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George Clooney Calls Out “Authoritarians” Who “Peddle Fear” As He Receives Lifetime Award Achievement In Venice
The Venice Film Festival kicked off on a defiantly humanist note on Wednesday with speeches from Life Achievement Awardee George Clooney and jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal championing the power of cinema as a unifier in divisive times. Praising the festival as an extraordinary meeting place, Clooney used his award speech to stress the need for […]
Deadline1 hr ago
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George Clooney Calls Out ‘Authoritarians’ and ‘People Who Peddle in Fear’ in Moving Venice Golden Lion Speech: They’re ‘Never the Heroes in History’
George Clooney delivered a moving speech about the power of art in times of political turmoil at Venice Film Festival on Wednesday night, saying: “Stories are always dangerous to people who peddle in fear.” The Oscar winner was on hand at the festival’s opening ceremony to accept the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, which he […]
Variety1 hr ago