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VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Venice Film Festival is in full swing after kicking off on Wednesday with the world premiere of Paolo Sorrentino’s “La Grazia” and Thursday premieres of new films starring Emma Stone and George Clooney. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Francis Ford Coppola, left, presents the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement to …

Adam Sandler, best known for broad comedies like “Happy Gilmore,” “Billy Madison” and “Big Daddy,” relished in the opportunity to play against type and take on a dramatic role in Noah Baumbach’s dramedy “Jay Kelly.” In the film, Sandler portrays a straight-shooting manager to a spiraling movie star Jay Kelly (George Clooney). “Being in this movie and not just trying …

George Clooney Backs Out of Venice Film Festival Appearances Due to Ill Health  AOL.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

One of the world’s biggest movie stars is feeling under the weather on the eve of his Venice Film Festival world premiere. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that George Clooney unexpectedly had to scale back his festival itinerary Wednesday by cutting short a press junket for his competition film Jay Kelly from Noah Baumbach and skipping a dinner with the …

Heidi Klum and her 21-year-old daughter, Leni Klum, made a rare joint appearance at Venice Film Festival’s opening ceremony.  The mother-daughter duo stepped out on the red carpet Wednesday, August 27, wearing similar gowns in different colors: Heidi’s silky dress was blush pink, with sheer cutouts on the bodice and a bustier neckline. Meanwhile, Leni sported a black version with …

Francis Ford Coppola doesn’t have a film premiering in Venice this year, but the 86-year-old Oscar winner is duly present for the 82nd edition. His pal Mike Figgis’ behind-the-scenes portrait “Megadoc,” about the production of Coppola’s 2024 cinematic cause célèbre “Megalopolis,” debuts out of competition this week. And at the festival’s opening ceremony Wednesday night, Coppola took to the dais …

The star-studded Venice Film Festival is under way, with numerous stars and renowned filmmakers making the trek to Italy by plane, train and vaporetto. Those expected at the annual celebration on the Lido include Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri for Luca Guadagnino’s “After the Hunt,” George Clooney and Adam Sandler for Noah Baumbach “Jay Kelly,” Emma Stone for …

The Italians love Paolo Sorrentino. His latest drama “La Grazia,” which kicked off the 82nd Venice Film Festival on Wednesday night, was met with a four-minute standing ovation on the Lido. The story of an aging politician dealing with his own mortality — and deciding the outcome of two clemency cases in his final days in office — brought the …

Oscar winning filmmaker Alexander Payne is presiding over the Venice Film Festival’s main competition jury this year, returning for the first time since his Downsizing world premiered on the Lido in 2017.  That time around, spending just 36 hours here, everything was “a blur.” Today, he said he’s reveling in a sort of paradise that only became real yesterday. “I …

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