Bertolucci’s jury clearly set out to provoke, but ‘Sacro GRA’ is a respectable winner.
Jaw-dropping Venice awards make a defiant anti-mainstream statement
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:00 am · September 8th, 2013
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Upset in Venice as Italian doc 'Sacro GRA' takes Golden Lion, Steve Coogan wins screenplay
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:00 am · September 7th, 2013
Bernardo Bertolucci proved one thing this evening: he still has the power to surprise us. Tonight’s Venice Film Festival awards ceremony was the most surprise-laden (at this festival, or any other) in recent memory.
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'Philomena' dominates preliminary Venice awards, as 'Tom at the Farm' takes critics' prize
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:11 am · September 7th, 2013
Does this bode well for their chances at tonight’s jury awards ceremony?
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Venice awards preview: What will win, and what should
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:48 pm · September 6th, 2013
Miyazaki or Tsai? Dench or Johansson? What to expect from tomorrow’s prizes.
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Review: Dakota Fanning and Jesse Eisenberg make slow, steady 'Night Moves'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:20 pm · September 4th, 2013
Unnerving film may be a thriller, but unmistakably the work of Kelly Reichardt.
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Venice: American tricksters under scrutiny in 'The Armstrong Lie' and 'The Unknown Known'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:31 am · September 4th, 2013
Lance Armstrong and Donald Rumsfeld the focus of the fest’s showcase docs.
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First glimpse of Scarlett Johansson in the stunning 'Under the Skin'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:35 am · September 3rd, 2013
Jonathan Glazer’s ultra-minimalist sci-fi officially premieres in Venice tonight.
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Review: Terry Gilliam's 'The Zero Theorem' doesn't add up to much
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:30 pm · September 2nd, 2013
Headache-inducing sci-fi’s futurism is so dated, it’s practically a period piece.
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The Weinstein Company chases after 'Tracks'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:50 pm · September 1st, 2013
John Curran’s Outback biopic premiered at Venice earlier this week.
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Review: Tawdry JFK drama 'Parkland' an exercise in sorely misjudged nostalgia
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:00 am · September 1st, 2013
James Badge Dale offers the only performance of note in an all-star ensemble.
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Review: Love and aeronautics converge in Miyazaki's ravishing 'The Wind Rises'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:10 pm · August 31st, 2013
The master outdoes himself in the visual department, if not in the storytelling.
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Review: Judi Dench on touching form in reductive but effective 'Philomena'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:03 am · August 31st, 2013
Stephen Frears’ true-life drama brings the house down in Venice.
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Review: Nicolas Cage finds no Southern comfort in grim, grimy 'Joe'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:08 am · August 30th, 2013
David Gordon Green’s latest comes as a disappointment after ‘Prince Avalanche.’
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Review: Sion Sono's 'Why Don't You Play in Hell?' offers carnage in the name of cinema
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:35 am · August 29th, 2013
Aspiring midnight movie is suitably manic but lacks real feeling.
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Review: Mia Wasikowska blazes a subdued trail in lovely, earthy 'Tracks'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:55 am · August 29th, 2013
John Curran’s return to Australia kicks off the Competition on a high note.
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Review: Sandra Bullock dances into great silence in Alfonso Cuarón's astonishing 'Gravity'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:28 am · August 28th, 2013
Short but vast Venice opener delivers on the hype.
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Venice preview, part four: 'The Zero Theorem,' 'Joe,' 'Tracks,' 'Via Castellana Bandiera,' 'Sacro GRA'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:35 am · August 26th, 2013
Casting an eye another five Golden Lion contenders.
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Venice preview, part three: 'Under the Skin,' 'Night Moves,' 'Tom at the Farm,' 'Ana Arabia,' 'The Police Officer's Wife'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:50 pm · August 25th, 2013
Casting an eye over another five Golden Lion contenders.
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