Reuters — Despite a paucity of female directors, women were the stars of the Venice Film Festival: from Lady Gaga stealing the red carpet spotlight, to movies about queens, witches and working women with important stories to tell. more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Ryan Gosling walks the moon, Rami Malek rocks you as Freddie Mercury, Lady Gaga sings to stardom and Robert Redford makes his getaway. more info

Stereogum — The Hollywood classic A Star Is Born premiered in 1937 and was reimagined in '54 and '76. This October, Lady Gaga will star in a Bradley Cooper-directed re-re-remake of the original film. If you've been online at all this summer, you've probably alre... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — They will receive the Artists Inspiration Award for their contributions to humanitarian and philanthropic causes. more info

The Daily Mail — The songstress oozed Hollywood glamour as she stepped out in an all white ensemble Venice for the city's 75th Film Festival on Sunday. more info

Consequence of Sound — Stefani Germanotta kept saying she was a superstar until everyone finally had to believe her. more info

The Daily Mail — Lady Gaga exuded glamour in a stylish little black dress and killer high heels when she met fans on Saturday following her star-studded A Star Is Born premiere at Venice Film Festival. more info

MTV.co.uk News — The pop superstar's film debut was simply too much for Venice to handle... more info

The Daily Mail — Most of the critics avoided the obvious headline to describe Lady Gaga's performance in 'A Star Is Born', but they seemed to agree that the singer showed what it takes to lead a major movie. more info

Dlisted — Meanwhile at the Venice Film Festival, an army of gay ostriches were seen marching through the streets ready to attack Lady Gaga for brutally slaughtering dozens of their friends and wearing them at the premiere of A Star Is Born. Trick probably dres... more info