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The Voice of Hind Rajab should have won Venice’s top prize. But the result wasn’t a cop-out

Many felt Kaouther Ben Hania’s Gaza docufiction was robbed when Jim Jarmusch’s latest took the top prize. Yet accusations of moral cowardice on the part of the jury are naive and unfair

There are stan…

3 months ago

Alfred Hitchcock bombshell Kim Novak, 92, reveals her mother tried to abort her pregnancy with knitting needles and 'suffocate her with a pillow' as tell-all documentary details her poverty-stricken upbringing

The film, which premiered last night in advance of the 92-year-old actress getting a lifetime achievement Golden Lion today, tells of her upbringing in Depression-era Chicago.

4 months ago

The starvation of Gaza is shameful. Crippling sanctions on Israel are needed | Letters

Thirty-one Israeli signatories express their shame, rage and agony over the plight of Palestinians and call for action from the international community

We, Israelis dedicated to a peaceful future for …

Smart, sharp and nonstop dance: how Twyla Tharp is bossing the Venice Dance Biennale in her 80s

Tharp picked up a Golden Lion award for her experimental and accessible choreography, while Carolina Bianchi won a Silver Lion for her fearless exploration of sexual assault

‘Do you know how much I co…

6 months ago

The Life of Chuck review – unmoving Stephen King schmaltz

Tom Hiddleston plays a man who might be the centre of the universe in a film of often effective parts that never really come together

As prestigious as it might sound to win the Palme d’Or at Cannes o…

9 months ago

Embrace of Indigenous artists reaches London thanks to influence of Venice Biennale

Curators and artists say this is a time of overdue recognition but others are cautious about the longevity of the moment

At last year’s Venice Biennale, the pavilions were packed with Indigenous art f…

10 months ago

Hard Truths review – Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s blistering performance is the angry heart of Mike Leigh’s drama

Playing a raging but inwardly terrified housewife, the actor and a fine supporting case are the intense focus of a story that cries out for closure

Anyone who has ever heard the director Mike Leigh in…

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