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Report from 2022 Venice Film Festival: Cate Blanchett excels in 'Tar,' while ‘White Noise’ and ‘Bardo’ struggle as much as their characters

VENICE, Italy — When we meet the imperious, exacting maestro played with thrilling command by Cate Blanchett in Todd Field’s film “Tar,” Lydia Tar has climbed every mountain to conquer her own personal summit of fame.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 3, 2022

Artists must expose corruption, urges director of documentary on opioid crisis

The story of Nan Goldin, a photographer who campaigned against the Sackler family’s Purdue Pharma, premieres at the Venice Film Festival

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2022

Blue Jean review – watchable section 28 drama makes its point

Venice film festival: Though some of the acting seems a bit made-for-TV, this 80s-set drama looking at homophobia during the Thatcher era has a forthright, soap-operatic force

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2022

Timothée Chalamet, Taylor Russell Play Cannibals in Love

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 2, 2022

‘Societal collapse is in the air’: Timothée Chalamet on cannibal romance Bones and All

Actor says Bones and All is about ‘isolated young people without identity’ ahead of his bloody new film’s Venice premiere

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022

Melanie Sykes, 52, 'splits' from toyboy gondolier boyfriend, 25, after 'fun' romance

Melanie Sykes has reportedly split from her toyboy gondolier boyfriend Riccardo Simionato

Daily Mirror · Sep 2, 2022

Padre Pio review – Shia LaBeouf’s bearded brooding leaves film stuck in limbo

Venice film festival: Abel Ferrara’s latest film is a strange and frustratingly ambiguous tale of sin, sadness and spirituality

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022

Cate Blanchett, Tessa Thompson and Julianne Moore: The best looks from the 2022 Venice Film Festival

The annual film bash has witnessed some spectacular looks on the red carpet

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

For Cate Blanchett, Todd Field’s ‘Tár’ Was ‘Undeniable’

Todd Field didn’t write “TÁR” with Cate Blanchett in mind. He wrote it for Cate Blanchett only. If she didn’t want to do it, it wouldn’t exist. The film, which had its world premiere Thursday night in competition at the Venice International Film Festival, looks at an extraordinary artist at…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 2, 2022

Experience: I am the Monopoly world champion

If I were to play with you, I would probably win because I know the tricks

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022