International Business News - film http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" has won the top award at the Venice Film Festival. The film awarded the Golden Lion on Saturday stars Mickey Rourke as a wrestler forced into retirement who strikes up a romance with an aging stripper played by Marisa Tomei. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/124571-correction-italy-venice-film-festival.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080906/the-wrestler-wins-venice-film-fest-top-award.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080906/the-wrestler-wins-venice-film-fest-top-award.htm Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:24:20 EDT Crime just never stops paying for Guy Ritchie. With "RocknRolla," writer-director Ritchie returns to the sort of gangster tale that shot him to fame with "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch," presenting a big, boisterous ensemble of lovable low-lifes doing anything they can to score a buck or rub out an enemy. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/123760-toronto-film-festival-rocknrolla.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/ritchie-rocks-again-with-crime-romp-rocknrolla.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/ritchie-rocks-again-with-crime-romp-rocknrolla.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:09:02 EDT Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore will release his new film online and for free. The film, "Slacker Uprising," follows Moore's 62-city tour during the 2004 election to rally young voters. It will be available for three weeks as a free download to North American residents, beginning Sept. 23. An official announcement of the film is planned for Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/123708-film-michael-moore.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/michael-moore-to-release-new-film-online-for-free.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/michael-moore-to-release-new-film-online-for-free.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:33:29 EDT Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore will release his new film online and for free. The film, "Slacker Uprising," follows Moore's 62-city tour during the 2004 election to rally young voters. It will be available for three weeks as a free download to North American residents, beginning Sept. 23. An official announcement of the film is planned for Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/122881-film-michael-moore.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/michael-moore-to-release-new-film-online-for-free.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/michael-moore-to-release-new-film-online-for-free.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:38:10 EDT Sundance is about new talent and small, personal films. Cannes is about highbrow cinema and celebrity-watching. The Toronto International Film Festival is about movies, from splashy studio releases and potential Oscar contenders to obscure foreign flicks and the latest avant-garde experiments. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/121688-film-toronto-festival.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/toronto-film-fest-includes-spike-lee-coens-movies.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/toronto-film-fest-includes-spike-lee-coens-movies.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:31:19 EDT Batman's rich alter-ego Bruce Wayne has added half a billion dollars to his riches. "The Dark Knight" on Sunday became the second movie in Hollywood history to top $500 million at the domestic box office, raising its total to $502.4 million, according to estimates from distributor Warner Bros. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/120929-the-dark-knight.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080901/dark-knight-swings-past-500-million-mark.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080901/dark-knight-swings-past-500-million-mark.htm Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:06:17 EDT Batman's rich alter-ego Bruce Wayne has added half a billion dollars to his riches. "The Dark Knight" on Sunday became the second movie in Hollywood history to top $500 million at the domestic box office, raising its total to $502.4 million, according to estimates from distributor Warner Bros. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080831/dark-knight-swings-past-500m-mark.htm Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:38:49 EDT Organizers of the Venice Film Festival waited to announce "Khastegi (Tedium)" by first-time Iranian director Bahman Motamedian until the last minute to avoid alerting authorities to its sensitive subject: transsexuals in modern-day Iran. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/iranian-film-explores-transsexual-world.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:11:51 EDT Guillermo Arriaga's directorial debut, "The Burning Plain," opens with a wide shot of a trailer ablaze in the New Mexico desert. While the landscape appears barren and exposed, it is concealing secrets that drive the story. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/118678-italy-venice-film-festival.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/the-burning-plain-debuts-at-venice-film-festival.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/the-burning-plain-debuts-at-venice-film-festival.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:28:09 EDT A German film studio has offered to negotiate a settlement with a dozen extras who were injured on the set of the Tom Cruise film "Valkyrie," despite their demands that the actor and his production company, United Artists, pay them $11 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/german-studio-offers-valkyrie-extras-settlement.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:49:22 EDT Takeshi Kitano presents a portrait of an artist who sacrifices his family and nearly his own life in pursuit of art in his new film "Achilles and the Tortoise." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/117963-italy-venice-film-festival.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/kitano-examines-cruel-art-in-venice-entry.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/kitano-examines-cruel-art-in-venice-entry.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:23:38 EDT Of all the women Valentino has dressed in his 45-year career--from Jacqueline Kennedy to Mariella Agnelli to Gwyneth Paltrow--one red carpet moment stands out: When Julia Roberts wore a vintage black-and-white Valentino gown when she was awarded her best actress Oscar. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/117970-italy-venice-film-festival.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/valentino-walks-red-carpet-for-his-documentary.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/valentino-walks-red-carpet-for-his-documentary.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:52:09 EDT The Venice Film Festival opened Wednesday night with the premiere of the Coen brothers' dark comedy "Burn After Reading," giving a flash of Hollywood glamour to a festival lineup with a definite art house feel. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/117359-italy-venice-film-festival.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/coens-dark-comedy-opens-venice-film-festival.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/coens-dark-comedy-opens-venice-film-festival.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:26:55 EDT They make movies that deal with unpleasant topics such as war and racism, yet are entertaining and even humorous. They're passionate, mischievously creative, politically liberal. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/117177-michael-moore.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/michael-moore-film-documentary.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/michael-moore-film-documentary.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:11:17 EDT George Clooney hosted a charity event Tuesday night to raise money for victims in Darfur. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/117175-venice-film-festival.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/brad-pitt-venice-film-festival-clooney.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/brad-pitt-venice-film-festival-clooney.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:05:07 EDT Hollywood's heavy hitter, Harry Potter, has been sidelined for fall, with the sixth adventure about the boy wizard transported from its original November release into next summer's schedule. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/115899-film-fall-preview-five-for-fall.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/fall-films-bond-bush-high-school-divas.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/fall-films-bond-bush-high-school-divas.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:19:15 EDT Harry Potter pulled a disappearing act from Hollywood's fall and holiday schedule, his sixth big-screen adventure bumped from this November into next summer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/for-fall-bonds-back-hollywood-does-high-school.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:01:36 EDT Highlights of the fall film slate (release dates are subject to change, and some films will play in limited release): Late August-September: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/highlights-of-hollywoods-fall-holiday-schedule.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:26:28 EDT A U.N.-backed movie on poverty made of eight segments by directors including Jane Campion and Wim Wenders will make its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival later this year, organizers said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/un-backed-film-to-premiere-at-rome-film-fest.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:01:56 EDT Movies featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kate Beckinsale, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell and a documentary about Paris Hilton have joined the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/112191-film-toronto-festival.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/clooney-pitt-coens-join-toronto-festival-lineup.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/clooney-pitt-coens-join-toronto-festival-lineup.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:05:54 EDT