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Venice filmfest ends on high note
VENICE, Italy (AFP) - The Venice film festival was set to announce its winners on Saturday after late-running US entries helped it recover from harsh early criticism of the lacklustre line-up.
Nations:Brazil Italy Ethiopia Japan People:Hayao Miyazaki Anne Hathaway Jonathan Demme Wim Wenders Kitano Takeshi George Clooney Activities:2008 Venice Film Festival
2008-09-06
Iraq war blasts onto Venice screen with 'Hurt Locker'
VENICE, Italy (AFP) - The war in Iraq blasted onto the screen at the Venice film festival on Thursday with a stunning portrayal by US director Kathryn Bigelow of the harrowing work of a bomb disposal team in "The Hurt Locker".
Nations:Italy Ethiopia Brazil People:Hayao Miyazaki Barack Obama Patrick Swayze Anne Hathaway Jonathan Demme Wim Wenders Activities:2008 Venice Film Festival
2008-09-04
Jonathan Demme jolts Venice filmfest with family drama
VENICE, Italy (AFP) - US "Silence of the Lambs" director Jonathan Demme jolted Venice film critics Wednesday with a stirring new family drama that tightens the race for the festival's Golden Lion prize.
Nations:Italy Ethiopia Germany Japan People:Jonathan Demme Hayao Miyazaki Barack Obama Anne Hathaway Paul Thomas Anderson Kitano Takeshi Activities:2008 Venice Film Festival
2008-09-03
Venice film festival off to shaky start
VENICE, Italy (AFP) - The 65th Venice film festival has produced no standouts since it opened on Wednesday, with reactions to the first crop among the 21 movies vying for the Golden Lion ranging from lukewarm to hostile.
Nations:Italy Brazil Germany Japan People:Kitano Takeshi Alfred Hitchcock Activities:2008 Venice Film Festival Source:(AFP)
2008-08-31
Japan's Takeshi Kitano brings 'cruel art' to Venice
VENICE, Italy (AFP) - Japan's Takeshi Kitano on Thursday completed his trilogy on the creative process as he unveiled his "Achilles and the Tortoise" at the Venice film festival.
Nations:Italy Germany Japan People:Tilda Swinton Anne Hathaway Jonathan Demme Frances McDormand John Malkovich Kitano Takeshi Activities:2008 Venice Film Festival
2008-08-28
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