‘Queer Edward II’ Review: Footage of the Making of Derek Jarman’s ‘Edward II’ Finally Sees the Dark of Cinema in a Wondrous Documentary
By Leslie Felperin September 5, 2026 10:14am
How Maggie Gyllenhaal Used Dakota Johnson and Ellen Burstyn to Reimagine Marilyn Monroe at 100 in Venice Short ‘Flesh Impact’
Marilyn Monroe would have turned 100 this year. So when Maggie Gyllenhaal was approached to make a movie about her,…
Teens Seek to Heal Wounds Through Macabre Rituals in Jannis Lenz’s ‘Oasis,’ With Hints of the Influence of Jessica Hausner, Michael Haneke
Three teenagers, unclothed, stand close to one another in a forest, gently caressing the wounds they have inflicted on one…
‘Primetime’ Review: You Might Feel the Need to Shower After Watching Robert Pattinson as ‘To Catch a Predator’ Host Chris Hansen
By David Rooney September 5, 2026 8:05am
‘Primetime’ Review: Robert Pattinson Leads a Dazzling Cast in a Lurid Horror-Movie Portrait of a ‘Predator’-Hunter’s Predatory Instinct
“Can you get tighter in on him?” Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson) demands of the technician editing his latest “To Catch…
Al Pacino Sends Video Message to Venice After Missing Press Conference for ‘Father Joe’: ‘I Wish I Was There, I Really Do’
Al Pacino didn’t travel to the Venice Film Festival for the premiere of “Father Joe,” but he sent a video…
Louis Garrel Jokes About ‘Moretti Method’ Acting at Press Conference for Nanni Moretti’s ‘It Will Happen Tonight’
Veteran auteur Nanni Moretti – who has had nine movies in competition at Cannes — is back in Venice after…
Robert Pattinson Wants Chris Hansen to Like ‘Primetime’ Despite His Criticisms: ‘I Hope the Inspiration His Character Has Given Is Some Kind of Compliment’
Robert Pattinson wants Chris Hansen to like “Primetime,” a tense thriller about the television journalist and “To Catch a Predator”…
Marion Cotillard Praises Venice Biennale College Cinema Workshop: ‘Not all Films Are Destined to Draw Millions of Viewers and Turn a Profit’
Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”) is at the Venice Film Festival in a new guise, as tutor of…