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Documentary ‘Russians at War’ Sparks Protest, Heated Debate in Toronto
Russian-Canadian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova has responded to a protest at the Toronto Film Festival on Tuesday against her controversial Russians at War documentary ahead of a North American premiere on Friday. Trofimova tells The Hollywood Reporter her first-person film has her talking to ordinary Russian soldiers over seven months in Ukraine to get a perspective no one […]
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Angelina Jolie Says ‘Maria’ Biopic Reflects “Darker Times” in Opera Legend’s Life
Angelina Jolie says Maria, her latest movie where she plays the world’s greatest opera singer, is about an artist faced with creative struggles and doubt. “Towards the end of her life of her life she had highs and the greatest highs, were where she could really feel she was connecting, and she had times where […]
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Daniel Craig’s Racy Turn in Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Queer’ Earns Raves at Venice Film Festival With 9-Minute Standing Ovation
The Venice Film Festival showered Luca Guadagnino’s Queer with lots of love Tuesday night at the film’s world premiere. In particular, the capacity crowd inside Sala Grande went wild for star Daniel Craig, who broke away from his James Bond persona for a provocative and challenging role opposite Drew Starkey, who also earned cheers from […]
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Pablo Larraín’s ‘Maria,’ Starring Angelina Jolie, Sells Wide
On the heels of a Venice world premiere, FilmNation has closed deals across Europe for Maria, starring Angelina Jolie as revered operatic soprano Maria Callas. The international sales agent inked deals with Studiocanal for the U.K., Germany and Poland, ARP for France, and 01 Distribution for Italy, where Callas became an opera legend. There are also deals […]
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Halina Reijn on Bridging Hollywood’s “Orgasm Gap” With Nicole Kidman Thriller ‘Babygirl’
Halina Reijn wants to bridge Hollywood’s “orgasm gap.” “It’s huge! Huge!” the Dutch actress-turned-director exclaims, gesticulating wildly over our Zoom call to discuss her new film, Babygirl. “In Hollywood movies, we still see women having orgasms that are physically just not possible, at least for 99 percent of women!” The orgasms in Babygirl, which premieres […]
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‘Riefenstahl’ Doc Shatters Myths of Hitler’s Favorite Director
Leni Riefenstahl, who died in 2003, aged 101, remains forever Google-able as “Hitler’s favorite director” for her daringly innovative documentaries The Triumph of the Will, about the Nazi rally in Nuremberg in 1934, and Olympia, about the Berlin Olympics of 1936. Acclaimed and infamous in equal measures —was she a pioneering genius, a Nazi propagandist, […]
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Netflix Nabs Angelina Jolie’s ‘Maria’ Ahead of Venice Bow
Netflix has picked up Pablo Larraín’s Maria, which stars Angelina Jolie as famed opera singer Maria Callas. The move comes ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 29. Following its debut on the Lido, it will stream on Netflix at an undisclosed date. On Wednesday, Larraín said in a statement: […]
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Sigourney Weaver Tears Up Pondering Legacy of ‘Alien’s’ Ripley and the Rise of Kamala Harris
She’s survived xenomorphs, busted ghosts, lived among the gorillas, and co-starred in the top-grossing blockbuster of all time — and soon she’ll have a Golden Lion. Screen icon Sigourney Weaver, whose stately grace and steely will have captivated filmgoers for nearly 50 years, will be awarded the Venice Film Festival‘s top honor for lifetime achievement at the […]
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Meta Acquires Tilda Swinton VR Doc ‘Impulse: Playing With Reality’
Meta has acquired Impulse: Playing With Reality, an interactive mixed-reality documentary exploring Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) voiced by Tilda Swinton. The project, from co-directors May Abdalla and Barry Gene Murphy, will premiere at the 2024 Venice Immersive program of the 81st Venice International Film Festival. The project draws from more than 100 hours of interviews with […]
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Ellen Burstyn to Receive Liberatum Pioneer Award at Venice Film Festival (Exclusive)
Oscar, Emmy and Tony-award-winning actress Ellen Burstyn will be honored at this year’s Venice Film Festival with the Liberatum Pioneer Award for her lifetime contribution to cinema. The 91-year-old acting legend will be honored at a “Women in Creativity” event and gala dinner in Venice on Sept. 4 at the Blue Pavilion in the Palazzina […]
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French Director Claude Lelouch to Receive Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award in Venice
French director Claude Lelouch (A Man and a Woman, Happy New Year, The Beautiful Story) will be honored at this year’s Venice Film Festival with the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award, a prize dedicated to a “personality who has made a particularly original contribution to the contemporary film industry.” Lelouch will receive the prize Monday, Sept. 2, at Venice’s Sala Grande ahead […]
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‘The Souvenir’ Director Joanna Hogg Named Jury President for Venice Fest’s Giornate degli Autori
Acclaimed British filmmaker Joanna Hogg (The Souvenir, The Eternal Daughter) will head up the jury of the Giornate degli Autori (GdA) sidebar at the upcoming 2024 Venice Film Festival. Hogg will oversee a jury of 27 young European film fans judging the movies of the parallel section, which runs alongside the Venice festival from Aug. […]
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