The Latest Breaking News from Venice

5-star pass rusher visiting Athens for Georgia-Auburn

Five-star pass rusher Damon Wilson is visiting the University of Georgia for the Auburn game

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 7, 2022

Ian no big deal to some on Florida coast: ‘I walk in faith and not in fear. That’s how I roll’

VENICE, Fla. — The beachfront town of Venice was deserted Wednesday morning as Ian stalked the Gulf coast and 60 mph gusts blowing sheets of rain raked streets strewn with tree branches.

Miami Herald · Sep 28, 2022

Venice Biennale Musica review – things old, new, borrowed and bleurgh

The contemporary music strand of the Italian festival brought a typically elegant and thoughtful music theatre work by Michel van der Aa; less successful was Yvette Janine Jackson’s ‘radio opera’ Left Behind

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022

Talking cats, magic brooms and robot bar staff – welcome to the future of storytelling

The Venice film festival section Venice Immersive is dedicated to ‘extended reality’, where visitors can explore new narrative worlds. Our intrepid correspondent gets lost

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2022

Harry Styles hits Toronto for 'My Policeman' premiere

With just as much fanfare but a tad less drama, Harry Styles took the Toronto International Film Festival by storm on Sunday, premiering the tragic gay romance “My Policeman” less than a week after the debut of “Don’t Worry Darling” in Venice

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2022

Canaletto masterpiece has starring role at the proclamation of King Charles

The painter’s view of Venice, now in St James’s Palace, once hung in George III’s bedroom

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2022

Poitras Documentary Wins Top Prize at Venice Film Festival

“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 filmmaker behind the Oscar-winning Edward Snowden…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 11, 2022

Venice film festival 2022 week two roundup – discomfort and joy

A mood of theatricality prevailed at this year’s edition – a bleak but furiously cinematic Marilyn Monroe biopic and a forbiddingly austere French courtroom drama being the most distinctive offerings

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2022

What happened to Brendan Fraser?

Hollywood's beloved action and comedy hero, Brendan Fraser, has made a comeback to the big screen after being away from the movie field for several years. His role in the new film The Whale, directed by Darren Aronofsky, landed him some heart-warming praise and got him a six-minute standing ovation…

Bangkok Post · Sep 10, 2022

The Listener review – Tessa Thompson braves the trials of a helpline volunteer

Venice film festival: Steve Buscemi’s uneven drama is elevated by the poise and focus of its lone star

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022