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Venice Film Festival delves into docus

ROME, Aug. 21, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — The late, groundbreaking Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni will be honored at the upcoming Venice Film Festival with a documentary about his life, one of three nonfiction additions to the lineup. ...  > full story

Weekend offers a "Race" to the summer finish line

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — Box-office grosses will start to fade this weekend as inevitably as a summer tan. ...  > full story

Anna Faris keeps formulaic "Bunny" hopping

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — It might wear its derivative, "Legally Blonde"-meets-"Mean Girls" trappings like a rhinestone thong, but strip away the second-hand attire, and "The House Bunny" still manages to stand on its own two skyscraper heels thanks to the comic force of nature that is Anna Faris. ...  > full story

Cigarettes in movies seen to cause teen smoking

CHICAGO, Aug. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Tobacco promotions and depictions of smoking in movies cause teenagers to start smoking, according to a sweeping report on tobacco in the media released on Thursday. ...  > full story

Madonna kicks off "Sticky & Sweet" tour

LONDON, Aug. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Madonna kicks off her "Sticky & Sweet" world tour at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Saturday, the latest test of her enduring appeal that comes a week after her 50th birthday. ...  > full story

Just a Minute With: Steve Coogan for "Hamlet 2"

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — British comedian Steve Coogan's specialty is over-the-top characters. In Britain, he gained notoriety as radio personality Alan Partridge, and in the United States, he currently appears in Hollywood action flick send-up "Tropic Thunder" opposite Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black and Ben Stiller, who also directed the movie. ...  > full story

New film by "Spirited Away" director wows Japan

TOKYO, Aug. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki of Oscar-winning animated film "Spirited Away" has captured the hearts of Japanese moviegoers again, this time with a tale of a mermaid which will soon be seen around the world. ...  > full story

Matt Damon, wife welcome baby girl

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Actor Matt Damon and his wife welcomed their second daughter into the world on Wednesday, and all were "doing great," his spokeswoman said. ...  > full story

Superhero summer heads for $4 billion box office

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Hollywood studios are nearing the end of their summer of superheroes with domestic box office receipts expected to roughly match last year's record $4.18 billion sum despite lower movie attendance. ...  > full story

Iran bans actress from leaving over Hollywood role

TEHRAN, Aug. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran has banned a popular actress from leaving the country after she starred in a Hollywood movie without permission from Iranian authorities, the official IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday. ...  > full story
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