Richard Gere
Antonio Banderas Points to ‘Philadelphia’ for Inspiring His AIDS Activism at Venice’s amfAR Gala
On Sunday night on the island of Lido — amid the goings on of the 81st Venice Film Festival — amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, held its annual gala. The World Gold Council, the Red Sea International Film Festival, Chopard, Campari and the San Clemente Palace Kempinski Hotel made the night possible, along with […]
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Armani Hosts Star-Studded Soiree at Venice Film Festival With Richard Gere, Cate Blanchett
This is the seventh year that Armani has been the official beauty sponsor of the Venice International Film Festival, getting actresses from Cate Blanchett to Sydney Sweeney red carpet ready. The festival kicked off on Aug. 28 and will continue until Sept. 7, with stars including Blanchett, Clara Galle, Kaya Scodelario and Ncuti Gatwa — […]
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Richard Gere Jokes He Had “No Chemistry” With Julia Roberts in ‘Pretty Woman’
It was a role that solidified Richard Gere as one of Hollywood’s most dashing leading men, but the actor has admitted he hasn’t watched his performance in Pretty Woman for a long time. The star spoke at a master class at the 81st Venice Film Festival on Sunday on the art and craft of cinema […]
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Kate Beckinsale, Kelly Rowland and Rumer Willis Set to Join amfAR’s Venice Gala
More stars are heading to Italy to join amfAR at the organization’s annual fundraiser during the 81st Venice International Film Festival. Kate Beckinsale is set to host the black-tie gala, which will feature performances by longtime amfAR supporter Kelly Rowland and actress-turned-singer Rumer Willis. As previously announced, veteran actor Richard Gere will be presented with […]
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Venice Sets Sigourney Weaver, Ethan Hawke, Peter Weir Master Classes
The Venice Film Festival unveiled its lineup of master classes and conversations for 2024. Highlights include talks with triple Oscar-nominee Sigourney Weaver and Australian director Peter Weir, both of whom will receive honorary Golden Lion awards in Venice this year for lifetime achievement. Actor-director Ethan Hawke and Italian filmmaker Pupi Avati will also give master […]
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Paul Schrader’s ‘Oh, Canada’ Nabbed by Kino Lorber
Kino Lorber has acquired the North American rights to Paul Schrader’s Oh, Canada, which reteams Richard Gere with Schrader after their collaboration on American Gigolo. Gere plays an American documentarian who relocated to Montreal as a Vietnam draft refugee and attempts to set the record straight in one final interview. The film, which portrays a […]
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The J.D. Vance Couch Story Will Never Die. Just Ask Richard Gere.
J.D. Vance will, very likely, until the end of his days, hear people snicker something under their breath when he enters a restaurant or passes a couch. I hope not, but this is the reality of the post-truth society in which we live. Stephen Colbert famously called it “Truthiness.” Many people decide what’s true based […]
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Richard Gere Cast in Showtime’s ‘The Agency,’ His First Major TV Series Role
Richard Gere is joining several other major stars headlining the Showtime political thriller The Agency. The casting marks the 74-year-old Chicago and Pretty Woman actor’s first major TV series role (he’s previously been in a couple miniseries over the years, including his Emmy nominated turn in 1994’s And The Band Played On). Gere will play […]
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Miles Teller to Star in ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ Remake for Paramount
Miles Teller is heading back to the armed forces. The actor, who flew alongside Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick, has enlisted to star in Paramount’s update of its 1982 romantic drama, An Officer and a Gentleman. Temple Hill is producing. Dana Fox, who made a name for herself penning romantic comedies such as The […]
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‘Longing’ Review: Richard Gere and Diane Kruger Can’t Find the Pulse in Inert Remake of Israeli Grief Drama
Writer-director Savi Gabizon's Canadian reworking of his 2017 film stars Gere as a man dealing with the death of a teenage son he never knew he had.
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Paul Schrader’s ‘Oh, Canada’ With Richard Gere, Uma Thurman Draws 3-Minute Standing Ovation
Paul Schrader’s Oh, Canada, the new drama that reunites the director with his American Gigalo star Richard Gere, had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival Friday night, where it was welcomed with a three-minute-plus standing ovation for Schrader and his team at the Grand Lumiere Theatre. With typical Canadian politeness, the crowd even […]
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‘Oh, Canada’ Review: Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi and Uma Thurman in Paul Schrader’s Feeble Inquiry Into Mortality
An acclaimed American documentarian who relocated North as a Vietnam draft refugee attempts to set the record straight in one final interview.
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