Model Bar Refaeli poses for photographers on the “Carnage” red carpet at the 68th Venice Film Festival in Venice September 1, 2011. She has been demonstrating exactly why she is a Sports Illustrated cover girl soaking up the sunshine in Italy. And today Bar Refaeli stole the spotlight as she attended the premiere of Carnage at the Venice Film Festival this evening. The model looks simply stunning in a low cut black jumpsuit by Emilio Pucci which boasted lace detailing and a series of buttons
Despite a past laden with naked photos , no one said much when Brooke Burke was cast on Dancing with the Stars . But complaints have been pouring in from certain circles now that Chaz Bono, the transgender child of Cher and Sonny Bono, has been named a competitor on the new season of this ABC hit. So far, both Bono’s mother and Lacey Schwimmer have come to his defense . And we can now add George Clooney’s ex to that list, as fellow cast member Elisabetta Canalis tells E! News of Chaz’s inclusion: “I’m so happy to be on this show with him. He represents a big community, so we need it on TV. We need to talk about it, we need to see people.” Do you agree? Where do you stand on the issue?
Co-stars in Mildred Pierce , Kate Winslet and Evan Rachel Wood stopped by the Venice International Film Festival this week. The former will next be seen in Carnage , while the latter has a role in George Clooney’s The Ides of March . Both movies are Oscar contenders, which means Winslet and Wood might square off against each other next year. So let’s start the competition now! Compare the styles of these stars and vote below.
From left actor Ando Masanobu and actress Vivian Hsu arrive for the premiere of the film #39;Seediq Bale (Warriors of the Rainbow) at the 68th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Actress Vivian Hsu and actor Ando Masanobu walk the red carpet before the premiere of Taiwan#39;s film”Saideke Balai”at the 68th Venice International Film Festival at Venice,Italy,Sept. 1, 2011.
The bold, relatively brief life of Serge Gainsbourg, the French singer, songwriter and svengali who died in 1991, is twice removed from the story told by Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life . First-time writer and director Joann Sfar has said that polishing the fine points of that life — ceding to biographical “truth” — was of no interest to him. A top-flight fan and best-selling comic book artist, Sfar was intent on avoiding the brash outlines of a biopic in favor of a certain sort of homage, the tender evocation of style and personality in place of strict chronology and narrative arc. A parallel determination to inhabit his hero’s life with an intensely personal, interpretive gusto bends the film back into a more conventional shape; the big moments play out with the giddy gratification of fan fiction. Both abstract and very specific, Sfar’s inspirations abound such that they frequently overshadow those of his subject.
They say to write what you know. Unfortunately, in the case of screenwriter Will Reiser, what he knew was cancer. Six years ago, Reiser was diagnosed with cancer in his back, and — after surgery to remove the tumor — decided to handle the life-changing situation the only way he knew how: by finding the humor. Thus, 50/50 was born.
Just ask Movieline Chief Critic Stephanie Zacharek, who is already stationed in Venice for the season’s first major film festival: Fall is the happening time for these organized movie galas. In honor of this fest upswing — and Movieline’s week-long seasonal cinema celebration — we contacted authorities at the Telluride, Toronto, New York, London and AFI film festivals to pick their brains about the programming process, their events’ unique identities in the fest circuit and much more. For festival novices, consider this a primer for the autumn film festivals. And for the seasoned vets out there, enjoy these behind-the-scenes accounts of the rigorous preparation that goes into selecting tomorrow’s award-winning films.
When I saw Hong Kong producer-director Tsui Hark’s Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame at the Venice Film Festival last year, I lamented that although American viewers would probably be able to track the movie down on DVD or online, the picture wasn’t likely to get a U.S. theatrical release. Happily, I was wrong, and if you’re lucky enough to live in one of the cities where Detective Dee is playing, you too will now have a chance to witness Tsui’s glorious and somewhat unhinged vision as he tackles an episode in the real-life history of China — the ascent of the first female emperor to the throne — adding fanciful touches like spontaneous human combustion and mysterious creepy-crawlies with dangerous powers. It’s the kind of ambitious, loopy spectacle that begs to be seen on the big screen if at all possible.
When I saw Hong Kong producer-director Tsui Hark’s Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame at the Venice Film Festival last year, I lamented that although American viewers would probably be able to track the movie down on DVD or online, the picture wasn’t likely to get a U.S. theatrical release. Happily, I was wrong, and if you’re lucky enough to live in one of the cities where Detective Dee is playing, you too will now have a chance to witness Tsui’s glorious and somewhat unhinged vision as he tackles an episode in the real-life history of China — the ascent of the first female emperor to the throne — adding fanciful touches like spontaneous human combustion and mysterious creepy-crawlies with dangerous powers. It’s the kind of ambitious, loopy spectacle that begs to be seen on the big screen if at all possible.
When Toronto International Film Festival organizers revealed the first chunk of their schedule earlier this week, there were some notable omissions: the highly anticipated Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy and Roman Polanski’s Carnage , for instance. Seems those films were already packing bags for Italy. Both will debut in Venice in September, along with The Ides of March and previously reported Damsels in Distress , which will open and close the festival, respectively. The biggest fall movie not going to Venice or Toronto? Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar , though perhaps that one is earmarked for the New York Film Festival. Click through for the full Venice lineup.
