Actors hit Venice despite protest
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Actors Al Pacino, Kate Winslet and Johnny Depp have attended the Venice Film Festival amid complaints that Hollywood films dominate the event.
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John Travolta stretched his acting range as a drunk in "A Love Song for Bobby Long" on Thursday while Denzel Washington battled brainwashing in "The Manchurian Candidate" during the second day of the Venice Film Festival.
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Two movies about the Iraq war and its impact on Americans back home are among 22 competition entries at the Venice Film Festival this year, lending political weight to a cinema showcase laden with Hollywood productions.
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This year's Venice Film Festival has  been hailed as Hollywood on the Lido, but American stars have  had to share the stage with U.S. politics as movies like Tim  Robbins' "Embedded-Live" hit the screen.
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With a strong American presence at this year's Venice International Film Festival, it didn't take long for U.S. politics to rear its controversial head.
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This year&#39;s Venice Film Festival has been hailed as Hollywood on the Lido, but American stars have had to share the stage with US politics as movies like Tim Robbins&#39; &quot;Embedded-Live&quot; hit the screen.
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Nicole Kidman is under attack from all sides as her controversial movie &quot;BIRTH&quot; opens at the Venice Film Festival. A published report says when Kidman was described by a TV interviewer as &quot;a legend,&quot; her co
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Thousands of European activists flocked to London to defend the rights of workers and minorities as well as promote efforts to protect the environment and protest against the war in Iraq.
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Pierce Brosnan and other celebrities on Friday protested plans to build a liquefied natural gas terminal off the coast of Southern California.
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They are demonstrating against US movie blockbusters and the amount of money flying around Hollywood. Dozens of protestors lined the red carpet for the premiere of Tom Hanks&#39; movie The Terminal on Wednesday.
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Cate Blanchett is named best actress at the Venice Film Festival while Brad Pitt wins best actor.
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Robert De Niro splashed up in Venice as  a tough-talking gangster with fins for the spectacular world  premiere of "Shark Tale" on Friday, which was screened for  thousands in the city's famous St. Mark's square.
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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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A forest of golden lions line the red carpet leading to the Cinema Palace at the Venice Film Festival. Picture:Reuters. The Venice Film Festival amps up the star power, reports Stephanie Bunbury.
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The Venice film festival has a  reputation for screening obscure auteur movies.
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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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A British film tackling the controversial subject of abortion has scooped two prestigious awards at the Venice Film Festival. Vera Drake, which was backed with Â£1m (â¬1.