All eyes on Rome rival as Venice film fest ends
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Italians are bracing themselves for  blood on the red carpet as Rome launches its own film festival  next month in what many see as a challenge to Venice.
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The Chinese movie "Sanxia Haoren," or "Still Life," on Saturday took this year's Golden Lion, the top award at the Venice Film Festival.
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One of Britain&#39;s most respected filmmakers was basking in Italian glory this weekend, after Mike Leigh scooped the top prize at the Venice Film Festival.
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Ang Lee has walked off with another top award at the Venice film festival, and surprised critics are wondering how he did it.
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VENICE, Italy  - Security measures at   the Venice International Film Festival are tighter than ever,   though some officials said the greatest threat this year may   come from protesters rather than any kind of terrorist plot.
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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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VENICE, Italy  - Anti-globalization protesters on  Thursday vowed more disturbances at Venice's most ambitious  film festival in years to protest against Hollywood's wealth  and reach after featuring as uninvited guests at its gala  opening.
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With an acceptance speech that included a dig at the Cannes Film Festival, Mike Leigh&#39;s &quot;Vera Drake&quot; won the Leone d&#39;Oro for best film, closing out a controversial edition of the Venice Film Festival marked with some organizational snafus.
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LOS ANGELES  -- The Venice Film Festival honored British filmmaker Mike Leigh&#39;s &quot;Vera Drake,&quot; a period film about an abortion rights activist in the 1950s.
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Venice Film Festival  organizers suspended a war of words with their upcoming Rome  rival as this year's event kicked off in low-key fashion  Wednesday with the world premiere of Brian De Palma's murder  mystery "The Black Dalhia."
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ROME Sept. 12, 2004 - Italian media grumbled Sunday over the failure of a hometown film to win big prizes at the Venice Film Festival, where the British movie &quot;Vera Drake&quot; by director Mike Leigh grabbed the best-picture award.
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Hollywood has turned serious with one  eye on the Oscars in February, but it is elsewhere the jury may  look when choosing which of 23 competition entries at the  Venice film festival wins the Golden Lion on Saturday.
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The Chinese movie "Still Life," a surprise entry set against the backdrop of China's gigantic Three Gorges Dam project, on Saturday won this year's Golden Lion &#151; the top award at the Venice Film Festival. Helen Mirren and Ben Affleck took the top acting awards.
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Ang Lee&#39;s movie &quot;Lust, Caution&quot; won the  Golden Lion for best picture at the Venice film festival on  Saturday.
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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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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.