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The Guardians of the Galaxy ended on top, new entries were a dismal failure and international territories once again saved the day. In what is becoming the sad refrain of the waning summer, panic threatened to take hold in Hollywood as the Box Office still failed to show a measurable pulse and studio executives are perhaps seriously wondering if Americans have simply stopped spending their entertainment dollars in darkened movie theaters.

Mark Ruffalo What do you call a party that includes Salma Hayek, Kevin Costner, Robert Downey Jr. , Laura Dern, Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum, Benedict Cumberbatch, Josh Charles, Piper Perabo, Naomi Watts, Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne, Jeremy Irvine, Anthony Mackie, Quvenzane Wallis, Ben Stiller, Simon Pegg, Asa Butterfield, Bill Nighy, Jena Malone, Zoe Kazan, Abigail Spencer, Ken Howard and Matthew Goode – just to name a few?!An HFPA event.

  Tina Fey has revealed it was Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels who suggested she and Amy Poehler should sign on to host the Golden Globes for two more years. And she has given an insight into how she and Amy plan their remarks and jokes.

What do you call a party that includes Salma Hayek, Kevin Costner, Robert Downey Jr. , Laura Dern, Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum, Benedict Cumberbatch, Josh Charles, Piper Perabo, Naomi Watts, Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne, Jeremy Irvine, Anthony Mackie, Quvenzane Wallis, Ben Stiller, Simon Pegg, Asa Butterfield, Bill Nighy, Jenny Malone, Abigail Spencer, Ken Howard, Matthew Goode – just to name a few?! An HFPA event.

What do you call a party that includes Salma Hayek, Kevin Costner, Robert Downey Jr. , Laura Dern, Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum, Benedict Cumberbatch, Josh Charles, Piper Perabo, Naomi Watts, Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne, Jeremy Irvine, Anthony Mackie, Quvenzane Wallis, Ben Stiller, Simon Pegg, Asa Butterfield, Bill Nighy, Jena Malone, Abigail Spencer, Ken Howard, Matthew Goode – just to name a few?! An HFPA event.

Venice is artistic & commercial, hedonistic & frugal, and above all covenient. Elisabeth Sereda explains why the Venezia Film Fest is her favorite festival: Unless you get seasick on a vaporetto, hate Italian food and despise old buildings, you have to agree that there is no better place to put on a festival.

The 71st Venice Film Festival came to a close Saturday night with lions and coppa volpis going to a wide array of winners. A recap of the world’s oldest festival.

By Elisabeth Sereda.

As the curtain comes down on the 71st Venice Film Festival, it’s time to reflect and reminisce, about the movies … and more. Like the glamour – always attendant – the oldest, perhaps most elegant, film festival in the world.

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