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Ghetto President: singer Bobi Wine fights Uganda's political elite

A new documentary premiering at the Venice Film Festival, titled ‘Bobi Wine: Ghetto President’, follows the life of Ugandan reggae star Bobi Wine and his attempt to oust Uganda’s authoritarian president, Yoweri Museveni.

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Netflix releases the new trailer for Marilyn Monroe biopic, 'Blonde'

Shot in chilling monochrome, the new trailer for Netflix's Marilyn Monroe biopic suggests 'Blonde' could be one of the most talked-about films of 2022.

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The Venice Film Festival 2022 presents a politically charged line-up

The 79th Venice International Film Festival has unveiled the movies that will compete for this year’s Golden Lion, inlcuding new films by Luca Guadagnino, Darren Aranofsky and Joanna Hogg.

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Oscar-tipped generational trauma in Almodovar's 'Parallel Mothers'

The esteemed Spanish director's latest film received considerable buzz at Venice Film Festival earlier this year, and has even been acquired by Netflix internationally.

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Despite hybrid release, 'Dune' draws well on the big screen

Long waited sci-fi epic Dune was released in cinemas at the same time as streaming, much to the behest of its director, Denis Villeneuve.

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'The Last Duel' and 'On the Job: The Missing 8' premiere in Venice

Filipino director Erik Matti and his cast premiered "On the Job: The Missing 8", the filmmaker's latest thriller movie at the Venice International Film Festival on Friday.

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Venice Film Festival: 'Leave No Trace' and 'The Accusation' premiere

The two movies are in competition for the Golden lion — the Venice International Film Festival's top prize.

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'We’re still furious': Oleg Sentsov premieres 'Rhino' in Venice

“Twenty-five years ago, the growth of the criminal world was huge, after the fall of the USSR. President Yanukovych was the same kind of ‘Rhino’ from this world, he was our President who did terrible things," says Sentsov.

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Jamie Lee Curtis snaps up Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement

Venice Film Festival welcomed the cast of Russian film “Captain Volkonogov Escaped” on the red carpet this Wednesday and Jamie Lee Curtis won the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement.

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Venice Film Festival: Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas bring star power

The two Spanish actors are in Venice for the premiere of their comedy, "Competencia Oficial".

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Chilean Director Pablo Larraín's new take on Diana premieres at Venice

"Spencer" is part comedy, part tragedy and even part gothic horror but what it isn't is historically strictly accurate.

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Benigni wins lifetime achievement award at Venice Film Festival

The festival's artistic director Alberto Barbera praised Benigni saying few artists have his talent, comic timing, satire and huge acting ability.

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Bataclan: Film based on surviving terror attack surprise hit of Venice

Ismaël El Iraki's first feature film deals with the themes of trauma, survival and healing.

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Venice film festival: Italy's movie showcase ready to go ahead

British actress Tilda Swinton and American actor Matt Dillon are amongst a handful of high-profile names that are expected to walk a (socially distanced) red carpet.

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Film in 2019: The Joker gets the last laugh

We take a look at which movies made their mark at the international film festivals in 2019.

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Climate change protesters occupy the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival

They got the support of aging rocker Mick Jagger and veteran actor Donald Sutherland who were due to walk the red carpet later to present their thriller "The Burnt Orange Heresy".

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Johnny Depp promotes "Waiting for the Barbarians" at Venice Film Festival

In it Depp plays a cold and cruel officer which his director says may be set in a faraway desert outpost but is relevant to today's world.

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First-ever movie in Slavic Esperanto premieres at Venice festival

Director Vaclav Marhoul said he specifically chose an invented language for the villagers' dialect. "I didn't want the villagers (speaking) Ukrainian or Polish or Russian or something like that because those people are really bad people," he said.

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Almodovar gets lifetime achievement award at Venice Film Festival

Pedro Almodovar greeted his fans in Venice before receiving Golden Lion award

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Cronenberg awarded Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival

The 75 year old Canadian director was recognised for a lifetime of achivement.