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Brad Pitt, George Clooney light up Venice red carpet
VENICE, Italy (AFP) - Hollywood megastars George Clooney and Brad Pitt helped kick off the 65th Venice film festival, taking to the red carpet along with their directors the Coen brothers in "Burn After Reading."
Nations:Italy Germany Japan People:Lucrecia Martel Tilda Swinton Hayao Miyazaki Johnnie To Anne Hathaway Jonathan Demme Activities:2008 Venice Film Festival
2008-08-27
Venice film festival announces Chahine tribute
ROME (AFP) - This year's Venice film festival showcasing new offerings by the Coen Brothers, Takeshi Kitano and Hayao Miyasaki, will be dedicated to the late Egyptian director Youssef Chahine, organisers said Tuesday.
Nations:France People:Lucrecia Martel Fred Astaire Tilda Swinton Johnnie To Wim Wenders John Malkovich Activities:2008 Venice Film Festival
2008-07-29
Hard-hitting Brazilian film opens Cannes festival
Hard-hitting Brazilian film "Blindness" gets the Cannes film festival under way on Wednesday, kicking off 12 hectic days of movies, publicity and late-night revelry in the Riviera resort.
People:Lucrecia Martel Charlie Kaufman Mike Tyson Javier Bardem Joaquin Phoenix Philip Seymour Hoffman Activities:2008 Cannes Film Festival
2008-05-13
Cannes pits Hollywood against obscure arthouse
Hollywood legends and obscure arthouse directors descend on Cannes from Wednesday for the world's biggest film festival that combines edgy cinema with A-list celebrities, glitzy parties and frenetic deal-making.
Nations:Hungary People:Lucrecia Martel Charlie Kaufman George Lucas Mike Tyson Javier Bardem Joaquin Phoenix Activities:2008 Cannes Film Festival
2008-05-11
Cannes jury a band of friends, says French director
Cannes jury members are getting on like a house on fire and enjoying their task of judging some 20 films competing for the coveted Palme d'Or, jury member Patrice Leconte told AFP.
People:Patrice Leconte Helena Bonham Carter Lucrecia Martel Tim Roth Samuel L. Jackson Zhang Ziyi Activities:2006 Cannes Film Festival
2006-05-25
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