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Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Venice Jury Didn’t Award ‘Woman Unknown’ the Golden Lion Just Because It Was Directed by a Woman

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Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Venice Jury Didn’t Award ‘Woman Unknown’ the Golden Lion Just Because It Was Directed by a Woman

Maggie Gyllenhaal kicked off her term as Venice jury president by calling out the lack of women filmmakers in the running for the prestigious Golden Lion. And on Saturday night, she concluded it by awarding the prize to the only film…

Variety

Jeremy Thomas, Producer of Oscar-Winning ‘The Last Emperor,’ Dies at 77

The British film producer also worked on recent titles such as 'Bucking Fastard,' which premiered at the Venice Film Festival this year and 'Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo,' set to premiere next week.

Slavoj Zizek Wants to Talk About Taylor Swift, Spider-Man and His Crush on Olivia Wilde

The Marxist philosopher holds forth on capitalism, cancel culture and Hollywood in a Zoom call almost as chaotic as his new documentary, Sophie Fiennes' ‘The Pervert's Guide to Utopias.’

Alan Ritchson, Wife Catherine Ritchson Break Up After 20 Years

Alan Ritchson, Wife Catherine Ritchson Break Up After 20 Years

Alan Ritchson and Catherine Ritchson are closing a chapter. The Reacher actor and his wife announced they have broken up after 20 years of marriage, with the couple—who first met as...

‘Closing Night’ Review: Killer Cast Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts, And Dianne Wiest As Mothers On The Edge

‘Closing Night’ Review: Killer Cast Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts, And Dianne Wiest As Mothers On The Edge

Douglas Sirk , the master of so many great female-driven melodramas of the 50’s (Imitation Of Life, Magnificent Obsession) might have been jealous of Cody Fern’s directorial debut that just had its World Premiere at the Toronto Film…

How a Small Chinese Drama Became a $300 Million Phenomenon

'Dear You' director Lan Hongchun on the film's surprise success, its real-life family reunions and its arrival at TIFF's China Film Showcase.

Zack Snyder Goes Indie: No Green Screen, No Video Village and No Slow-Motion Shots (Exclusive)

The filmmaker built a career on spectacle with '300' and the polarizing DC mega-movies, but he stripped it all away for 'The Last Photograph,' which saw him spend a week in the Amazon with no safety net.

‘The Face of Horror’ Review: Anna Biller’s Medieval Ghost Story Is A Technicolor Fever Dream Of Love, Betrayal &…

‘The Face of Horror’ Review: Anna Biller’s Medieval Ghost Story Is A Technicolor Fever Dream Of Love, Betrayal &…

A decade after her sophomore feature The Love Witch, Anna Biller has returned from a whole other era with another technicolor fever dream of female rage. In The Face of Horror, the writer/director updates the Kabuki ghost story Yotsuya…

‘Woman Unknown’ wins Gold Lion at Venice Film Festival

South China Morning Post

‘Woman Unknown’ wins Gold Lion at Venice Film Festival

Danish filmmaker May el-Toukhy’s post-war drama Woman Unknown ⁠won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, with its star Mathilde Arcel also taking best actress honours in a rare double victory. El-Toukhy was the only…

South China Morning Post

From the archive: Are Mexicans really always late?

Mexico News Daily

From the archive: Are Mexicans really always late?

The goal of our “From the Archive” series is to revisit popular stories that capture the unique history and culture of life in Mexico. This Sarah DeVries article — originally published in December 2024 — is a humorous look at a stereotype…

Mexico News Daily

In ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother,’ John Cho Finally Gets to Play the Villain

In Bassam Tariq‘s action film, set to premiere at TIFF, Cho plays a Texas pastor with a violent streak opposite Mahershala Ali’s grieving contract killer.

Taylor Frankie Paul Is Single and Celibate After Cheating Drama

Taylor Frankie Paul Is Single and Celibate After Cheating Drama

Taylor Frankie Paul is letting fans in on a secret about her love life. After The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star admitted to cheating on her former fiancé Doug Mason—who received the final...