Venice Festival

Star Power and Legacy Shine at Venice: "The Rock" and Kim Novak Share Spotlight

This is Beirut, 01/09 14:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was set to thunder into the Venice Film Festival on Monday, with the wrestler-actor appearing in a tailor-made role in Benny Safdie's latest movie The Smashing Machine. The 53-year-old will be the star attraction at one of Europe's most prestigious film festivals, which promotes independent arthouse movies alongside a ...

Park Chan-Wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ Unveiled at Venice: A Dark Look at Capitalism”

This is Beirut, 29/08 20:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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It took 20 years for South Korean director Park Chan-wook to return to the Venice Film Festival and the same length of time for the veteran cineaste to make his latest film. The director of Old Boy, which thrust him into the international spotlight in 2004 after winning the Grand Prix at Cannes, will premiere his latest feature, No Other Choice ...

Werner Herzog Honored with Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice Film Festival

This is Beirut, 28/08 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Film Venice Festival Werner Herzog Special Award Italy Culture

Globetrotting filmmaker Werner Herzog, an eclectic risk-taker whose monumental works often explore humankind's conflict with nature, was honored with a special award on Wednesday at the Venice Film Festival. The 82-year-old arthouse giant, who helped launch New German Cinema in the 1960s, received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement ahead of ...

Hitchcock’s Heroine Honored: Kim Novak Receives Lifetime Award in Venice

This is Beirut, 09/06 15:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hollywood actress Kim Novak, 92, best known for portraying the double life of Alfred Hitchcock's heroine in Vertigo, has been awarded Venice's lifetime achievement award, the film festival said on Monday. Despite a short-lived career, Novak became "a living legend, earning her rightful place in history, with the respect and esteem of the film ...

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