Jonathan Demme

'Rachel' lifts Venice at midpoint VENICE Jonathan Demme s dysfunctional family drama Rachel Getting Married lifted the Venice Film Festival out of its midpoint slumber, eliciting a collective matrimonial cheer, as the Lido heads toward what...

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...to festival Jonathan Demme's dysfunctional family drama "Rachel Getting Married" lifted the Venice Film Festival out of its midpoint slumber, as the Lido heads toward what is expected to be a more satisfying final stretch. Fest topper...

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...and Natalie Portman on the red carpet. Hathaway arrived by boat with director Jonathan Demme to present her latest film, "Rachel Getting Married," which is appearing in competition at the festival. In the film she plays Kym, a turbulent...

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...U.S. cinema, Italian productions and Japanese animation movies. Among them is Jonathan Demme's "Rachel Getting Married," starring Anne Hathaway and Debra Winger. The other U.S. films in the main contest are all by lesser-known or...

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...slate at Toronto next month. It was directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Jonathan Demme, whose documentary credits include "Neil Young: Heart of Gold" and the Talking Heads concert movie "Stop Making Sense." He won an Academy Award for...

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...did to Boston while filming "Bride Wars." The enchanting actress arrived at the Venice Film Festival by boat yesterday with Jonathan Demme, the director of her latest movie, "Rachel Getting Married." The 25-year-old Hathaway, who broke up...

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...year, and Hathaway's appearance on the red carpet gave the festival a welcome touch of Hollywood glamour. Demme's previous films include 1991 thriller "The Silence of the Lambs," which won five Oscars, and 1993 AIDS drama "Philadelphia."

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...this morning and will include a few American films including Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler (starring Mickey Rourke), Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married (about an ex-model returning home after ten years in rehab), Kathryn...

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VENICE (Hollywood Reporter) - Director Jonathan Demme's family drama "Rachel Getting Married" might not seem like it has political overtones, but Demme and screenwriter Jenny Lumet see some ties to the U.S. presidential election. The...

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