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2026 Venice Film Festival premieres, politics and celebrity buzz

Susan Sarandon says her pro-Palestinian activism continues to cost her film roles despite finding support at international festivals like Venice.
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz spark buzz with a notable departure from the Venice Film Festival.

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Sarandon Says Gaza Stance Costs Her Film Roles — 7hSusan Sarandon says she continues to lose major film opportunities because agencies still tell employers not to hire her due to her pro-Palestinian activism and criticism of Israel, even as public opinion appears to shift. She says she feels welcome internationally and has found support from people like director Andrea Pallaoro, while Venice Festival appearances highlight her ongoing conflict with Hollywood’s power structure.

Dana Whitfield Whether you agree with her politics or not, blacklisting actors over their opinions is a bad look for an industry that claims to champion free expression.

Danny Boyle's Murdoch drama joins migration themes at Venice Festival — 1dAt the Venice Film Festival, Italian cinema is highlighted with Paolo Genovesi’s Sei mai stata sulla luna? filmed in Milan and Apulia and focusing on inheritance and community, alongside Danny Boyle’s Ink, which reimagines the Murdoch-era press as a Frankenstein-like force and Paul Schrader’s introspective meditation on guilt and memory. Valeria Golino promotes Nessun dolore and Serpenti, arguing cinema can address harsh realities like domestic violence and migration while Gianni Amelio calls for unified European migration policy and a hopeful, morally probing ending in Nessun dolore.

Dana Whitfield Boyle calling Murdoch's press a Frankenstein monster is a bold framing, curious to see if Ink backs it up with nuance or just spectacle.

Venice Film Festival reportedly cancels jury press conference — Aug 29, 2026The Venice Film Festival opens with a star‑studded lineup and features Alex Gibney’s near four‑hour documentary on Elon Musk, a project Musk has criticized as a potential hit piece. In a rare move, the festival has scrapped its traditional jury press conference due to a scheduling conflict, while the jury is led by Maggie Gyllenhaal amid ongoing debates about politics at major festivals.

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Priscilla Presley Defends Relationship With Elvis Presley at 14Reporting — Sep 5, 2023Priscilla Presley, ex-wife of late singing legend Elvis Presley, defended their romance when he was 24 years old and she was 14. During a press conference at the Venice Film Festival on Monday for the upcoming biopic…

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