After taking films like “Children of Men” and “Gravity” there over the years, director Alfonso Cuarón has been tapped to lead the jury of the upcoming Venice Film Festival.
Alfonso Cuarón to lead 2015 Venice Film Festival jury
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:05 am · May 11th, 2015
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Toronto and Telluride lock horns over festival premieres
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 pm · January 29th, 2014
The Toronto Film Festival has taken action against Telluride’s “sneak previews” of major prestige titles, extending the heated rivalry between the fall fests.
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Jaw-dropping Venice awards make a defiant anti-mainstream statement
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:00 am · September 8th, 2013
Bertolucci’s jury clearly set out to provoke, but ‘Sacro GRA’ is a respectable winner.
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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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Venice seeks to take action against Telluride's sneak previews
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:15 am · September 6th, 2013
The venerable Euro fest doesn’t take kindly to having its world premieres pinched.
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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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Does confirmation of Miyazaki's retirement boost the awards prospects of 'The Wind Rises?'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:47 pm · September 1st, 2013
The animated aviation epic premiered at Venice and Telluride today.
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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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