Alfonso Cuarón to lead 2015 Venice Film Festival jury

Posted by · 8:05 am · May 11th, 2015

After taking films like “Children of Men” and “Gravity” there over the years, director Alfonso Cuarón has been tapped to lead the jury of the upcoming Venice Film Festival.

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Toronto and Telluride lock horns over festival premieres

Posted by · 6:30 pm · January 29th, 2014

The Toronto Film Festival has taken action against Telluride’s “sneak previews” of major prestige titles, extending the heated rivalry between the fall fests.

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Jaw-dropping Venice awards make a defiant anti-mainstream statement

Posted by · 12:00 am · September 8th, 2013

Bertolucci’s jury clearly set out to provoke, but ‘Sacro GRA’ is a respectable winner.

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Upset in Venice as Italian doc 'Sacro GRA' takes Golden Lion, Steve Coogan wins screenplay

Posted by · 10:00 am · September 7th, 2013

Bernardo Bertolucci proved one thing this evening: he still has the power to surprise us. Tonight’s Venice Film Festival awards ceremony was the most surprise-laden (at this festival, or any other) in recent memory.

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'Philomena' dominates preliminary Venice awards, as 'Tom at the Farm' takes critics' prize

Posted by · 7:11 am · September 7th, 2013

Does this bode well for their chances at tonight’s jury awards ceremony?

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Venice awards preview: What will win, and what should

Posted by · 7:48 pm · September 6th, 2013

Miyazaki or Tsai? Dench or Johansson? What to expect from tomorrow’s prizes.

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Venice seeks to take action against Telluride's sneak previews

Posted by · 9:15 am · September 6th, 2013

The venerable Euro fest doesn’t take kindly to having its world premieres pinched.

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Review: Dakota Fanning and Jesse Eisenberg make slow, steady 'Night Moves'

Posted by · 7:20 pm · September 4th, 2013

Unnerving film may be a thriller, but unmistakably the work of Kelly Reichardt.

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Venice: American tricksters under scrutiny in 'The Armstrong Lie' and 'The Unknown Known'

Posted by · 3:31 am · September 4th, 2013

Lance Armstrong and Donald Rumsfeld the focus of the fest’s showcase docs.

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First glimpse of Scarlett Johansson in the stunning 'Under the Skin'

Posted by · 6:35 am · September 3rd, 2013

Jonathan Glazer’s ultra-minimalist sci-fi officially premieres in Venice tonight.

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Review: Terry Gilliam's 'The Zero Theorem' doesn't add up to much

Posted by · 5:30 pm · September 2nd, 2013

Headache-inducing sci-fi’s futurism is so dated, it’s practically a period piece.

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The Weinstein Company chases after 'Tracks'

Posted by · 4:50 pm · September 1st, 2013

John Curran’s Outback biopic premiered at Venice earlier this week.

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Does confirmation of Miyazaki's retirement boost the awards prospects of 'The Wind Rises?'

Posted by · 2:47 pm · September 1st, 2013

The animated aviation epic premiered at Venice and Telluride today.

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Review: Tawdry JFK drama 'Parkland' an exercise in sorely misjudged nostalgia

Posted by · 8:00 am · September 1st, 2013

James Badge Dale offers the only performance of note in an all-star ensemble.

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Review: Love and aeronautics converge in Miyazaki's ravishing 'The Wind Rises'

Posted by · 9:10 pm · August 31st, 2013

The master outdoes himself in the visual department, if not in the storytelling.

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Review: Judi Dench on touching form in reductive but effective 'Philomena'

Posted by · 6:03 am · August 31st, 2013

Stephen Frears’ true-life drama brings the house down in Venice.

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Review: Nicolas Cage finds no Southern comfort in grim, grimy 'Joe'

Posted by · 7:08 am · August 30th, 2013

David Gordon Green’s latest comes as a disappointment after ‘Prince Avalanche.’

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Review: Sion Sono's 'Why Don't You Play in Hell?' offers carnage in the name of cinema

Posted by · 6:35 am · August 29th, 2013

Aspiring midnight movie is suitably manic but lacks real feeling.

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