| Film on 19th century "freak" impresses in Venice
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 Reuters - A film based on the true story of Saartjie Baartman, a woman brought from what is now South Africa to Europe in the early 1800s and paraded as a freak of nature thanks to her appearance, has impressed audiences in Venice.
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| Clooney and Knightley in London Film Fest entries
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 AP - Films starring George Clooney, Keira Knightley, Colin Firth and Natalie Portman are among more than 300 movies scheduled for this year's London Film Festival.
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| Angelina Jolie condemns planned Quran burning
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 AP - Angelina Jolie on Wednesday condemned a Florida church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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| 'Beetlejuice' actor Glenn Shadix dies in Alabama
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AP - Glenn Shadix, best remembered for his portrayal of a portly, pretentious designer in the metaphysical comedy "Beetlejuice," died Tuesday at his home in Birmingham. He was 58. |
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| Zhang Yimou romance to open Pusan Film Festival
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 AP - Zhang Yimou's new romance will kick off the 15th edition of Asia's leading film festival, and Oliver Stone and Juliette Binoche will be among the event's guests, organizers said.
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| Zhang Ziyi to star as Mulan in English production
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 AP - The folk story of an ancient Chinese woman who replaces her father in battle will get its second live-action adaptation in recent years — this time in English starring Zhang Ziyi.
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| Ken Burns hits again with new baseball documentary
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Reuters - It's not a Telluride Film Festival without documentarian Ken Burns greeting festivalgoers and filmmakers on the streets. |
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| Disney hires new marketing guru for "Pirates 4"
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Reuters - Disney has taken the unusual step of bringing in a consultant to handle the marketing of its fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" film, a move bound to raise questions about the marketing boss hired by the hit-starved studio five months ago. |
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| Ronald Reagan movie planned for 2011
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Reuters - The story of Ronald Reagan's life -- from boyhood to Hollywood actor to leader of the free world -- is about to spill out on the big screen in a way quite different from the miniseries that caused such a stir seven years ago. |
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| Deputy who arrested Mel Gibson sues own department
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 AP - The Los Angeles sheriff's deputy who arrested Mel Gibson for drunken driving in 2006 sued his department on Tuesday, claiming he has since been ostracized and passed over for promotions by the agency.
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| Angelina Jolie pleas for Pakistan flood aid
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 AFP - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie urged people on Wednesday to put aside corruption fears and donate cash to help Pakistan's 21 million flood victims, as she ended a tour of areas devastated by deluges.
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| Natalie Portman offered lead in 3D survival story
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 Reuters - Natalie Portman's highly praised, tortured turn in "Black Swan" could send her career into a new galaxy. Literally.
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