Venice Film Preview: Clooney, Oasis and Musk
George Clooney receives a lifetime achievement Golden Lion as independent films fill the lineup and Hollywood studios and streamers largely stay away.
- The Venice Film Festival kicks off Wednesday with British director Danny Boyle premiering "Ink," a biopic about media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, anchoring a lineup heavy on independent productions and documentaries.
- Major Hollywood studios and streamers Netflix and Amazon skipped this year's edition after appearing in 2025, extending a pattern observed at Berlin and Cannes festivals earlier this year.
- Oscar-Winning filmmaker Alex Gibney debuts his documentary "Musk," while Oasis rock stars Noel and Liam Gallagher promote their reunion tour film, and George Clooney accepts a lifetime achievement Golden Lion award.
- Venice supremo Alberto Barbera faced backlash for selecting few women directors in the initial 20-strong main competition, though he argued submissions "was not enough to put them into the competition" before adding "NAZA" to the lineup.
- Robert Pattinson stars in Lance Oppenheim's "Primetime," based on the TV show "To Catch a Predator," as the event runs until September 12, emphasizing the shift toward independent cinema.
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There are many film proposals at the 83rd edition of the oldest festival in the world, despite the absence of the big Hollywood studios.
The "Mostra" will open on Wednesday, September 2, and will last for eleven days.Among the most prominent figures of this 83 edition are European actors, Americans, musicians and models.
Venice film preview: Clooney, Oasis and Musk
AFP picks the films, the issues and the personalities that are likely to attract the most attention during one of the world's most glamourous film events, which runs until September 12. Murdoch biopic The festival and main competition starts with a promising opener by British "Trainspotting" and "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle who is premiering his latest movie "Ink" about right-wing media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. Australia-born Murdoch…
In a year with Hollywood, which is on the side of the films of the programme, as had happened in Cannes (it would seem a trend by now), the 83/a Venice International Film Art Exhibition, however, presents a parterre of international stars made of... (ANSA)
Until the 12th of September, the day of its closure, this 83rd edition will receive great names of cinematography and music
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