Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk Documentary Premieres at Venice Film Festival

An Elon Musk documentary and a Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem thriller premiere at Venice - AP News

An Elon Musk documentary and a Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem thriller premiere at Venice  AP News

Elon Musk documentary hits Venice Film Festival with cold dose of reality

Alex Gibney’s near-four-hour film is exhaustive, and exhausting

The rise of hairy young women: ‘I know people who dye their armpit hair, so it stands out more’

When Phoebe Bridgers appeared at Venice international film festival with unshaven legs this weekend, it shouldn’t have made headlines – but did. What do young women make of the current expectations around depilation? In 2026, female body hair feels as if it should be the least of anyone’s concerns. But although we may think we’ve come a long way since Julia Roberts’ unshaven underarm caused a furore at the 1999 London premiere of Notting Hill, depilation remains a staple of many women’s groom...

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The first teaser for the Elon Musk documentary that Musk is mad about is here

Musk previously called Alex Gibney's documentary a "hit piece." Alex Wong/Getty Images The teaser for Alex Gibney's Elon Musk documentary is here. It calls the film an "unflinching look at earth's most unchecked man." Musk has previously called the doc a "hit piece" and railed against Gibney on X. The teaser for the new Elon Musk documentary is here — and it ends on an explosive note. Alex Gibney's documentary about Musk premiered this week at the Venice International Film Festival. Around ...

Ashley St. Clair and Alex Gibney on AI and the dangers of Elon Musk

A new documentary about Elon Musk uses an AI avatar to simulate an interview with him, using real quotes

By Lindsey Bahr

Elon Musk’s MAGA Shift, Self-Driving Cars, Myths About Mars and More Get Examined in New Documentary: 5 Biggest Revelations

“Musk,” an incisive four-hour documentary probing the world’s richest man, was embraced at Venice Film Festival with a four-minute standing ovation. Despite the lengthy runtime, audiences inside Lido’s famed Palazza del Cinema seemed enraptured in the film, directed by Oscar-winner Alex Gibney, with one person in the crowd shouting “Thank you!” after the applause died […]

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Alex Gibney’s Bold Elon Musk Documentary Unsettles Venice at Well-Received World Premiere

The Oscar-winning filmmaker’s nearly four-hour portrait picks apart the tech mogul’s mythology while examining his growing influence over tech, politics and American democracy.

By Patrick Brzeski

‘Musk’ Review: World’s Richest Man, And His Digital Avatar, Thrashed In Damning Alex Gibney Doc – Venice Film Festival

What sort of billionaire criticizes another billionaire for giving tons of money to charity? The same kind of billionaire who would gleefully gut USAID, calling it a “criminal organization,” a move that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives, according to multiple estimates. What kind of entrepreneur falsely claims to have founded Tesla, when it […]

By Matthew Carey

Watch Teaser Trailer for Alex Gibney’s Forthcoming Elon Musk Documentary

Musk, about the world's richest man, will arrive in theaters in October

By Emily Zemler

Director of Venice film festival lauds Kurdish epic - Rudaw

Director of Venice film festival lauds Kurdish epic  Rudaw