It’s Venice Film Festival Time; Will and Kate’s Many Homes; Trump’s Punching Bag

Plus: Woody Allen's Latest Controversy

View in browser | Update preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS HILLARY BUSIS, SENIOR HOLLYWOOD EDITOR Every year at this time, there's a song that runs on an endless loop in my brain. It's from Kiss Me, Kate, and it's called "We Open in Venice." "We," in this case, are some of the biggest titles premiering this fall; "Venice" is literally Venice, home of the annual film festival that unofficially kicks off awards season, and officially began today. I'm not in Italy myself—but thanks to VF's up-to-the-minute coverage of the fest (and, sure, Cole Porter), I feel like I am. Join me, won't you? Elsewhere today, the agonies of Jerome Powell; Taylor Swift's maximum share; and the many homes of Will and Kate. More tomorrow… Live Updates From the 2025 Venice Film Festival BY VANITY FAIR It's the most wonderful time of the year: fall film festival season, when stars descend on scenic locales across the globe while launching awards campaigns they hope might eventually lead to the Oscar stage. The three-week whirlwind began today when the 2025 Venice Film Festival launched—bringing glitz, glamour, and stars on boats to Italy's Eternal City. Get all the latest and greatest from the VF team—who are on the ground—on glamorous arrivals, buzzy premieres, and all the hot gossip. READ MORE Hot Topics FASHION See All the Looks From the 2025 Venice Film Festival BY KASE WICKMAN Cate Blanchett. George Clooney. Laura Dern. Here's what all the stars wore to the opening ceremony. READ MORE POLITICS Meet Trump's Workplace Punching Bag BY BESS LEVIN Jerome Powell has been treated to near-biweekly abuse by the leader of the free world, which is probably not what he was expecting when he took the gig. READ MORE CELEBRITY Taylor Swift Is Over Her Coy Era BY KASE WICKMAN Swift's bombshell engagement announcement is a marked change from the past two years of her and Travis Kelce's public relationship. READ MORE Spotlight The Many Many Homes of William and Kate BY HADLEY HALL MEARES As you may have already heard, Prince William and Kate Middleton are packing up and moving—again. The Wales family's new home will be Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park, only five miles away from Adelaide Cottage, where they currently live. The move sparked controversy when The Mail on Sunday reported that two separate families nearby were asked to leave their homes and were given other accommodations in Windsor Great Park. Before the Prince and Princess of Wales load up the moving van, revisit their house-hopping ways, which first started when they were students at St. Andrews University in Scotland. READ MORE In Other News Meghan Markle Finds Her Lane The duchess finally figures out With Love, Meghan is a talk show, not a how-to guide. Ukraine Lets Woody Allen Have It The director infuriates the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry after participating in a Russian film festival: "A disgrace and an insult." MORE FROM VANITY FAIR POLITICS BUSINESS HOLLYWOOD STYLE ROYALS CELEBRITY This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2025. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.