The new film in competition at Venice brings to mind the 1977 clash with Monicelli: the young man who wanted to change cinema has become the revered master, regardless of his films – a director of ‘cinéma de papa’. What doesn’t work in “Succederà questa notte”

The red carpet in Venice becomes a lesson in the history of clothing: the 17th-century collar, the Flemish-Spanish and English traditions, Jonathan Anderson and an actor who really knows his way round costumes

John Malkovich, alongside Sam Rockwell, grapples with the stress of a highly murky past in Martin McDonagh’s "Wild Horse Nine". But the second standout figure, so far, at this year’s Venice Film Festival is media magnate Rupert Murdoch in Danny Boyle’s "Ink".

A review of Yeon Sang-ho’s film, starring Gong Yoo, Kim Su-an, Yun Yu-mi, Ma Dong Seok and Choi Woo-shik

A review of the film by Dave Green, starring Will Forte, Lana Condon, John Cena, Luis Guzman and Tone Bell

Stellar accolades for Maestro Herzog: the crowd is all for the showgirl’s “project that is very close to my heart”, amidst a fanciful thesis, a half-finished film, and an unlikely screening with no darkness in the auditorium

With smiles all round and a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, George Clooney officially kicks off the reunion of strangers in the lagoon. The account of our gatecrasher at the Lido, armed with mosquito repellent  

Martin McDonagh’s new film is a masterpiece of screenwriting, entertainment and comic audacity. Meanwhile, at the Venice Film Festival, the German director is presenting “Bucking Fastards”, the story of twin sisters who speak in unison. Fortunately for us, there are still some people who haven’t lost their edge

Clooney received an award and applause (even from ‘woke’ audience members) for Danny Boyle, who presented a film about the world of print newspapers, featuring shots of printing presses and bundles of newspapers being delivered to newsagents early in the morning: it has everything it takes to bring a tear to the eye of the nostalgic.