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May el-Toukhy's 'Woman Unknown' wins top prize Venice Film Festival
El-Toukhy's drama depicts the life of a young nanny and housekeeper who marries her wealthy and older widower employer, but harbours a shameful secret that threatens to unravel her new life and status in the post-World War II anarchy.
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Gaza documentary ‘NAZA’ wows Venice and breaks standing ovation record
'NAZA', the new documentary by 'No Other Land' filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, earned a record-breaking 24.5-minute standing ovation following its premiere – the longest-ever ovation recorded at the Venice Film Festival.
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'The Survivor': Why did a Spanish woman lie about being a 9/11 victim?
Catalan Alicia Esteve spent six years posing as Tania Head, a 9/11 survivor and head of a victims' association. In a new documentary "The Survivor", Kike Maíllo investigates how the lie endured until she was exposed by The New York Times in 2007.
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Film of the Week: 'Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger' - Biblical?
As a good-vibes-only record of the Live '25 Tour, 'Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger' does an admirable job. But the oddly coy documentary fails to meaningfully address the Gallagher brothers' reconciliation, or why the 2025 reunion was such a phenomenon.
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Star Trek fans successfully set new Guinness World Record at London museum
The record attempt took place during the London museum’s Star Trek Lates night - part of a series of events marking the 60 year anniversary of the hugely popular sci-fi series. It includes the Star Trek Warp Trail, which closes this weekend.
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‘You Can See Everything’: Top secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary unveiled
Shrouded in secrecy for years, the documentary following disgraced entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes premiered at a secret screening yesterday at the Telluride Film Festival. A24 has released a trailer and announced that the film will hit cinemas next month.
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Hollywood blacklisting: Susan Sarandon shares her support for Palestine has cost her film roles
The 79-year-old actress has been vocal with her support for Palestine amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza and shared that her activism carries professional consequences. Her comments follow several artists coming to the defence of actor Mark Ruffalo, who has also been the victim of a "smear campaign".
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Film of the Week: 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma'
Jane Schoenbrun's third feature film in their Screen Trilogy is a fever dream of fear, desire and blood-soaked release. It hails a return to brain-spilling cinema; the kind that's audacious, experimental, and encourages feelings over fatigue.
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ dethrones ‘Titanic’ and nears all-time box office Top Three
Nothing can stop 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' and its historic box office run. It now sits as the fourth highest-grossing movie of all time and could soon bump 'Avatar: The Way of Water' off the global podium.
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Hollywood's 'Odyssey' craze turns eyes to Türkiye: Did Homer compose his epics in Izmir?
As Christopher Nolan’s 'The Odyssey' reignited the age-old debate over Homer’s origins, the spotlight turns to Izmir. In an exclusive interview, archaeologist Prof. Aylin Ümit Erdem weighs in on the ancient clues linking the bard to Izmir and why direct physical proof remains an open quest.
