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Murdoch and Musk in the crosshairs at Venice film festival

Danny Boyle’s drama about the acquisition of the Sun and a four-hour Elon Musk documentary will premiere alongside new films from Martin McDonagh and Werner Herzog – but only one female director has a movie in competition

The Guardian - UK

A 4-hour Elon Musk documentary and a dark CIA comedy lead Venice Film Festival lineup

The Venice Film Festival's lineup includes a four-hour documentary about Elon Musk and Martin McDonagh's dark CIA comedy

The Independent UK

Venice Film Festival backs auteurs: Herzog, Kore-eda, McDonagh and Moretti's return

The Venice Film Festival unveils the line-up for its 83rd edition: five Italian films in competition, Nanni Moretti returns, top directors and a galaxy of stars on the red carpet

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Danny Boyle’s upcoming Rupert Murdoch biopic to premiere at Venice Film Festival

The biographical drama stars Guy Pearce as the Australian media mogul and Jack O’Connell as news editor Larry Lamb.

Evening Standard

Danny Boyle’s Rupert Murdoch movie ‘Ink’ to open Venice Film Festival

Danny Boyle’s new film about Rupert Murdoch and Larry Lamb is set to open the Venice International Film Festival

The Independent UK

Adele's Debut Film 'Cry to Heaven' Rumoured for Venice Film Festival After Luxury Italy Yacht Outing With Tom Ford

Adele's appearance with director Tom Ford on a yacht in Sardinia has sparked speculation about her acting debut, 'Cry to Heaven', potentially premiering at the Venice Film Festival.

International Business Times UK

George Clooney to receive Venice Film Festival Golden Lion

George Clooney will receive the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival.

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George Clooney to be honoured with Golden Lion lifetime award at Venice Film Festival

‘It probably means I’m old, but I’ll take it,’ joked the Hollywood star on news he was set to receive the award

The Independent UK

Venice Film Festival to honour George Clooney with Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

US actor, director and producer George Clooney is to receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the upcoming Venice International Film Festival (2-12 September).

Euronews

Maggie Gyllenhaal named Venice Film Festival jury president for 2026 edition

“Venice has always supported truthful, singular voices, and I am honored to play a part in continuing that brave and necessary tradition," said Gyllenhaal.

Euronews

'The Voice of Hind Rajab': Blending documentary and fiction to portray the war in Gaza

How can filmmakers tell the horrors of the war in Gaza without distorting reality? With 'The Voice of Hind Rajab', director Kaouther Ben Hania offers an answer, halfway between documentary and fiction.

Euronews

Meet Mira Nair, Zohran Mamdani’s 68-year-old mother, who hit it big in Hollywood directing critical darlings like ‘Monsoon Wedding’

Nair is the first woman director to win the Venice Film Festival’s top prize, and famously turned down Warner Bros.’ offer to direct the fourth Harry Potter movie.

Fortune

Emily Blunt's French tip manicure at the Venice Film Festival has got our beauty team talking

Combining two of 2025's biggest nail trends, the actress's talons edge between subtle and statement

Woman & Home

Journalist responds after Ayo Edebiri excluded from Me Too and Black Lives Matter question

The exchange at the Venice Film Festival made headlines after going viral

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Julia Roberts just revived one of last year's biggest hair trends at Venice Film Festival 2025

It's safe to say we're welcoming this particular shade back with open arms

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Tom Waits on film: Euronews Culture's Top 5 picks for the musician's best big screen performances

Starring in Jim Jarmusch's 'Father Mother Sister Brother', which just won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Euronews Culture takes a look back at the indelible – and often overlooked - mark legendary musician Tom Waits continues to make on the world of cinema.

The Independent UK

The 2025 Venice Film Festival is over. Here's everything you need to know

The 82nd Venice Film Festival has wrapped up, but the buzz continues

The Independent UK

Venice Film Festival, by the numbers: From standing ovations to Campari spritzes

From a record-breaking standing ovation to the ever-present Campari spritzes to even on-screen subtitles, the 2025 Venice Film Festival was a bounty of interesting numbers

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Photos from Venice Film Festival awards ceremony where Jim Jarmusch wins top honor

The 2025 Venice Film Festival wrapped up with Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother” taking the top prize, edging out higher-profile contenders. The film, starring Adam Driver, Vicky Krieps and Cate Blanchett, is a quietly humorous look at family relationships.

The Independent UK

Venice Film Festival draws to a close and will announce its awards, which can give an Oscars boost

The 82nd Venice Film Festival is wrapping up as juries decide on the awards Saturday

The Guardian - UK

‘Humanity is facing a reckoning’: Venice film festival shrugs off the glamour to take aim at politics

Stars waved as usual from the city’s water taxis, but there was a repeated focus on films that help audiences interpret a chaotic world

Euronews

The very best red carpet looks from Venice Film Festival 2025

This year’s Venice Film Festival has been star-studded and the celebrities certainly haven't held back on the fashion.

The Independent UK

Kim Novak's emotional return to the spotlight at Venice Film Festival

Kim Novak has made an emotional return to the spotlight at 92

International Business Times UK

'So Rude!' Jacob Elordi Venice Film Festival Spat Sparks Viral Backlash

The 28-year-old 'Euphoria' star was captured in a viral video on TikTok arguing with a festival official while greeting fans on the red carpet.

Evening Standard

Jason Momoa disguises his 'ugly' feet with bright pink nail polish at In the Hand of Dante premiere

The US actor, 46, wore a light pink suit on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday

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