Cinema
TikTok Restores Musk Documentary’s Account After Ban
TikTok has restored the account promoting Alex Gibney’s Musk, attributing its suspension to an error. Critics call the film terrifying; Musk calls it boring.
Venice Film Festival
Cinema
George Clooney’s Beirut Bank Heist Is Lebanon’s Ticket to the Oscars
Lebanon has picked Furies, a George Clooney-backed thriller about two sisters who rob a Beirut bank of their own frozen savings, for the international Oscar race.
Cinema
NAZA Opens Worldwide as Israeli Officials Threaten Its Directors
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's Venice prizewinner about AI-assisted targeting in Gaza is heading to cinemas in 56 territories, then free online, while Israeli officials threaten the directors' citizenship.
Cinema
Joaquin Phoenix Built His Joker From Real Killers
Venice gave Joker its Golden Lion; America accused it of inciting violence. Joaquin Phoenix and Todd Phillips tell Husam Sam Asi how they built a comic-book villain from real killers, and whether…
Blog
Coogan wins screenplay prize at Venice
The comedian Steve Coogan has won the Best Screenplay award at the Venice Film Festival. He and co-writer Jeff Pope penned the well-received new Stephen Frears film, Philomena, in which Coogan stars…
News
Korean movie Pieta wins Venice Film Festival
South Korean Kim Ki-duk’s drama Pieta beat the big players from Hollywood and won the Golden Lion award at the 69th Venice Film Festival on Saturday.