'Roma' wins Venice, Anthony Bourdain, Elton John: Entertainment round-up

Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, bringing Netflix its first major festival victory to seal the online streaming company's reputation as a big name in arthouse movies.


Reuters | Updated: 11-09-2018 02:31 IST | Created: 11-09-2018 02:25 IST
'Roma' wins Venice, Anthony Bourdain, Elton John: Entertainment round-up
"Roma", named after the neighborhood in Mexico City where writer-director-cinematographer Cuaron grew up, is a Spanish-language drama that critics almost unanimously described as "shimmering" due to its luscious black-and-white cinematography. (Image Credit: Twitter)

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'Shimmering' Mexican drama 'Roma' wins Venice for Cuaron and Netflix

Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, bringing Netflix its first major festival victory to seal the online streaming company's reputation as a big name in arthouse movies. "Roma", named after the neighborhood in Mexico City where writer-director-cinematographer Cuaron grew up, is a Spanish-language drama that critics almost unanimously described as "shimmering" due to its luscious black-and-white cinematography.

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain wins posthumous Emmys for 'Parts Unknown'

U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who committed suicide in June at age 61, posthumously earned a pair of Emmy Awards on Sunday for his work on the popular CNN food-and-travel show he hosted, "Parts Unknown." Bourdain was awarded one of the Emmys, the U.S. television industry's highest honor, for the outstanding writing of a nonfiction program for an episode of the series set in southern Italy that aired last November during its 10th season.

Female-led 'Widows' reinvents the heist film

"Widows" is billed as a heist movie, but its showcase of female strength and initiative seems to speak directly to the reinvigorated movement for female empowerment. The film, set in Chicago and starring Oscar winner Viola Davis, follows four women left in debt by their criminal husbands who decide to turn to robbery to get back on their feet.

Elton John starts long goodbye with his Yellow Brick Road tour

Elton John took fans down memory lane as he launched his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" world tour that will bring his touring career to an end. Kicking off in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Saturday night, John, 71, played his greatest hits in the first of more than 300 shows around the world planned for the next three years.

Box Office: 'The Nun' delivers best opening in 'Conjuring' series with heavenly $53.5 million

"The Nun" had a divine opening weekend atop the North American box office. Warner Bros. dominated for the fifth weekend in a row as the latest installment in the "Conjuring" series launched with $53.5 million in 3,876 locations. That easily marks the best debut in the series, crushing 2013's "The Conjuring," which previously held the record with $41.8 million. It's also the second-best September debut behind Warner Bros.' "It." Overseas, "The Nun" generated a mighty $77.5 million for a global start of $131 million.

'Star is Born' actress Lady Gaga recalls a time she 'couldn't get an audition'

Lady Gaga, making her debut as a movie actress in "A Star is Born", said on Sunday she was humbled by the role, calling herself "just a girl from New York who couldn't get an audition." Gaga, the "Born This Way" singer best known for her flamboyant stunts on stage, plays an aspiring singer in the third remake of the romance between an aging star and a newcomer.

Documentary explores Scottish workers' boycott over Chile 1973 coup

When Chilean air force jet engines arrived for repair at a Rolls-Royce factory in Scotland in 1974, inspector Bob Fulton swiftly decided he would not touch them. The World War Two veteran had been shaken by images thousands of miles away in Santiago of Hawker Hunter jets bombing La Moneda presidential palace in the Sept. 11, 1973, military coup that toppled democratically elected socialist president Salvador Allende.

Eros elbows way into China through content licensing deal with iQiyi

Movie production house Eros International PLC on Monday said it partnered with China streaming service iQiyi Inc to provide Indian movies such as Bollywood blockbusters "Dabangg" and "Devdas" in the country. Netflix Inc signed a similar deal last year with iQiyi, which is backed by China's internet search company Baidu Inc.

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