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Filmmaker Olivier Assayas Is Re-Editing ‘Wasp Network’ After Unfavorable Venice Reviews

September 10, 2019 11:02 am

A world premiere screening at the Venice Film Festival is supposed to be an incredible experience for any filmmaker. However, in the case of acclaimed director Olivier Assayas, the recent debut of his film, “Wa...

Nate Parker Calls ‘American Skin’ A “Call To Action” & Defends Film Against Negative Reviews

Charles Barfield

September 9, 2019 12:55 pm

Festivals, News

Nate Parker is a filmmaker that was supposed to be one of the brightest up-and-comers in Hollywood. After the incredible festival debut of his previous film, “Birth of a Nation,” Parker was poised to have a mas...

‘Waiting For The Barbarians’: Mark Rylance Is Terrific In Ciro Guerra’s Beautiful Indictment Of The Colonial Machine [Venice Review]

Luke Hicks

September 9, 2019 10:05 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Colonizers don’t adapt. They force others to, impaling the lungs of culture, severing the limbs of autonomy, squeezing the heart of the human will until it pops into bloody oblivion. Moreover, they’re proud eno...

Todd Phillips’s ‘Joker’ Takes Home The Golden Lion At The 2019 Venice Film Festival

Matthew Monagle

September 7, 2019 2:54 pm

Awards, Festivals, News

He who laughs last, laughs best, right? That's probably the case for director Todd Phillips, whose much-anticipated "Joker" had perhaps the most contentious film festival premiere in recent memory. While comic ...

Lynne Ramsay’s New Venice Doc ‘Brigitte’ Is Available To Watch Right Now

Charles Barfield

September 6, 2019 11:46 am

Festivals, News, Video

For film fans, there’s a bittersweet quality to the fall film festival season. Sure, it’s always great to get a chance to watch some of the year’s best works, from some of the world’s best filmmakers and actors...

‘Psychosia’ Delivers A Striking, But Uneven, Look At Psychological Imbalance [Venice Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

September 4, 2019 2:25 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Humans are made of energy, divided into two competing circuits: Ideal and Desire. So claims “Psychosia,” the feature debut by Marie Grahtø, which attempts to explore this conceptual premise through the rigors o...

‘Babyteeth’ Is A Gentle, Affecting Tearjerker From Director Shannon Murphy [Venice Review]

Christina Newland

September 4, 2019 12:45 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Australian director Shannon Murphy’s debut feature, "Babyteeth," is a gentle, affecting tearjerker that hits so many of the right notes and a few jarring ones. Eliza Scanlen is Milla, the teenage daughter of a ...

Venice Boss Says A24 Pulled Kelly Reichardt’s ‘First Cow’ From Official Competition, Which Left Only Two Female Directors

Charles Barfield

September 4, 2019 11:20 am

Festivals, News

Film festivals are an interesting beast for entertainment journalism. We are constantly bombarded with reviews of exciting and (sometimes) not-so-great films, coming at us at an exciting pace. However, with eac...

‘Guest Of Honour’: Strong Performances Keep Atom Egoyan’s Latest Film From Losing Itself [Venice Review]

Stephanie Watts

September 3, 2019 4:15 pm

Festivals, News

At some point or another, children come to realize that their parents are merely human beings, and there are things in their lives that these adults have hidden from them. In "Guest of Honour," director Atom Eg...

Venice Director Reaffirms ‘Joker’ Is “Absolutely” In The Oscars Discussion & Defends The Film’s Controversial Plot

Charles Barfield

September 3, 2019 3:14 pm

Awards, Festivals, News

The biggest story coming out of the first weekend at the Venice Film Festival is clearly “Joker.” Coming into the event, all eyes were on Todd Phillips’ comic book film, as many were shocked that Warner Bros. w...

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