Pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions draws signatures of top Hollywood actors and directors
Read full article: Pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions draws signatures of top Hollywood actors and directorsSome prominent Hollywood figures have signed onto a pledge to boycott certain Israeli film institutions.
Jude Law debuts portrayal of Vladimir Putin in 'The Wizard of the Kremlin' at Venice Film Festival
Read full article: Jude Law debuts portrayal of Vladimir Putin in 'The Wizard of the Kremlin' at Venice Film FestivalJude Law transforms into Vladimir Putin in “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” which premiered Sunday at the Venice Film Festival.
Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ premieres at Venice with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi
Read full article: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ premieres at Venice with Oscar Isaac and Jacob ElordiOscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi walked the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival for the world premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein.”.
George Clooney rallies and makes glamorous ‘Jay Kelly’ Venice premiere after sinus infection
Read full article: George Clooney rallies and makes glamorous ‘Jay Kelly’ Venice premiere after sinus infectionGeorge Clooney stars in “Jay Kelly,” playing a movie star on a self-reflective journey through Europe.
Ukraine condemns Woody Allen for speaking at a Russian film festival
Read full article: Ukraine condemns Woody Allen for speaking at a Russian film festivalThe Ukrainian Foreign Ministry condemned Woody Allen for speaking at a Russian film festival, calling his participation in the event “a disgrace and an insult” to the victims of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Banksy work 'The Migrant Child' removed from Venetian palazzo for restoration and future display
Read full article: Banksy work 'The Migrant Child' removed from Venetian palazzo for restoration and future displayArt restorers have removed a deteriorating piece of graffiti by the street artist Banksy titled “The Migrant Child” from the side of a building overlooking a Venetian canal.
Venice Film Festival lineup features Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Emma Stone and Dwayne Johnson
Read full article: Venice Film Festival lineup features Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Emma Stone and Dwayne JohnsonJulia Roberts, George Clooney, Emma Stone, Dwayne Johnson, Adam Sandler and Idris Elba are just some of the celebrities headlining films at the Venice International Film Festival.
Shad Khan’s megayacht Kismet spotted in Venice amid billionare Jeff Bezos’ wedding
Read full article: Shad Khan’s megayacht Kismet spotted in Venice amid billionare Jeff Bezos’ weddingKismet, the megayacht owned by billionaire Shahid Khan, was recently spotted in Venice, drawing attention from yacht enthusiasts and locals alike.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez to spotlight Venice's artisanal heritage during upcoming nuptials
Read full article: Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez to spotlight Venice's artisanal heritage during upcoming nuptialsJeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have invited celebrity friends like fellow space traveler Katy Perry, Oprah Winfrey, Mick Jagger and Ivanka Trump for their Venice nuptials later this month, but the couple hopes to put a spotlight on Venice’s own traditions during the celebrations.
A falling tree in Venice injures a dozen people, including foreign tourists
Read full article: A falling tree in Venice injures a dozen people, including foreign touristsAuthorities in the Italian city of Venice say that foreign tourists are among a dozen people injured when a 50-year-old tree fell next to a bus stop.
Venice expands day-tripper tax in bid to combat overtourism
Read full article: Venice expands day-tripper tax in bid to combat overtourismVenice has started charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for the second year, in a measure aimed at combating the kind of overtourism that put the city’s UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status at risk.
Venice says it will host Bezos wedding and denies reports of possible disruptions for the city
Read full article: Venice says it will host Bezos wedding and denies reports of possible disruptions for the cityThe city of Venice has confirmed it will host the wedding of multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sanchez, denying reports the famous Italian city would be invaded by hundreds of celebrities and possible disruptions for citizens and tourists.
Venice extends its day-tripper tax through next year to combat overtourism
Read full article: Venice extends its day-tripper tax through next year to combat overtourismVenice will extend its day-tripper tax through next year, increasing the number of days and doubling the fee to 10 euros for last-minute visitors.
USGS deploys 13 wave sensors along Florida’s coast ahead of Hurricane Helene
Read full article: USGS deploys 13 wave sensors along Florida’s coast ahead of Hurricane HeleneEver wonder how data is gathered and collected for a hurricane? The USGS is deploying 13 wave sensors between Venice and Panama City, prior to Hurricane Helene’s landfall.
Mel B joins a campaign calling for a new UK law to bar Afro hair discrimination
Read full article: Mel B joins a campaign calling for a new UK law to bar Afro hair discriminationFormer Spice Girl Mel B is among dozens of Black Britons urging Parliament to update the country’s equality laws and prohibit Afro hair discrimination.
‘The Room Next Door' tops Venice Film Festival. Nicole Kidman misses acting honor due to mom’s death
Read full article: ‘The Room Next Door' tops Venice Film Festival. Nicole Kidman misses acting honor due to mom’s deathPedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” won the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion award Saturday.
Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix bring 'Joker: Folie à Deux’ to Venice Film Festival
Read full article: Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix bring 'Joker: Folie à Deux’ to Venice Film FestivalFive years after “Joker” won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, director Todd Phillips can’t help but be a little nervous about returning with its sequel.
Almodóvar returns to Venice with 'The Room Next Door' and gets a nearly 20 minute ovation
Read full article: Almodóvar returns to Venice with 'The Room Next Door' and gets a nearly 20 minute ovationSpanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar is returning to the Venice Film Festival with stars Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore.
At Venice Film Festival, Jude Law debuts ‘The Order’ about FBI manhunt for a domestic terrorist
Read full article: At Venice Film Festival, Jude Law debuts ‘The Order’ about FBI manhunt for a domestic terroristJude Law plays an FBI agent investigating the violent crimes of a white supremacist group in “The Order,” which premiered Saturday at the Venice Film Festival.
Venice Film Festival: From ‘Joker 2’ to ‘Maria,’ here are 10 movies to get excited about
Read full article: Venice Film Festival: From ‘Joker 2’ to ‘Maria,’ here are 10 movies to get excited aboutSome of Hollywood’s biggest stars are getting ready to descend on the Venice Film Festival this week, from George Clooney and Angelina Jolie to Lady Gaga, Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman and Joaquin Phoenix.
Toronto Film Festival lineup includes movies from Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, more
Read full article: Toronto Film Festival lineup includes movies from Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, moreThe Angelina Jolie-directed war film “Without Blood,” a documentary about Bruce Springsteen and Mike Leigh’s contemporary tragicomedy “Hard Truths” will have their world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival this fall.
Venice officials defend day-tripper tax, but delay the decision on extending it
Read full article: Venice officials defend day-tripper tax, but delay the decision on extending itVenice city officials say the day-tripper tax netted 2.4 million euros during a test phase this summer, and that decisions on how to proceed would be made in the fall after a full analysis of the data.
Willem Dafoe is named artistic director of Venice Biennale's theater department
Read full article: Willem Dafoe is named artistic director of Venice Biennale's theater departmentActor Willem Dafoe, a frequent red-carpet star at the Venice Film Festival, was named artistic director Monday of the Venice Biennale’s theater department.
Pope visits Venice to speak to the artists and inmates behind the Biennale's must-see prison show
Read full article: Pope visits Venice to speak to the artists and inmates behind the Biennale's must-see prison showPope Francis has met with women prisoners in Venice who are the protagonists of the Vatican pavilion at the Venice Biennale art fair.
Venice Biennale titled 'Foreigners Everywhere' platforms LGBTQ+, outsider and Indigenous artists
Read full article: Venice Biennale titled 'Foreigners Everywhere' platforms LGBTQ+, outsider and Indigenous artistsOutsider, queer and Indigenous artists are getting an overdue platform at the 60th Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition.
Maurizio Cattelan, Zoe Saldana join iconoclastic Vatican Biennale exhibition inside women’s prison
Read full article: Maurizio Cattelan, Zoe Saldana join iconoclastic Vatican Biennale exhibition inside women’s prisonA pair of nude feet — dirty, wounded and vulnerable — are painted on the façade of the Venice women’s prison chapel.
Artist and curators refuse to open Israel pavilion at Venice Biennale until cease-fire, hostage deal
Read full article: Artist and curators refuse to open Israel pavilion at Venice Biennale until cease-fire, hostage dealThe artist and curators representing Israel at this year’s Venice Biennale have announced they won’t open the Israeli exhibition until there's a cease-fire in Gaza and an agreement to release hostages.
It's the first drug shown to slow Alzheimer's. Why is is it off to a slow start?
Read full article: It's the first drug shown to slow Alzheimer's. Why is is it off to a slow start?The first drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s hit the U.S. market over a year ago, but sales have lagged and diagnosis and treatment remain complicated.
Venice day-trippers will face steep fines if they fail to pay an access fee under a pilot program
Read full article: Venice day-trippers will face steep fines if they fail to pay an access fee under a pilot programDay-trippers to Venice who fail to pay 5 euros ($5.43) to enter the lagoon city’s historic center during a time-limited pilot program launching later this month will face steep fines.
Ex-Gucci designer Alessandro Michele named the new creative head at Valentino
Read full article: Ex-Gucci designer Alessandro Michele named the new creative head at ValentinoThe former Gucci designer Alessandro Michele has been named the new creative director at Valentino, following the sudden departure last week of Pierpaolo Piccioli after 25 years.
Federal agency quashes Georgia's plan to let pharmacies sell medical marijuana
Read full article: Federal agency quashes Georgia's plan to let pharmacies sell medical marijuanaFederal drug officials are warning Georgia to shelve its plans to be the first state to allow pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana.
Venice rolls out day-tripper fee to try to regulate mass crowds on peak weekends
Read full article: Venice rolls out day-tripper fee to try to regulate mass crowds on peak weekendsVenice authorities have rolled out a pilot program to charge day-trippers 5 euros ($5.45) apiece to enter the fragile lagoon city on peak weekends next year.
Battery technology in the crashed Venice bus made it less prone to catastrophic fires, experts say
Read full article: Battery technology in the crashed Venice bus made it less prone to catastrophic fires, experts sayItaly’s transport minister is questioning the spread of electric vehicle technology following the fiery crash of a fully electric shuttle bus that killed 21 people in mainland Venice.
Bus crash across lagoon from Venice's historic center kills 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists
Read full article: Bus crash across lagoon from Venice's historic center kills 21 people, including Ukrainian touristsItalian authorities say at least 21 people have been killed and 18 injured in a bus crash in Venice.
'Nun 2' narrowly edges 'A Haunting in Venice' over quiet weekend in movie theaters
Read full article: 'Nun 2' narrowly edges 'A Haunting in Venice' over quiet weekend in movie theaters“The Nun 2” and “A Haunting in Venice” virtually tied for the No. 1 spot in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, with a slight edge carrying the horror sequel over the Hercule Poirot mystery.
Polish official harshly criticizes film that explores migration crisis at Poland-Belarus border
Read full article: Polish official harshly criticizes film that explores migration crisis at Poland-Belarus borderA leading member of Poland’s conservative government has sharply criticized a film that explores the humanitarian disaster affecting migrants along the Poland-Belarus border.
Venice Film Festival unveils A-list lineup with ‘Priscilla,’ ‘Ferrari,’ ‘Maestro’ amid strikes
Read full article: Venice Film Festival unveils A-list lineup with ‘Priscilla,’ ‘Ferrari,’ ‘Maestro’ amid strikesBradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein drama “Maestro,” Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley movie, Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” David Fincher’s “The Killer” and Ava DuVernay’s “Origin” will be making their world debuts at the Venice International Film Festival this fall.
Craig Robinson continues underdog storyline on Peacock's 'Killing It' with new season
Read full article: Craig Robinson continues underdog storyline on Peacock's 'Killing It' with new seasonCraig Robinson and his kind-hearted, python-hunting character on “Killing It” are returning to television next month.
Family of missing actor Julian Sands releases 1st statement since his hiking disappearance
Read full article: Family of missing actor Julian Sands releases 1st statement since his hiking disappearanceThe family of actor Julian Sands has released its first statement five months after he disappeared while hiking in California.
Venice Architectural Biennale gives overdue voice to long-silenced Africa
Read full article: Venice Architectural Biennale gives overdue voice to long-silenced AfricaScottish-Ghanaian architect Lesley Lokko is giving voices that have long been silenced a platform at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale.
Japan auteur Kitano's latest samurai film headed to Cannes
Read full article: Japan auteur Kitano's latest samurai film headed to CannesTakeshi Kitano’s new film, premiering at the Cannes Film Festival next month, is a samurai story without heroes, mercilessly portraying human greed, betrayal and cruelty.
Oil drilling in Gulf safer, but concerns linger, report says
Read full article: Oil drilling in Gulf safer, but concerns linger, report saysA new National Academy of Science study says that 13 years after a massive BP oil spill fouled the Gulf of Mexico, regulators and industry have reduced some risks in deep water exploration in the gulf but some troublesome safety issues persist.
Poitras documentary wins top prize at Venice Film Festival
Read full article: Poitras documentary wins top prize at Venice Film Festival“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” Laura Poitras’s epic documentary about photographer Nan Goldin and her activism against the Sackler family and their art connections has been awarded the Golden Lion for best film at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.
Farrell and Gleeson reunite with Martin McDonagh in Venice
Read full article: Farrell and Gleeson reunite with Martin McDonagh in VeniceMartin McDonagh has returned to the Venice International Film Festival with “The Banshees of Inisherin,” which is having its world premiere Monday night in competition.
Aronofsky, Iñarritu films set for Venice Film Festival
Read full article: Aronofsky, Iñarritu films set for Venice Film FestivalDarren Aronofsky’s “The Whale,” the Marilyn Monroe drama “Blonde,” Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” and Guadagnino’s “Bones and All,” with Timothée Chalamet, will all have their world premieres in competition at the Venice International Film Festival this fall.
Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck wed in Las Vegas drive-through
Read full article: Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck wed in Las Vegas drive-throughJennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were wed in a small ceremony Saturday in Las Vegas, culminating a relationship that stretched over two decades in two separate romances and countless tabloid covers.
MLB tests pitch clock, anti-shift, bigger bases in minors
Read full article: MLB tests pitch clock, anti-shift, bigger bases in minorsPitchers, catchers and batters will be able to appeal calls from human umpires to “robo umps” in the Low-A Southeast League this season, while pitch clocks, anti-shift rules and larger bases will be tried in the minors ahead of possible big league use in 2023.
Jazz concert to ring in the New year
Read full article: Jazz concert to ring in the New yearLes DeMerle and Bonnie Eisele continue sharing their passion for jazz with a New Year’s Eve bash at Story and Song Bookstore on Amelia Island. The sounds are centered around their recent CD release Hot Night in Venice with the band playing tracks from it along with a number of holiday tunes with international influences.
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Flooding in Venice worsens off-season amid climate change
Read full article: Flooding in Venice worsens off-season amid climate changeVenice saw a record five exceptional floods over six weeks in late 2019 that triggered fears about the impact of worsening climate change on the Italian lagoon city beloved by tourists.
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Super 6 volleyball: Record streak ends for Ponte Vedra; two newcomers join rankings
Read full article: Super 6 volleyball: Record streak ends for Ponte Vedra; two newcomers join rankingsThe News4Jax Super 6 high school volleyball poll will be published each Thursday during the regular season. Records are through Oct. 7 games.
Day 4 of search in Florida park for Gabby Petito’s boyfriend
Read full article: Day 4 of search in Florida park for Gabby Petito’s boyfriendSearch teams were back out at a Florida nature park to look for the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, the young woman who authorities say was killed while on a cross-country trip with him.
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Policy center says debt limit could be hit in mid-October
Read full article: Policy center says debt limit could be hit in mid-OctoberA think tanks says the government will likely face an unprecedented default on its debt obligations between mid-October and mid-November, seconding a warning earlier this week from the Treasury.
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London Film Festival welcomes audiences back to the movies
Read full article: London Film Festival welcomes audiences back to the moviesMovies from 77 countries will screen at the 2021 London Film Festival, as Britain’s leading cinema showcase welcomes mass audiences back to movie theaters after a pandemic-disrupted year.

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