Saturday, Sep. 10, 2022

"All the Beauty and the Bloodshed," Laura Poitras's epic documentary about photographer Nan Goldin and her activism against the Sackler family and their art connections has been awarded the Golden Lion for best film at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.

Poitras, the American...

Monday, Sep. 5, 2022

After much anticipation, Olivia Wilde's " Don't Worry Darling " finally had its world premiere Monday night at the Venice International Film Festival.

Before the film, hundreds of screaming Harry Styles fans swarmed the edges of the red carpet trying to get a glimpse of him. His rapturous...

Monday, Sep. 5, 2022

Martin McDonagh has returned to the Venice International Film Festival with "The Banshees of Inisherin," which is having its world premiere Monday night in competition.

It's his first film since "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," and a reunion with his "In Bruges" stars Colin...

Sunday, Sep. 4, 2022

Brendan Fraser is having a moment at the Venice International Film Festival.

The once ubiquitous movie star of "The Mummy" franchise and "George of the Jungle" had, in the last decade, backed away from the spotlight. But Fraser is charting what could be a major comeback starting with his...

Saturday, Sep. 3, 2022

When filmmaker Laura Poitras went to meet American photographer Nan Goldin about a project to document her protests against museums accepting money from the Sackler family, Goldin was slightly worried.

"My worry when she came on was that I didn't have any state secrets to share and I wasn...

Friday, Sep. 2, 2022

Timothée Chalamet was feeling cut off from the world in the early days of the pandemic. Then Luca Guadagnino, whom Chalamet saw as a father figure while filming "Call Me By Your Name," called with a new possible project. It would be another young romance set in the 1980s. But instead of Italy...

Thursday, Sep. 1, 2022

Alejandro G. Iñárritu left Mexico with his family on Sept. 1, 2001. They'd decided to move to Los Angeles for one year. But one turned into 21. In Los Angeles, Iñárritu's filmmaking career flourished: He won five Oscars, two for directing and one for best picture, and worked with many of the top...

Thursday, Sep. 1, 2022

Noah Baumbach started re-reading Don DeLillo's "White Noise" in the early days of the pandemic. The 1985 novel, a biting satire about a blended middle-class family in suburban America, didn't feel like a period piece. It felt relevant and familiar.

So Baumbach, known for directing...

Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022

At the Venice International Film Festival, virtual reality is only a small part of the immersive experience. On a small island just a short water shuttle ride from the main festival headquarters on the Lido, festivalgoers can step into the metaverse. They can play games, or "world hop" with a...

Monday, Aug. 29, 2022

Cinema's biggest stars just seem to shine a bit brighter at the Venice International Film Festival, which begins this week in the Northern Italian city.

Think of Lady Gaga, a woman who has never shied away from a grand entrance, somehow topping even herself delicately perched over the...

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