‘Power Of The Dog’: Jane Campion Crafts Cinematic Poetry In Her Triumphant Big-Screen Return With Benedict Cumberbatch [Venice Review]

Are you old enough to remember when Netflix was an underdog in international film festivals? When trepidation towards the future of film distribution was enough to keep streaming titles from winning in major film competitions? With all due respect to the Cannes Film Festival, those days certainly seem to be coming to an end. The Venice Film Festival has announced its lineup of winners, and Netflix has made quite a show for itself in the major categories.

It certainly doesn’t suck to be Benedict Cumberbatch. Not only are you a star of stage and screen with countless award-winning projects to your name, you also happen to be the lynchpin of the most expensive movie franchise in history.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee step out in sharp suits for the premiere of their new movie, The Power of the Dog, during the 2021 Toronto Film Festival in Canada on Friday (September 10).

Clayton Davis Benedict Cumberbatch has embarked on a year most stars can only dream about. The Oscar-nominated actor will appear in four films in 2021.

Clayton Davis The streaming platforms are gearing up for another attempt to win the Academy’s affections. Though a streamer has yet to win the big best picture prize, Netflix has assembled a strong slate this year, at least judging by the reception at the Telluride Film Festival.

Naman Ramachandran The 65 British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival has unveiled its full program and the headline galas include several films that have been gaining fame recently.Among the galas are Pablo Larrain’s “Spencer,” with Kristen Stewart; Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog,” with Benedict Cumberbatch; Reinaldo Marcus Green’s “King Richard,” with Will Smith; and Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” featuring a host of stars including Timothée Chalamet, Tilda Swinton and Léa

Benedict Cumberbatch is opening up about his new movie The Power of the Dog.

TELLURIDE – If you’re a cat lover, as I admittedly am, it almost goes without saying that a feline-themed film should pique your interest. And when it comes to a prestige biopic about influential artist Louis Wain, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, and Toby Jones? Well, in theory, those elements should combine into a delectable portion of cinephile catnip.

Baby makes three! Jenna Compono and Zach Nichols, who welcomed their first child together on Friday, September 3, opened up about meeting their son for the first time.

Jenna Compono and Zach Nichols are parents! The former stars of the MTV reality show The Challenge have welcomed their first child together, a baby boy, this week. Zach, 33, shared the news on his Instagram Story on Friday, Sept. 3, sharing an image of his son’s hand. He did not offer any more details, including an arrival date or name.

A new challenge! Jenna Compono and Zach Nichols’ first child has arrived.

The Power of the Dog at Venice Film Festival, shared her optimism for the future of women in the film industry.“All I can say is that, since the #MeToo movement happened, I feel a change in the weather,” she said, according to The Guardian.

Ramin Setoodeh Executive EditorIn recent years, the Venice Film Festival has become a launching pad for the Oscars, particularly as the Academy has added more international members to its voting body.On Thursday afternoon in Italy, Netflix scored a four-minute standing ovation for what could be one of its stronger awards contenders this year, Jane Campion’s period drama “The Power of the Dog.”As the crowd inside the Sala Grande cheered, Campion embraced stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten

Believe it or not, “The Power of the Dog” marks the first film by acclaimed director Jane Campion to feature a male-lead. Previously, the filmmaker has made it a point to tell stories about women, as Campion has always been cognizant of the fact that female-led stories, particularly from female filmmakers, have been rare in Hollywood.

Jane Campion believes the #MeToo movement has been a true game-changer.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticJane Campion is a great filmmaker who has always marched to a different (at times dissonant) drummer. But I suspect I’m far from alone when I say that I’ve long yearned to see her make another movie that can speak with the populist poetry and passion of “The Piano” — her most famous and successful film, and also (tellingly) her most artful.

Co-stars Kirsten Dunst and Benedict Cumberbatch pose for photos together at the photo call for The Power of Dog on Thursday (September 2) in Venice, Italy.

Ramin Setoodeh Executive EditorJane Campion, only the second woman to ever been nominated for an Oscar for directing, has been encouraged by the efforts she’s seen to get more women in the director’s chair.“All I can say is since the #MeToo movement happened, I feel a change in the weather that’s substantial,” Campion said on Thursday morning at a press conference at the 78th annual Venice Film Festival.

This week at the Venice Film Festival, guests got to see Oscar-winner Jane Campion’s first feature since 2009’s Bright Star.