From Venice to Toronto, and beyond.

Winners, queens and Harry Styles' purse - and more. Week of September 12th to 16th, 2022 WORLD BOX OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 5 to 11, 2022: HORROR AND HEROES Horror-thriller Barbarian, starring stars Bill Skarsgard, Justin Long, Georgina Campbell, and Kate Bosworth stormed the box office gate and captured the top spot in North America. Also in North America, Bollywood heroic action-adventure Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva, picked up $4.4 million. The made-in-India, distributed-by-Disney picture is the fourth-highest bow for a Bollywood film in North America. Check Box Office,]( Box Office]( [Italian Box Office]( and [German-Speaking Box Office.]( También Español]( [Read more]( THE QUEEN ON SCREEN _ IN MOVIES AND SERIES Exactly three months ago we saluted Queen Elizabeth II on the 70th anniversary of her coronation. We looked at her, not from history but from the universe of imagination, fantasy, and stories. As a head of state, Elizabeth represented, for seven decades, a key role in a complex real world. We bring it back in her honor. También [en Español](. [Read more]( TRENDS AT TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL - STARRING HARRY STYLES Harry Styles in Gucci showed that men can carry a purse and wear a flower on their lapel. But there's so much more. [Read more]( VIDEO: AT TIFF, THE RETURN OF [NICOLAS CAGE]( Butcher's Crossing, the adaptation of the novel by John Williams is a grim portrait of men on the Western frontier during the 1870s who go on a doomed buffalo hunt. And Nicolas Cage goes back to 100% real and pure drama. [Watch]( AND THERE'S MORE: VENICE 2022 SELECTS ITS WINNERS The films, the stars, the crowds, the awards. The world’s oldest film festival proved in its 79th edition that the global film industry is back as the entire 11 days felt post-pandemic. [Read more]( VIDEO: OLIVER STONE GOES NUCLEAR Can we go back to nuclear sources of energy? The documentary Nuclear about climate change, fossil fuels, and alternative energy solutions was directed by [Oliver Stone]( and premiered in Venice. [Watch]( PODCAST: INDIE FILMMAKER JOHN PATTON 12 days after the U.S. release of John Patton Ford’s indie thriller film, Emily the Criminal, about a woman (Aubrey Plaza) drowning in student loan debt - President Joe Biden announced a plan to cancel $10,000 of student debt. The first-time feature film director can’t miss the irony. [Read more & listen]( OUT OF THE ARCHIVES,2006: [HELEN MIRREN]( ON BEING THE QUEEN “Queen Elizabeth II believes in duty as a way of life, that can lead you towards a righteous path, almost in a religious sense. She absolutely believes in God, goes to church and that’s partly because of her confidence in her role, she does believe that God wants her to be there." [Read more]( Copyright © *2021* *HFPA, All rights reserved. Cover photo by © Greg Williams Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( [Instagram](