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Venice Film Festival set to begin as activists hope to shift the spotlight to Gaza

Venice Film Festival set to begin as activists hope to shift the spotlight to Gaza

VENICE, Italy (AP) — As the Venice Film Festival kicks off this week, activists hope to redirect the spotlight from the Hollywood stars arriving on the Lido to Gaza, with an anti-war demonstration planned for one of the festival’s biggest nights.
Everything you need to know about the Venice Film Festival

Everything you need to know about the Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are heading to Venice, Italy, for the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival , which kicks off on Wednesday.
Jeremy Allen White on taking 'a leap of faith' to play Springsteen in 'Deliver Me From Nowhere'

Jeremy Allen White on taking 'a leap of faith' to play Springsteen in 'Deliver Me From Nowhere'

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Allen White grew up listening to Bruce Springsteen . He doesn’t even remember a time in his life when he wasn’t aware of his music.
Cineplex shareholder calls for share buyback, sale of non-core assets like Scene Plus

Cineplex shareholder calls for share buyback, sale of non-core assets like Scene Plus

TORONTO — One of Cineplex Inc.'s shareholders is calling on the theatre operator to embark on a major share buyback program and sell what it considers to be non-core assets like its loyalty program to deliver more value to investors.
George Clooney’s Italian job: Memorable moments from the Venice Film Festival and beyond

George Clooney’s Italian job: Memorable moments from the Venice Film Festival and beyond

VENICE, Italy (AP) — No Hollywood star seems as intrinsically tied to Venice as George Clooney .
First-of-its-kind role to advance accessibility in Canadian screen industry

First-of-its-kind role to advance accessibility in Canadian screen industry

The Disability Screen Office and the National Screen Institute are launching a program in which professionals will work with film and TV productions to ensure accessibility on set.
12 movies premiering at the Venice Film Festival to get excited about

12 movies premiering at the Venice Film Festival to get excited about

The Venice Film Festival offers an embarrassment of auteur riches this year.
12 movies premiering at the Venice Film Festival to get excited about

12 movies premiering at the Venice Film Festival to get excited about

The Venice Film Festival offers an embarrassment of auteur riches this year.
TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey apologizes for handling of doc about Oct. 7 rescue mission

TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey apologizes for handling of doc about Oct. 7 rescue mission

TORONTO — The CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival kicked off an event that's meant to celebrate the Canadian titles in this year's lineup by apologizing for pulling and then reinstating a documentary about a retired Israeli general's rescu
Behind 'Splitsville,' the year’s funniest relationship comedy

Behind 'Splitsville,' the year’s funniest relationship comedy

There’s only so much directing you can do when you send your lead actor, who is holding several bags of goldfish, in water, on a roller coaster with a 35 mm camera strapped to the front. You just have to trust.