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Armando Iannucci is one the world’s greatest living satirists. His hilarious depictions of governmental dysfunction give a cartoonish gloss to the hectic nature of real-life leadership. The British satirist’s two rambunctious TV shows — BBC’s “The Thick of It” and HBO’s “Veep” — along with his Oscar-nominated “In the Loop,” show a consistent knack for exposing deranged bureaucracies and the power-hungry, backstabbing lunatics who think they own the place.

In Iannucci’s tilted world of feuding diplomats and narcissistic leaders, scathing one-liners meet the bitter pill of lost causes. He anticipated the modern era of political corruption and remains its greatest truth-teller, so it was only a matter of time before he applied that same uncompromising humor towards earlier periods hobbled by the same authoritarian problems.

Enter “The Death of Stalin.” Iannucci’s first adapted work culls from French writers Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin’s graphic novel (Nury has a screenwriting credit,...

International pop superstar Lady Gaga has yet to see the probing new documentary that follows her during the fallout of her “Artpop” release and the creation of her follow-up “Joanne,” but that doesn’t mean that the Netflix original hasn’t already struck a major chord in her heart. In advance of the film’s Toronto International Film Festival premiere this evening (set to be followed by an “intimate” performance by the singer-songwriter), Gaga and director Chris Moukarbel were on hand for a press conference, during which the icon was open about the emotional effect of the months documented in the festival, and reflective about her own future.

While Gaga and Moukarbel (who previously directed “Me at the Zoo” and “Banksy Does New York”) did not know each other before embarking on the project in 2016, she praised the filmmaker for being “respectful of my space, even when it was very private moments.

Projects participated in the Nordic festival’s works in progress event.

Ruben Ostlund got buyers and festival programmers hopping with excitement in Goteborg as he presented the first footage from his forthcoming fifth feature The Square during the festival’s work in progress pitches.

Ostlund screened about seven minutes from one scene of the new film, during which a controversial performance artist (played by Terry Notary) makes guests at a black-tie art gala very uncomfortable. “You know I love awkward situations,” the director said.

Goteborg’s audience of industry experts commented that they were impressed by the confidence of the unnerving scene, which showed Ostlund working on a bigger scale even than his last hit, Force Majeure.

At a festival session later for the public, Ostlund previewed a second clip from the film, in which a museum director (Claes Bang) delivers a self-centered video apology to a boy he had accused of being a thief.

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Have you ever wanted to ride in an elevator with Shia Labeouf? If you find yourself near Oxford University in the U.K., you can do just that today. The actor is taking part in another performance art project entitled #Elevate, where he will spend 24 hours riding up and down an elevator, with the entire experience being streamed live on the Oxford Union YouTube page. The day-long event started 10 hours ago at 8 Pm in the U.K., and while 10 hours of the live stream have already past, there are still 14 hours left to watch. Take a look at the description of the event from the Oxford Union YouTube page.

"Shia Labeouf, Nastja Sade Ronkko & Luke Turner will be appearing at the Oxford Union on 19th February 2016 at 8 Pm. For the 24 hours either side of their talk, the trio will be occupying the elevator at EC English Oxford in Gloucester Green...

Shia Labeouf has locked himself in an elevator - for art, that is. That's right, Labeouf, 29, is back with his latest performance art project and believe it or not, this one outdoes the last. This time around, for his new stunt entitled #Elevate, the actor has committed himself to spending 24 hours inside an elevator in Oxford, England, with two other performance artists. And of course, he's live-streaming the entire thing (though you can only see him when the doors open). During Labeouf's time inside the cramped quarters, fans can visit him to ride along, take selfies and ask him basically anything they want.

Shia Labeouf has locked himself in an elevator - for art, that is. That's right, Labeouf, 29, is back with his latest performance art project and believe it or not, this one outdoes the last. This time around, for his new stunt entitled #Elevate, the actor has committed himself to spending 24 hours inside an elevator in Oxford, England, with two other performance artists. And of course, he's live-streaming the entire thing (though you can only see him when the doors open). During Labeouf's time inside the cramped quarters, fans can visit him to ride along, take selfies and ask him basically anything they want.

A day after commemorating their previous project — a cold-call experiment called #TouchMySoul — Shia Labeouf and the other members of his artistic collective (Luke Turner and Nastja Säde Rökkö) have launched #Elevate, in which the trio livestream a 24-hour elevator ride. Early Friday morning, the actor announced through his Twitter feed that they would be occupying a lift in Oxford starting at 9am on February 19th, briefly pausing at 8pm to give a talk at Oxford Union.

The elevator remains stationary, so while there isn't much to see (most of the...

Actor and two collaborators will be in the elevator for 24 hours to 9am on Saturday and will also address Oxford Union

The actor Shia Labeouf is occupying a lift in Oxford with two other performance artists for 24 hours as part of his latest project.

Labeouf and his art collaborators Nastja Säde Rönkkö and Luke Turner will also address the Oxford Union on Friday evening.

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Everyone has something to say about Michael Bay. Even if you don't watch his movies, you probably have an opinion of him, and that's not something you can say about many directors in Hollywood. But what do Michael Bay's actual peers think about him? GQ gathered together dozens of quotes from friends, family and fellow filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Will Smith, George Lucas, James Cameron and Shia Labeouf to pool together a highly amusing portrait of the bombastic director. We have in turn pulled out some of our favorites below and separated them into categories:   Praise for Bayhem Gabrielle Union: You know when people talk about the very first time they did drugs? Being in a Michael Bay movie was like my drug. It's like I'm chasing the...

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