Chris Pratt leads celebrity reactions to ‘senseless’ Charlie Kirk shooting
Killing of the Turning Point USA founder has been dubbed an ‘appalling assault on free speech’, with president Donald Trump calling it a ‘dark moment for America’
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James McAvoy reportedly assaulted in Toronto bar
Actor promoting his directorial debut California Schemin’ at the city’s film festival is reported to have been punched by another drinkerThe actor James McAvoy was assaulted in a bar in Toronto, it has been reported.According to People magazine, McAvoy…
Actors and directors pledge not to work with Israeli film groups ‘implicated in genocide’
Exclusive: Thousands of film workers join new boycott initiative criticized by Israeli producers’ group as ‘misguided’Thousands of actors, directors and other film industry professionals have signed a new pledge vowing not to work with Israeli film ins…
West Point cancels ceremony to honor Tom Hanks as ‘outstanding US citizen’
Little known about decision, although Hanks, who has advocated for military memorials, also voted for BidenIn Forrest Gump, the title character, played by Tom Hanks, receives the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Lyndon B Johnson.In real life…
Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother, starring Cate Blanchett, surprise winner of Venice Golden Lion
The Voice of Hind Rajab, a harrowing account of a Palestinian child’s death in Gaza, won the runner-up Silver LionUS indie director Jim Jarmusch unexpectedly won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice film festival on Saturday with Father Mother Sister …
‘Humanity is facing a reckoning’: Venice shrugs off the glamour to take aim at politics
Stars waved as usual from the city’s water taxis, but there was a repeated focus on films that help audiences interpret a chaotic worldFor most of its 82 years, Venice has been perceived as the world’s most glamorous film festival. This year was no exc…
‘Humanity is facing a reckoning’: Venice shrugs off the glamour to take aim at politics
Stars waved as usual from the city’s water taxis, but there was a repeated focus on films that help audiences interpret a chaotic worldFor most of its 82 years, Venice has been perceived as the world’s most glamorous film festival. This year was no exc…
‘Humanity is facing a reckoning’: Venice shrugs off the glamour to take aim at politics
Stars waved as usual from the city’s water taxis, but there was a repeated focus on films that help audiences interpret a chaotic worldFor most of its 82 years, Venice has been perceived as the world’s most glamorous film festival. This year was no exc…
‘Humanity is facing a reckoning’: Venice shrugs off the glamour to take aim at politics
Stars waved as usual from the city’s water taxis, but there was a repeated focus on films that help audiences interpret a chaotic worldFor most of its 82 years, Venice has been perceived as the world’s most glamorous film festival. This year was no exc…
Darth Vader’s lightsaber among movie props up for auction in Los Angeles
Weapon valued up to $3m and items from movies including Alien and Armageddon for sale in three-day online auctionIconic movie props from a galaxy far, far away, and from a search for the Holy Grail much closer to home, are for sale in a blockbuster auc…