According to Deadline, the psychological thriller Bunker, directed by Florian Zeller and starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, earned a 16-minute ovation after its debut screening at the Venice Film Festival. The project stands among 21 films competing for the festival’s top honor, the Golden Lion, with the winner scheduled to be announced on Saturday, … Read more
Robert Pattinson stars as television host Chris Hansen in the new feature film Primetime, directed by Lance Oppenheim, which is inspired by the investigative methods of the 2004–2007 NBC reality show To Catch a Predator. According to coverage by outlets including The Hollywood Reporter and the BBC, the film explores the dark underbelly of staged … Read more
The 83rd Venice Film Festival opened on Wednesday evening with a noticeable absence of major Hollywood studio releases, a trend that festival director Alberto Barbera attributes to a deepening crisis within the American film industry. According to Barbera, major studios are producing fewer films with escalating budgets, leaving executives struggling to balance massive blockbusters against … Read more