Skip to main content
Thunderstorms icon
86ยบ
WSLS logo

Go to the WSLS homepage

Join Insider
    • News
    • Watch Live
    • Local News
    • Virginia
    • National
    • World
    • Healthwatch
    • Education
    • Money
    • Politics
    • Entertainment
    • Weather
    • Weather Authority Alert Day
    • School Closings
    • Traffic
    • Pin It
    • Picture of the Day
    • Skycams
    • Forecasting Change
    • Know Your Zone - Lynchburg Area
    • Know Your Zone - Roanoke
    • Know Your Zone - New River Valley
    • Know Your Zone - Southside
    • Know Your Zone - Highlands
    • Watch Live
    • Meet the Team
    • Solutionaries
    • TV Listings
    • NEXTGEN TV
    • Sports
    • 1st and 10
    • High School Sports
    • Virginia Tech
    • Virginia Tech Stats
    • Around the Way with EJ
    • Foul Check
    • Olympics
    • NFL
    • Features
    • WSLS Insider
    • Contests & Rules
    • Find Your Money
    • Illuminights
    • In Your Town
    • John Carlin's Outdoors
    • Local Business Spotlight
    • Travel
    • MeTV
    • Branded Content
    • Community
    • My Hometown's Best
    • Blue Ridge Games
    • Events Calendar
    • 30 Days of Hope
    • Home for Good
    • Clear the Shelters
    • Connecting Communities
    • Education Impact Award
    • Scholarships
    • Pin It
    • Log In/Create Account
    • Weather Photos
    • My Hometown's Best
    • Blue Ridge Games
    • Sports Photos
    • Contact Us
    • Help Center
    • Careers at WSLS
    • Digital Transparency Guide
    • Weather Authority Alert Day
    • Advertise with us
    • Newsletters
  • News
  • Weather
  • Watch Live
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Community
  • Pin It
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters
WSLS.com
  • News
  • Weather
  • Watch Live
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Community
  • Pin It
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters

TODD PHILLIPS


No description available

What to stream: Paris and Nicole reunite, Romano and Kudrow team up and Indiana Jones quests

Read full article: What to stream: Paris and Nicole reunite, Romano and Kudrow team up and Indiana Jones quests

Angelina Jolie portraying opera singer Maria Callas in the movie โ€œMariaโ€ and Jamie Foxx's Netflix comedy special called โ€œJamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was.

No description available

โ€˜Terrifier 3โ€™ slashes โ€˜Jokerโ€™ to take No. 1 at the box office, Trump film โ€˜The Apprenticeโ€™ fizzles

Read full article: โ€˜Terrifier 3โ€™ slashes โ€˜Jokerโ€™ to take No. 1 at the box office, Trump film โ€˜The Apprenticeโ€™ fizzles

The choices on the movie marquee this weekend included Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, a film about Donald Trump, a โ€œSaturday Night Liveโ€ origin story and even Pharrell Williams as a Lego.

No description available

โ€˜Joker 2โ€™ stumbles at box office amid poor reviews from audiences and critics

Read full article: โ€˜Joker 2โ€™ stumbles at box office amid poor reviews from audiences and critics

โ€œJoker: Folie ร  Deuxโ€ is the No. 1 movie at the box office but is not destined for a happy ending.

No description available

Joker is back, this time with Lady Gaga โ€” and songs

Read full article: Joker is back, this time with Lady Gaga โ€” and songs

โ€œJokerโ€ is a hard act to follow.

No description available

โ€˜The Room Next Door' tops Venice Film Festival. Nicole Kidman misses acting honor due to momโ€™s death

Read full article: โ€˜The Room Next Door' tops Venice Film Festival. Nicole Kidman misses acting honor due to momโ€™s death

Pedro Almodรณvarโ€™s โ€œThe Room Next Doorโ€ won the Venice Film Festivalโ€™s Golden Lion award Saturday.

No description available

Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix bring 'Joker: Folie ร  Deuxโ€™ to Venice Film Festival

Read full article: Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix bring 'Joker: Folie ร  Deuxโ€™ to Venice Film Festival

Five years after โ€œJokerโ€ won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, director Todd Phillips canโ€™t help but be a little nervous about returning with its sequel.

No description available

The 33 most anticipated movies of the fall

Read full article: The 33 most anticipated movies of the fall

The seasonal differences of the movie calendar have eroded a little bit with time.

No description available

Venice Lookback: When โ€˜Jokerโ€™ took the festival, and skeptics, by surprise

Read full article: Venice Lookback: When โ€˜Jokerโ€™ took the festival, and skeptics, by surprise

After $1 billion at the box office, 11 Oscar nominations and two major wins, including for Joaquin Phoenix, itโ€™s easy to forget the handwringing over โ€œJoker.โ€.

No description available

Hereโ€™s everything you need to know about the Venice Film Festival

Read full article: Hereโ€™s everything you need to know about the Venice Film Festival

The 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival has begun, with major Hollywood films and stars arriving in Italy.

No description available

Venice Film Festival: From โ€˜Joker 2โ€™ to โ€˜Maria,โ€™ here are 10 movies to get excited about

Read full article: Venice Film Festival: From โ€˜Joker 2โ€™ to โ€˜Maria,โ€™ here are 10 movies to get excited about

Some of Hollywoodโ€™s biggest stars are getting ready to descend on the Venice Film Festival this week, from George Clooney and Angelina Jolie to Lady Gaga, Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman and Joaquin Phoenix.

No description available

Venice Film Festival lineup includes โ€˜Joker 2,โ€™ films with Pitt, Clooney, Jolie, more

Read full article: Venice Film Festival lineup includes โ€˜Joker 2,โ€™ films with Pitt, Clooney, Jolie, more

Five years after โ€œJokerโ€ won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, filmmaker Todd Phillips is returning with the sequel.

No description available

Warner Bros. teases โ€˜Jokerโ€™ sequel, โ€˜Beetlejuice 2โ€™ and more at CinemaCon

Read full article: Warner Bros. teases โ€˜Jokerโ€™ sequel, โ€˜Beetlejuice 2โ€™ and more at CinemaCon

Warner Bros.

No description available

Q&A: Aster, Phoenix try to discuss โ€˜Beau is Afraidโ€™

Read full article: Q&A: Aster, Phoenix try to discuss โ€˜Beau is Afraidโ€™

In Ari Asterโ€™s new film โ€œBeau is Afraid,โ€ Joaquin Phoenix plays an anxious man in a rotten world who goes on a wildly weird journey, both Homeric and Oedipal, to his motherโ€™s home.

No description available

At 90, the Venice Film Festival looks better than ever

Read full article: 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, โ€œDonโ€™t Worry Darling.โ€.

No description available

'Ghostbusters' family, more react to death of Ivan Reitman

Read full article: 'Ghostbusters' family, more react to death of Ivan Reitman

Ivan Reitman had his army of well-known, frequent collaborators but the filmmaker and producerโ€™s influence extended beyond that too, as evidenced by the tributes that poured in at the news of his sudden passing at age 75.

No description available

Venice Film Festival unveils selections for September fete

Read full article: Venice Film Festival unveils selections for September fete

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 31, 2018 file photo, actress Cate Blanchett poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'A Star Is Born' at the 75th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy. The lineup for the Venice Film Festival will be announced on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, and will be the first major film event since the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. Barbera noted that almost half of the competition film selections this year are directed by women. The decision to hold the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival is experienced like a sign of confidence in dnd concrete support of the world of film and the audiovisual industry, Barbera said. Cannes and Telluride were cancelled and others like Venice and the Toronto International Film Festival have had to get creative and scale back where possible in order to proceed.

No description available

New York incident leaves some unsettled after 'Joker' showing

Read full article: New York incident leaves some unsettled after 'Joker' showing

NEW YORK - Extra layers of security, intense on-screen action and a frightening incident inside a New York theater combined to create an unsettling experience for some moviegoers who went to see "Joker" on its opening weekend. Other patrons yelled at the man, who spit on them as they left early, said Nathanael Hood, who was in the theater. The Warner Bros. film, directed by Todd Phillips, presents the backstory of the man who becomes Batman's classic foe. "About halfway through when Joker started killing people and monologuing about how society is evil he started clapping really loudly and incessantly for a good minute. The man started clapping and cheering again "really loudly" during a climatic gunfight, he said, and got "belligerent" when people told him to quit.

No description available

'Joker' toes fine line in portraying the making of a monster

Read full article: 'Joker' toes fine line in portraying the making of a monster

There is a constituency eager to blame Hollywood for contributing to societal ills that includes plenty of dishonest brokers. (At the risk of stating the obvious, this R-rated film is not for children, although a parade of related Halloween costumes seems sadly inevitable.) Ultimately, "Joker" is about the making of a monster, told in a manner that seeks to evoke empathy without rooting for him -- a fine line, underscoring a level of ambition beyond what's usually associated with comic-book-adjacent fare. Phoenix's live-wire work alone makes "Joker" an intriguing film, if one that has been conspicuously overpraised amid the irrational exuberance of film festivals. "Joker" premieres Oct. 4 in the US and is rated R. The film is being released by Warner Bros., like CNN, a unit of WarnerMedia.

No description available

'Joker' wins Best Film at the Venice Film Festival

Read full article: 'Joker' wins Best Film at the Venice Film Festival

Warner Bros. Pictures via CNNVENICE, Italy (CNN) - Let's put a smile on that face: A "Batman" prequel scored big Saturday at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival. Todd Phillips' "Joker" took home the festival's big prize, the Golden Lion for Best Film. The movie, which stars Joaquin Phoenix and is slated to hit theaters on October 4, explores the origins of the Joker, Batman's archenemy. Phillips also thanked Phoenix, who joined him on stage. The 76th Venice Film Festival, the world's oldest film festival, was held August 28 through September 7.

BACK TO TOP
  • TV Listings

  • Email Newsletters

  • RSS Feeds

  • Contests and Rules

  • Contact Us

  • Internships at WSLS 10

  • Careers at WSLS 10

  • Closed Captioning / Audio Description

  • Public File

  • Current EEO Report

  • Terms of Use

  • Privacy Policy

  • Do Not Sell My Info

  • FCC Applications

Follow Us
Visit our YouTube page (opens in a new tab)
Visit our Facebook page (opens in a new tab)
Visit our Instagram page (opens in a new tab)
Visit our X page (opens in a new tab)
Visit our RSS Feed page (opens in a new tab)
Get Results With OmneOmne Results Logo

If you need help with the Public File, call (540) 512-1512

At WSLS, we are committed to informing and delighting our audience. In our commitment to covering our communities with innovation and excellence, we incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance our news gathering, reporting, and presentation processes. Read our article to see how we are using Artificial Intelligence.


Graham Media Group LogoGraham Digital Logo

Copyright ยฉ 2025 WSLS.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings.