Know about Venice Film Festival, Rapper Post Malone, Kamikaze record

Despite a paucity of female directors, women were the stars of the Venice Film Festival: from Lady Gaga stealing the red carpet spotlight to movies about queens, witches and working women with important stories to tell.

In front of the camera, if not behind, women shone at Venice Film Festival

Despite a paucity of female directors, women were the stars of the Venice Film Festival: from Lady Gaga stealing the red carpet spotlight to movies about queens, witches and working women with important stories to tell. Only one of the 21 movies selected to compete for the Golden Lion was directed by a woman - earning festival organizers a severe backlash. But critics were impressed by strong, unusual female roles and feminist themes, even in movies made by men.

Luca Guadagnino's Film Suspiria Premiered at the Venice Film Festival over the weekend. The music i composed for it has now become an album I'm very proud of. It will be released October 26th. https://t.co/frLLKB0Zgn. I hope you like it. pic.twitter.com/0UcaMoZtlk

— Thom Yorke (@thomyorke) September 4, 2018

Oscar organizers retreat on 'popular film' category after backlash

The Academy of Motion Pictures said on Thursday it would not go ahead with its proposed new "popular film" Oscar category at next year's awards ceremony. The proposal, announced just a month ago, was met with a huge backlash from the movie industry and film reviewers who said it would create a two-tier system of popular and unpopular films.

Rapper Post Malone in California crash weeks after air incident

Rapper Post Malone was involved in a minor crash early on Friday in California, police said, just weeks after he was on a private jet that was forced to make an emergency landing at a New York airport after two of its tires blew out during takeoff. "God must hate me lol," the 23-year-old entertainer wrote on Twitter after the smash on the border of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills in Los Angeles.

Eminem makes UK chart history with 'Kamikaze'

LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S. rapper Eminem scored his ninth consecutive no. 1 in the British album charts on Friday with surprise record "Kamikaze", making UK chart history. Eminem surprised fans last week when he unexpectedly dropped the album, which saw combined chart sales of 55,000 units in the past week, the Official Charts company said.

Sprinter Lyles moves fast to a different beat

Noah Lyles has a little project in mind once his athletics season ends this weekend and while sprinting may have a part to play, this one moves to a very different beat. The specialist 200 meters runner wants to offer his fans a taste of another of his favorite pursuits - rapping.

Michael Moore compares Trump to Hitler in a new documentary

Filmmaker Michael Moore compares U.S. President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler in his provocative new documentary, "Fahrenheit 11/9" that got its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday to a sold-out audience. The documentary examines the forces Moore believes contributed to Trump's election victory in November 2016, drawing parallels with the rise of Hitler in 1930s Germany.

Michael Moore, who predicted Trump's win, has a new one: 2 terms for Trump unless the Dems run a "beloved figure." "We need Tom Hanks, Oprah, Michelle Obama. Who wouldn't vote for Michelle Obama?" https://t.co/n2rjM0EB9N

— Matthew Belloni (@THRMattBelloni) September 5, 2018

Chinese movie master Zhang Yimou still studying his craft

He has made some of the most acclaimed Chinese films of recent decades, but Zhang Yimou is still studying his craft. The Oscar-nominated director of "Raise the Red Lantern", "Hero", "The House of Flying Daggers" and "The Great Wall", picked up a Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the Venice Film Festival where he also premiered his latest, "Ying" ("Shadow").

Zhang Yimou unleashes Shakespearean martial arts epic in Venice

Zhang Yimou, the Chinese director of "The Great Wall", "The House of Flying Daggers" and "Raise the Red Lantern", brought a Shakespearean martial arts epic to Venice on Thursday where he was awarded for his contributions to filmmaking. Set in a royal court of ancient China, "Ying" ("Shadow") is the story of a man who acts as a body double for the king's military commander as he must choose whether to keep the peace or declare war on a rival city-state.

Hollywood star and 1970s sex symbol Burt Reynolds dead at 82

Burt Reynolds, whose good looks and charm made him one of Hollywood's most popular actors as he starred in such films as "Deliverance," "The Longest Yard" and "Smokey and the Bandit" in the 1970s and '80s, died on Thursday at age 82. Reynolds, who was set to appear next summer in the all-star cast of director Quentin Tarantino's next film, died in the morning at a hospital near his South Florida home, according to his manager, Erik Kritzer.

Han Solo jacket, Marty McFly hoverboard for sale at movie props auction

Fancy wearing Han Solo's jacket? Or perhaps donning Indiana Jones' fedora hat? Or how about a trip on Marty McFly's hoverboard? Movie buffs have a chance to get their hands on a treasure trove of memorabilia from fan favorites such as "Star Wars", "Indiana Jones" and "Back to the Future II" in an auction of film props and costumes in London this month.

(With inputs from Reuters)