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Like finding a grubby, balled-up bill in your spangly g-string and uncrumpling it to discover doughy old Ben Franklin staring benignly back at you, Ana Lily Amirpour‘s third feature is a sweet, scuzzy surprise made all the sweeter/scuzzier because you don’t know quite what you did to deserve it.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic“Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” opens where any good stylishly ironic demon-out-of-water fairy-tale thriller should: in an insane asylum. That’s where Mona Lisa (Jeon Jong-seo), a catatonic waif, is seated on her knees in a straitjacket.

A pop-culture pastiche artist, filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour has anchored her now three-strong filmography less around a shared a visual aesthetic or thematic concern than around a very singular vibe: It’s as if the girl walked home alone one night, music in her ear buds, perspective chemically altered, imagination running wild and decided, in that moment, to spend the rest of her career exploring it in film. Which is a noble project, don’t get me wrong, especially given the ways Amirpour takes

Panelists at the press conference for Ana Lily Amirpour’s Venice Film Festival competition title Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon today said they have experienced feeling like an outsider, a theme that runs through the story.

Alissa Simon Film CriticProducers Adam Mirels and Robbie Mirels of 141 Entertainment, the team behind Ana Lily Amirpour’s hotly anticipated “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon,” which plays Sunday in competition at the Venice Film Festival, have signed an option to remake director-writer Sameh Zoabi’s 2018 Venice Horizons Award entry “Tel Aviv on Fire.” The adaptation will be set on the border between the Sonora region of Mexico and a small Arizona town.Zoabi’s original film nabbed the best actor

It’s late August, and while the leaves aren’t falling just quite yet, the Fall Film Festival season is upon us. As usual, the Venice Film Festival always starts with the Telluride Film Festival following on its heels just a day or two later.

“I would like this picture of Bill Murray wearing this outfit and two watches to the premiere of The French Dispatch preserved and put up at The Louvre next to the Mona Lisa,” tweeted Twitter user @dailyleney on July 15, sharing the viral photo of Bill, 70, alongside his Dispatch co-stars Timothée Chalamet, and Tilda Swinton, as well as the film’s director, Wes Anderson.

Lizzo is all about loving yourself!

Kerry Katona has started shopping for her new £2 million home, kicking things off with some art for the walls.The thrilled 40-year-old took to Instagram to share with fans her high-end investment. Kerry grinned as she stood in the art showroom next to three huge paintings featuring the classic Mona Lisa reimagined with graffiti and street art.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed actress Jun Jong-seo (aka Rachel Jun) in all areas.

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills husband PK Kemsley’s recent comment on Vanderpump’s post has set her fans off. Heavy.com reports that Vanderpump’s Instagram followers showed PK no mercy in the comment section. As a joke, of sorts,  Lisa Rinna shared an edited photo of the Mona Lisa with her face.PK, however, took the social media share as an opportunity to dig at Vanderpump.“You ain’t no moaning Lisa, “ Kemsley wrote to Rinna.

PARIS -- The 518-year-old Mona Lisa has seen many things in her life on a wall, but rarely this: Almost four months with no Louvre visitors.As she stares out through bulletproof glass into the silent Salle des Etats, in what was once the world's most-visited museum, her celebrated smile could almost denote relief.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Lupin,” streaming now on Netflix.When Netflix’s “Lupin” filmed its premiere episode heist sequence overnight in the Louvre, the cast and crew had ample time to roam around and take in the art in between setups and shots. Actor Omar Sy even found himself alone with the Mona Lisa for almost 20 minutes.

Also on this day: Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

Also Read: Jodie Foster to Direct True Story About Theft of the Mona Lisa“The Mauritanian” is based on a true story and a memoir by the real Ould Slahi called “Guantanamo Diary,” which wound up on the New York Times Best Sellers list and documented the man’s fight for survival against all odds.Kevin Macdonald (“The Last King of Scotland”) directs this political and legal thriller that also stars Zachary Levi, Saamer Usmani and Shailene Woodley.M.B.

A view of a newly built hospital to treat COVID-19 patients at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse in Mumbai, India, on July 7.

The Louvre, the world’s most visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting the Mona Lisa, did not open as scheduled on Wednesday morning as its workers continued to fret about catching Covid-19.

PARIS -- Tourists trying to visit the Louvre Museum on Monday are out of luck, as the world's most visited museum stayed closed for a second straight day because of workers' worries about the potential spread of the new virus.

A charity which aims to fight homelessness and food waste has opened a furniture shop in Perth.

In today’s film news roundup, Jodie Foster is directing a Mona Lisa movie, Sony buys a sci-fi script for Jake Kasdan, Lionsgate signs a deal with Kristin Burr and “The Color Purple” is returning to theaters.