Rick W / Friday, September 4, 2026 / Categories: Film Score News Chloé Zhao Defends Comic-Book Movies: ‘It’s Important to Not Write Off Stories Because We Don’t Consider Them High Art’ When Chloé Zhao was growing up, she dreamed not of directing movies but becoming a manga artist. “But I wasn’t very good at drawing. I wasn’t up to standard,” she said with a laugh during a wide-ranging masterclass about her career on Friday afternoon at the Venice Film Festival. “I wanted to tell stories. I […] Previous Article Aaron Sorkin to join Todd Black at Virginia Film Festival Next Article In Conversation with New Music Stage Juror Rachel Croft Print 8 Tags: Film Festival