Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2022

Darren Aronofsky's "The Whale," the Marilyn Monroe drama "Blonde," Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths" and Luca Guadigino's "Bones and All," with Timothée Chalamet, will all have their world premieres in competition at the Venice International Film...

Monday, Jul. 25, 2022

Director Noah Baumbach's adaptation of Don DeLillo's 1985 novel "White Noise" has been selected to open the Venice International Film Festival in August, festival director Alberto Barbera said Monday.

Baumbach wrote and directed the film, which looks at the contemporary American family...

Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2022

The great French film star Catherine Deneuve will receive the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 79th Venice International Film Festival in September, organizers said Wednesday.

With her angular features, blonde hair and regal demeanor, Deneuve was a key figure in the French New...

Wednesday, May. 4, 2022

The 79th Venice International Film Festival (Aug. 31-Sept. 10, 2022) is awarding the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to director (The Card Counter, First Reformed, Cat People, American Gigolo) and screenwriter (Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Obsession, The Yakuza) Paul Schrader...

Saturday, Sep. 11, 2021

Audrey Diwan’s abortion drama “L’Evenement” (“Happening”) has won the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, while the runner up honor went to Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Hand of God.”

Diwan’s film about a French college student who finds herself with an unwanted...

Thursday, Sep. 2, 2021

Tiffany Haddish may have Martin Scorsese to thank for her role in Paul Schrader's "The Card Counter," at least indirectly. 

It was Scorsese who opened Schrader's eyes to the power of the comedic actor when he cast Albert Brooks in a vanilla — seemingly plain — role in "Taxi Driver."...

Thursday, Sep. 2, 2021

Jane Campion has not made a feature since 2009, but after a few years working in television she found herself drawn back to the romance of the two-hour story. 

Campion's grand return to the form is the period piece "The Power of the Dog," a sweeping but intimate family drama set in the...

Wednesday, Sep. 1, 2021

Hope for the future of cinema was front of mind for many as the Venice International Film Festival kicked off Wednesday on the Lido. 

In the face of the delta variant, and the trials those in the global film industry weathered last year, the 78th edition of the oldest festival in the...

Tuesday, Jul. 28, 2020

The American frontier drama “The World to Come,” the Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren comedy-drama “The Duke,” Gia Coppola’s “Mainstream,” and the Shia LaBeouf and Vanessa Kirby drama “Pieces of a Woman” are among the films set to premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in September,...

Saturday, Sep. 7, 2019

Todd Phillips' dark comic book film "Joker" won the Golden Lion Award at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday and cemented its place as a legitimate contender for the rest of the awards season.

Jury president Lucretia Martel announced the winners of the prestigious...

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