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Venice Film Festival Lineup Revealed
After Challengers pulled out of the Venice Film Festival last week due to the ongoing strikes, there was fear that the eventual lineup reveal would be a muted one. Well, that’s certainly not the case, as Venice has unveiled a star-studded lineup, even if many of the biggest names won’t be in attendance. The initial […] More
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‘Society of the Snow’ Will Close the Venice Film Festival
Today, Netflix and the Venice Film Festival announced that Society of the Snow will be the Closing Film at the fest. Directed and co-written by J.A. Bayona, it’s the true story of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the heart of the Andes while carrying a rugby team. The press release is below, but […] More
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‘Challengers’ is Moving to 2024 and Skipping the Venice Film Festival
The first strike related domino for the impending awards season has fallen today. Challengers, the Luca Guadagnino film starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor, was set to be released in September, following a late August festival debut. Scratch that, however, as the movie has abandoned those plans. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Challengers is […] More
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Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Challengers’ to Open the Venice Film Festival
Written by Justin Kuritzkes and directed by Luca Guadagnino, the movie will release in theatres on September 15. More
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Some of the Potential Venice Film Festival Titles Are Beginning to Come Out
Let the fall festival speculation begin. We’re still a ways out from the Venice Film Festival, but that hasn’t stopped speculation about which movies will and won’t be playing there, as well as other spots on the festival circuit. Well, it seems like a few are more likely than others, at least when it comes […] More
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‘Dune: Part Two’ Won’t Be at the Venice Film Festival
One of the first signs that Dune was going to be a potentially big deal in terms of the awards season was that it played the film festival circuit. Chiefly, a Venice Film Festival bow. It followed that up by playing several other festivals, which only increased its cache. Joey saw it at the Toronto […] More
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‘All The Beauty and the Bloodshed’ Wins Golden Lion at Venice
Cate Blanchett wins the Coppa Volpi award for Best Actress, while Colin Farrell wins Best Actor. More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: It’s September and the Race is About to Kick Off Through Fall Film Festival Season
Greetings from Telluride and welcome to September! Yes, I’m here at the Telluride Film Festival for the next few days, before heading home briefly and departing again for the Toronto International Film Festival. Pray for Mojo (fans of The Simpsons get it). This is such an exciting and important time of the season, not just […] More
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Awards Radar Community: Which Film Festival Lineup So Far Appeals to You Most?
A couple of days ago, I started to get everyone into the fall film festival mood (despite the warm weather) by looking back at last year’s festival season. You can see that glance back at the festivals here, but today, we’re looking forward. We’re also weaving in you the Awards Radar reader. Yes, it’s another […] More
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Looking Back on Last Year’s Festival Circuit
Next week, I depart for the Telluride Film Festival. After the Sundance Film Festival having gone virtual back in January and the Tribeca Film Festival being a local fest, this is my first festival trip of the year. Then, once I return from Telluride, I’ll be departing for the Toronto International Film Festival. Then, it’ll […] More
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2022 Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced!
Earlier today, the 79th Venice Film Festival announced its lineup, cementing it as a huge moment in the impending awards season. A ton of films with Oscar aspirations will be debuting there, so it’ll be one to really pay attention to! The Venice lineup, which you can see below, includes a ton of interesting movies, […] More
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Noah Baumbach’s ‘White Noise’ to Open the Venice Film Festival
As the summer progresses, more news about the fall film festival season will be coming out. Today, we found out where Noah Baumbach‘s White Noise would be debuting, and it’s right where Netflix launched Marriage Story to great success three seasons ago. According to The Hollywood Reporter, White Noise is the Opening Film for the […] More