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Julia Roberts' 'After the Hunt' stirs #MeToo debate at Venice Film Festival

Julia Roberts' 'After the Hunt' stirs #MeToo debate at Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Julia Roberts and filmmaker Luca Guadagnino faced pointed questions about complicity and undermining the feminist movement at a news conference for “After the Hunt” on Friday at the Venice Film Festival.
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Lights, camera, brands: TIFF fans feel squeezed out as red carpets go corporate

Lights, camera, brands: TIFF fans feel squeezed out as red carpets go corporate

When Sandi Leung visited a Toronto International Film Festival red carpet for the first time in 2015, she realized she could walk up to almost any part of the red carpet and — if she spent a few hours waiting — finagle a selfie with the likes of Eddi
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Hubert Davis skates the lane that the late Charles Officer opened with TIFF-bound 'Youngblood'

Hubert Davis skates the lane that the late Charles Officer opened with TIFF-bound 'Youngblood'

TORONTO — Hubert Davis remembers acclaimed Toronto filmmaker Charles Officer calling him with an idea: to direct a documentary about the experiences of Black players in hockey. “He said, ‘This is really important.
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Photos show highlights from the Venice Film Festival

Photos show highlights from the Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Venice Film Festival is in full swing after kicking off on Wednesday with the world premiere of Paolo Sorrentino’s “La Grazia” and Thursday premieres of new films starring Emma Stone and George Clooney.
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Judge Frank Caprio's death leaves mourners remembering his compassion that drew many online fans

Judge Frank Caprio's death leaves mourners remembering his compassion that drew many online fans

People from all over the world lined up to pay tribute to Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge who found online fame as an empathetic jurist and host of “ Caught in Providence ,” at memorial services beginning Thursday in his home state of Rhode I
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George Clooney rallies and makes glamorous ‘Jay Kelly’ Venice premiere after sinus infection

George Clooney rallies and makes glamorous ‘Jay Kelly’ Venice premiere after sinus infection

VENICE, Italy (AP) — In “Jay Kelly,” George Clooney plays a very George Clooney-esque movie star on a self-reflective journey through Europe.
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For Yorgos Lanthimos, new Emma Stone film ‘Bugonia’ isn’t a dystopia. It’s real

For Yorgos Lanthimos, new Emma Stone film ‘Bugonia’ isn’t a dystopia. It’s real

VENICE, Italy (AP) — In the new Yorgos Lanthimos film “Bugonia,” a disturbed, conspiracy obsessed man kidnaps the head of a pharmaceutical company and tortures her in an attempt to save humanity.
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Doja Cat, Post Malone and Tate McRae will perform at MTV VMAs. Here's what to know about the show

Doja Cat, Post Malone and Tate McRae will perform at MTV VMAs. Here's what to know about the show

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pop singers Conan Gray and Tate McRae will each make their performance debut on the MTV Video Music Awards stage next month, the VMAs announced Tuesday.
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Music Review: Hayley Williams' fierce 'Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party' is her best solo work

Music Review: Hayley Williams' fierce 'Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party' is her best solo work

“Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party" is the Hayley Williams album listeners have been waiting for — whether they realize it or not.
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Director warns that the Van Gogh Museum may close if the Dutch government doesn't help fund repairs

Director warns that the Van Gogh Museum may close if the Dutch government doesn't help fund repairs

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Amsterdam museum that displays a priceless collection of works by one of the world's most popular artists, Vincent van Gogh, may have to close if the Dutch government doesn't help foot the bill for major repairs to i
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