JOKER Wins Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Award

Todd Phillips' "Joker", a film focusing on the origin story of the titular DC Comics supervillain, has triumphed at this year's Venice Film Festival, taking home the Golden Lion jury award. Accepting the award, Phillips praised the film's star Joaquin Phoenix, who has been receiving heaps of praise from critics for his fearless performance: "There is no movie without Joaquin Phoenix.