The 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival runs from September 1-11 and it appears that this year’s line-up contains some of the most eagerly anticipated movies of 2021, including Edgar Wright’s oft-delayed horror Last Night in Soho, Ridley Scott’s medieval epic The Last Duel, and Pablo Larraín’s Kristen Stewart headlined drama Spencer. Taking place over […]
Joker wins top prize at the Venice Film Festival
After scoring an eight-minute standing ovation following its premiere last weekend, Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker has been selected for the top prize, the prestigious Golden Lion, by the jury at the Venice Film Festival. “They took a comic book mythology that has been done in so many ways and overturned it and revitalized […]
High praise and mass walkouts during first Suspiria screening
Not everyone is ready or willing to dive into the world of Suspiria. Reports say that there were many walk-outs from the Venice Film Festival attendees about half-way through the film. Some went as far as to boo the movie when credits rolled. To be fair, it’s also reported that many are praising Suspiria with it getting whistles […]
Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water honoured with the Golden Lion at Venice
Guillermo del Toro’s new film The Shape of Water has made quite the splash in Venice, with the romantic fantasy picking up the Golden Lion award at the 74th Venice Film Festival. The Shape of Water takes place during the Cold War and follows a lonely janitor (Sally Hawkins) working in a government laboratory, who befriends […]
Full lineup announced for 2015 Venice Film Festival
The official lineup for the Venice Film Festival has been announced this morning by the festival chief Alberto Barbera. The festival will gives us our first glimpses of some of the films who hope to do battle in this year’s Oscar race. In the competition, some of the films vying for glory include Tom Hooper’s […]
Everest to open 72nd Venice Film Festival
The summer movie season is almost over and attention in the film world will soon be turning back to festival season, with the first slice of news from one of the most prestigious events in the film calendar announced today. Universal Pictures Everest, the mountain survival tale directed by Baltasar Kormakur (2 Guns) has been […]
