“MAESTRO OF THE MOVIES: A TRIBUTE TO JOHN WILLIAMS” September 4, 2026, Hollywood Bowl, CA Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Newman. JOHN WILLIAMS, Special Guest CONCERT PROGRAM Conducted by David Newman Flying Theme from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial * Excerpts…
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Oasis mania hit Venice Film Festival on Saturday night as Liam and Noel Gallagher presented the world premiere of their highly anticipated documentary “Don’t Look Back in Anger.” The rock doc received an eight-minute standing ovation as the once-estranged brothers held hands and raised them triumphantly. The atmosphere in the Palazzo del Cinema was electric […]
As Aesthetica we pride ourselves on offering more than just screenings. Across the festival, an exciting programme of social events offers filmmakers, creatives, industry professionals and audiences the chance to connect, share ideas and shape the future of the industry. […]
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“Primetime,” a thriller starring Robert Pattinson as “To Catch a Predator” host Chris Hansen, made its debut at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday to an enthusiastic seven-minute ovation. Venice went fully in for Pattinson’s immersive performance as Hansen, the “Dateline” journalist and host who sets out to make television history with “To Catch a […]
Venice: One of the few female filmmakers to break out of Bangladesh, Rubaiyat Hossain’s fourth feature resists genre categorizations. But it makes a meal of a creepy urban myth the director heard as a seven-year-old girl involving a now-shuttered elite beauty salon in Dhaka.
Al Pacino didn’t travel to the Venice Film Festival for the premiere of “Father Joe,” but he sent a video message with well wishes to his collaborators on the movie. “I wish I was there with all of you in Venice, which is great and lovely. I’ve had films there. I’ve been there. I’ve experienced […]
Veteran auteur Nanni Moretti – who has had nine movies in competition at Cannes — is back in Venice after 37 years with “It Will Happen Tonight,” a romantic drama toplining French star Louis Garrel and Italian A-lister Jasmine Trinca (“La Storia,” “Supersex”). “Years ago I had coined this slightly stupid phrase that I used to […]
In news that might not surprise anyone, Liam and Noel Gallagher skipped the Venice Film Festival press conference for their upcoming Disney+ documentary “Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger” on Saturday. The two brothers — who reunited last year for their massive “Live ’25” tour after a 15-year feud — arrived on the Lido in […]
Robert Pattinson wants Chris Hansen to like “Primetime,” a tense thriller about the television journalist and “To Catch a Predator” host, which premieres on Saturday afternoon at the Venice Film Festival. The real-life Hansen has been vocal in his skepticism of the movie, which he said he hasn’t seen because he declined to sign a […]
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