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Venice Film Festival

Movie reviews, red carpet fashion, and interviews with the actors, directors and producers premiering at the Venice Film Festival—one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, held annually in Venice, Italy. Read more about Film Festivals.

Letters to the Editor: Remembering Rex Reed

Friends, colleagues and fans share their memories of Rex Reed—the reviews that changed their lives, the letters he sent back, and the man who made a generation of young gay men feel seen. A compilation of tributes to the legendary critic.
By Merin Curotto
An actor in a bright green shirt forcefully holds another man in a striped button-down shirt while police officers in uniform move toward them inside a large building lobby.

Screening at Venice: Gus Van Sant’s ‘Dead Man’s Wire’

Whatever Van Sant’s feelings about this kind of subject matter may have once been, he appears to now translate them through a lens of sheer exhaustion.
By Siddhant Adlakha
An old man in glasses as seen from the side sits next to a woman in a darkened space

Screening at Venice: Mike Figgis’ ‘Megadoc’

This at-times intriguing portrait of Francis Ford Coppola’s creative process is never allowed to probe deeply enough.
By Siddhant Adlakha
A Star Is Born Reviews

‘A Star Is Born’: What Critics Are Saying About Lady Gaga’s Performance

By Brandon Katz
First Man Reviews

What Critics Are Saying About Ryan Gosling’s ‘First Man’

By Brandon Katz

‘Hannah’ Leaves the Great Charlotte Rampling to Do Everything on Her Own

By Rex Reed
The Shape of Water Movie Reviews

What Are Critics Saying About Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’?

By Brandon Katz
A still from Downsizing.

Sci-Fi Satire ‘Downsizing’ Earns Rave Reviews at Venice Film Festival

By Amanda Lien
‘Demon with Bowl’: Psychotropic drugs were all the rage in ancient times. For a hot second this drug called "the demon" was making the rounds, and it was a common site to see mostly nude waiters and nightclubs offering patrons the substance in large fruit bowls. While most feelings of euphoria were the drugs most common side effect, some users reported seeing the nude waiters transform into demons. This sculpture commemorates the disco age of the second century.

5 Things to See During the Venice Film Festival—That Aren’t Movies

By Alanna Martinez
What's more Venetian than this epic view?

5 Places to Eat and Drink During the Venice Film Festival

By Margaret Abrams
George and Amal Clooney before their glamorous wedding in Venice.

5 Luxurious Hotels to Stay at During the Venice Film Festival

By Morgan Halberg
Win Wenders and Jens Harzer on set of Aranjuez.

Wim Wenders: The Attentive Auteur

By Jamie Manelis
Actor Chris Pratt attends the Premiere of the movie The Magnificent Seven following the ceremony awards at the 73rd Venice Film Festival.

The Venice Film Festival in Retrospect

By observerdispatches
Mel Gibson, normal celebrity, at Venice Film Festival for his film Hacksaw Ridge.

Mel Gibson at Venice Film Festival’s ‘Hacksaw Ridge’: ‘Maybe I’m a Megalomanic’

By Jamie Manelis
Dakota Fanning in day versus night

The Best Day-to-Night Looks From the Venice Film Festival

By Dena Silver
James Franco.

James Franco Debuts Steinbeck and Staches in Venice

By Jamie Manelis
Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams attend the 73rd Venice Film Festival.

Venice Film Festival Dispatches: A-List Party Can’t Keep Out Rogue Italian Teens

By Jamie Manelis
Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender arrive to the Venice Film Festival.

Michael Fassbender and Amy Adams Shine at Venice Film Festival

By Jamie Manelis
Laurie Anderson. (Photo: Trevor Reid for Observer)

The Fantastical Story of Laurie Anderson and Lolabelle

By David D'Arcy
Tilda Swinton as Marianne Lane (Photo:

Exclusive: Tilda Swinton Covers AnOther Magazine, But Not as Herself

By Dena Silver
Diane Kruger, Paz Vega, Elizabeth Banks (Photos: Getty Images)

Florals Reign Supreme on the First Day of the Venice Film Festival

By Dena Silver
Anderson and Phoenix.

‘The Master’ Loses Control of Its Flock: Underserved Cast Overacts in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Pretentious Sermon

By Rex Reed
Christopher Barnes (far right) reports from Venice.

Postcards From Abroad: Oldest International Film Festival Stays Afloat in Venice

By Christopher Barnes

Rirkrit Tiravanija Will Launch His Film Career at the Venice Film Festival This Weekend

By Dan Duray
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