Venice Film Festival

YouTube Contest Could Send You To The Venice Film Festival

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 03.19.2012

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NEW YORK — YouTube is launching a film festival that will play out online and ultimately send 10 finalists to the Venice Film Festival. The Goo...

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To Venice With Love

Peggy Siegal | Posted 12.11.2011

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Back to northern Italy to take in the arts and architecture -- and of course, film, at the 68th annual Venice Film Festival.

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Madonna's W.E. Reignites a Love Affair With Heritage Luxury Brands

Malcolm Harris | Posted 12.05.2011

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Malcolm Harris

Who knows anything in this crazy world of fashion these days? But thanks to the Material Girl there is one thing: the world is about to get a lot more elegant, sophisticated and -- very, very romantic.

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WATCH: Kate Winslet's 'Miracle Dress' On 'Good Morning America'

The Huffington Post | Erin Clements | Posted 11.29.2011

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When Kate Winslet wore a curve-hugging black-and-white Stella McCartney number to the Venice Film Festival earlier this month, we couldn't help but ad...

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Madonna Disses Berlusconi

Posted 11.14.2011

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Poor Madge. After scathing comments about the hydrangeas received from an adoring fan and subsequent unflattering media attention, the pop star has m...

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Venice Results Are In: And The Golden Lion Goes To...

AP | SHERI JENNINGS | Posted 11.10.2011

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VENICE, Italy — Russian director Aleksander Sokurov's "Faust," a new take on the German legend about the quest for knowledge at all cost, won th...

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Gwyneth Paltrow: 'I Only Do Small Parts'

Posted 11.07.2011

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Could Gwyneth Paltrow be saying goodbye to her leading lady status? Between guest starring as the lovable Holly Holliday on FOX's musical comedy "Glee...

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'Last Day On Earth' Focuses On Couple Skyping Their Goodbyes To Loved Ones

AP | By SHERI JENNINGS | Posted 11.07.2011

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VENICE, Italy -- Abel Ferrara made his new film "4:44 Last Day on Earth" to serve as a wake-up call to humanity over impending ecological disasters. ...

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The First Black Heathcliff In Adaptation History

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 11.07.2011

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Andrea Arnold switches out the modern urban grit of her last indie darling "Red Road" for the classic rural grit of what's sure to be her next indie d...

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Todd Solondz's 'Dark Horse' Is Not Quite Dark Enough

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 11.06.2011

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Todd Solondz's "Dark Horse" is his most warmhearted film yet: But its lack of bitterness may be its greatest failing. Starring Selma Blair and Jor...

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Remember This British Thriller -- It's 'The Film To Beat' At Venice

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 11.05.2011

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"Right here, right now, it's the film to beat at this year's festival." Xan Brooks of the Guardian has spoken, and we're inclined to nod violently in ...

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PHOTOS: Venice Film Festival Red Carpet Roundup

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 11.04.2011

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There are plenty of chic film festivals out there, but it's hard to compete with one that shuttles its stars in by boat. The glamorous Venice Film ...

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Sex-Addict Film Is 'The Best Kind Of Adult Movie': See A First Clip

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 11.04.2011

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UPDATE: Scroll down for a first clip from "Shame." If two critically lauded films make a director "rising," then rising director Steve McQueen prem...

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Steve McQueen Launches Sex-Addict Film 'Shame' In Venice

AP | By COLLEEN BARRY | Posted 11.04.2011

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VENICE, Italy -- For British director Steve McQueen, there was no better place than Manhattan to film "Shame," his new film that portrays the life of ...

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Venice Glams It Up, The VMAs Glam It Down

Posted 11.04.2011

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This week, the honoring of film and music ate the press. We began at the VMAs, where Katy Perry wore a cube on her head, and closed out with the glamo...

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Virus Thriller Wins The Critics, But It's Almost Too Believable

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 11.03.2011

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As the first reviews materialize out of Venice, "Contagion" is looking to be what we all expected/hoped -- a satisfying blockbuster directed by Steven...

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Whit Stillman's Latest Talks About The Perils Of Handsome Men

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 11.02.2011

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Handsome men are to be avoided. That's the topic at hand in a new clip from Whit Stillman's latest film, "Damsels in Distress," which is set to cl...

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Keira Does 'Predator Jaw' In 'A Dangerous Method,' Critics Mostly Approve

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 11.02.2011

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Next in our line of Venice Film Fest movies scored by the critics: "A Dangerous Method," the Freud/Jung period drama directed by once-slashery David C...

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Venice Film Festival 2011: George Clooney, Madonna, Kate Winslet & More (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.02.2011

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The Venice Film Festival is in full swing, and the stars are out in their Mediterranean finest. Friday David Cronenberg's psychological thriller "A Da...

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Madonna Bombs; Oscar Hopes Dead?

deadline.com | Posted 11.02.2011

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But when the studio is financially on-the-fence The Weinstein Co, and it acquired U.S. rights to Madonna's first feature-length directorial effort W....

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WATCH: Top Euro Films Snub Hollywood At Venice Film Fest

Posted 11.01.2011

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The European film industry, often a minor competitor against the Hollywood machine, appears to be gathering steam with a new crop of films premiering ...

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'Carnage' Premieres At Venice Film Festival

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 11.01.2011

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It's Day 2 at Venice, and we're continuing our review recaps of the big talkers at the festival. Next up is Roman Polanski's "Carnage," based on a pla...

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Madonna Identifies With Famed Divorcee Wallis Simpson

AP | COLLEEN BARRY | Posted 11.01.2011

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VENICE, Italy — There may be few people better suited than Madonna to tell the story of the two-time American divorcee for whom Britain's King E...

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Al Pacino's Frenzied Obsession With Oscar Wilde

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 11.01.2011

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"I didn't know what to do with this passion, these feelings I had -- for Oscar Wilde." These are the words of none other than Al Pacino, the direct...

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PHOTOS: Madge Arrives At Venice Film Festival

Posted 11.01.2011

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What's a film festival without the spectacle? The cameras and flashbulbs were aflutter when Madonna arrived in Venice Tuesday night to promote her sec...

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