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Venice opens with Clooney honored
2 September 2026 — The 83rd Venice International Film Festival opens today on the Lido, running through September 12 under artistic director Alberto Barbera. Danny Boyle’s “Ink” launches the festival, an adaptation of the stage play about Rupert Murdoch’s early years and his purchase of The Sun, with Guy Pearce as Murdoch alongside Jack O’Connell and Claire Foy. Maggie Gyllenhaal chairs the main competition jury.
George Clooney receives the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at tonight’s opening ceremony in the Sala Grande, with Laura Dern delivering the laudatio. “It also probably means I’m old, but I’ll take it”, he said journalists. He fielded questions on US politics, climate change the Paramount-Warner Bros merger, AI, journalism and his plans for tonight with his wife after the ceremony at a press conference earlier in the day.
→ Our preview of this year’s lineup Venice-2026: Lineup
The Met drops its Galliano retrospective
2 September 2026 — “John Galliano: Horizons”, scheduled to run at the Costume Institute next year, will not go ahead. Met director Max Hollein said the decision was reached jointly with the designer following discussions. Galliano said he did not want debate over his past to place the museum in a difficult position, adding that atonement is a continuing responsibility rather than something achieved through institutional recognition.The show had drawn immediate criticism over Galliano’s antisemitic and racist outburst in 2011, which cost him his role at Dior. He would have been only the third living designer given a solo show at the Costume Institute, after Yves Saint Laurent and Rei Kawakubo. The Met says details of a replacement spring exhibition and the 2027 Met Gala will follow.
“Emily in Paris” sets its farewell for Christmas Eve
2 September 2025 — Netflix will premiere the sixth and final season of “Emily in Paris” on Thursday, December 24. The season takes Emily beyond Paris to Greece, where she reconnects with Gabriel following his invitation at the close of season five. Creator Darren Star said he wanted the last run to be the show’s biggest, shot across multiple locations. Lily Collins, Ashley Park, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu and Lucas Bravo all return.
→ Walk the real locations before the finale — Place de l’Estrapade, the Palais Royal, Montmartre A Cinematic Walk
→ And on Emily herself, her suitors and what the series does with them Let’s Talk About Emily (for subscribers)
“Spider-Man” rules the world, while “The Odyssey” — Korea
24 August 2026 — The film “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has topped the global box office for the fourth consecutive week. Over the weekend of August 21–23, the movie grossed approximately $109 million, bringing its total haul to $2.22 billion and making it the sixth highest-grossing film in history at the global box office. Meanwhile, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is approaching the $1.5 billion mark. Interestingly, the situation in South Korea is the reverse. During that same weekend, Nolan’s film grossed $10.6 million, compared to $2.9 million for “Spider-Man”. This is partly due to a personal visit by the film director and cast to the country, where Nolan’s films have drawn 36 million admissions. Another factor is the format — a spectacle designed for the big screen. The film was shot using IMAX film cameras, meaning that in its true form, it can only be seen in a limited number of theaters.