The ‘pre-opening’ of Venice 83 with Giuseppi’s mother-in-law and the risk of West Nile virus at the Netflix party. The account of our gatecrasher at the Lido with his mosquito repellent spray

The Film Festival opens tonight and editor-in-chief Barbera has given the right response to the pro-Palestinian appeal calling on the festival to take a stand: screening four films on the Palestinian issue is the most appropriate gesture

Matt Johnson’s film review, featuring Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas, Emilia Jones and Leo Woodhall

A review of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s film, starring Haruka Ayase, Daigo Yamamoto and Kuwaki Rim

A review of Ridley Scott’s film, starring Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin and Margaret Qualley

All the guises of a serious actor. From Dr Frank-n-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to Pennywise, from "Hair" to Monty Python: the British actor has turned artifice into an art form. Back when the primacy of style over content was not yet seen as a criticism

In the new film by the director of "Alien" and "Blade Runner", the apocalypse becomes a mirror of the present: amid a pandemic, the struggle for survival and the need for community, with a glimpse of the American future reimagined amidst the Dolomites and Cinecittà. In cinemas from 26 August

From the McCallisters’ home in “Home Alone” to Heath Ledger’s Joker in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight”, here are the countless guises of a city shaped by decades of American cinematic imagination