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Huge Gaza Protest Marches Toward Venice Film Festival as Thousands Attend Rally
The Venice Film Festival on Saturday became the focus of possibly the largest protest ever seen at a major film event over Israel’s…
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Celebrity
Variety’s Venice Digital Daily, Day 2: Julia Roberts Plays Defense at Press Conference
If you can’t be in Venice this year, Variety is bringing Venice to you. We’re publishing daily digital editions, running Aug. 29 – Sept.…
Culture
‘Late Fame’ Director Kent Jones and Writer Samy Burch on Casting Willem Dafoe as a Forgotten Poet and Paying Homage to a Lost New York Art Scene: ‘It’s a World That Was There, and Then It Was Gone’
For Kent Jones and Samy Burch, nearly everything about making their new Venice-premiering drama, “Late Fame,” was kismet. The two had…
Culture
Guillermo del Toro Says ‘Frankenstein’ Isn’t a Metaphor for AI: ‘I’m Not Afraid of Artificial Intelligence, I’m Afraid of Natural Stupidity’
It’s alive! And it’s at Venice Film Festival! But it’s not a metaphor for artificial intelligence. Guillermo del Toro‘s “Frankenstein,”…
Celebrity
‘Broken English’ Review: An Adoring Hybrid Ode to Marianne Faithfull That Gives Her the Last Salty Word
In his autobiography, Keith Richards described “As Tears Go By,” a disarmingly simple ballad that he and Mick Jagger composed under…
Culture
Venice’s Final Cut Boosts Emerging African, Arab Talents and Offers ‘Window’ Into Underrepresented Regions
When she approached Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera 13 years ago with a proposal for a market event devoted to…
Culture
How to Watch ‘College GameDay’ Live Online
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News
JB Pritzker Just Set Himself Apart From All Other Democrats
Or … almost? As it turns out, Democrats are planning to take on the GOP—in a few weeks, anyway. “House Democrats are plotting to turn the…
Culture
‘Highway 99: A Double Album’ Review: Ethan Hawke Goes to the Tender, Conflicted Heart of Merle Haggard in the Rich Documentary He’s Deserved
If you watched Ken Burns’ 16-hour “Country Music” documentary when it came out in 2019, you might’ve been wishing that every legend whose…
Culture
‘Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence’ About Italy’s First Female Film Director Acquired by First Hand Films Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Switzerland-based distributor First Hand Films has taken world sales on “Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence,” which reconstructs the overlooked…
Business
Kamila Andini’s Venice Gap-Financing Market Project ‘Four Seasons in Java’ Tackles Power, Trauma in Indonesia
Indonesian auteur Kamila Andini is gearing up for what she calls “the hardest story I’ve ever created” with “Four Seasons in Java,” a…
Culture
‘Hamnet’ Sets the Oscar Bar High at Telluride With Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal’s Heartbreaking Turns
In a quaint theater in the Colorado mountains where we lay our scene, a clear Oscar contender emerges. Before Chloé Zhao’s anticipated…
Culture
Taiwan Makes Venice Splash With Shu Qi’s ‘Girl’ and Record XR Lineup
Taiwan is making waves at the 82nd Venice Film Festival with its most significant presence to date, headlined by Shu Qi‘s directorial…
Culture
‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’: Jeremy Allen White and The Boss Tug Telluride’s Heartstrings at World Premiere
Bruce Springsteen personally delivered his unconventional and highly emotional biopic “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” on Friday…
Culture
France’s Oscar Submission Dilemma: Why ‘Nouvelle Vague’ and ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Would Both Be Unprecedented Choices
Every awards season brings national submission debates, but this year, France’s decision for its official entry in the international…
Culture
Ethan Hawke’s Telluride Tribute and Previous Oscar Misses Boost His Best Actor Bid for ‘Blue Moon’
Is it time for the “Hawke” to swoop in and nab his Oscar prey? After four Academy Award nominations spanning both acting and writing,…
Business
WhatsApp finds new hacking campaign targeting fewer than 200 people
WhatsApp said Friday (Aug 29) it discovered an advanced cyberespionage effort that took advantage of a chain of security vulnerabilities…
Culture
Park Chan-Wook’s Twisted Thriller ‘No Other Choice’ Embraced at Venice With 6-Minute Standing Ovation
Acclaimed South Korean director Park Chan-wook returned to the Venice Film Festival and was greeted with a six-minute standing ovation for…
Culture
‘My Life With the Walter Boys’ Love Triangle on Team Alex v. Team Cole — ‘She Does Truly Love Both!’ — and That Massive Cliffhanger
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains major spoilers for the second season of “My Life With the Walter Boys,” now streaming on Netflix.…
Business
US: Stocks close lower ahead of long weekend
Wall Street stocks fell on Friday (Aug 29) heading into a long weekend, with key employment data due next week alongside other indicators…
Culture
Why ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Director Edward Berger Wanted to Create a ‘Pop Opera Full of Humor, Drama and Contradictions’
Edward Berger has left the secret hallways of the Vatican in “Conclave” for the glitzy world of Macau in his latest film, “Ballad of a…
Culture
Paul Mescal, Jeremy Allen White, Elle Fanning Kick Off Telluride With Splendor and Schmoozing on the Mountain
The cool breeze blowing through Telluride on Friday was not the wind rushing off Colorado’s San Juan mountain range – it was Hollywood’s…
Business
Europe: Shares post first weekly loss in four as banks weigh
European shares closed lower on Friday (29 Aug), hitting their lowest in over two weeks, weighed down by British banks, while investors…
Culture
‘The Toxic Avenger’ Director on Concerns It Would Get Shelved, Luring A-List Talent Into an Unrated Splatterfest and Sequel Hopes
Macon Blair saw the controversial 1984 film “The Toxic Avenger” as many Millennials did: on a contraband videotape courtesy of a friend’s…