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Kaouther Ben Hania’s Gaza-set drama The Voice of Hind Rajab, one of the buzziest titles coming into this year’s Venice Film Festival given its subject matter, received what might be a film festival record 23-minute and 50-second ovation after its world premiere Wednesday evening, when the audience broke into chants of “free Palestine” after the lights went up. It was …

“The Voice of Hind Rajab” premiere at the Venice Film Festival proved to be a hugely emotional event, with very few dry eyes in the Sale Grande. One of the most talked-about films going into the festival, the powerful and gut-wrenching drama — from Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania — tells the true story of 5-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab. It received …

VENICE, Italy (AP) — In January 2024, a 6-year-old girl trapped inside a bullet-riddled car in Gaza City begged for someone to rescue her. Contact was lost with the first ambulance. Hind Rajab, five family members and two medics were found dead 12 days later. The impact of the story, and the audio of Hind’s voice from that call, has …

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shocked fans when he stepped out in Venice, Italy over the weekend. On Saturday, the 53-year-old actor debuted a noticeably slimmer physique as he attended the Miu Miu Women’s Tales event at the Venice Film Festival ahead of the premiere of his new movie “The Smashing Machine.” In a video that was taken during the event …

Dwayne Johnson Reinvents Himself at the Venice Film Festival  The New York Times Shrunken, deflated Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson nearly unrecognizable in latest red carpet pics — ‘Is that Al Roker?’  yahoo.com Dwayne Johnson tipped for Oscar for playing UFC fighter Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine  BBC ‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Dwayne Johnson Is a Revelation  Variety Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt Arrive …

Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite lit up the screen at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday night as the Netflix action pic had its world premiere inside Sala Grande. The audience gave the nuclear disaster thriller an enthusiastic thumbs up with an extended 11-minute standing ovation. Amid chants of “bravo,” Bigelow clasped her hands and bowed her head with …

Gus Van Sant’s thriller/dark comedy Dead Man’s Wire had its world premiere out of competition Tuesday evening at the Venice Film Festival, where it received a 13 1/2-minute ovation that included chants of “Gus, Gus, Gus” at the Sala Grande. Ahead of the screening, the Good Will Hunting, Elephant and Milk filmmaker received the Campari Passion for Film Award, which was created “to honor the talent, dedication …

Kathryn Bigelow’s D.C. nuclear war thriller has electrified Venice  The Washington Post A House of Dynamite review – Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear endgame thriller is a terrifying, white-knuckle comeback  The Guardian At Venice, ‘A House of Dynamite’ Is Scarier Than Most Horror Films  The New York Times ‘A House of Dynamite’ Review: Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson in Kathryn Bigelow’s Precision-Tooled, Viscerally Unsettling Nail-Biter  The …

Kathryn Bigelow‘s gripping political thriller “A House of Dynamite,” which stars Idris Elba as the President of the United States, triggered an 11-minute ovation at the Venice Film Festival, where it premiered in competition on Tuesday night. As the end credits rolled, Elba helped Bigelow to her feet and they politely applauded along with the audience. Meanwhile, Elba’s co-star Rebecca …

Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow lit the fuse on A House of Dynamite on Tuesday evening at the Venice Film Festival, where the nuclear thriller premiered in competition and received an almost 13-minute ovation.  This is Bigelow’s first feature since 2017’s Detroit and rounds up a starry cast that includes Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabe Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony …