'Joker' Wins Golden Lion Award at Venice Film Festival

Following an 8-minute standing ovation at its premiere, director Todd Phillips (The Hangover) and Joaquin Phoenix walk away from this year's Venice Film Festival with the Golden Lion award for Joker.The film, which is loosely based on the DC Comics villain, follows Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, an aspiring stand-up comedian slowly descending into madness and becoming the titular Joker.Phoenix is already getting rave reviews for his performance, however first reviews out of the festival state the film...