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standard.co.uk - Casey Cooper-Fiske - Susan Sarandon says she has lost film roles due to support for Palestine
Susan Sarandon says she has lost film roles due to support for Palestine
Evening Standard

Thelma And Louise actress Susan Sarandon has said she has lost film roles due to her support for Palestine. The 79-year-old said that while she thinks “the narrative has completely changed in terms of the historical relevance of Palestine…

theguardian.com - Philip Oltermann - Cult of male genius holding female film-makers back, says Woman Unknown director
Cult of male genius holding female film-makers back, says Woman Unknown director
The Guardian

The enduring cult of male genius is keeping down female film-makers, one of the only two female directors in the running for the top prize at this year's Venice film festival has warned. “I've never ever read an article where a female…

mirror.co.uk - Mark Jefferies - Liam Gallagher's incredible life advice for young Oasis fans in new film
Liam Gallagher's incredible life advice for young Oasis fans in new film
Daily Mirror

The new Oasis film gives fans a real insight in Liam Gallagher 's mind in a way they have never seen before - giving his verdict on dancing, drinking and even going to bed early. The 53-year-old is always highly entertaining on social media…

mirror.co.uk - Mark Jefferies - Noel Gallagher in tears as Oasis film receives standing ovation at premiere
Noel Gallagher in tears as Oasis film receives standing ovation at premiere
Daily Mirror

Noel Gallagher was overcome with emotion as the new Oasis film received an incredible eight minute standing ovation at its world premiere. The guitarist and songwriter was earlier laughing and joking on the red carpet for Disney+'s Don't Look Back…

bbc.co.uk - Seb Cheer - Neurodivergence and 'northern grit' inspire Yorkshire short film
Neurodivergence and 'northern grit' inspire Yorkshire short film
BBC

A York-based writer and director who was diagnosed with autism and ADHD last year at the age of 43 says he hopes a new horror mockumentary he is creating will let people like him 'see themselves in the characters and get inspiration'. Jay Sillence…

mirror.co.uk - Mark Jefferies - Oasis film's most jaw-dropping moments - whirlwind rehearsals and backstage fear
Oasis film's most jaw-dropping moments - whirlwind rehearsals and backstage fear
Daily Mirror

The Oasis film Don't Look Back In Anger is out in cinemas this week - and it's definitely not one to miss, according to the Mirror's Mark Jefferies. But if you can't wait until then, here are six of the most shocking moments from the documentary…

straitstimes.com - Venice Film Festival turns gaze on war reporters, media industry
Venice Film Festival turns gaze on war reporters, media industry
The Straits Times

VENICE - An apartment building has just collapsed in an Israeli airstrike, hundreds are likely dead, and a cameraman runs towards the smoke and rubble in the opening scene of the Gaza documentary Citizen Osama. Palestinian director Ahmed Hassouna's…

vulture.com - Bilge Ebiri - Could This Be the Best Film at Venice This Year?
Could This Be the Best Film at Venice This Year?
Vulture

In Possible Love, a Korean master delivers his most powerful (and political) film. Possible Love, t he great Korean director Lee Chang-dong's first feature since 2019's widely acclaimed Burning, apparently began life as an homage to Krzysztof…

rollingstone.com - David Fear - 22 Most Anticipated Movies at Toronto International Film Festival 2026
22 Most Anticipated Movies at Toronto International Film Festival 2026
Rolling Stone

When the inevitable alien invasion of Earth happens — you know it will, people! — our cosmic overlords will not look like little, bug-eyed green men. They will apparently resemble a 1950s biker gang modeled after Marlon Brando from…

mentalfloss.com - Logan DeLoye - Morgan Freeman's Favorite (and Least Favorite) Morgan Freeman Films
Morgan Freeman's Favorite (and Least Favorite) Morgan Freeman Films
Mental Floss

Morgan Freeman is a household name admired by generations of fans. He's an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award winner. He's played God, a tech mastermind, a pimp, a gym veteran, a detective, a chauffeur to Miss Daisy, and…

thelocal.de - AFP - German director Wenders clarifies views on film and politics
German director Wenders clarifies views on film and politics
The Local Germany

Speaking in Venice, where he is presenting a new film about Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, the 'Paris, Texas' director said he had been misunderstood. While serving as the head of the jury at the Berlin film festival in February, Wenders told…

variety.com - Guy Lodge - 'Agata the Writer' Review: Mia Wasikowska Plays an Author Adrift and Short of Ideas, in a Sly, Witty Film With Plenty
'Agata the Writer' Review: Mia Wasikowska Plays an Author Adrift and Short of Ideas, in a Sly, Witty Film With Plenty
Variety

As anyone who has made a great-author biopic (or even watched one, for that matter) can tell you, writing is among the hardest professions to make cinematic. The slow churn of ideas, the second-guessing and self-editing, and even those rare…

hollywoodreporter.com - Patrick Brzeski - Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' Emerges as Venice Film Festival Sensation
Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' Emerges as Venice Film Festival Sensation
The Hollywood Reporter

One night after Liam and Noel Gallagher conquered Venice with rockstar swagger and 90s nostalgia, Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong swiftly restored the atmosphere at the world's oldest film festival to its usual, ideal tenor — feverish…

screenrant.com - Zoe Miskelly - Netflix's Newest Most-Viewed Movie Breaks A Surreal Film Record
Netflix's Newest Most-Viewed Movie Breaks A Surreal Film Record
ScreenRant

Netflix 's newest most-viewed movie in the platform's charts has set an unusual record for the streaming service that is likely to not be replicated for quite some time. While Netflix is best known for its wide array of movie and show offerings…

smh.com.au - Stephanie Bunbury - Hidden cameras, no script: Film goes inside the Oasis split
Hidden cameras, no script: Film goes inside the Oasis split
The Sydney Morning Herald

“I wasn't prepared for the outpouring of joy and tears, and the sense of what it meant to people,” says Noel Gallagher. He is interviewed somewhere in the middle of the mighty Oasis reunion tour of 2025, chronicled in a new…

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