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A case of the tale wagging the dog? *
If visitors get to see Jana Sterbak's video at this year's Venice Biennale, they might be forgiven for wondering what all the pre-event fuss was about (critic R.M. Vaughan is not a fan!)
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Banal Biennale invades Venice *
Italy's 2003 art rave raises troubling questions about art's 'newest of the new'
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Hopkins presents new film at Venice *
Anthony Hopkins' new film The Human Stain tells the tale of a brilliant man brought down by political correctness, a modern trend that the esteemed actor describes as "a cancer."
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Italian power outage more sweeping than North America's biggest blackout *
A massive blackout struck almost all of Italy early Sunday, leaving millions of people without power, stranding planes and trains, and leading to traffic accidents as drivers sped through darkened streets.
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Portsmouth looks like Venice, doesn't it? *
Few travellers would confuse the southern English port city of Portsmouth with the wonders of Venice and its canals.
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Russian drama tops at Venice Film Festival *
An intense Russian father-and-son drama, The Return, won the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion for best picture Saturday, though first-time director Andrey Zvyagintsev remained shaken by the death of the 15-year-old star of the movie.
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The music behind the mask *
'Fishes are caught with Hooks, Birds are ensnared with Nets, but Virgins with Masquerades," an 18th-century London paper declaimed, opposing the sweet corruption of that louche Venetian import.
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Woody Allen film to open Venice festival *
Woody Allen, inspired by his love for the city of Venice, will open the 60th Venice Film Festival on Aug. 27 with the world premiere of his new film Anything Else, festival organizers said on Thursday.
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Woody Allen's film opens Venice festival *
Allen has a past in Venice: the 67-year-old filmmaker got married here, he's filmed in the canal city and he's won awards here. But he has never made an appearance at the world's longest-running film fest.
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Bark if you love art *
Ever wonder what a dog sees on his strolls through the world? Canadian artist Jana Sterbak did, and the resulting video installation is opening a few eyes at the Venice Biennale
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My Father Came from Italy ***
Like an astringent balsamic, Maria Coletta McLean's memoir of buying a house in rural Italy cuts through the oily array of self-indulgent autobiographies by ex-pat Brits and Americans who bought the perfect rundown Tuscan villas and just had to tell the world about their renovation troubles, thanks to the wacky locals.
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When two weeks off just isn't enough *
In these increasingly stressful times, the lure of the long-term stay and its promise of personal discovery is proving irresistible to many
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