35 h. ago Dwayne Johnson set aside self doubt for The Smashing Machine

After bulking up to portray legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine, Dwayne Johnson is slimming down to play a man who befriends a chicken in his next movie. Following his latest film’s buzzworthy premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Johnson, who has been earning raves as the lead in the upcoming sports […]

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4 d. ago Guillermo del Toro’s very human monster movie earns its buzz

Director who has filmed many films in Toronto, calling relationship with the city ‘a complete marriage,’ was honoured last month with the key to the city by Mayor Olivia Chow

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1 week ago Venice heralds Hitchcock heroine Novak with lifetime achievement award

Venice (AFP) — The Venice Film Festival celebrated Hollywood actress Kim Novak on Monday, bestowing a lifetime achievement award to the reluctant star and platinum blonde heroine of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo”, now 92. Novak received a standing ovation and extended applause when handed her Golden Lion award from Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, ahead of […]

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2 w. ago Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ premieres at Venice with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi

VENICE, Italy — Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi arrived at the Venice Film Festival Saturday for the world premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” the kickoff to what’s expected to be the film’s major awards season push. The audience gave it a 13-minute standing ovation, one of the most enthusastic of the 82nd edition of […]

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2 w. ago Le «Frankenstein» de Guillermo Del Toro sera présenté au Festival du nouveau cinéma en octobre

Le Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) a dévoilé jeudi quelques-uns des titres qui feront partie de la programmation de sa 54e édition

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2 w. ago Venice Film Festival kicks off with Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘La Grazia’ and questions about Gaza

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Venice Film Festival is kicking off with the world premiere of Paolo Sorrentino’s “La Grazia” on Wednesday. The 82nd edition of the glamourous international film festival is playing host to many Hollywood stars, including George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Dwayne Johnson, and famed auteurs, from Guillermo del Toro to Kathryn […]

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