US EditionEmma Stone and George Clooney Films Dazzle at Venice Film Festival
The 82nd Venice Film Festival showcases premieres including George Clooney's "Jay Kelly" and Emma Stone's "Bugonia," with Netflix entering three films competing for the Golden Lion prize.
- The 82nd Venice Film Festival, taking place in Italy until September 6, showcases the world debuts of Noah Baumbach’s Netflix release Jay Kelly and Yorgos Lanthimos’s Bugonia, both premiering on the festival’s Thursday evening.
- Netflix returned after a year off with three major films competing, including Jay Kelly, which Baumbach described as about a man reflecting on his life’s choices and sacrifices.
- Jay Kelly features George Clooney portraying a well-known actor undergoing a personal quest, with Jesse Plemons and Adam Sandler also starring, while Bugonia centers on Emma Stone as a pharmaceutical CEO who is abducted by two men convinced she is an alien.
- Baumbach described Kelly as a story about a man who reviews his past, considering the decisions, compromises, achievements, and errors throughout his life; the film is set to be released on October 31.
- The festival endures amid protests against Israel's Gaza actions, with debates on films’ cultural impact and the Golden Lion winner often receiving Oscar nominations.
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Hollywood actor George Clooney and his wife Amal appeared at the Venice Film Festival and, in a very glamorous appearance, they were the center of attention. At one point, Clooney "stole" a photographer's camera to take pictures of his fellow actor Adam Sandler. Specifically, the actor and the lawyer paraded on the red carpet before the premiere of Clooney's film, "Jay Kelly". Photo: Reuters Amal was a star in a short, tight purple dress with a …
Emma Stone in the Hunt for a 3rd Oscar as "Bugonia" Opens in Venice, Plus George Clooney Getting a B+ in Noah Baumbach's "Jay Kelly" - Showbiz411
The Venice Film Festival is off and running with two big stars and potential hit movies. Emma Stone has made yet another film with Yorgos Lanthimos. Their “Poor Things” got her her second Oscar, and now “Bugonia” seems to be setting her up for another nomination, if not win. Jesse Plemons co-stars in what is […] The post Emma Stone in the Hunt for a 3rd Oscar as “Bugonia” Opens in Venice, Plus George Clooney Getting a B+ in Noah Baumbach’s “Jay …
Emma Stone is shocked in "Bugonia" and George Clooney comforts in "Jay Kelly": The new films by Giorgos Lanthimos and Noah-Baumbach offer the cinema contrast of the year at the Venice Film Festival.
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