Venice Film Festival

...prizes" . The pressure has inspired many filmmakers to take their case abroad. Jafar Panahi, who won the highest award at the Venice Film Festival in 2000 for The Circle, a darkly moving portrayal of the place of women in Iranian...

In this article: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iran, Islamic, Abbas Kiarostami, Supreme Leader, Cannes Film Festival, London, Hamid Dabashi, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Daydreaming time is over. George Clooney is off the market again. The erstwhile bachelor stepped out with his new girlfriend at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday to promote his new movie. The hunk arrived by speedboat with Italian actress...

In this article: Karina Smirnoff, George Clooney, Dancing with the Stars, Elisabetta Canalis, Mario Lopez, Miss Puerto Rico, Academy Awards, Chrysler 300, and Maksim Chmerkovskiy

...and has dinner with an old friend. This week the role won Firth an Oscar nomination for Best Actor to go with his Best Actor prize at the Venice Film Festival. Even after his star turns as Mr Darcy in TV's Pride and Prejudice and Mark...

In this article: Colin Firth, Tom Ford, Mr Darcy, Bridget Jones's Diary, Los Angeles, Suicide, National Youth Theatre, Circle of Friends, and The Hollywood Reporter

...of his impressive West London home have been left bereft of acting gongs. But since his new film A Single Man premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year, Firth has been mentioned in glowing critical terms the like of which he...

In this article: Colin Firth, Oscar, Mamma Mia, Tom Ford, Jane Austen, JB Priestley, and Bridget Jones

Colin Firth received the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his role in A Single Man at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. Colin Firth has played Mr. Darcy in the BBC's Pride and Prejudice and Mr. Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones's Diary, but...

In this article: Colin Firth, A Single Man, Bridget Jones's Diary, Pride and Prejudice, Venice International Film Festival, Fever Pitch, NPR, Mr. Darcy, and Tom Ford

...and his comic, uptight Englishman act in everything from Bridget Jones's Diary to Mamma Mia! The buzz around A Single Man began at the Venice Film Festival in September, when Firth, 49, won the best actor prize. He was also nominated for...

In this article: Oscar, Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Nelson Mandela, Matthew Goode, The Big Lebowski, 1995 Rugby World Cup, and Invictus

...I was so shattered. I was very surprised." As for his sudden return to the limelight which saw him win the best actor prize at last year's Venice Film Festival, Firth isn't allowing himself to get caught up in the fame game. "I'm getting...

In this article: Colin Firth, A Single Man, Julianne Moore, Oscar, Tom Ford, Matthew Goode, God, Pride and Prejudice, and Mr Darcy

...British Academy Film Awards against George Clooney among others. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood. It had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival last year and earned Colin a best actor gong.

In this article: Colin Firth, UK, Kenny, Tom Ford, Matthew Goode, and George Clooney

...that the meeting had been held merely to establish, hypothetically, how the stars would settle arrangements if the worst happened. Venice Film Festival: Brad Pitt hints he and Angelina Jolie will have more children But, in a sense,...

In this article: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston, Billy Bob Thornton, Hollywood, Marcheline Bertrand, and Phobia

...wants to shower attention on the picture. "I Am Love," a drama directed by Luca Guadagnino, made its debut in September at the Venice Film Festival. Then came the Toronto International Film Festival. Programmers at Sundance made an exception...

In this article: Tilda Swinton, James Taylor, Oscar, Golden Globes, Berlin, Risotto, Christianity, and DVD