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The Room Next Door review – Almodóvar’s stylish end-of-life drama feels emotionally empty

Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore seem constrained in the Spanish director’s uneasy first English-language film, winner of this year’s Venice Golden Lion prize

The Guardian - UK

Akala: rapper, author, public intellectual – and friend of Angelina Jolie?

Since their appearance together at the Venice film festival, there has been much speculation about the pair

The Guardian - UK

From The Brutalist to Conclave: what is the state of this year’s Oscar race?

With most of the year’s awards-aiming films now premiered at fests, potential nominees are starting to fall into place

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Almodóvar's 'The Room Next Door' Wins Venice Golden Lion

Discover the highlights of the 81st Venice Film Festival, featuring award-winning films and star-studded red carpet moments.

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George Clooney could learn a thing or two from Daniel Craig about ageing on screen

At this week’s Venice Film Festival, two films – the action comedy ‘Wolfs’ and the surrealist drama ‘Queer’ – saw some of acting’s most successful fifty and sixtysomething stars facing up to their own mortality. But only our most recent 007 is doing it well, writes Xan Brooks

The Independent UK

Ukrainians Assail Russian War Film At Venice Fest

Ukrainian politicians and cultural figures on Friday slammed a screening of a Russian-Canadian filmmaker's war documentary as propaganda, a claim the director denied.

International Business Times

‘I probably shouldn’t do this again’: Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga talk about ‘difficult’ Joker diets

The stars of Joker: Folie à Deux worked under medical supervision to lose weight for physically demanding sequel, which premieres at the Venice film festival this week

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Pedro Almodóvar: ‘There should be the possibility to have euthanasia all over the world’

The Spanish director’s latest film, The Room Next Door, in which Tilda Swinton plays a journalist with cancer who decides to end her own life, premieres at the Venice film festival

The Guardian - UK

Watch: Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore arrive at Venice Film Festival

Watch as Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore were among the stars arriving at the Venice Film Festival on Monday (2 September).

The Independent UK

‘Like criticising a book that has 700 pages’: The Brutalist director defends long films

Brady Corbet justifies movie’s length as two-hour-plus runtimes become a theme of this year’s Venice festival

The Guardian - UK

At Venice Film Festival, Jude Law debuts ‘The Order’ about FBI manhunt for a domestic terrorist

Jude Law plays an FBI agent investigating the violent crimes of a white supremacist group in “The Order,” which premieres Saturday at the Venice Film Festival

The Independent UK

Venice Film Festival goes Latin with Jenna Ortega, Cuarón, Almodóvar and more stars

The 81st Venice Film Festival is spotlighting Latino and Spanish filmmakers and actors, showcasing a diverse lineup

Latin Times

Watch: Stars including Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline arrive for second day of Venice Film Festival

Watch as filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron and his Disclaimer mini-series stars Cate Blanchett, Kevin Kline and Jung Ho-yeon arrive at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday 29 August.

The Independent UK

Cate Blanchett To Showcase Show-Stopping Looks At Venice Film Festival

Cate Blanchett to shine at Venice Film Festival with sustainable fashion and starring role in Disclaimer series. Don't miss her red carpet moments!

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Tim Burton Premieres Long-Awaited Beetlejuice Sequel At Venice Film Festival

Tim Burton's 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' sequel at Venice Film Festival features original cast and new characters in a fast, improvisational approach.

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Hollywood heads to Venice's 'mega Mostra' film frenzy

French actress Isabelle Huppert is set to preside over the jury of the annual Venice International Film Festival, which begins on Wednesday, attracting a slew of Hollywood stars.

International Business Times

Venice Gets Surge Of Star Power, From Lady Gaga To Pitt, Clooney

Stars from Angelina Jolie to George Clooney will gather this week at the Venice Film Festival, bringing a high dose of Hollywood pizzazz back to the watery city's sandy Lido.

The Guardian - UK

Maria Callas, Lady Gaga and divas of a different stripe: Peter Bradshaw’s picks of the Venice film festival

Meaty roles for Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig and George Clooney will feature alongside premieres of intense dramas from across the globe

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The Independent UK

Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon: An American Saga-Chapter 2’ gets Venice Film Festival premiere

The second part of Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga" will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September, organizers said Wednesday

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"We have spent years designing this film to be experienced on the big screen with the best possible sound": That long-awaited Led Zeppelin documentary is finally coming to a cinema near you

Becoming Led Zeppelin premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2021: Now it's finally found a distributor

Evening Standard

Venice Biennale: our picks of the shows to see in Venice from John Akomfrah to Ethiopia's first ever pavillion

The 60th edition of the biggest art event of the year boasts 331 invited artists, 88 National Pavilions, 30 Collateral Events, a new president and the first ever Latin American curator

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Exploring The World's Top Film Festivals

Explore top global film festivals like Cannes, Sundance, and Venice, showcasing diverse films and talent.

The Guardian - AU

Venice Biennale: regional Australian theatre company wins prestigious Golden Lion

Geelong’s Back to Back receives lifetime achievement award for work that ‘blows away’ prejudice and ‘makes disability a tool of artistic inquiry’

The Guardian - UK

‘Living in Brixton allowed me not to be judged non-stop’: Zineb Sedira, the artist who makes people feel at home

The child of Algerian parents who grew up in France and found artistic freedom in London on family, ideas of belonging and how she and close friend Sonia Boyce came to be the toast of 2022’s Venice Biennale

The Guardian - UK

Rage against the machine? Why AI may not mean the death of film

Generative technology is Hollywood’s current arch nemesis, but as exhibitors on Venice film festival’s ‘immersive island’ will tell you, AI, VR and XR could lead to a brighter future

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