Penelope Cruz Calls for Spanish Film Support Amid Crisis
Penelope Cruz voices deep concern over Spain’s financial crisis and its effect on cinema. She aims to lure filmmakers to Spain for co productions and corrects a misquotation about producing films yearly to create work, stating the remark was misinterpreted.
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Dear Abby: Teens resist stepdad ahead of wedding
A New Hampshire widow asks how to help four teenagers accept her fiancé Ken, who they fear and barely greet. Abby warns the teens are immature and resistant to change, noting college will soon separate them and hoping they mature instead of punishing their mother.
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Ken
New Hampshire
Dear Abby Advice on Grieving Widowship and Stepfamily Roles
A reader seeks guidance on blending a household after remarriage with stepchildren. Abby recommends counseling if both parties are willing and emphasizes the parent’s authority while noting children must treat the stepparent with respect even if love does not develop.
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Jealous Husband Harms Child Emotional Welfare
An 18 year marriage faces strain as a jealous husband mistreats their 7 year old son emotionally. Counseling and medication for low mood are present, with calls for joint therapy to prevent long term harm.
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Amy
Venice Jury Bows to Rule, Awards The Master Silver Lion
The Venice Film Festival jury awards The Master the Silver Lion for best director and grants Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman a shared best actor prize. The Golden Lion goes to Pieta, as rules prohibit a film from winning the top prize and other awards. Jurors say the decision was difficult and constrained by festival rules.
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Pieta
Samantha Morton
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Corriere Della Sera
Corriere
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Depp shares ink with ex death row inmate at festival
Johnny Depp described a tattoo design by Damien Echols as one of his favorites and said Echols, Jessie Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin remain like brothers. The trio, once on Arkansas death row, were released after an Alford plea, supported by Depp and others behind the West of Memphis documentary.
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Cloud Atlas casts broad range of roles across centuries at TIFF
Tom Hanks Halle Berry and a large ensemble portray up to six characters in Cloud Atlas an epic from the mid 1800s to a distant future. Directors Andy Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer thank backers while stars praise the daring film and its performers. The film opens in U S theaters October 26.
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Berry
Tom Hanks
Halle Berry
Andy and
Lana Wachowski
Tom Tykwer
David Mitchell
Jim Broadbent
Susan Sarandon
Hugh Grant
Hugo Weaving
Jim Sturgess
Ben Whishaw
Doona Rae
Warner Bros
U.S
Emily Blunt Takes On Action Roles In Sci Fi Films
Emily Blunt, known for The Young Victoria, leads in Looper which opens TIFF and hits theaters Sept. 28. She starts All You Need Is Kill next month with Tom Cruise, a Groundhog Day style future war against mimics, playing a top soldier.
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Affleck thanks Canada at Toronto premiere for Argo
Ben Affleck returns to the Toronto festival to debut Argo the CIA Canadian joint rescue thriller set in Tehran during 1979. He stars as Tony Mendez with Alan Arkin John Goodman and Bryan Cranston co starring. Affleck calls Argo a tribute to Canadian heroics and the Canada US relationship.
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Bryan Cranston
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Room 237 probes Kubrick's Shining for hidden meanings
The film 237 follows five devotees who dissect The Shining scene by scene. Historian Geoffrey Cocks links the film to Nazi Holocaust imagery with 1942 symbolism, while others debate its status as horror or art. Room 237 opens in theaters in 2013.
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