Japanese Animator Casts Spell Over Venice Fest
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Witches, a magical moving castle and a  devastating war filled the screens in Venice on Sunday in the  animated film "Howl's Moving Castle" by Hayao Miyazaki, known  around the world as Japan's Walt Disney.
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"Lost in Translation" star Scarlett Johansson came to the Venice Film Festival to promote her latest picture, but found herself fending off romantic advances.
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Director Brian De Palma has impressed critics at the Venice Film Festival with his graphic new film on the Iraq war called Redacted.
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Here in the Gion geisha district of Japan's ancient capital, even one bad hair day can cost a girl her career. So it is no wonder that Tetsuo Ishihara is the man with the most popular hands in town.
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Tim Burton, the king of macabre fairy tales like "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "Corpse Bride" and "Edward Scissorhands", was honored with a career award at the Venice film festival on Wednesday.
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An animated movie based on a British children's tale of magic and wizardry has cast a spell over Japanese moviegoers.
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Hollywood has packed its bags and headed for the Venice Film Festival, where a whopping 20 American films will be screened and dozens of the hottest stars are set to inject glamour into the arthouse competition.
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VENICE, Italy  - Fluid motion and glorious colors provide a visual treat in Jiang Wen's sumptuous romantic fantasy "The Sun Also Rises," which screened in competition at the Venice International Film Festival.
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Young Belgian director Joachim Lafosse wowed critics at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday with
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Animation in America once meant Mickey Mouse, Snow White and Winnie the Pooh. These days, it's just as likely to mean Japanese fighting cyborgs, doe-eyed schoolgirls and sinister monsters &#151; thanks in large part to people like John Ledford.
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Japan's Tamagotchi virtual pets are set  for a new life as movie stars, with an animated film about  their exploits to debut later this year.
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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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ROME  - The fur was flying Tuesday   between the organizers of the venerable Venice Film Festival   and its fledgling counterpart in Rome.
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Actress Keira Knightley's forthcoming film Atonement is selected to open this year's Venice Film Festival.
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Arts & entertainment: Film-maker to animate centuries-old painting using 'Cinerama' technique
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Director Tim Burton is honoured with a career award at the Venice Film Festival.
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Hollywood has packed its bags and headed  for the Venice Film Festival, where a whopping 20 American  films will be screened and dozens of the hottest stars are set  to inject glamour into the arthouse competition.