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Venice 2024: Pedro Almodóvar's new film 'is in favour of euthanasia’

Returning to the Lido this year after 2021’s 'Parallel Mothers', Pedro Almodóvar's English-language debut stars Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore as two friends who confront life, death, and the controversial topic of euthanasia.

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Venice 2024 review: 'The Brutalist' - A masterful American saga

Six years in the making, this powerful American saga is one Paul Thomas Anderson would be proud of. And it's our pick for the top prize of the 81st Venice Film Festival... So far.

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Venice 2024 review: 'The Order' - Jude Law vs white supremacists

Australian director Justin Kurzel adapts real-life events and delivers a gripping thriller about a notorious hate group in the US, as well as deliver a cautionary tale about the current heirs of white supremacists.

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Venice 2024 review: 'Babygirl' - Nicole Kidman shines in BDSM drama

Already the most talked about film in this year's Competition, Nicole Kidman stars as a woman willing to risk it all for a torrid affair that allows her deepest desires to finally surface.

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The best things to do and see (or watch) in Europe this week

Smelly da Vinci, drug cartel musical 'Emilia Pérez', 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' 'Wild God' - here's what to consume in Europe this weekend.

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Venice 2024: Nicole Kidman on erotic and sex-positive drama ‘Babygirl’

'Babygirl' has already become one of the most talked about movies on the Lido this year. Many are already tipping it for awards glory, especially when it comes to the performers, led by Nicole Kidman, who hopes it will be a “liberating story”.

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National Cinema Day in the UK offers tickets for under €5

Cheap tickets will be available across all of Britain as the scheme encourages people to visit their local cinemas.

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Film of the Week: 'Emilia Pérez' – Audiard’s Cannes-winning triumph

Following 'A Prophet' (2009), ‘Dheepan’ (2015) and 'Paris, 13th District' (2021), French director Jacques Audiard orchestrates a barnstorming comeback. His Mexico-set gangster trans musical featuring gender transitioning, cartels, gorgeous choreographies and songs about vaginoplasty is unmissable.

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Elvis, Taylor Swift, and Beach Boys items for grabs in Hollywood sale

Elvis items are front and centre of this mega-Hollywood and music auction.

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Venice 2024 review: ‘Maria’ – Angelina Jolie’s (divine?) Callas

Chilean director Pablo Larraín rounds off his trilogy of tragic women with his Maria Callas biopic, starring Angelina Jolie. Divine diva or does it miss the high notes?

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Venice 2024: Is cinema journalism ‘at risk of extinction’?

It's only Day 2 of the Venice Film Festival, and there's already trouble a-brewing... Why is press access to talent so hard this year?

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Venice 2024 review: 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' - Is the juice back?

Tim Burton returns with the second sequel of his career, which follows a string of duds. Does the once master of all things oddball reclaim his quirky throne?

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Venice 2024: Sigourney Weaver talks Kamala Harris and career backups

During a joyful yet emotional press conference, the great Sigourney Weaver teared up when a parallel was drawn between her character of Ripley in the Alien franchise and the rise of Kamala Harris. She also shared she could have been a florist or a baker...

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Venice Film Festival 2024 Preview: The 10 unmissable films on the Lido

The world’s oldest film festival kicks off this week, and this year is a starry affair. The 21 films selected in Competition and vying for the Golden Lion are all hoping to generate awards buzz, as the Venice Film Festival has become the unmissable Oscars launchpad over the years.

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‘Inside Out 2’ first animated film to hit $1 billion overseas

The highly anticipated sequel is already the top-grossing movie of 2024 – and the milestones keep on coming.

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Marketing consultant fired over controversial ‘Megalopolis’ trailer

Lionsgate pulled the trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s upcoming film, a marketing ploy which featured negative review quotes that are likely AI generated.

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Isabelle Huppert on the threats facing cinema prior to Venice Festival

“To me, they’re instrumental,” says Isabelle Huppert regarding film festivals. Huppert leads the jury at this year’s Venice Film Festival, which starts this Wednesday.

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The best things to do and see (or watch) in Europe this week

Irish comedy 'Kneecap', Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short n' Sweet', Fontaines D.C.'s 'Romance', Notting Hill Carnival and more - here's what to see, do and listen to in Europe this weekend.

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Gérard Depardieu: Trial for rape of Charlotte Arnould requested

The French actor had been indicted on 16 December 2020 after a complaint from actress Charlotte Arnould, who accuses him of two rapes committed on 7 and 13 August 2018.

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Film of the Week: 'Kneecap' - Fun, raucous and heartfelt

The controversial Belfast rappers get their very own biopic - with the musicians playing themselves. And it's unmissable. Warning: This review contains language that some may find offensive. (Duh!)

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