This year’s competition features an impressive lineup of A-listers. Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Emma Stone, Dwayne Johnson, Adam Sandler, and Idris Elba are all attached to major premieres. Stone reunites with Yorgos Lanthimos for “Bugonia”, an English-language remake of the Korean sci-fi comedy “Save the Green Planet!” Meanwhile, Clooney leads Noah Baumbach’s latest, “Jay Kelly”, playing a well-known actor navigating Europe alongside his longtime manager.
Oscar-nominated director Alexander Payne returns to the Lido as president of the main competition jury. Joining him are Brazilian actress and writer Fernanda Torres (“I’m Still Here”), Iranian auteur Mohammad Rasoulof (“The Seed of the Sacred Fig”), and Palme d’Or-winning Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu (“4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days”).
The long-awaited announcement of this year’s Academy Award nominations, postponed due to the devastating Los Angeles fires, is now scheduled for Thursday (January 23). In the meantime, the annual Golden Raspberry Awards, known for spotlighting the “worst” in cinema, unveiled their nominees on Tuesday. Leading the pack is “Joker: Folie à Deux” with seven nominations, followed closely by “Madame Web”, “Megalopolis”, “Borderlands”, and “Reagan”, each securing six nods.
The 81st Venice Film Festival came to its close last Saturday with an award award-giving ceremony. The festival marks the start of the awards season and regularly throws up big favourites for the Oscars, with eight of the past 12 best director awards at the Oscars going to films that debuted in Venice.
Prominent Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman had to make a heartbreaking decision to leave the Venice Film Festival after landing in Italy, following the sudden death of her mother, Janelle Ann Kidman.
Academy Award-winning actress Lady Gaga is set to bring the notorious character Harley Quinn to life in Todd Phillips' upcoming film “Joker: Folie à Deux”, starring alongside Joaquin Phoenix, who reprises his role as the Joker.
Despite the film's star power, the standing ovation, while enthusiastic, lasted only four minutes—a modest duration by Venice standards. Festival organizers appeared eager to move the crowd along due to the late start and the lively, sometimes unruly, atmosphere.
Angelina Jolie, known for her candid reflections, spoke about the impact of societal perceptions on women's identities during a press conference at the Venice Film Festival, where she is promoting her latest film, “Maria”.
This world premiere will reunite original stars Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder with Burton for the first time in 36 years.
Actor Liev Schreiber says he took around 800 punches when filming "The Bleeder" to make the boxing drama more credible and to not upset the prize fighter whose real life story it portrayed.
A Venezuelan film set among the chaos and violence of Caracas - Desde Alla, or From Afar - wins the top Golden Lion prize at the Venice film festival.
Actor Johnny Depp jokes about killing his dogs and eating them during a press conference at the Venice Film Festival.
