooks in a new film, ageing in Hollywood and the movies that their grandchildren cannot yet watch. When I signed on to a video interview with the stars of the new Netflix release Nonnas, the conversation was already in
Daily Mail
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sopranos vet Lorraine Bracco reveals the cruel insult from 6th grade that has 'stuck' with her 'for life'
Despite Lorraine Bracco's amazing career with multiple accolades, including an Oscar nomination, cruel words from childhood bullies have continued to haunt her. The Sopranos star, 70, wrote about the incident that happened when she was in sixth grade in an essay for the Wall Street Journal. She wrote: 'One day, kids on the school bus told me something that stuck with me for life. They said they had voted me the ugliest girl in sixth grade.' Lorraine continued: 'Can you imagine? I was in shock. It was horrible and devastating - a deep wound. 'I went home and sobbed and sobbed and sobbed.' It was her father who offered words of comfort to the devastated tween. Lorraine said he 'sat me on his lap, put his hands on my face and made me look in his eyes. He said, "I don't care about them. You're the most beautiful girl in the world to me."' The Screen Actors Guild award winner said she found school 'challenging socially,' but her love of performing in school plays helped provide 'an expression and an outlet for me.' After graduating high school, Lorraine was signed with Wilhelmina models and moved to Paris where she lived for a decade and was a favorite of designer Jean Paul Gaultier, according to her IMDB profile. And even though she was booking modelling jobs, the words still remained in the back of her mind. She wrote: 'As for that childhood insult, it stuck with me for a long time. Lorraine continued: 'Early in my modeling career, when Revlon offered me a campaign, I said to myself, "I can't do this. I was the ugliest girl in sixth grade."' After being cast in French films and television shows in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Lorraine returned to the U.S., where she was cast in films such as the thriller Someone To Watch Over Me, and The Dream Team. Her breakout role came as the wife of the late Ray Liotta's wife in the 1990 mob drama Goodfellas, for which she received a Best Supporting Actress nomination. She later received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her portrayal of therapist Dr Jennifer Melfi in The Sopranos. The currently single Lorraine told AARP that after breaking up with her former partner Harvey Keitel, 85, after 11 years together, she 'lost a year of my life to depression.' She added: 'My advice to anyone going through it is get a good doctor, get diagnosed, and know that pharmacology works - don't be afraid of it. 'The stigma of it stopped me at first. Stupid. And talk therapy is major. You're worth it, you're worth having a good day, every day.' With her life in order and her new movie, Nonnas, doing well on Netflix, the star says she ready to raise the curtain on love again. Lorraine said: 'I believe in love. What do I look for in a man? A sense of humor is extremely important. And I like a guy who's sure of himself. I'm sure of myself, so I want him to be rock steady.'
