Chinese artist Weiwei's mother at Venice opening May 28th, 2013 - 20:00h (CET +01.00) VENICE, Italy (AP) - When a mother views scenes of her son's imprisonment, sometimes no words are needed. Tears will do. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : chinese, artist, weiwei's, mother, venice, opening, Top Keywords

'Exorcist' director Friedkin to get lifetime award in Venice May 3rd, 2013 - 00:00h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - William Friedkin, the U.S. film director who scared up a fright with "The Exorcist" and set pulses racing with thriller "The French Connection" in the 1970s, will get a lifetime achievement award from the Venice Film F... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'exorcist', director, friedkin, lifetime, award, venice, Top Keywords

Wind-whipped rains lift Venice tide to 6th highest Nov 12th, 2012 - 08:30h (CET +01.00) Heavy rains and seas whipped up by strong winds have flooded Venice and brought the lagoon city's high tide mark to its sixth-highest level since records began being kept 150 years ago. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : windwhipped, rains, lift, venice, tide, highest, Top Keywords

High tide floods Venice, tourists don boots Nov 1st, 2012 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) High tides have flooded Venice, leading Venetians and tourists to don high boots and use wooden walkways to cross St. Mark's Square and other areas under water. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : high, tide, floods, venice, tourists, boots, Top Keywords

Jury: Venice rules kept 'Master' from top prize Sep 9th, 2012 - 17:00h (CET +01.00) Jurors at the Venice Film Festival loved "The Master," a film inspired by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, but say strict rules kept them from giving it the top Golden Lion prize along with the other awards it garnered. (Source: Associat... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jury, venice, rules, kept, 'master', prize, Top Keywords

South Korean film 'Pieta' wins Venice top prize Sep 8th, 2012 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) South Korean director Kim Ki-duk's drama "Pieta," the brutal story of a debt collector who cripples those who can't pay until he meets a woman who claims to be his mother, won the Golden Lion for best film at the 69th Venice Film ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : south, korean, film, 'pieta', wins, venice, prize, Top Keywords

South Korean movie "Pieta" wins Venice Golden Lion Sep 8th, 2012 - 20:50h (CET +01.00) VENICE (Reuters) - South Korean movie "Pieta", an ultra-violent story of a loan shark confronted by a mysterious woman claiming to be his mother, won the Golden Lion award for best picture at the Venice film festival on Saturday. The victor... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : south, korean, movie, "pieta", wins, venice, golden, lion, Top Keywords

Venice credits roll, U.S., Korean films in awards race Sep 7th, 2012 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) VENICE (Reuters) - The credits are about to roll on this year's Venice film festival, and the world's oldest cinema showcase pits Hollywood's finest against up-and-coming American talent and movies by directors from South Korea, France... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : venice, credits, roll, korean, films, awards, race, lion, Top Keywords

Brutal, beautiful South Korean film jolts Venice Sep 4th, 2012 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) VENICE (Reuters) - "Pieta", a new film from South Korea, is so violent it is hard to watch, but the story of a pitiless loan shark and the mysterious woman who claims to be his mother turns into an absorbing thriller and moving love story r... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : brutal, beautiful, south, korean, film, jolts, venice, lion, Top Keywords

Oscar race underway as Phoenix, Hoffman wow Venice Sep 3rd, 2012 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) VENICE (Reuters) - Venice traditionally fires the starting gun in the long movie awards season, and as the world's oldest film festival reaches the halfway point three actors have set Hollywood tongues wagging with memorable performances. Michae... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : oscar, race, underway, phoenix, hoffman, venice, venice, lion, Top Keywords