Pacino shines in Merchant of Venice
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The Michael Radford film drags a little despite good performances.
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Good acting, slick editing, interesting plot.
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Johnny Depp swooped into Venice on  Saturday on a wave of Oscar optimism for his portrayal of Peter  Pan's creator J.M. Barrie in the fantastical new film "Finding  Neverland."
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Ridley Scott and Denzel Washington provide a smooth and appealing update on the gangster-as-tragic-hero myth
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Security has been stepped up for the arrival of Nicole Kidman at the Venice Film Festival after a series of gaffes at Al Pacino&#39;s premiere on Tuesday.
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The French character actor gained international renown through the movies ÂIl PostinoÂ and ÂCinema Paradiso.Â
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Dame Helen Mirren's latest film The Queen is among the favourites to win at the Venice Film Festival.
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Ang Lee's movie "Lust, Caution" won the Golden Lion for best picture at the Venice film festival on Saturday.
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Cio-Cio-San has known many directors, but Anthony Minghella has something extra: an Oscar.
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Robert De Niro splashed up in Venice as  a tough-talking gangster with fins for the spectacular world  premiere of "Shark Tale" on Friday, which was screened for  thousands in the city's famous St. Mark's square.
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This "Idomeneo" had no beheadings. It did have Ben Heppner leading a strong cast.
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A string of embarrassing blunders, including one which left Al Pacino with no seat at the premiere of his latest movie, have plagued this year&#39;s Venice Film Festival.
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After years of gangsters, villains and hard men with a heart, Al Pacino has come back to Shakespeare and after playing Jewish moneylender Shylock he has his sights set on King Lear and Macbeth.
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There aren't many  composers whose music is immediately identifiable after just a  couple of whistled notes. Such is the influence of Ennio  Morricone that all it takes is a bit of whistling to evoke the  Italian composer's masterful, genre-defying work on the  spaghetti westerns he scored for Sergio Leone -- films such as  1967's "A Fistful of Dollars," "For a Few Dollars More" and  "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly."
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Security for Nicole Kidman at the Venice Film Festival is stepped up after problems at Al Pacino's premiere.
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Ang Lee&#39;s movie &quot;Lust, Caution&quot; won the  Golden Lion for best picture at the Venice film festival on  Saturday.
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The heist flick predictably debuted at top spot.