At the 82nd Venice Film Festival, San Francisco-based startup Showrunner unveiled one of the most audacious projects in film history: an attempt to restore Orson Welles’ mutilated classic "The Magnificent Ambersons" using artificial intelligence.
Organised by left-wing groups from Italy’s northeast, the rally drew an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 people, many waving Palestinian flags as they moved through the Lido district toward the festival grounds—just as the Hollywood blockbuster “Frankenstein” prepared for its red-carpet premiere.
This year’s competition features an impressive lineup of A-listers. Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Emma Stone, Dwayne Johnson, Adam Sandler, and Idris Elba are all attached to major premieres. Stone reunites with Yorgos Lanthimos for “Bugonia”, an English-language remake of the Korean sci-fi comedy “Save the Green Planet!” Meanwhile, Clooney leads Noah Baumbach’s latest, “Jay Kelly”, playing a well-known actor navigating Europe alongside his longtime manager.