Venice Film Festival: The Brutalist epic close to home for its star Adrien Brody
VENICE — The Brutalist, the epic tale of a Hungarian immigrant who flees the horrors of World War II to rebuild his life in...
Venice Film Festival: George Clooney, Brad Pitt disappointed their new film skips cinemas
VENICE — Hollywood heavyweights George Clooney and Brad Pitt admit they are disappointed their latest comedy Wolfs is not getting a broad cinema release...
Venice Film Festival: White supremacism finds fertile ground in Venice film The Order
VENICE — The Order, a movie about a violent, white supremacist movement in 1980s America is worryingly relevant today and shows the need to...
Venice Film Festival: Nicole Kidman feels ‘exposed and vulnerable’ as sex drama is shown
VENICE — Nicole Kidman brought her erotic drama Babygirl to the Venice Film Festival on Friday, saying she felt exposed and nervous as the...
Venice Film Festival: Angelina Jolie’s voice soars for Maria Callas movie
VENICE — US actress Angelina Jolie had to learn how to sing opera to prepare for playing Maria Callas, one of the greatest sopranos...
From war, better lives with clothes
HOW OFTEN can you own something that is a true historical record, that also represents a desire for peace?
At this year’s MaArte Fair which...
A case for natural diamonds
WHILE lab-grown diamonds are becoming a more budget-friendly alternative to those mined naturally, a jewelry company in the Philippines is making a case for...
Style (09/02/24)
AS CONSUMERS have become increasingly conscious of their impact on the environment, home-grown Filipino shoe brand, Triloueva, offers trendy and comfortable footwear crafted from materials like vegan leather, locally sourced fabric, and wooden heels.
Oasis tickets sell out after technical problems frustrate fans
LONDON — Tickets for next year’s Oasis reunion tour sold out by Saturday evening though fans eager to see the band play live for...
Japan, Thailand, and South Korea rank as Filipinos’ most revisited countries
Japan, Thailand, and South Korea are the ‘ultimate hotspots’ for returning Filipino visitors, a digital travel platform said.
According to Mike Hwang, Agoda Country Director...
Future of cinema clouded by uncertainty, Venice jury chief Huppert says
VENICE — Cinema has been weakened in recent years and its survival cannot be taken for granted, French actress Isabelle Huppert said on Wednesday...
A rose by any other name
By Noel Vera
LAV DIAZ’S Phantosmia — which will premiere at the 2024 Venice Film Festival — turns on the simple conceit that a man who has experienced trauma will carry a trace of that trauma for the rest of his life, sometimes in the form of a smell.