Venice Film Festival Dispatch: Fast Cars, Fake Noses, and (Some) Movie Stars

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( venice film festival 2023 [What’s at Venice Film Festival? Fast Cars and Fake Noses.]( And (some) movie stars. Photo-Illustration: Vulture It’s been well over 100 days and Hollywood is [still on strike](. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has failed to meet the demands of not one but [two picketing unions](, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA). As a result, productions like Wicked and Gladiator 2 stand halted, and the promotion of much-anticipated movies like [Bottoms]( and [Blue Beetle]( remains hushed. But, according to the Venice Film Festival, the show must go on. The Italian cinematic event is forging ahead with a substantial slate that barely reflects the tumult in the industry: a new movie from Michael Mann, a new movie from David Fincher, a new nose from Bradley Cooper. Some of these films’ production teams have reached interim agreements with SAG (Ferrari and Priscilla, among others) permitting their casts to attend the festival like usual. Other films from struck companies, like Netflix’s Maestro, will premiere without the typical parade of movie stars (Cooper, who directed and stars in Maestro, will not be in Venice). Vulture will be on the ground covering the strange start to fall-moviegoing season with our eyes on the following films. [read more]( The Latest TV Recaps • Below Deck Down Under: [The Final Straw (episode 12)](, [Adam Heads to the Shore (episode 13)]( • Only Murders in the Building: [Expiration Date]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Who Killed Ben Glenroy on Only Murders in the Building? Analyzing the 18(!) possible suspects.]( By Jen Chaney [Brandon Taylor Wants to Bring Gatekeeping Back to Book Criticism The internet didn’t invent argument-driven criticism, but it did breed a culture of forming an opinion on a piece of media before consuming it.]( By Sam Sanders [Search Engine Is the Spiritual Successor to Reply All The new podcast from PJ Vogt makes familiar pleasures feel new.]( By Nicholas Quah [From Friends to Lovers: The Fanfic-to-Romance Pipeline Goes Mainstream Writers are jumping right from Archive of Our Own to the best-seller list.]( By Elizabeth Held [Róisín Murphy Sorry She ‘Blindsided’ Fans With Anti-Trans Comments “I will now completely bow out of this conversation within the public domain.”]( By Justin Curto [91 Comedians Reveal Jokes They’d Like to Steal If They Could Get Away With It Tig Notaro, Roy Wood Jr., and more on the joke they wish they thought of first.]( By Jesse David Fox [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 22-Across, Five Letters: Tears of the Kingdom item that squirrels adore. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. This Wednesday, August 30, at noon, head over to the comments section on Vulture’s latest [Only Murders in the Building]( recap for a live conversation with recapper Tom Smyth. Ask — and receive the answers to — all of your burning questions, like, “Who do you think the killer is?” “Has there been a seemingly innocuous line or scene this season that you think will be important later?” “Are pork chops a good first-date food?” [Read more from Vulture]( A newsletter of TV and movie recommendations. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved