Werner Herzog Goes on a Pachyderm Quest
In films like Grizzly Man, Aguirre, the Wrath of God and Fitzcarraldo, Werner Herzog has been drawn to…
A Dour, Well-Acted Chinese drama
The weight of the past comes crashing down on a pair of ex-lovers in Chinese director Cai Shangjun’s…
Venice Film Festival 2025 Golden Lion: Father Mother Sister Brother
The undeniably robust 82nd edition of the Venice International Film Festival has come to a triumphant finish. Heading…
Julian Schnabel’s ‘In the Hand of Dante’ Gets Embraced in Venice
Julian Schnabel‘s long-gestating offbeat period drama In the Hand of Dante has finally met an audience. The Oscar…
Kathryn Bigelow Nuclear Threat Thriller
Eight years since her last feature, Kathryn Bigelow returns with an unrelenting chokehold thriller so controlled, kinetic and…
George MacKay in Eerie Time-Travel Drama
A ghostly story that’s not exactly a ghost story, Rose of Nevada is a typically imaginative film from…
Mads Mikkelsen in Absurdist Black Comedy
Mads Mikkelsen brings a deadpan look and a great deal of grace to his role as a psychologically…
Werner Herzog Doc ‘Ghost Elephants’ Sells to National Geographic
National Geographic Documentary Films has acquired the world streaming rights to Werner Herzog‘s new feature-length documentary Ghost Elephants,…
George Clooney Fights Infection to Make ‘Jay Kelly’ Red Carpet
Venice welcomed back festival frequent flyers George Clooney and Noah Baumbach on Thursday night, giving Baumbach’s Jay Kelly…
George Clooney Adjusts Venice Schedule as He’s Feeling Under the Weather
One of the world’s biggest movie stars is feeling under the weather on the eve of his Venice…