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‘Remake’ Review: Ross McElwee’s Exquisite Reflection on a Lost Son and the Filmed Life That Remains
Before practically everybody walked around with a video-recording device in their pocket, home movies had a curious sort of formality to…
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Friends of the Costume Institute Hold Screening With Marc Jacobs and Sofia Coppola
Adding another dimension to the immersive experience, the Friends of the Costume Institute hosted an exclusive screening of “Marc by…
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Amanda Seyfried and Mona Fastvold’s ‘Testament of Ann Lee’ Sells to Searchlight After Venice Debut
Amanda Seyfried‘s sweeping musical drama “The Testament of Ann Lee” has found distribution after its Venice film festival premiere, where…
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Xin Zhilei Talks Venice Best Actress Win, ‘The Sun Rises on Us All’ Ahead of Busan Premiere: ‘The Character That I Had Always Longed for’
After Gong Li and Hong Kong’s Deanie Ip Tak-han, Xin Zhilei has become the third Chinese actor to win the Volpi Cup for best actress at…
Fashion
EXCLUSIVE: Dior Names Mia Goth Brand Ambassador
GOTH GIRL: As it gears up for Jonathan Anderson’s womenswear debut on Oct. 1, Dior has named its third new female brand ambassador this…
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EXCLUSIVE: Dior Names Greta Lee as Brand Ambassador
FOLLOW THE RED CARPET: Dior has named Greta Lee brand ambassador, as Jonathan Anderson stacks his front row ahead of his womenswear debut…
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Ross McElwee’s ‘Remake’ Wins Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary at Venice Film Festival
Ross McElwee’s “Remake” has won the Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary at the Venice Film Festival. The prize, presented by…
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Emma Watson Joins the Venice Slingback Wave in Gucci’s Chain-Link Pumps
Emma Watson arrived in Italy on Saturday in one of the most popular footwear silhouettes of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival:…
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British Director Oscar Hudson’s ‘Straight Circle’ Scores Top Venice Critics’ Week Prize
British director Oscar Hudson‘s feature debut “Straight Circle,” an absurdist anti-war satire starring twins Elliott and Luke Tittensor as…
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Stefano Sollima on Tackling Italy’s Unsolved Sex Murders in Venice-Premiering Netflix Series ‘The Monster of Florence’: It’s an ‘Investigation of Man and How He Is a Bearer of Evil’
Italian genre specialist Stefano Sollima — best known for the gritty TV hit “Gomorrah” and movies such as “Sicario: Day of the Soldado”…
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Jan Holoubek’s WWII Thriller ‘Wild, Wild East,’ Starring Itay Tiran and Joanna Kulig, Boarded by Global Constellation (EXCLUSIVE)
Global Constellation has boarded worldwide sales rights to Jan Holoubek’s World War II noir thriller “Wild, Wild East,” hot off its…
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LISTEN: How Channing Tatum and Derek Cianfrance Raised ‘Roofman’; the Lowdown on the Lido Fest With Variety’s Elsa Keslassy
It’s hard to be a movie star and a dad at the same time — just ask Channing Tatum. On the latest episode of “Daily Variety” podcast,…
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Is Jason Momoa’s Pink Birkenstock the Boldest Style Statement at Venice This Year?
Comfort seems to be trending among male actors on the red carpet this year. After Jonathan Bailey made headlines with his The Row…
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Sabrina Elba's Chopard Jewels Dazzle at Venice Film Festival
Sabrina Dhowre Elba channeled timeless elegance in her Caroline’s Couture and Chopard look for the Venice Film Festival premiere of “A…
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Alexander Rodnyansky’s ‘Notes of a True Criminal’ Debuts Teaser Trailer as Film Premieres in Venice: ‘I Portray War as a Persistent Curse’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The exclusive teaser trailer for Alexander Rodnyansky’s documentary “Notes of a True Criminal,” which premieres out of competition at the…
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Halsey Blooms in Louboutin’s Sunshine Yellow Flower Slingbacks at Venice Film Festival
Halsey marked the Venice Film Festival premiere of “The Smashing Machine” in Christian Louboutin’s Guitoune Flower slingbacks, a 2005…
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Rebecca Ferguson Favors Platforms at the Venice Film Festival With Two Towering Looks in One Day
Rebecca Ferguson made bold entrances at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday wearing not one, but two pairs of sky-high platforms. The…
Fashion
‘Marc by Sofia’ Review: Sofia Coppola and Marc Jacobs Talk Fashion, Friendship and Fosse in a Slight, Sparkly Doc
Marc Jacobs wears terrific pajamas, as you might expect: comfortably loose but crisply shaped, in a sort of metallic jacquard more…
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The Sheer Dress Trend Finds Its Way to the Venice Film Festival
The 2025 Venice Film Festival featured several style trends thus far, most prominently sheer dresses. A mainstay on the red carpet…
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Seth Rogen Hits the Venice Film Festival for ‘The Studio’ Season 2 Research
Matt Remick falling off a water taxi outside the Excelsior? Matt Remick being kicked out of his own party at the Cipriani by an angry…
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‘Narcos: Mexico’ Star Mayra Hermosillo on Her Feature Directorial Debut ‘Vanilla’ at the Venice Film Festival: ‘It Has Healed So Many Wounds in Me’
Growing up in a household of seven females and no males seemed the most normal thing in the world to director Mayra Hermosillo. Until it…
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India’s Anuparna Roy on Venice Debut ‘Songs of Forgotten Trees’: ‘There’s Space for Our Stories, Told on Our Own Terms’
Following the Venice selection of her debut feature “Songs of Forgotten Trees” in the festival’s Horizons section, Indian filmmaker…
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‘100 Nights of Hero’ Director on Giving Charli Xcx Her First Movie Role and Casting Singer Before ‘News Had Broken That She Was Interested in Acting’
Brat Summer isn’t going away anytime soon. After being officially labeled the Fifth Greatest Pop Star of 2024 by Billboard, Charli XCX’s…
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Venice Film Festival Reviews: ‘The Smashing Machine,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘After the Hunt,’ ‘Bugonia’ and More
Ciao! The 82nd annual Venice Film Festival is underway and the stars have hit the canals, with this year’s world premieres including…