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Venice Film Festival Fashion: The best looks so far from the lido
So far, so fantastic. From Louis Vuitton, to Saint Laurent via Marc Jacobs, Dior, Maison Margiela Artisanal and Trussardi; some of the world's best fashion has been on display this week at the 82nd Venice Film Festival and we're only at the half way mark of the ten-day celebration of cinema.
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Venice Film Festival opens with Paolo Sorrentino's 'La Grazia'
A galaxy of Hollywood stars are turning out for the start of the 82nd Venice Film Festival opens, with industry expectations extremely high over entries for the much coveted awards. The proceedings begin with Paolo Sorrentino's new film, La Grazia.
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Cinema
Is Kevin Spacey heading to Venice Film Festival for comeback bid?
After showing up at an event during the Cannes Film Festival, Kevin Spacey will debut a trailer in Venice for a sci-fi thriller he directed. This is part of his continued efforts to stage a comeback, following sexual misconduct allegations and legal issues which have derailed his Hollywood career.
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Hitchcock heroine Kim Novak to be honoured with Venice Golden Lion
Legendary Hollywood actress Kim Novak, 92, best known for portraying the double life of Alfred Hitchcock's heroine in 'Vertigo', will be honoured at this year’s Venice Film Festival with the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award.
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Could Almodóvar's 'pro-euthanasia' film lead to legislative change?
Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar won the Golden Lion at this year's Venice Film Festival for his first English-language feature 'The Room Next Door'. The film deals with a topic that is still taboo for many: euthanasia. Can the film - or any film - engender changes to policy?
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Venice 2024 review: 'Joker: Folie À Deux' - Don't send in the clown
The sequel to 2019’s 'Joker' is the buzziest title of this year’s Venice Film Festival. This time, Lady Gaga joins director Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix for a follow-up that isn’t a straightforward psychological thriller but a semi-jukebox musical. Bold gambit. Shame it doesn't pay off.
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Venice 2024 review: Two takes on Luca Guadagnino's 'Queer'
One of our favourite films of this year's Venice Film Festival is a lot to take in... What else would you expect from a William S. Burroughs adaptation? We focus on how director Luca Guadagnino brings repressed desire to life and his use of music to enhance the themes in 'Queer'.
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Venice 2024: Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga talk 'Joker: Folie à Deux'
Premiering on the Lido this evening, 'Joker: Folie à Deux' is the highly anticipated sequel to 2019's controversial 'Joker'. Stars Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix discuss making it - and why the latter suddenly quit Todd Haynes' gay romance film recently.
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Venice 2024: 'The Room Next Door' - Almodóvar takes on life and death
Almodóvar's first English-language feature film is a powerful portrait of life, death and the unbreakable bonds that help us to navigate it all. At the same time, there's a sense some emotional authenticity got lost in translation.