well the venice film festival is in full swing and today it marks a 1st in its long history a superhero comic book character on the venice big screen today the festival premiered one of the world's most recognizable villains the joker with joaquin phoenix in the title role in the film traces aspiring comedian author flecks descent into becoming the classic folk a need bat's man unify us. to 3. was a tragedy. it's a comedy. and the how of that one will end up well to tell us more i'm joined by film buff scott roxboro he's out the film festival in venice for scott is it even correct to call this a superhero movie i mean isn't this more of a super villain film. yeah i think you're right there i mean this is almost a new genre seen joker appear in numerous films always as the batman's a nemesis but in this the 1st time he's he's got his own story of his own backstory he is the sort of antihero of the of the movie and in all the previous appearances by the joker he's always sort of remained a mystery here he is given central stage but interestingly the walking phoenix who with the extreme me

now the venice film festival is in full swing and today it marks a 1st in its long history a superhero comic book character on the venice big screen now today the festival crime yet one of the world's most recognizable villains the joker with black in phoenix in the title role the film traces aspiring comedian affleck's descent into the coming the classics so in the batman you know that was. the thing for life was a tragedy. it's a comedy. in every respect to the film buff scott roxboro who is in venice and i asked him whether this movie busted the conventions of a traditional superhero film. yeah i think you're right there i mean this is almost a new genre we see in joker appear in real morris. films always as the batman's a nemesis but in this the 1st time he's he's got his own story of his own backstory he is the sort of anti hero of the of the movie and in all the previous appearances by the joker he's always sort of remained a mystery here he is given central stage but interestingly walking phoenix who went to extreme measures to play this role he lost 50000 pounds he told us in t

tradition that is very much here here at home in venice sounds like something i might want to check out honestly there's a few other films at the venice film festival which ones have contreras. this one caught my eye was another film that sort of process along between mainstream and an art house ad astra starring brad pitt it's a space movie but again. the story is very personal and very dark very much like an old 1950 film except set in outer space definitely never one to check out. right there for us in venice thank you very much. you're watching news i'll be back with more news at the top of the hour but we want to leave you now with some pictures from the. fireworks world championships taking place this weekend at berlin's olympic stadium they. call it underway friday after lin's olympic stadium 6 international teams are taking part to put on a display lasting 50 team minutes but. i . still chose to. do it yourself or. next you channel god don't miss out. september 1st sentences. germany's invasion of poland touched on world war 2.

tradition that is very much here here at home in venice sounds like something i might want to check out honestly there's a few 1 other films at the venice film festival which ones have conjure up. this one caught my eye was another film that sort of crosses the line between mainstream and and an art house ad astra starring brad pitt it's a space movie but again takes place in our space the story is a very personal and very dark very much like an old 1970 film except that in outer space definitely number one to check out. right there for us in venice thank you very much. our sports now and in the bundesliga champions our munich have gone goal crazy on match day 3 they did concede a goal early on but came a search back with 6 of their own and a win against mites no goals in later coups and hoffenheim as that ended and they scoreless draw newly promoted pot of born got their 1st point of the season at cologne taking care of 5 borg shelter down harrison and on friday leipzig routed gladbach dortmund and berlin will be getting away shortly and on sunday bremen will host the bird well dusseldorf travel to frankfurt and a reminder of the top story that we'r

welcome to news from the world of arts and culture and we'll have all the latest from the venice film festival with my colleague scott rocks who is there also coming up. ancient sites destroyed in syria's civil war are resurrected in virtual reality at the fascinating new exhibition. and adventurous photojournalist whose latest project could be taking photography to new extremes. but we begin at the venice film festival which in recent years has become more and more important as hollywood likes to premiere films there to give them time to build up steam for the oscars in 6 months time i'll be talking to our man in venice scott rocks in a minute but 1st let's take a look at 2 highly anticipated movies marriage stories starring scarlett johansson and 1st ad astra starring this man brad pitt. its objective was to search for advanced extraterrestrial life the ship disappeared approximately 16 years into the mission and the commander was it was my father's. wish. or the shark. was a great dancer structures. she was a mother who plays really plays. she gives great presence. talk ok. start. right now

and i was at the venice film festival which began on wednesday trying to control visit by premiering a roman polanski's latest film office under spike is about france's notorious 19th century political scandal the dreyfus affair whose only festival interview mr polanski compares himself to his films hero captain alpha dreyfus was persecuted for being a jew in $177.00 for polanski was convicted of the statutory rape of a 13 year old girl in the united states he fled to france to avoid prison he's faced contriver so you have a sense the name roman polanski has become a byword of abuse of power in the film industry at beyond well despite the controversy the festivals director alberto barbera was unrepentant the only criteria i can use selecting a finn is the quality of the him or the view and i don't think that any other concerns should be sued and going through the process. has got more on this for muslims is entertainment a journalistic k.j. matthews welcome k.j. what do you think should roman polanski have been invited. you know it's such an interesting question that you raise roman p

but we begin at the venice film festival which in recent years has become more and more important asywood likes to premiere films there to give them time to build up steam for the oscars in 6 months time i'll be talking to our man in venice scott rocks in a minute but 1st let's take a look at 2 highly anticipated movies marriage stories starring scarlett johansson and 1st ad astra starring this man brad pitt. its objective was to search for advanced extraterrestrial life the ship disappeared approximately 16 years into the mission and the commander was it was my father's. wish. to shock you.

but we begin at the venice film festival which in recent years has become more and more important as hollywood likes to premiere films there to give them time to build up steam for the oscars in 6 months time i'll be talking to our man in venice scott rocks in a minute but 1st let's take a look at 2 highly anticipated movies marriage stories starring scarlett johansson and 1st ad astra starring this man brad pitt. its objective was to search for advanced extraterrestrial life the ship disappeared approximately 16 years into the mission and the commander was it was my father's. wish those were the shark.

but it's definitely a smaller film a film as i say that goes back a bit to the roots of the venice film festival as a as a global film that will not just an oscar premier what else can we look forward to coming out of venice. well the oscar films are coming and they're coming thick and fast today we have marriage story with scarlett johansson and adam driver and ad astra a huge space epic starring brad pitt and then on the weekend we have probably the most hotly anticipated film joker which is a superhero movie for some of superhero movies ever premiered in venice it started walking phoenix but it's also being positioned as an awesome movie because apparently this is a much darker look at the superhero genre people are comparing it to a martin scorsese film if you can if you can believe that so those are 3 really really big films but they're just becoming thick and fast from here on out scott we have to say there has been criticism over the lack of female filmmaker is being featured there in venice are organizers addressing now. well they're being forced to address it because people are talking

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and there's also a lot society at the venice film festival and not just the movies there are always plenty of starts around and this year doesn't disappoint with french actress catherine the nurse and joy yet be not she tell you an actress and a son that must not be and british actor nicolas hope that the jury had it by director locate cemetery where decide who gets the golden lion and not only film stars are in town also pop stars like mel b. from the spice girls. yes and of course world class stuffs also want to eat work clothes food and fortunately for them the nation cuisine is some of the best in the world. the city of venice feels like one big film set in itself. but the hollywood stars aren't to be seen in the busy tourist areas they enjoy the more exclusive locations. hotel boats and water taxis take them on a 15 minute cruise to the island of san clemente the former site of a monastery. here security staff and porters are on hand to welcome the stars and starlets and ensure we keep our cameras turned off . the island belongs to a turkish investor and security is tight. but the exc

plus the world's oldest film festival kicks off in venice plenty of hollywood stars and top filmmakers of the 11 day celebration of international cinema including french acting legends catherine deneuve costars in the film the truth. but the work of female directors in the running for the top prize is drawing criticism. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program britain's queen elizabeth has approved a request from boris johnson to suspend parliament johnson had asked for the suspension from mid september until 2 weeks before britain's exit from the european union's plans now for october 31st johnson says the suspension is justified but opponents call the move undemocratic they say it will give lawmakers less time to potentially pass legislation to stop a new deal brags that. mass who is in london with the very latest so here get just walk us through what this means the queen's approval and now what are the next steps. well yes the queen ever for has approved what prime minister johnson has demanded which is basically to limit the time that parliament is sitting and as such he's limiting t

the venice film festival kicks off this week and that means locker room dollar cram of the film world a heading to italy to watch the biggest film premieres with the biggest stars and we're about to take a peek at some of the movies. they'll be looking at the festival is also considered a barometer of the academy awards next february and to tell us all this means and to garrido's through this year is movies. it's now the oscars a still half a year away david so what is all the fuss about the other half a year away but they're also half a year away robin but i mean for it it's time for the studios to really go into overdrive crank it up and show the academy and all the other awards what they've got and that's what they're doing this is the kickoff to oscar season so i was a big movies primary festival that we should look out for what in terms of hollywood movies and big production values the number one movie i would say is add astro this is a deep space if i draw my story brad pitt as an astronaut who goes to the edges of our solar system in order to save our planet of course but also

but we begin at the venice film festival which in recent years has become more and more important as hollywood likes to premiere films there to give them time to build up steam for the oscars in 6 months time i'll be talking to our man in venice scott rocks in a minute but 1st let's take a look at 2 highly anticipated movies marriage stories starring scarlett johansson and 1st ad astra starring this man brad pitt. its objective was to search for advanced extraterrestrial life the ship disappeared approximately 16 years into the mission and the commander was it was my father's. wish como's what a shock to you. was a great dancer structures. she was a mother who plays really plays. she's gives a great present. talk ok. you. start. right now over to venice and to our correspondent scott rocks. the. fed is known as a kind of stasis for the oscars so have you seen any awards worthy movies so far. well the the 2 that you just introduced there i think both have a good chance of making it to the oscars next year marriage story in particular. what was amazing. this is basically a sort of an u

brent: the venice film festival kicked off on wednesday. elebration got off to a shaky start with criticism with women directors running for its top prize. it starts with a film featuring french actresses. the truth is about a f failed -- french film star whose decision to publish her memoirs causes a mother-daughter reunion. it won the top prize at the con film festival last year. i am joined by our culture correspondent. scott is in venice. good evening to you. talk to me about this opening fail, "the truth," what can we expect? >> i know his films well. last year, he won the palm dior and can -- palm -- d'or in canne. this is his first move -- movie outside of japan. he made a french movie. it's a love letter to french cinema. i was comparing this movie to french food. worth checking out if you love french cinema and the lead actress in this. this is one for her fans. maybe not the weightiest film i'm going to see this year. brent: there were 20 other films in the competition. what are you looking forward to? >> there are interesting movi

video music awards in just a minute also coming up we'll be previewing the venice film festival which includes the premiere of the side by space epic astra starring brad pitt. and fiona bennett's maker so the stars including brad pitt actually devise a hat designed by her in his blindness. if you looked at the nominations for the m.t.v. v.m. a's this year the men didn't get much of a look in is what the music industry is all about at the moment with taylor swift and ariana grande dominating the awards with 10 nominations each also the video vying god award went to rapper missy elliott so let's have a look at who took away the big prizes this year. taylor swift won the m.t.v. video of the year award for you need to calm down the artist called out the trump administration for not responding to the equality act petition for l.g.b. t.q. rights promoted in the video. rock icon missy elliott received a lifetime achievement award with the elliott is being on it's a night she's one of my favorite entertainers all time and i think that this honors overdue i never as a person she has made it ha

brad pitt has electrified the venice film festival with a blast of star power. it took to the red carpet to launch his new film space epic at astra he plays an astronaut on a life saving mission costars ruth nega and liv tyler also turned out to promote the movie. economic growth in the united states is slowing further the commerce department revising its 2nd quarter figures downwards and investment is also lagging but u.s. and consumers are hanging in there also coming up by blacklisting why waste the u.s. risks getting left behind in the race to build the next generation of pi speed internet networks and thanks to billions of dollars of stimulus and record low interest rates brazil avoids falling back into recession. underscore welcome to the program yours consumers are still buying but businesses have put their wallets away . that's the mixed message coming from a new u.s. commerce department report on economic growth here's what stands out the u.s. economy grew at a pace of 2 percent in the 2nd quarter stronger than other top economies navigating the global

video music awards in just a minute also coming up we'll be previewing the venice film festival which includes the premiere of the side my space epic astra starring brad pitt's. and fiona bennett's make to the stars including brad pitt actually who buys a house designed by her in his bundle. if you looked at the nominations for the m.t.v. v.m. a's this year the men didn't get much of a look at is what the music industry is all about at the moment with taylor swift and ariana grande dominating the awards with 10 nominations each also the video vying god award went to rapper missy elliott so let's have a look who took away the big prizes this year. taylor swift won the m.t.v. video of the year award for you need to calm down the artist called out the trump administration for not responding to the equality act petition for l g b t q rights promoted in the video. rock icon missy elliott received a lifetime achievement award this is the elliott is being on it tonight one of my favorite entertainers all time.

well at the venice film festival. currently underway in italy the inclusion of a film by director roman polanski is causing control the sea now his film an officer and a spy is screening this evening in the competition it's a period drama about the tray 1st effect the anti semitic persecution of a jewish army officer in 19th century france that critics say polanski's inclusion in the festival is out of touch in the era of the need to movement the director fled the united states from decades ago after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a 13 year old girl. oh we'll leave you now with climate protests in new york city fresh from her transatlantic voyage to raise awareness about climate change teenage activist gratitude joined hundreds of other young people outside the u.n. to demand action to miss ingate the crisis. ok oh. that's ok i owe her slow ready to go. to sleep you went with a little wonderful wants to make some special. treats. far. more than. one.

of the glitzy venice film festival kicked off on wednesday but the 11 days tell of ration of international sentiment got off to a shaky start with criticism about a lack of women directors in the running for its top prize the festival opens with a film starring the french actress catherine to know the truth is directed by japan's hero costume koryta and is about a french film star whose decision to publish her memoirs prompted a fiery mother daughter brain union now the director won the top prize the palme d'or at the cannes film festival last year. for a quick reminder of the top stories we're following for you here indeed if you news for it was queen elizabeth has approved prime minister boris johnson's request to temporarily suspend the u.k. parliament johnson wants to shut down parliament until just 2 weeks before britain's exit from the european union opponents are calling the move outrageous any dark day for democracy. then facility has business africa coming up next i'm sara keling in berlin and thanks for watching say with us. sometimes books are more exciting than a real 1. 23. wh

the 76th edition of venice is international film festival is underway one of the controversial highlights is roman polanski's new movie. an officer and the spy premiered an hour or so ago those stories will thrill it tells the story of the dreyfus scandal in which a french army officer played by the stuff shown to not doc is persecuting the cues to spying for the job. you. are if you're just watching for. your future. if you. like. this you're a. top of the stash is that door w.'s residence cinephile a sculpture in venice and has seen the film welcome scott roman polanski's films always make headlines mostly because of his criminal record what do you make of. the film itself actually is quite good i mean the drive to the fair is quite well known but it's never been turned into a film and it's a quite compelling story about a jewish french officer falsely accused of treason and the scandal that resulted from that which almost brought down the government in france at the time and polanski whatever you think of the man he's a good filmmaker he tells quite compelling story which is sort of ha

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brad pitts is electrified the venice film festival with a blast of stop power. it took to the red carpet to launch his new film space epic at astra he plays an astronaut on a life saving mission costars ruth nick and liv tyler also turned out to promote the movie. it has only been 24 hours since the queen approved the u.k. prime minister's request to suspend parliament next month in that time there have been resignations court hearings a 1000000 petition signatures protests and a trending hash tag on twitter stop the coup is prime minister boris johnson using the suspension to push through a no deal breaks it can parliament stop him before he stops parliament are burnt off in berlin this is the day. to have an opportunity to use legislation when they come back next week the problem is that window of opportunity is very very short it's just going to be plenty to debate baseball and even legislation about well even your opinion the prime minister does have policies to correct part of and he's using it in an unconstitutional and illegal to talk about new deal is act

while the venice film festival is under way in italy and as usual fans flock to see celebrities like brad pitt who hit the red carpet and on his the space epic ad astra he plays an astronaut on a life saving mission an actress scarlett johansson who's also there to promote her latest film marriage story an emotional tale of a failing relationship. turning to some other news now 4 years ago militants from the so-called islamic state overrun and destroyed one of the world's ancient treasures the temples of palmira in syria where the destruction caused outrage around the walls and researches and are doing their best to preserve what's left on the ground but here in germany an exhibition is bringing them back to life at least virtually. mosel palmira places that survived millennia before they were reduced to rubble by the so-called islamic state. a show at the german art and exhibition hall or been discounts tama in bonn now resurrects the engine cities virtually leading visitors on an incredible journey to last places up once breathtaking beauty destroyed in the real world by war and fa

brad pitt has electrified the venice film festival with a blast of star power pitted the red carpet to launch his new space epic at astra he plays an astronaut on a life saving mission costars ruth nega and liv tyler also turned on the glamour. this is the diving is africa coming up in the next 15 minutes a landmark discovery in ethiopia scientists say a fossil finds data to many 4000000 years ago reveals the face of any human ancestor. at $100.00 tells us of the paintings she said that at the hands of the. her story is all too common in nigeria. then the game that almost disappeared from the village of the central african republic that's making a comeback. hello i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa it's good to have you along with some fun stuff today scientists have just released images of what. could have looked like the reconstruction is based on a 3800000 year old skull fondant ethiopia which is you know often seen as the birthplace of mankind now announcing the scientific finding at his research discovery changes our understanding of how ancient humans evolved it's he and t

now the venice film festival is underway in italy and as usual fans flock to see celebrities like brad pitt to hit the red carpet to launch his new space epic ad astra he plays an astronaut on a life saving mission and actress scarlett johansson was also there to promote her latest film marriage story an emotional tale of a failing relationship. now science and scientists are calling this see an explosion of high intensity these are pictures coming up from the volcano on the tiny island of stromboli in italy just off the north coast of sicily when it's been erupting for 3 days sending red hot lava down to the edge of the sea this latest rupture has alarmed residents and tourists but no injuries have been reported the somebody's volcano is one of the few in the wild that is almost continuously active. i. and a reminder of the top story we're following for you hong kong arrested prominent pro-democracy activists including joshua want then release them on bail they were charged with organizing an illegal protest demonstrators of march until the sit ins over 12 weekends now forcing turmoil