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Scots film talent among Venice award-winners

4 Oct 2007

A film which made its premiere at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival has been awarded one of the Venice Film Festival’s most prestigious awards. Dog Altogether, starring Peter Mullan and co-produced by Glasgow’s Sigma films, was awarded…

Gondola for Mr Lee

13 Sep 2007

Drama at the Venice Film Festival where Ang Lee took the Golden Lion for best film with his erotic spy drama Lust, Caution. It wasn’t a hugely popular choice with some of the jury, with claims of ‘fighting like cats and dogs’ in the jury…

Venice award for actress Blanchett

10 Sep 2007

Cate Blanchett has been named best actress at the Venice Film Festival for her portrayal of the singer Bob Dylan in I’m Not There. She was one of several actors to play a part in the unconventional Todd Haynes film, and has been tipped for an Oscar…

Lifetime achievement award for Burton in Venice

6 Sep 2007

Director Tim Burton was presented the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival last night. Burton said he was ‘honoured’ to accept the award at the red carpet event. It was presented by Johnny Depp, who has starred in…

Murray talks about Swedish golf buggy incident

5 Sep 2007

Comedy actor Bill Murray has spoken about an incident which saw him stopped by police for driving a golf buggy through Stockholm. Speaking at the Venice Film Festival, the star said he had been driving people home after a golf tournament party.

Knightley’s Atonement opens Venice festival

30 Aug 2007

The curtain raised on the Venice Film Festival yesterday, opening with British film Atonement starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. The film, which is based on the best-selling novel by Ian McEwan, is only the second feature film from director…

Grand Illusion, La - DVD review

La Grand Illusion

(5 stars)29 Jan 2007

WAR After La Grande Illusion won a prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1937, the Nazis declared it ‘cinematic enemy number one’, and when Germany invaded France a couple of years later Goebbels had prints of the film destroyed. Jean Renoir’s…

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