Oscar-winning Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore ("Cinema Paradiso," "Ennio") is set to direct "The First Dollar" a biopic of Bank of America founder Amedeo Peter Giannini who, besides pioneering modern banking, supported Hollywood's emerging film industry. Born into a family of Italian immigrants in San Jose, California, Giannini in 1904 started the Bank of Italy in […]
SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM on January 12, 2026