Alexander Payne will preside over the main jury of the upcoming Venice Film Festival. The two-time Oscar winner was last in Venice with “Downsizing” his sci-fi comedy about humans who get ...

Part of a historical building in Venice's most famous square is opening to the public for the first time in centuries. The second floor of the building, which is called the Procuratie Vecchie ...

VENICE, Ill. – Venice, Illinois, residents have been without a grocery store for some time. Now, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is coming to town to announce a new grocery store coming to this ...

Benny Sato Ambush came to Venice Theatre as interim artistic director in 2021 amid the COVID pandemic. His plan to stay for a year grew to four, but now he expects to leave in June and return to ...

By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Payne will oversee the jury of film professionals that picks the Golden Lion for best film at the 82nd Venice festival, which runs Aug. 27 to Sept.

Step through Norman Foster's ‘Gateway to Venice's Waterway' '[We wanted] to provoke a discussion about mobility,' says Foster of the project, which takes the form of a floating pontoon that extends ...

The Swiss-Cameroonian curator Koyo Kouoh has died at the age of 58. She was the first African woman invited to lead the Venice Art Biennale. Koyo Kouoh, the curator of the 2026 Venice Art Biennale ...

"His cinema is timeless and yet profoundly of our time, rooted in a deep philosophical interest for everything that makes us human." By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor “I’m thrilled and ...

Venice Beach always vibes with its own chaotic, kaleidoscopic, and artistic energy. But the onset of spring and the later setting sun bring a fresh jolt to the ever-eclectic neighborhood, and a ...

Alexander Payne has been named president of the international jury of the 82nd Venice Film Festival, heading the group who decides winners of the Golden Lion for best film, the two Silver Lions ...

The curator Koyo Kouoh, a giant of the contemporary art world who tirelessly championed African artists and became the first woman from the continent to curate the Venice Biennale, died on ...

Coming through with clutch hits, terrific defense and strong pitching, top-seeded Venice opened the City Section Open Division baseball playoffs on Wednesday with a 4-1 win over Chatsworth ...