Arts & Culture

Cast members Brad Pitt and George Clooney pose during a photocall for the movie “The Wolfs” out of competition, at the 81st Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 1, 2024. VENICE (Reuters) — Hollywood heavyweights George Clooney and Brad Pitt admit they are disappointed their late…

Filmmaker Peter Weir poses with the Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement, at the 81st Venice Film Festival, Venice, Italy, Sept. 2, 2024. VENICE (Reuters) — Peter Weir, the Australian director of “The Truman Show,” “Gallipoli” and “Dead Poets Society,” was …

A participant covered in tomato pulp looks on, as people attend the annual food fight festival “La Tomatina” in Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, Aug. 28, 2024. BUNOL, Spain (Reuters) — The streets of a town in eastern Spain were awash in red on Wednesday as revelers flung overripe tomatoes at each othe…

VENICE (Reuters) — Nicole Kidman brought her erotic drama “Babygirl” to the Venice Film Festival on Friday, saying she felt exposed and nervous as the controlled intimacy of the set gets projected onto the big screen before a global audience. Kidman has made a string of risqué films thr…

A man walks past a mural of Oasis band members Liam and Noel Gallagher by artist Snow Graffiti on the wall of the Coach and Horses pub in Whitefield, near Manchester, Britain, Aug. 31, 2024. LONDON (Reuters) — Tickets for next year’s Oasis reunion tour sold out by Saturday evening though fans…

Cast members Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult pose during a photocall for the movie “The Order,” in competition, at the 81st Venice Film Festival, Venice, Italy, Aug. 31, 2024. VENICE (Reuters) — “The Order,” a movie about a violent, white supremacist movement in 1980s Ame…

Nikki Glaser attends the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 25th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor presented to Kevin Hart in Washington on March 24, 2024. NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian and actor Nikki Glaser has been picked to host the next Golden Globes, adding an edgy voice known for mer…

Angelina Jolie appears at the 77th Tony Awards in New York on June 16, 2024. Jolie brings opera singer Maria Callas to life in “Maria.” VENICE, Italy (AP) — Angelina Jolie has played an evil queen, a war correspondent, a hacker, an international spy and a sociopath and is now adding opera singer to…

This album cover shows “Every Time I Think About You” by The Cactus Blossoms. (AP) — “I’m a big fan of appreciation,” the Cactus Blossoms’ brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum sing on “Keep Walkin,’ ” a cut from their new album. That sounds like the cue for a compliment: “Every Time I Think About Y…

Elvis Presley’s jewelry and pill bottle are displayed ahead of Artifacts of Hollywood & Music sale by GWS Auctions, in New York City, Aug. 26, 2024. NEW YORK (Reuters) — Rare collectibles from the worlds of music and film, including gold rings owned by Elvis Presley and a letter written by Beac…