The Queen tipped for Venice prize
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The Queen, about the days after the death of Princess Diana, is tipped to win at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.
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Helen Mirren became a member of Oscars royalty on Sunday, winning the best actress statuette for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in &quot;The Queen.&quot;
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Controversial Mike Leigh movie Vera Drake has won the Golden Lion prize for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival in Italy. Vera Drake, which focuses on a fictional back street abortionist in 1950s London, also
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Oscar-winning  director Bernardo Bertolucci will be given the Venice Film  Festival&#39;s honorary Golden Lion Award for lifetime achievement,  the festival announced Monday.
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The Venice film festival marked its 75th anniversary Wednesday with a sparkling opening gala and world premiere of British psychological drama &quot;Atonement&quot; starring Keira Knightley.
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Dame Helen Mirren could be invited to tea at Buckingham Palace after she was crowned as best actress at the Oscars for her stoic portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Franco Zeffirelli, the legendary filmmaker  who has directed greats like Elizabeth Taylor and Placido  Domingo, will be the first Italian to receive an honorary  knighthood from Britain Wednesday.  The 81-year-old opera lover and director of films "Romeo and  Juliet," "La Traviata" and "The Taming of the Shrew" will be  honored at a ceremony at the British Embassy in Rome.
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A painting by Winston Churchill, given by Britain's World War Two leader to U.S. President Harry Truman, is expected to fetch up to 500,000 pounds ($1 million) at auction in December.
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Cate Blanchett is named best actress at the Venice Film Festival while Brad Pitt is wins best actor.
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Franco Zeffirelli, the legendary filmmaker  who has directed greats like Elizabeth Taylor and Placido  Domingo, will be the first Italian to receive an honorary  knighthood from Britain Wednesday.
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Actress Kate Winslet brought some British glamour to the Venice Film Festival at the premiere of her new movie Finding Neverland. The Titanic star arrived with co-star Johnny Depp, who plays the lead role in the biopic of Peter Pan author JM Barrie.
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British actress Helen Mirren has a  secret that could make her a major player in the race for  Oscars -- if you are going to play Britain's ruling Queen, keep  your head high.
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Tourist chiefs keen to tempt "set-jetters" to Britain launched a campaign on Monday to cash in on historic locations featured in the new Cate Blanchett movie "The Golden Age" about Tudor Queen Elizabeth I.
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VENICE, Italy A film about a 1950s London housewife who secretly performs abortions has won the best picture award as the Venice Film Festival wrapped up.
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A new film in which Dame Helen Mirren portrays the British Queen is premiered at the Venice festival.
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The Prince of Wales will be among guests at the London premiere of The Merchant of Venice, starring Al Pacino.
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Stephen Frears' "The Queen" is the   critics' favourite to take the best picture award at the Venice   Film Festival this year, with Emilio Estevez's star-packed   "Bobby" leading a strong chasing pack.