With ‘Franz,’ Agnieszka Holland Shares Her Unique View of Kafka, Informed by a Career of Outsider Insights
By Peter Debruge According To The varietyGuillermo del Toro isn’t the only celebrated international filmmaker who managed to realize a decades-long passion project this year. Where [more…]
Reese Witherspoon Says Women Need to Be ‘Involved in AI’ Because It’s the ‘Future of Filmmaking’: ‘You Can Lament It All You Want, but the Change Is Here’
By Zack Sharf According To The variety Reese Witherspoon is welcoming the AI revolution in Hollywood and calling on the industry to make sure women are involved in the [more…]
Tom Holland Says Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Is the ‘Best Script I’ve Ever Read’ and Filming Fourth ‘Spider-Man’ Movie Feels ‘Like the First Time’
By Zack Sharf According To The variety Tom Holland continues to heap praise upon Christopher Nolan‘s “The Odyssey,” which he wrapped production on earlier this year before kicking [more…]
Industry Love for Guillermo del Toro Could Carry ‘Frankenstein’ in the Oscar Race
By Clayton Davis According To The variety People love Guillermo del Toro, and that’s not hyperbole. Hollywood’s affection for the Oscar-winning auteur goes far beyond mere admiration. [more…]
Graham Greene, Oscar-Nominated ‘Dances with Wolves’ Actor, Dies at 73
By Jack Dunn According To The variety Graham Greene, the Canadian actor best known for his Oscar-nominated turn in the 1990 film “Dances with Wolves,” died [more…]
Willem Dafoe’s Venice Movie ‘The Souffleur’ Finds Distribution in Italy Ahead of World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
By Elsa Keslassy According To The variety Gastón Solnicki’s buzzy new film “The Souffleur,” starring Willem Dafoe and world premiering in Venice Horizons, has found a [more…]
Venice Days Selections Explore Russia’s ‘Willing Blindness’ During Chechen Wars, Silence Over Ukraine
By Christopher Vourlias According To The variety More than three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, two films premiering in the Venice Days [more…]
Female Filmmakers Lead Large Contingent of Arab Features Unspooling at the Venice Festival
By Rafa Sales Ross According To The variety Continuing a great year for Arab cinema at major festivals — with films such as “Once Upon a [more…]
Taiwan Makes Venice Splash With Shu Qi’s ‘Girl’ and Record XR Lineup
By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Taiwan is making waves at the 82nd Venice Film Festival with its most significant presence to date, headlined by Shu Qi‘s directorial [more…]