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The Venice Film Festival opens with a Rupert Murdoch film, George Clooney and plenty of geopolitics
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VENICE, Italy (AP) — George Clooney and Danny Boyle are helping kick off the Venice Film Festival in style Wednesday on the Lido. Clooney, a festival mainstay, is receiving a lifetime achievement award, while Boyle is premiering “Ink,” his film about Rupert Murdoch’s acquisition of the British tablo…
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The Venice Film Festival opens Wednesday with Danny Boyle’s “Ink,” a juicy exposé of how British tabloid The Sun propelled Rupert Murdoch’s rise to right-wing media baron, kicking off 11 days of buzzy movies, major stars and an unusually charged political debate on the Lido.
VENICE, Italy (AP) — George Clooney and Danny Boyle are helping kick off the Venice Film Festival in style Wednesday on the Lido. Clooney, a festival mainstay, is receiving a lifetime achievement award, while Boyle is premiering “Ink,” his film about Rupert Murdoch’s acquisition of the British tablo…
George Clooney used a Venice Film Festival appearance on Wednesday to weigh in on artificial intelligence, media ownership and US politics while receiving a lifetime achievement award. Clooney warned Hollywood must adapt to AI and criticised growing billionaire control of major media platforms.
VENICE, Italy (AP) — The 83rd Venice Film Festival kicked off with Hollywood stars arriving on the red carpet and Danny Boyle’s “Ink” opening 11 days of screenings, premieres and awards.
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