US EditionGeorge Clooney’s Italian Job: Memorable Moments From the Venice Film Festival and Beyond
At the Venice Film Festival, Julia Roberts expresses concerns about Hollywood's direction amid ongoing industry challenges and highlights the festival's role as a launchpad for Oscar contenders.
- On Friday, Julia Roberts will make her Venice debut in Luca Guadagnino's `After the Hunt` as the Venice Film Festival rolls out the red carpet on the Lido, featuring premieres with George Clooney.
- The festival's lineup includes acclaimed directors Werner Herzog, Jim Jarmusch, Kathryn Bigelow, Gus Van Sant and Park Chan-wook, while Alexander Payne will head the jury for 21 contenders in the main competition.
- Among the programmed titles is Kaouther Ben Hania's `The Voice of Hind Rajab`, recounting the death of a six-year-old Palestinian girl killed in January 2024 and using Hind's real emergency audio, plus `The Wizard of the Kremlin` featuring Vladimir Putin.
- Venice often acts as a launchpad to Oscar success, and Alexander Payne will chair the jury awarding the Golden Lion on September 6 to one of 21 main-competition films.
- A cavalcade of cinema A-listers will arrive by water taxi beginning Wednesday, drawing hundreds of fans to the Lido, while George and Amal Clooney's appearance at the DVF Awards added star power amid the actors strike.
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George Clooney’s Italian job: Memorable moments from the Venice Film Festival and beyond
No Hollywood star seems as intrinsically tied to Venice as George Clooney.Twenty-seven years ago he attended his first Venice Film Festival with the instant classic “Out of Sight”; 20 years ago, it’s where he debuted his sophomore film, “Good Night, and Good Luck,” which earned him his first best director nomination; and 11 years ago, it’s where he exchanged vows with then Amal Alamuddin, at the Aman Venice, a five-star hotel perched alongside t…
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Venice welcomes Julia Roberts, George Clooney to film festival
The Venice Film Festival kicks off this week, rolling out the red carpet for Julia Roberts and George Clooney in a flurry of worldwide premieres at the glitzy celebration on the sandy Lido.
Julia Roberts became one of the biggest names in Hollywood at the end of the 80s, when after several minor roles she managed to attract the attention of critics and audiences. F
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