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Francis Ford Coppola to Present Golden Lion to Werner Herzog at Venice
At the 2025 Venice Film Festival, one of the people being honored with a Golden Lion is none other than Werner Herzog. The unique filmmaker will be feted as the festival gets underway, and the ceremony for him will feature an A-list director presenting him with his prize. Find out who it happens to be […] More
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Venice Film Festival Announces 2025 Lineup
This morning, the 2025 Venice Film Festival revealed their lineup. There’s a heavy dose of Netflix this year, with Frankenstein from Guillermo del Toro, A House of Dynamite from Kathryn Bigelow, and Jay Kelly from Noah Baumbach all making their debuts. Other premieres include After the Hunt from Luca Guadagnino, Bugonia from Yorgos Lanthimos, The […] More
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Potential Venice Film Festival Titles for 2025 Include ‘After the Hunt,’ ‘Bugonia,’ ‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘The Smashing Machine,’ and More
Today’s the first day of summer, though eyes are already on the fall and festival season. First up in that regard will be the Venice Film Festival. Venice always launches a number of awards contenders, coming right around the same time as the Telluride Film Festival and shortly before the Toronto International Film Festival. Reports […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: Where Do We Stand After Telluride and TIFF Have Had Their Say?
It seems like only days ago I was packing for the Telluride Film Festival, let alone the Toronto International Film Festival. Yet, here we are, post Telluride and TIFF, with the New York Film Festival on the horizon. Each year, this is the time when the Oscar race really begins to come into focus. Interestingly, […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: The Summer is Over and Fall Film Festival Season is Beginning to Show Us Some Contenders
Well folks, we’re here. The fall film festival season is literally underway, with so much of the early speculation about to give way to analysis and reviews. Yesterday, I departed for the Telluride Film Festival, so as you read this, I’m on the ground watching movies. Once I get back from Telluride, it’s basically a […] More
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Awards Radar Community: Which Fall Film Festival Are You Partial To?
I have film festivals on the brain. After all, I’m leaving in a few days for the Telluride Film Festival. Before that, this week brings the Venice International Film Festival, which will begin right before I leave for the mountains. Once I’m back, it’s only a day or so before I’m off north to the […] More
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We’re Days Away from Festival Season Kicking Off!
Next week, both the Venice International Film Festival and the Telluride Film Festival kick off. I’ll be on the ground for Telluride, as always. The week after, the Toronto International Film Festival begins. I’ll be at TIFF as well. Then, I sleep a tiny bit, before the New York Film Festival gets underway at the […] More
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Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced!
This morning, the Venice Film Festival lineup was announced, complete with some huge titles. The 81st edition of the festival will feature in the Competition section no less than The Brutalist, Joker: Folie à Deux, Maria, Queer, and The Room Next Door. Out of Competition, movies like Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Wolfs are there. You can see the […] More
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Sigourney Weaver Will Receive An Honorary Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival is coming. While the full lineup for the 81st edition of the festival won’t be announced until July 23rd, this week brought some news. Venice has an honorary award to bestow on a very famous actress. The actress in question? None other than Sigourney Weaver. According to Variety and other sources, Weaver (interviewed here by […] More
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‘Queer,’ ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ And More Eyed to Play at Venice
Queer, Joker: Folie à Deux, and Maria are set to play at the 81st Venice Film Festival. More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: The State of the Race After Telluride and TIFF
Well now, we’ve reached the end of September and it almost feels like the season is already partway over. A lot of that is due to the lack of unseen films at this point, which is fairly rare. Aside from The Color Purple, Flint Strong, and The Iron Claw, is there anything on Oscar’s potential […] More












