Leigh film opens London festival
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Mike Leigh says he is 'overwhelmed' that Venice winner Vera Drake will open the London Film Festival.
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The London Film Festival begins later with a thriller about Russian criminals based in the capital.
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Robert Redford's war on terrorism saga, "Lions for Lambs," with Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep, will premiere at the 51st London Film Festival.
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A tragic screen portrait of Edith Piaf  kicks off the Berlin Film Festival on Thursday, a fitting  opening to a competition where women, many of them in trouble,  play a central role.
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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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Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie turn out for the UK premiere of their latest film, the historical epic Alexander.
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ROME  - The 64th Venice Film Festival will open with Joe Wright's "Atonement," starring Keira Knightley, James McAvoy and Vanessa Redgrave, organizers said Friday.
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The Venice Film Festival opened its 75th-anniversary edition on Wednesday with a cascade of stars.
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Hollywood, Bollywood and Arab stars  descended on Dubai on Sunday for the start of a film festival  that sees itself as a cultural bridge between the West and the  Arab world.
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&quot;Vera Drake&quot;, the haunting new drama from acclaimed British director Mike Leigh, has won the Golden Lion for best picture at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.
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Mike Leigh's "Vera Drake," a film about an underground abortionist in 1950s England, won the Golden Lion for best picture Saturday at the close of the 11-day Venice Film Festival.
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With Vera Drake, Mike Leigh has made a film about abortion that is neither strident nor preachy
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As the Venice Film Festival winds down a  handful of front-runners have emerged in the competition for  the top prizes, with "Vera Drake," British director Mike  Leigh's story about an abortionist, inching ahead.
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Dustin Hoffman, Tim Burton and Forest Whitaker are among the celluloid celebs lined up to attend the 50th London Film Festival.
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British film Atonement, starring Keira Knightley, raises the curtain on the Venice Film Festival.
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The lavish stage production of classic children's film Mary Poppins opens in London's West End.
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Fifteen years after the despair of "Naked", British director Mike Leigh on Tuesday unveiled a film in praise of looking on the bright side of life at the Berlin movie festival.