By Canadian Press on September 6th, 2025
The 82nd Venice Film Festival may be over, but the conversations on the films that premiered, the things people said, the clothes they wore, and how it affects the Oscar race are still going. Here’s a rundown of the big moments and takeaways from this year’s edition. What won big at the Venice Film Festival? ... Read More »
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History is on the line at the VMAs. The MTV Video Music Awards return Sunday night with more than trophies at stake: Taylor Swift and BeyoncĂ© are locked in a high-stakes duel to become the most awarded artist in VMAs history. Lady Gaga tops the 2025 the MTV Video Music Award nominations with 12, ending ... Read More »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Penguin” made a splash during Saturday’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards, taking home eight awards for the “Batman” spin-off’s craft and technical work. The show, which is up for outstanding limited or anthology series at next weekend’s main Primetime Emmy Awards, took awards for hairstyling, costumes, prosthetic makeup, visual effects, sound ... Read More »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julie Andrews won her third Emmy Award at age 89, “The Studio” took nine trophies and “The Penguin” took eight Saturday at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Andrews won for best character voice-over performance for her work on Netflix’s “Bridgerton,” her first Emmy since 2005. “The Studio,” the Hollywood satire from ... Read More »
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TORONTO (AP) — For the third time, the knives were out at the Toronto International Film Festival. Rian Johnson on Saturday night premiered the third movie in his whodunit series, “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.” Like the previous two movies, “Knives Out” and “Glass Onion,” Johnson brought a cavalcade of stars to ... Read More »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julianne Nicholson and the craft crew behind “The Penguin” were early winners Saturday night at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Nicholson trumped Oscar winners Jamie Lee Curtis and Olivia Colman to win her first Emmy for best guest actress in a comedy, for playing a character known only as Dance Mom ... Read More »
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TORONTO — Protesters had a brief standoff with police on Toronto International Film Festival’s main strip on Saturday as they demonstrated against the screening of a film centred on a retired Israeli general. A group of activists wearing keffiyehs and waving Palestinian flags gathered around the TIFF sign at King Street and University Avenue, placing ... Read More »
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VENICE, Italy (AP) — After 10 days and dozens of red carpet premieres, the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival came to a close Saturday. While cinema is focused on the qualitative, a quantitative look can tell a story of its own. There are, after all, plenty of fascinating figures — beyond the celebrity ... Read More »
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VENICE, Italy (AP) — The 2025 Venice Film Festival wrapped up with Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother” taking the top prize, edging out higher-profile contenders. The film, starring Adam Driver, Vicky Krieps and Cate Blanchett, is a quietly humorous look at family relationships. ___ For more coverage of the 2025 Venice Film Festival, visit: ... Read More »
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VENICE, Italy (AP) — “Father Mother Sister Brother,” Jim Jarmusch’s quietly humorous relationship triptych, won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival Saturday. The film about the relationships between adult children, and with their parents, stars Adam Driver, Vicky Krieps and Cate Blanchett. It was an upset win over some of the festival’s bigger ... Read More »
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VENICE, Italy (AP) — The 82nd Venice Film Festival is coming to a close with an awards ceremony Saturday that has repeatedly turned to the war in Gaza. The prizes include nods for acting, directing and best picture, called the Golden Lion. Kaouther Ben Hania’s devastating Gaza docudrama “The Voice of Hind Rajab” won the ... Read More »
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