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Venice Film Festival to give Woo lifetime award

Dec. 22, 2009
Organizers for the Venice Film Festival have honored John Woo with its lifetime achievement award, saying the veteran director transformed action movies both in his native Hong Kong and his current professional home of Hollywood. Calling the 61-year-old...
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VENICE, Italy, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Hong Kong movie director John Woo is to be presented with a lifetime achievement award at the Venice film festival next September, organizers said.
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ROME, April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Meryl Streep is to be presented with the Golden Marc'Aurelio Acting Award at the International Rome Film Festival, organizers said.
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Director Lee to head Venice film fest jury

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Berlin film festival honors Arthur Penn

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Venice film fest plans next year's bash

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Mirren, Affleck honored at Venice festival

VENICE, Italy, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Ben Affleck and Helen Mirren have been recognized as the best film actor and actress for this year by the Venice Film Festival in Italy.

Venice festival to honor David Lynch

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Marilyn Monroe Cupcake Portrait at Madame Tussauds in New York
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A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo