Madonna directing debut set for Berlin premiere
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Her movie career did not  amount to much, but Madonna will hope for better luck behind  the camera when her directing debut makes its world premiere at  the Berlin Film Festival in February.
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Madonna will very likely express herself under the watchful eye   of NBC censors.
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Berlin's annual film festival opened Thursday with a tribute to the turbulent story of diva Edith Piaf &#151; part of a strong French contingent at this year's event.
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Pornography has been elevated to an art  form as never before at the Berlin Film Festival, which has  spotlighted the industry and its commercial success.
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Madonna is bringing her "Confessions" tour to network television. A two-hour special will be taped this summer at Wembley Stadium in London and shown in November on NBC.
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Preparations for filming in a movie about a plot to kill Adolf Hitler began on Friday at a memorial site in Berlin after the German government reversed its decision to bar Tom Cruise.
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Madonna, a student of Jewish mysticism, was arriving in Israel for the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown on Wednesday. The five-day visit, which includes trips to graves of rabbinical sages, brought
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Pop star Madonna starts the German leg of her tour despite threats of possible prosecution for blasphemy.
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Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana and Natalie Portman are among the stars expected to attend the Berlin Film Festival next month.
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Edith Piaf's magical voice has cast its spell over Berlin, where the annual film festival opened on Thursday with a moving portrayal of the tiny singer whose life was tainted by tragedy.
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German capital Berlin will host the 2009 World Athletics Championships.
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Reflecting revitalized box offices in  home markets and a newfound confidence to stand up to  Hollywood, European films will command the spotlight at  Germany's Berlinale film festival for the first time in years.
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Shooting began Thursday in a forest outside Berlin on a movie starring Tom Cruise as Germany's most famous anti-Hitler plotter. The German government said it was letting filmmakers shoot anywhere they requested, except the former German general staff headquarters.
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Life & style: Supermodel Naomi Campbell speaks out at the opening of Berlin fashion week
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Prosecutors plan to keep an eye on Madonna's weekend concert in Duesseldorf to see if the pop diva repeats the mock crucifixion scene that has drawn fire from religious leaders.
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Ending years of wrangles with German authorities, the US ambassador to Germany on Wednesday will preside over the groundbreaking for a new American embassy close to Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate.
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Madonna can sing, her acting has been hit and miss, and now the question is, can she direct?