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Female Filmmakers Lead Large Contingent of Arab Features Unspooling at the Venice Festival
Continuing a great year for Arab cinema at major festivals — with films such as “Once Upon a Time in Gaza,” “The President’s Cake” and…
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‘Sentimental Value’ Pushes Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård Into Oscar Spotlight
It’ll be hard for the Academy to resist “Sentimental Value.” After finishing as runner-up to the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film…
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Frankenstein: Guillermo del Toro's Netflix adaptation debuts in Venice
Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter at the Venice Film Festival A few years ago, Netflix boss Ted Sarandos was meeting with Guillermo…
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Disney Unveils New Animated Film ‘Hexed,’ Sets 2026 Release Date
Walt Disney Animation Studios has unveiled the title and logline for its latest original film: “Hexed.” Disney Animation’s chief creative…
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Suki Waterhouse Slips Into Glossy Mary Jane Flats at the Venice Film Festival 2025
Suki Waterhouse offset a nautical-looking outfit with romantic yet edgy Mary Jane flats at the Venice Film Festival 2025 on Saturday. The…
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Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi Shed Tears as Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Brings Venice to Life With Monstrous 13-Minute Ovation
Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” injected some life into Venice, earning a rapturous 13-minute standing ovation, the longest of the…
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Women's Rugby World Cup: England 92-3 Samoa highlights
Jess Breach scores a hat-trick as England thrash Samoa 92-3 to register their record Women's Rugby World Cup win. Source link
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Amanda Seyfried Skips Heels for White Sneakers at the Venice Film Festival 2025
Amanda Seyfried made the case for the humble white sneaker at the Venice Film Festival 2025, stepping out in a minimal style from Cariuma.…
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D2C Brands Must Master Meta and Google to Succeed
When new direct-to-consumer brands ask me about paid advertising strategies, I often see them searching for some secret channel or hidden…
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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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Who Is Faryl Amadeus? Minneapolis Shooter Robin Westman's Mom Once Acted in a Film Directed by Her Daughter She Gave Up for Adoption as a Child
The mother of transgender Minneapolis mass shooter Robin Westman, who killed and left at least 17 others wounded, once appeared in a…
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Dutch Grand Prix: Oscar Piastri beats Lando Norris to pole position at Zandvoort
Hadjar's performance was the stand-out in qualifying, 0.292secs ahead of team-mate Liam Lawson in eighth and ahead of both Mercedes and…
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‘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…
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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,”…
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Josh King: Why was Fulham midfielder's goal against Chelsea disallowed?
Fulham's Josh King thought he had scored the first Premier League goal of his career with a smart finish against Chelsea at Stamford…
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Looking Chic at the Airport in 2025 Means Wearing This Shirt Trend and Shoe Trend With Jeans
Whenever I’m traveling, I tend to get stumped on what to wear, especially when I have to be somewhere soon after landing. I don’t like…
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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…
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Nick Woltemade: Newcastle United complete club record signing of Germany striker from Stuttgart
On first glance, Woltemade appears a battering ram of a centre forward - but that could not be further from the truth. The towering…
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Arch Manning debuts as starting quarterback for the Texas Longhorns: Here’s how to tune in
Everyone has an opinion on nepotism, although most of us probably wouldn’t mind benefiting from it. In popular culture, the term nepo…
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How to Watch ‘College GameDay’ Live Online
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The Surreal Images of Erick and Elliot Jiménez
In this “El Monte,” the science of ethnography is traded for something less rigid, something more whimsical and unconstrained. Whereas…
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The Lush Pain Music of Nourished by Time
Marcus Brown’s voice is a crooner’s voice, a baritone, emanating notes from some spot in his body deeper than his chest. Biologically…
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‘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…
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‘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…