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Hugh Jackman Reveals Winning Pitch to Be Dad in ‘The Son’

Australian actor Hugh Jackman revealed on Thursday that he was so anxious to play the father in a film called "The Son" that he sent an email to the director-writer Florian Zeller asking for the part. Stars like Jackman, who featured in the "X-Men" series, normally get bombarded with requests…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Venice Film Festival: The Son movie review - Florian Zeller’s feature sits in the shadow of The Father

The French dramatist and filmmaker turns his attention to the damaged offspring of a broken marriage with mixed results

Evening Standard

The Son review – laceratingly painful drama of familial fear and loathing

Venice film festival: Florian Zeller’s follow-up to The Father features a tremendous performance from Hugh Jackman, as a divorced lawyer who agrees to look after his troubled offspring

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Hugh Jackman says starring in The Son changed his approach to parenting

Actor says Florian Zeller’s film made him aware of how important it is to share vulnerabilities as a father – not just be strong and dependable

The Guardian - UK

Top movies for fall 2022, including the much awaited ‘Wakanda Forever’

Right now there’s enough debt, toil and trouble afoot to upend the film and streaming industries twice over. Cineworld, owner of the nation’s number two multiplex chain Regal, flirts with bankruptcy amid its nearly $5 billion debt load. Warner Bros. Discovery has taken to cutting its perceived staff and programming…

Chicago Tribune

What to see at the 66th BFI London Film Festival - our pick of the newly announced programme

It’s back and we couldn’t be more excited

Evening Standard

At 90, the Venice Film Festival Looks Better than Ever

Cinema’s biggest stars just seem to shine a bit brighter at the Venice International Film Festival, which begins this week in the Northern Italian city. Think of Lady Gaga, a woman who has never shied away from a grand entrance, somehow topping even herself delicately perched over the edge of…

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At 90, the Venice Film Festival looks better than ever

For director and actor Olivia Wilde, the dream of the Venice International Film Festival was woven into the fabric of her new film, “Don’t Worry Darling.”

The Independent UK

The week in theatre: Two Billion Beats; Running With Lions; The Forest; The Chairs – review

A Hindu schoolgirl challenges all around her; Toby Stephens and Gina McKee star in Florian Zeller’s sketchy new play; and Kathryn Hunter excels in a frisky reworking of Ionescu

The Guardian - UK

The Forest review – Florian Zeller’s infidelity tale is masterfully executed

A seductive production that jumbles chronology and blends memory with fantasy is undeniably slick and captivating to watch

The Guardian - UK

The Forest review: A befuddling, kaleidoscopic mystery that wastes its female characters

Florian Zeller’s play is a compelling exploration of the duality of men – but its puzzle pieces don’t quite add up

The Independent UK

The Forest at Hampstead Theatre review: this thorny puzzle isn’t Florian Zeller’s finest work

Toby Stephens and Gina McKee star in the world premiere of a drama that is stylish but not as profound as it thinks

Evening Standard

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