Report From Venice
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Protestors Chant ‘No Rape Culture’ Outside Venice Screening of Woody Allen’s ‘Coup de Chance’
The group of approximately 20 also shout, “No spotlight for rapist directors”
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‘Coup de Chance’ Review: Woody Allen Returns to Form With French-Set Drama
Venice 2023: The filmmaker’s 50th – and potentially last – film hits all the requisite beats of his oeuvre
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‘Priscilla’ Review: Sofia Coppola’s Lush and Compassionate Presley Biopic Is a Perfect Fit
Venice 2023: Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi shine in Coppola’s deeply feminine film committed to truth-telling instead of myth-making
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David Fincher Laments Hollywood Strike: ‘I Can Understand Both Sides’
“All we can do is encourage people to talk,” the director said at the Venice Film Festival
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First ‘The Killer’ Reactions Are Mixed on David Fincher’s Stylish Yet ‘Curiously Inert’ Thriller
Venice 2023: Michael Fassbender is being similarly praised in the title role
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Letter From Venice: A Film Festival Without Stars Has a Hole in the Center
The Lido is packed with movie-goers, the paparazzi are out in force, but the red carpet is nearly empty of familiar faces
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‘The Killer’ Review: David Fincher Crafts a Witty Assassin Thriller for the Gig Economy
Venice 2023: Michael Fassbender’s stone-cold hitman anchors Andrew Kevin Walker’s script
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‘The Palace’ Review: Roman Polanski’s Latest Feels Like a Middle Finger to the World
Venice 2023: Little is resolved in the end but the audiences’ resolve to check out of this hotel and never return
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‘Maestro’ Reactions Praise Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan’s ‘Risky’ Performances
Venice 2023: Some critics were less impressed with the narrative from the “A Star Is Born” filmmaker
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‘Maestro’ Review: Bradley Cooper Conducts a Masterful Symphony With Leonard Bernstein Drama
Venice 2023: The “Star is Born” filmmaker shows he’s no one-hit wonder, with Carey Mulligan meeting him beat-for-beat as Felicia Montealegre
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‘Drive’ Director Nicolas Winding Refn Bashes Streamers, Says ‘Theatrical Movies Are Part of What Makes Us Human’
The Danish filmmaker slams Netflix and Co. as being “overfunded with money and cocaine”
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‘Poor Things’ Review: Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos Craft a Burlesque of Guts, Gore and Delight
Venice 2023: The film marks a change in tone change in tone from “The Favourite” filmmaker’s bleak outlook
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‘The Promised Land’ Review: Mads Mikkelsen Needs a Little Help in Bold Danish Drama
Venice Film Festival: The “Another Round” actor is central to Nikolaj Arcel’s 18th century story, but actress Amanda Collin is a quiet MVP
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‘The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar’ Review: Wes Anderson’s Dahl Adaptation Breaks Fresh Ground
Venice 2023: The lauded filmmaker takes a “real time” approach to his style in the refreshingly earnest Netflix short film
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‘Dogman’ Review: Controversial Director Luc Besson Lets His Freak Flag Fly
Venice 2023: It coasts on style amiably enough, showcasing another gonzo turn from Caleb Landry Jones
