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Reporting on the most famous and fashionable, and the films, at the annual Venice Film Festival
Lee Byung-hun in a still from No Other Choice.
Asian cinema: Korean films

No Other Choice? Why Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun made a comedy

Park Chan-wook’s film reunites the director with Lee Byung-hun after more than 20 years for a darkly funny tale with social commentary.

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Women and gender

Xin Zhilei wins best actress at Venice Film Festival

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Profile | Xin Zhilei, Venice Film Festival best actress, from poverty to Donnie Yen protégé

Asian cinema: Chinese films

How Shu Qi drew on her painful childhood for Girl, her directorial debut

The Taiwanese actress-turned-director, whose Girl played at the Venice Film Festival, says the script contains ‘70 per cent of my own self’.

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Chinese actress turned director Shu Qi attends the 82nd International Venice Film Festival, where her directorial debut Girl played in competition, on September 4, 2025. Photo: AFP
American cinema

10 of the best movies from the 2025 Venice Film Festival

You won’t find the Golden Lion winner on this list, which includes harrowing Palestinian drama The Voice of Hind Rajab and British film Ish.

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Asian cinema: Chinese films

Profile | How Chinese star Xin Zhilei, best actress winner at Venice, rose to the top

Xin Zhilei discusses her acting journey, her historic win for The Sun Rises on Us All and what it was like working with Wong Kar-wai.

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Asian cinema: Chinese films

China’s Xin Zhilei creates history with Venice Film Festival best actress gong

Award for role in The Sun Rises on Us All makes 39-year-old the first Chinese woman to win the honour in 14 years.

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Xin Zhilei poses with her award at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Israel-Gaza war

US indie film beats out Gaza war docudrama for Venice top prize

Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ took home the Golden Lion, while ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ took second place.

European cinema

Review | Silent Friend: Tony Leung Chiu-wai appears in his first European film

The Hong Kong star of In the Mood for Love and Lust, Caution plays a scientist in one section of Ildiko Enyedi’s three-part botanical film.

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Asian cinema: Chinese films

Review | The Sun Rises on Us All: Cai Shangjun returns with sombre drama

Xin Zhilei and Zhang Songwen star in director Cai Shangjun’s film whose themes of sacrifice and guilt have a powerful impact.

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Xin Zhilei (left) and Zhang Songwen in a still from The Sun Rises on Us All, directed by Cai Shangjun.
Celebrity style

8 stand-out looks from the Venice Film Festival red carpet

Shu Qi, who just made her directorial debut, graced the red carpet in Gaurav Gupta, while Emily Blunt wore a Tamara Ralph gown.

Amanda Seyfried stuns in a Prada gown with a bow, and Tiffany & Co. jewellery. Photo: Reuters
Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | Scarlet: Mamoru Hosoda’s Hamlet-inspired anime set to divide viewers

Fans of Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda’s earlier works are likely to appreciate this animated fable, but others may find it a bit of a trial.

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Asian cinema: Chinese films

Review | Girl: Shu Qi makes promising directing debut with family drama

First-time director Shu Qi helms this story about a withdrawn Taiwanese girl dealing with the return of her mother’s violent ex-boyfriend.

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Celebrity style

Male actors who stunned at the Venice Film Festival, from Jude Law to The Rock

Jude Law looked classy in a Brunello Cucinelli suit, while Callum Turner donned a crisp white suit by Louis Vuitton.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at the Venice Film Festival. He stars in The Smashing Machine. Photo: DPA
Asian cinema

Review | Human Resource: Thai director’s bleak meditation on corporate culture

Happy Old Year director Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit’s portrait of modern-day white-collar work in Bangkok gives pause for thought.

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A still from Human Resource
Cinema

10 films to watch this fall: Anemone, Nuremberg and a Springsteen biopic

Jeremy Allen White plays Bruce Springsteen in his upcoming biopic while Scarlett Johansson makes her directorial debut with Eleanor the Great.

Celebrity style

13 looks that turned heads during the Venice Film Festival

Julia Roberts debuted one of Dario Vitale’s first pieces for Versace while Cate Blanchett stunned in a familiar Armani Privé gown.

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Asian cinema: Korean films

Review | No Other Choice: Park Chan-wook takes on corporate culture in dark comedy

Lee Byung-hun stars in this Korean black comedy as a family man who is laid off after 25 years and goes on a desperate quest for a job.

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Lee Byung-hun as a desperate jobseeker in a still from No Other Choice, directed by Park Chan-wook. Son Ye-jin and Park Hee-soon co-star.
Vladimir Putin

Jude Law became ‘obsessive’ Putin watcher for role as Russian leader

British actor Jude Law debuts portrayal of Russia’s president in ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’ at the Venice Film Festival.

Los Angeles protests

Thousands protest against Israeli siege of Gaza near Venice Film Festival

Demonstrators said the film industry should use its public platform at Venice to focus attention on the war in Gaza.

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American cinema

Review | Frankenstein: Guillermo del Toro’s magnificent take on Gothic classic

Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi and Christoph Waltz star in this incredible take on Mary Shelley’s 1818 Gothic masterpiece.

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Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein in a still from Frankenstein. Photo: Ken Woroner/Netflix
American cinema

Review | After the Hunt: Julia Roberts is a professor in muddled sexual assault drama

While Julia Roberts shines in After the Hunt, which explores the chaos of a sexual assault case, the real crux of the story remains unclear.

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Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield in a still from After the Hunt, directed by Luca Guadagnino. Ayo Edebiri co-stars. Photo: Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios
Fame and celebrity

Meet Romanian model and actress Mădălina Ghenea, who dated Gerard Butler

Stunning model turned actress and mother Mădălina Ghenea has dated a string of high profile men – most recently handsome Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov – here’s what else you need to know

Fame and celebrity

Meet Harris Dickinson, who stars with Nicole Kidman in new film Babygirl

Unlike other up-and-coming British actors, Dickinson didn’t attend fancy schools; he says that’s made it hard to get roles, though he’s built a ‘pleasingly weird CV’ – he’s also dated Gray since school

Profile

How director Jia Zhangke captures China’s rise in his gritty films

Jia used footage filmed over 20 years – as well as unused footage from previous movies – to create his latest work, an ode to China’s rapid development.

Jia Zhangke, a Chinese film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor and writer. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Asian cinema

2024 or 1984? Films from Singapore and Japan tackle surveillance

Stranger Eyes, Happyend and 2073 take a worrying look at surveillance in Singapore, Japan and a Chairperson Trump-led future, respectively.

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A still from Happyend.
Fame and celebrity

Who is Antonio Banderas’ girlfriend Nicole Kimpel, who’s 21 years his junior?

Antonio Banderas, 64, and his girlfriend of 10 years Nicole Kimpel, 43, just got all glammed up for the Venice Amfar gala.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Drew Starkey, who shares intimate scenes with Daniel Craig in Queer

The 30-year-old actor, ‘internet’s boyfriend’ and Loewe front-row fave just attended the Queer premiere with co-star Daniel Craig in Venice.

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