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The film is a face-off between two visions of the American West—one of promise and the other of hostility.

This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from saxophone legend Kenny G, a documentary about the 12 young soccer players and their coach trapped in a flooded Thailand cave, and Jane Campion makes a triumphant return to filmmaking in “The Power of the Dog.”.

After a record-breaking start, October’s box office closed out quietly this weekend with “Dune” repeating at number one and two prominent genre newcomers, “Last Night in Soho” and “Antlers,” stumbling.

Italy Venice Film Festival 2021 The Power Of The Dog Photo Call Jane Campion, from left, Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst pose for photographers at the photo call for the film 'The Power Of The Dog' during the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Sep, 2, 2021. The film, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons, premieres Thursday at the 78th Venice International Film Festival. I read this book and I just thought this is an amazing piece of literature,” Campion said. Campion was joined Thursday in Venice by Dunst and Cumberbatch. “People can see how unequal it is.”___Follow AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ldbahrCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.

After over a decade away from film, New Zealand's Jane Campion returns to the form with “The Power of the Dog,” a sweeping but intimate family drama set in the isolated hills of 1925 Montana and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons.

The Venice Film Festival has unveiled a starry lineup of world premieres for September including Pablo Larrain’s “Spencer,” starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana and Ridley Scott’s medieval drama “The Last Duel,” featuring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Adam Driver.

This image released by A24 shows Orion Lee, left, and and John Magaro in a scene from "First Cow." Kelly Reichardt's film led all films in nominations for the 30th annual Gotham Awards with four nods, including best film, best screenplay, best actor for Magaro and breakthrough actor for Lee. The Gotham Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, put forward five films, all directed by women, for best feature film, and a posthumous acting nod for Chadwick Boseman. Kelly Reichardt's “First Cow” led all films in nominations for the 30th annual Gotham Awards with four nods, including best film, best screenplay, best actor for John Magaro and breakthrough actor for Orion Lee. Alongside Boseman and Magaro, the acting nominees are: Riz Ahmed ("Sound of Metal"), Jude Law ("The Nest") and Jesse Plemons ("I'm Thinking of Ending Things").

Kirsten Dunst is celebrating her first Mother's Day as a mother this year after giving birth to her first child, a son, with fiance and "Fargo" costar Jesse Plemons in early May 2018. Check out some of Hollywood's most famous moms in our celebrity Mother's Day tribute. Hide Caption