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Post-war drama 'Frantz' shot in two tongues to add truth, director says
French director Francois Ozon shot "Frantz" in both his native language and German to make the post-World War I drama screening at the Venice film festival more truthful, he said on Saturday. The movie tells the story of Anna, a young German played by Paula Beer, who mourns the death of Frantz, her fiance killed in battle, and meets Frenchman Adrien, starring Pierre Niney, who lays flowers on her fiance's grave.
'Star Trek' turns 50
Star Trek fans flocked to "Star Trek: Mission" in New York on Friday, on the first day of a three-day convention honoring the sci-fi franchise's 50th anniversary. "'Star Trek' is all about the community and the fans are a real important part of that. I'm a fan and if I wasn't on this side of the table I would probably be on that side," said actor LeVar Burton who played Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in "Star Trek: The Next Generation."
Actor Liev Schreiber takes 800 punches to make boxer drama credible
Liev Schreiber took around 800 punches when filming "The Bleeder" to make the boxing drama more credible and to not upset the prize fighter whose real life story it portrayed, the U.S. actor said at the Venice film festival on Friday. The movie, based on the life of Chuck Wepner who almost went fifteen rounds with world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, is one of several movies screening in the out of competition section in Venice.
Wenders chooses 3D to bring intimacy to talk of women and men
Wim Wenders shot "Les Beaux Jours d'Aranjuez," an adaptation of a play by Austrian writer Peter Handke, in 3D to draw viewers more intimately into a dialog about how men see women and how women see men, the veteran German director said on Thursday. In the movie, a man and a woman sit in a garden outside Paris on a summer's day and share their views about love and freedom, weaving through memories and unspoken desires.
Chris Brown's lawyer says police found no gun at pop star's home
A lawyer for Chris Brown said on Friday that the pop star cooperated with police after a woman called 911 from his Los Angeles home and that contrary to her claims that he pointed at gun at her, no such weapon was found. Brown, 27, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on Tuesday after the woman, who has not been identified by authorities, called 911 from the home in the early hours that day. He was released on $250,000 bail that evening and has not been formally charged by Los Angeles prosecutors.
Jessie J beats copyright appeal over smash hit 'Domino'
British pop singer Jessie J on Friday persuaded a U.S. appeals court to reject a California songwriter's claim that she stole the melody from one of his songs for her 2011 hit "Domino." The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Will Loomis did not show that Jessie J, Dr. Luke, Max Martin and other "Domino" writers had access to his 2008 song "Bright Red Chords," and that his copyright was infringed.
Tom Ford makes comeback at Venice festival with his second movie
After a seven-year hiatus, Tom Ford is back to film making with thriller "Nocturnal Animals" premiering at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, and the busy fashion designer promises he will be back much sooner next time. "I opened a hundred stores, I had a child, life sort of took over and I didn't find the right project for a few years," Ford told Reuters on the sidelines of the festival.
Jude Law says he was taken aback when asked to play Sorrentino's pope
Jude Law was thrilled to be given the opportunity to work with Italian director Paolo Sorrentino, until it became clear that the character he was being asked to portray was that of a conservative, chain-smoking American pope named Pius XIII. "Like a ton of bricks it landed on me that I had to play a pope and I didn't quite know where to go or what work to do to offer it some weight and believability," Law told a press conference at the Venice film festival on Saturday.
Jackie Chan to get lifetime achievement Oscar
Martial arts expert and actor Jackie Chan will receive a lifetime achievement Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday. Chan, 62, the Hong Kong-born star of Hollywood movies such as "Kung Fu Panda," "The Karate Kid" and the "Rush Hour" franchise, will join documentary maker Frederick Wiseman, British film editor Anne V. Coates and casting director Lynn Stalmaster as recipients of the 2016 Governors Awards.
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