Hollywood raids Venice festival
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Steven Spielberg left his public in little doubt about his strong feelings for Venice this week, describing it as a &quot;place rich with charm where cinema finds a magical setting&quot;.
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VENICE, Italy  - Paparazzi are coming   under fire in Venice. Ben Affleck, who stars in "Hollywoodland"   -- a film about the mysterious death of Superman actor George   Reeves -- took the opportunity to lash out at the photographers   eager to snap his shot.
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Richard Gere and Charlize Theron added their voices to a chorus of stars taking swipes at the Bush administration at the Venice Film Festival.
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With an acceptance speech that included a dig at the Cannes Film Festival, Mike Leigh&#39;s &quot;Vera Drake&quot; won the Leone d&#39;Oro for best film, closing out a controversial edition of the Venice Film Festival marked with some organizational snafus.
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Like carnival barkers  whipping the crowd into a frenzy in order to lure them into the  big top, Hollywood pulled out all the superlatives this summer.
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Anti-globalisation campaigners vow to disrupt the Venice Film Festival, protesting about Hollywood wealth.
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Moviegoers expecting another feel-good Hollywood comedy at the Venice Film Festival on Friday were instead thrown into a dark tale about pedophilia and UFO abductions in "Mysterious Skin" by U.S. director Gregg Araki.
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Two very different movies about the Iraq  war are among the favorites for awards at this year&#39;s Venice  film festival as it passes the halfway stage, and an unusually  high number of male leads have stood out.
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The Venice Film Festival opens its 75th anniversary edition Wednesday with an all-world premiere competition for the coveted Golden Lion, a cascade of stars such as George Clooney and Keira Knightley, and its share of international controversy.
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Italians are bracing themselves for   blood on the red carpet as Rome launches its own film festival   next month in what many see as a challenge to Venice.
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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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The 11-day Venice Film Festival winds up  on Saturday after a red carpet award ceremony on the glamorous  Lido beach front, with British entry "The Queen" and  Hollywood's "Bobby" favorites to take away the main prize.
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The European premiere of The Terminal launched the Venice Film Festival, with star Tom Hanks and director Steven Spielberg showing up for the event by boat.
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VENICE, Italy  - The Venice Film Festival dazzled  like never before this year with its string of Hollywood stars  and hot arthouse directors, but the festival's new chief may  find delays and embarrassing blunders are what people remember.
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British film Atonement, starring Keira Knightley, raises the curtain on the Venice Film Festival.
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British film Atonement, starring Keira Knightley, is to raise the curtain on the Venice Film Festival.
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Hollywood's premier cash-and-award magnet Steven Spielberg was kicking off the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday &#151; just the man to inspire money-scooping moguls and prize-hungry artists alike during 11 days of glitz and film magic.