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Venice 2026 debuts first AI doc; Schrader ovation and Malkovich Oscar push
Venice 2026 made history when Lorenzo Mieli and Francesco Carrozzini premiered 'Be Brave,' the first AI-generated documentary in the festival's official selection — an 18-month build using a proprieta
Moretti Returns to Venice After 37 Years with Romance
Italian auteur Nanni Moretti returned to Venice for the first time in 37 years with 'It Will Happen Tonight,' a romantic drama starring Louis Garrel and Jasmine Trinca and loosely adapted from Israeli
Aflac Taps Affleck's Artists Equity for New Ads
Aflac has partnered with Ben Affleck's Artists Equity studio to launch new commercials built around its iconic duck, as the supplemental insurer leans on celebrity creative muscle to stand out in an a
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass Is a Chaotic China Co-Prod
The new animated film 'Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass' inserts the classic duo into a Chinese mythological adventure that abandons their signature slapstick for a chaotic, culturally dissonant plot
Robert Pattinson Addresses Chris Hansen's 'Primetime' Criticism
Robert Pattinson publicly responded to Chris Hansen's criticism of "Primetime" at the Venice Film Festival, saying he hopes the journalist sees the cultural footprint of his character as a compliment.
'Everest: The Other Side' Review: Tragedy Mars Ski Doc
Oscar-winning directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin return with National Geographic documentary 'Everest: The Other Side,' following Jim Morrison's world-first ski descent of Everest's no
‘Please find daddy’: the haunting missing posters of September 11
Photographer Phil Buehler's archive of more than 500 missing-persons posters, shot in the days after September 11, is being exhibited publicly for the first time at a Brooklyn church on the 25th anniv
Swiss Projects at Venice Gap-Financing Market
Switzerland is one of the countries in focus at the Venice Film Festival's Production Bridge Gap-Financing Market, with seven Swiss projects and co-productions selected from a record-breaking 370-plus
Authors Name Novels Schools Should Teach
Leading authors recommend novels they say should replace GCSE English set texts dominated by male-authored works, as new figures show just 5% of students study a female-written text.
Loco Films Boards Venice Title ‘Guria’ As Drama Is Selected To Be Georgia’s Oscar Entry + First Trailer
Loco Films has acquired international sales rights to Levan Koguashvili's Georgian tragicomedy 'Guria,' which will world premiere in Venice's Spotlight section and has been submitted as Georgia's entr
MAD Solutions & Irth Strike Pan-Arab Content Deal at Venice
Mad Solutions and Haitham Dabbour's Irth platform announced a strategic pan-Arab content partnership at the Venice Film Festival, pairing Mad's distribution network with Irth's cross-border collaborat
MAD Solutions, IRTH Strike Pan-Arab Development Deal at Venice
Cairo-based film sales and talent group MAD Solutions announced a strategic partnership with Haitham Dabbour's pan-Arab drama development company IRTH at the Venice Film Festival to co-develop, packag
A Long Winter review – hope, desire and subversion in Andrew Haigh’s beautiful winter western
Andrew Haigh’s new film *A Long Winter* reimagines Colm Tóibín’s 2006 story as a haunting, lyrical exploration of grief, repressed desire, and male fragility in 1950s Colorado.
Bullock Eyes Practical Magic 3 If Sequel Succeeds
Sandra Bullock told Vanity Fair that a third Practical Magic film could happen if the upcoming sequel succeeds at the box office, and that she'd want to hand the franchise to the next generation of Ow
Mike Leigh's Tender Loving Care: Love and Mortality
Mike Leigh's new film "Tender Loving Care" — which the reviewer suggests may be his last — is a poignant, Ealing-set intergenerational drama following two thirtysomething social worker best friends as
Branagh's 'Into The Breach' Doc Premieres at Telluride
Kenneth Branagh-produced documentary "Into The Breach," exploring mid-20th-century British theater as an engine of social change, world premieres at the Telluride Film Festival with Judi Dench, Anthon
HBO Harry Potter Series Sets Christmas 2026 Debut
HBO's Harry Potter TV series, based on Philosopher's Stone, is set to debut Christmas 2026 with a new young cast led by Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton, and Succession's France
The rise of south-east Asia’s girl bands: ‘The talent and popularity were always here’
BINI, no na, 4EVE, and DOLLA are leading a wave of South-East Asian girl bands gaining global traction by fusing traditional local music — dangdut, gamelan, molam — into modern pop, with industry expe
Rob Brydon regrets turning down Dolly Parton interview
Rob Brydon has revealed he regrets turning down the chance to interview Dolly Parton on his BBC documentary "Honky Tonk Road Trip," choosing to extend a family holiday in Arizona instead — and he neve
Grace Weir Exhibition Celebrates Herschels in Bath
Grace Weir's site-specific exhibition at Bath's Herschel Museum weaves contemporary art into the Georgian townhouse where William and Caroline Herschel made their astronomical discoveries, running 5 S
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