Hollywood skips Venice, but Clooney, Oasis and Musk bring the star power
PARIS, Sept 1 — The Venice Film Festival kicks off Wednesday with few Hollywood productions but plenty of indie ge...
The Venice Film Festival, one of the world's most glamorous film events, opened on September 1st with a lineup that promises to attract significant attention. Despite the absence of Hollywood productions, the festival boasts an impressive array of indie gems, heavy-hitting documentaries, and A-listers. The festival, running until September 12th, kicks off with director Danny Boyle's latest film, Ink, which delves into the rise of Murdoch, the 95-year-old owner of Fox News and the Fox Corporation.
Murdoch, who has been the subject of recent biographies and HBO's hit series Succession, is portrayed as a media mogul who made his mark in the UK with The Sun tabloid.
Meanwhile, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney turns his lens on the world's richest man, Elon Musk. Gibney, known for his previous films on US military abuse and corruption, has produced a nearly four-hour documentary titled Musk. The film aims to shed light on Musk's life and actions, much to the chagrin of the tech mogul, who criticized Gibney's work on X.
Robert Pattinson, a big name in Hollywood, will star in Lance Oppenheim's Primetime, based on the true story of To Catch a Predator, an American TV show that aimed to expose paedophiles. Pattinson will portray Chris Hansen, the host of the show. Hollywood's biggest star, George Clooney, will receive a lifetime achievement Golden Lion award alongside Ellen Burstyn for their contributions to cinema.
The exclusion of major Hollywood studios and streamers like Netflix and Amazon from this year's edition has left more room for the strong independently produced movies on the festival's agenda. These include Wild Horse Nine, a dark comedy starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell, Casey Affleck's Company, and Werner Herzog's Bucking Fastard, which features Mara sisters Kate and Rooney Mara.
In addition to the main competition, two acclaimed filmmakers from Asia, Japan's Hirokazu Koreeda and South Korea's Lee Chang-dong, present their latest works, Look Back and Possible Love. The festival also features the Oasis rock 'n' roll brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, who will promote their sold-out comeback tour documentary, Don't Look Back in Anger, on the Lido.
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