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Woo awarded Golden Lion for lifetime achievement (AP)

Director John Woo gestures at the photo call for the film Jianyu (Reign of Assassins) at the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - John Woo built his reputation with stylish Hong Kong action thrillers, then moved to Hollywood where he directed such big-budget blockbusters as "Mission Impossible II."



Ne-Yo on T.I.: 'He makes a lot of poor decisions' (AP)

FILE - In this July 21, 2010 file photo, musician Ne-Yo dances while filming a music video for his upcoming single 'One in a Million' on the Universal Studios lot in Los Angeles. In an interview with The Associated Press, released on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, Ne-Yo says T.I. has had many chances, and it's time he gets his act together. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP - Ne-Yo says T.I. has had many chances — and it's time he gets his act together.



Coppola checks back into Venice for "Somewhere" (AP)

Actor Stephen Dorff and director Sofia Coppola, right, pose during a photo call for the movie Somewhere at the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)AP - Sofia Coppola gives audiences an insider's look into two worlds she knows intimately in her latest film: hotels and Hollywood.



Top directors headlining Telluride film fest (Reuters)

Director Danny Boyle arrives at the 62nd Annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles January 30, 2010. REUTERS/Danny MoloshokReuters - Directors Peter Weir, Danny Boyle, Mark Romanek and Errol Morris will headline the Telluride Film Festival, the annual Labor Day holiday weekend event that kicks off Friday in the Colorado mountain resort.



Venice festival honors Chinese director John Woo (Reuters)
Reuters - The Venice film festival on Friday honored Hong Kong director John Woo, one of the few Asian filmmakers to enjoy box office success in Hollywood as well as at home.

Hollywood updates Facebook in lineup of fall movies (Reuters)

Actors (L-R) Shia LeBeouf, Josh Brolin and Michael Douglas are shown in a scene from Director Oliver Stone's film 'Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps' in this undated publicity photograph. Reuters - "Social media" is among today's most popular catch phrases thanks to the success of, among other things, networking website Facebook -- the favored way for today's youth to communicate on a global level.



Sofia Coppola takes insider's look at Hollywood A-lister (Reuters)

Sofia Coppola, director of the in-competition film Reuters - Sofia Coppola's latest movie is a Hollywood insider's look at the life of an A-list actor -- five star hotels and Ferraris, adoration and sexual advances, but also loneliness, tiresome media attention and boredom.



Box Office Preview: 'Machete' should dominate (AP)

In this film publicity image released by 20th Century Fox, Robert De Niro portrays Texas State Senator McLaughlin in a scene from, 'Machete.' (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Rico Torres)AP - Twentieth Century Fox's "Machete" is set to slice up the competition as director Robert Rodriguez's star-studded extravaganza will likely dominate the weekend with a Friday through Monday total of around $16 million.



Brendan Fraser to co-star in 'Elling' on Broadway (AP)

FILE - In this March 7, 2010 file photo, Brendan Fraser arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)AP - Brendan Fraser and Denis O'Hare will star in the comedy "Elling."



Jury struggles with actress' marriage fraud case (AP)

FILE - This Oct. 15, 2009 file photo shows singer Fernanda Romero arriving at the 'Los Premios MTV 2009' in Universal City, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)AP - A federal jury weighing whether a Mexican-born actress committed marriage fraud has ended a second day of deliberations without reaching any verdicts and has expressed discord in its ranks.



Stranded actor Paul Hogan in Australia tax deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movies, has struck a deal with Australia's tax office which will allow him to return home to his family in Los Angeles, his lawyer said on Friday.

Toronto film fest boss stays cool under pressure (Reuters)
Reuters - The famously unflappable Cameron Bailey is looking a touch puzzled, and has for weeks.

Vivid Entertainment: A new business model for porn (Reuters)
Reuters - If the new "Date Night" DVD had sold only 25,000 copies, there would have been hell to pay for studio executives. But for Steven Hirsch -- or anyone else in the adult entertainment business, for that matter -- that figure represents a blockbuster.

'Crocodile Dundee' to return to US amid tax fray (AP)

** FILE ** In this April 18, 2001 file photo, Australian actor Paul Hogan, star of the 'Crocodile Dundee' movie trilogy, poses in front of a movie poster for 'Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles,' at a screening of the movie, at the Paramount studios in Los Angeles, Calif. Hogan has been cleared to return home to the United States after he was barred last month from leaving Australia because of a disputed tax bill, his lawyer said Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Rene Macura, File)AP - Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movie trilogy, has been cleared to return home to the United States after he was barred last month from leaving Australia because of a disputed tax bill, his lawyer said Friday.



Beautiful people look good in "Norwegian Wood" (Reuters)
Reuters - The fact that "Norwegian Wood" is based on Haruki Murakami's 1987 international best-seller should encourage many viewers to give this long, elegantly shot, sporadically involving Japanese film a try.

'Gone with the Wind' child actress dies at 76 (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2006 photo, Ann-Marie Johnson, National First Vice President of the Screen Actors Guild second from right, joins Gone With the Wind cast, from left: Ann Rutherford, Cammie King Conlon, Mickey Kuhn, Patrick Curtis and Fred Crane  to celebrate actress Hattie McDaniel's stamp, seen at left, at the Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif. Cammie King Conlon, the former child actress who portrayed the doomed daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in 'Gone With the Wind,' has died at the age of 76.   She died of lung cancer Wednesday morning at her Fort Bragg home on California's north coast, said friend Bruce Lewis.  Her son, Matthew Ned Conlon, was by her side.  (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Cammie King Conlon, the former child actress who portrayed the doomed daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind," has died at the age of 76.



"Black Sheep" a strong debut for Italian raconteur (Reuters)
Reuters - Most of Ascanio Celestini's theater productions consist of him sitting in a chair, captivating audiences with monologues that combine great wit, historical commentary and genuine despair over a range of social injustices.

Schnabel ponders Palestinian conflict in "Miral" (Reuters)
Reuters - Sure to excite curiosity thanks to the reputation of director Julian Schnabel ("The Diving Bell and the Butterfly") and its controversial topicality, "Miral" dramatically but unevenly explores the lives of four Palestinian women during the years of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Dolphins herded in Japanese cove but none killed (AP)

Fishermen drive bottle-nose dolphins into a net during their annual hunt off Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture (state), Japan, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. The Japanese government allows a hunt of about 20,000 dolphins a year, and argues that killing them, and also whales, is no different from raising cows or pigs for slaughter. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA **AP - Japanese fishermen herded dolphins into a cove made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about the hunt but did not kill any Friday, as conservationist groups ramped up scrutiny of the annual slaughter.



Liam Neeson, "A-Team" director reteam for drama (Reuters)
Reuters - Liam Neeson is in negotiations to reteam with his "A-Team" director Joe Carnahan for the survival drama "The Grey."

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