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   Boxing Day: Venice Review

   8:19 am 9/2/2012

   • by David Rooney

   Following "Ivans XTC" and "The Kreutzer Sonata," writer-director Bernard Rose and lead actor Danny Huston complete their trilogy of Tolstoy updates with this two-character drama.Read more

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   Love Is All You Need: Venice Review

   5:53 am 9/2/2012

   • by David Rooney

   Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier follows her Oscar winner "In a Better World" with a warmly sentimental comedy that stars Pierce Brosnan and Trine Dyrholm.Read more

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   Fill the Void (Lemale Et Ha'Chalal): Venice Review

   4:24 pm 9/1/2012

   • by Deborah Young

   Rama Burshstein's unusual first feature is almost a rom com pairing young Israeli actors Yiftach Klein and Hadas Yaron.Read more

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   It Was the Son (E' Stato Il Figlio): Venice Review

   10:11 am 9/1/2012

   • by Deborah Young

   The solo directing bow of Daniele Cipri' showcases Toni Servillo and Gisella Volodi in a paradoxical Sicilian tale.Read more

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   Tai Chi 0: Venice Review

   9:07 am 8/31/2012

   • by Deborah Young

   Stephen Fung's much-awaited steampunk kung-fu actioner showcases stars Tony Leung Ka-fai, Eddie Peng and Shu Qi.Read more

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   Bad 25: Venice Review

   4:53 am 8/31/2012

   • by David Rooney

   Spike Lee captures a specific pinnacle in Michael Jackson's career and a precise period in American popular music culture with his comprehensive recap of the making, marketing and legacy of the 1987 album "Bad."Read more

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7. Paradise: Faith: Venice Review

   5:25 pm 8/30/2012

   • by David Rooney

   The second part in Austrian director Ulrich Seidl's trilogy about three women at crossroads concerns a fanatically devout Catholic reunited with her Moslem husband.Read more

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   The Triplet: Venice Review

   9:45 am 8/30/2012

   • by Neil Young

   Naples director Vincenzo Marra's latest home-town documentary is an intimate and engaging character-study of a charismatic Neapolitan inmate.Read more

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9. Pivano Blues – On Nanda’s Road: Venice Film Review

   4:28 am 9/6/2011

   • by Deborah Young

   A contagiously enthusiastic celebration of the Italian intellectual and translator Fernanda Pivano, who died in 2009.Read more

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    George Clooney on U.S. Presidency: 'Why Would Anyone Volunteer for That Job?'

    1:41 pm 8/31/2011

    • by THR Staff

    The actor, who plays an idealistic presidential candidate in "The Ides of March," rules out the possibility of life imitating art.Read more

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