VENICE, Italy — Russian director Aleksander Sokurov's "Faust," a new take on the German legend about the quest for knowledge at all cost, won th...

VENICE, Italy -- Abel Ferrara made his new film "4:44 Last Day on Earth" to serve as a wake-up call to humanity over impending ecological disasters. ...

Andrea Arnold switches out the modern urban grit of her last indie darling "Red Road" for the classic rural grit of what's sure to be her next indie d...

Todd Solondz's "Dark Horse" is his most warmhearted film yet: But its lack of bitterness may be its greatest failing. Starring Selma Blair and Jor...

"Right here, right now, it's the film to beat at this year's festival." Xan Brooks of the Guardian has spoken, and we're inclined to nod violently in ...

UPDATE: Scroll down for a first clip from "Shame." If two critically lauded films make a director "rising," then rising director Steve McQueen prem...

This week, the honoring of film and music ate the press. We began at the VMAs, where Katy Perry wore a cube on her head, and closed out with the glamo...

As the first reviews materialize out of Venice, "Contagion" is looking to be what we all expected/hoped -- a satisfying blockbuster directed by Steven...

Handsome men are to be avoided. That's the topic at hand in a new clip from Whit Stillman's latest film, "Damsels in Distress," which is set to cl...

Next in our line of Venice Film Fest movies scored by the critics: "A Dangerous Method," the Freud/Jung period drama directed by once-slashery David C...

It's Day 2 at Venice, and we're continuing our review recaps of the big talkers at the festival. Next up is Roman Polanski's "Carnage," based on a pla...

"I didn't know what to do with this passion, these feelings I had -- for Oscar Wilde." These are the words of none other than Al Pacino, the direct...

Now, we don't mean to gush, but how beautiful did Diane Kruger look on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival last night? Answer: very. The ...

"The Ides of March" had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival today, and the reviews started trickling out from Italy early this morning. The...

VENICE, Italy — Associated Press George Clooney's "The Ides of March" opens a star-studded Venice Film Festival that promises appearances by two ...

Monday, August 29 Lil Wayne's follow-up to 2008's well-received Tha Carter IV dropped Monday morning at midnight. Drake gave it big push Sunday nig...

Sigur Ros posted a cryptic video on their site on Thursday, with no explanation other than the name -- "Inni." It features, in patchy black and white,...

The full line-up for the 68th annual Venice Film Festival was announced Thursday morning in Rome. Part of the Biennale, the festival will run from Aug...