Reuters Entertainment News Summary

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Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs.

Argentina brings comedy-drama about fame and small town jealousy to Venice

Argentina is vying for the Golden Lion at this year's Venice film festival with "El Ciudadano Ilustre," a comedy-drama about fame, idols and small-town jealousy that premiered on Sunday. The movie (The Distinguished Citizen) tells the story of Nobel prize-winning writer Daniel Mantovani who returns to his village of birth and meets old friends and foes.

Hugh O'Brian, star of TV's 'The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp,' dies at 91

Hugh O'Brian, who starred in the long-running series "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp," died Monday. He was 91. The actor died peacefully in his Beverly Hills home, according to a statement from Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership.

Mel Gibson 'surviving' in Hollywood as war drama premiers in Venice

Mel Gibson called his relationship with Hollywood "survival" as he prepared for the Venice film festival premiere of a war drama that marks his directorial comeback after a turbulent decade in his personal life. The Oscar winner's troubled years began in 2006, when he was arrested for drunk driving and responded with an anti-Semitic tirade. That led to headlines around the world, tarnished his reputation and set back a remarkable career that had made him one of Hollywood's highest paid actors, directors and producers.

Roan Johnson's 'Piuma' brings laughs and irony to Venice film fest

Among the dramas and thrillers screening in Venice this year, Roan Johnson's story of two Roman youngsters and their families coping with an unwanted pregnancy is part of a genre much rarer at film festivals: a comedy. A fast-paced Italian movie filled with laughs and irony, "Piuma" (Feather) tells the story of Ferro and Cate, played by Luigi Fedele and Blu Yoshimi Di Martino, as they prepare for final exams, plan a trip to Morocco and get ready for a baby.

'Don't Breathe' wins again as summer ends on strong

What had been a troubled U.S. summer box office is ending on an upbeat note as Sony's horror-thriller "Don't Breathe" dominated the four-day Labor Day weekend with $19.6 million and "Suicide Squad" crossed the $300 million mark. With Monday marking the final day of the season, the summer box office is running about dead even with the last year's $4.48 billion, according to comScore. The 2016 season had 123 days, while last year's had an extra week.

Bridget Jones is back in new film, this time facing motherhood

Oscar winner Renee Zellweger puts on her British accent again to play bumbling Londoner Bridget Jones in the third installment of the film franchise, with the much-loved character, now in her 40s, single again but unexpectedly pregnant. The Texas-born actress reprises the role of the weight and love-obsessed character for "Bridget Jones's Baby," with Colin Firth back as the reserved Mark Darcy and new addition "Grey's Anatomy" actor Patrick Dempsey as her love interests.

Villeneuve says creating alien world in new sci-fi movie was 'nightmare'

Canadian film director Denis Villeneuve said making sci-fi thriller "Arrival," which has premiered in Venice, was the biggest challenge of his career so far because it meant creating a foreign civilization that obeys different kinds of laws. In the film, Amy Adams plays a linguist hired by the U.S. government to go inside one of 12 spaceships that have touched down around the world. Her task is to establish contact with the extra-terrestrials on board, to develop a common language and discover the purpose of their visit.

Mexican director uses fantasy creature to explore how we relate to sex

Director Amat Escalante uses a fantasy creature to explore the sometimes ambiguous relationship people have with sex in his film "La Region Salvaje" (The Untamed), which had its premiere at the Venice film festival on Monday. The drama tells the story of Alejandra, a young mother of two, played by Ruth Ramos, whose boorish husband Angel, portrayed by Jesus Meza, has an affair with her gay brother, Fabian.

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