Some 12 months after the Venice film festival – second only to Cannes in importance – went ahead, thanks to the Hollywood actors strike, with only a smattering of stars, the Lido looks set to again groan with eager celebrities. Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Lady Gaga, Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix and Jude Law are just a few of those appearing in the films announced on Tuesday for the official selection of the 2024 festival. The event kicks off on August 28th with the world premiere of Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, sequel to the director’s 1988 breakthrough, and ends...