Venice Flm Festival has two Ameican films in official competition this year. Check them out:
Bad Lieutenant:Port of Call New Orleans- This is a remake of the original Bad Lieutenant with Harvey Keitel though it doesn't seem to be a literal remake- new city and a plot involving the murder of African immigrants. There is a nun getting raped like in the original. Nicholas Cage plays the Keitel role with Eva Mendes and Val Kilmer in the cast. Cage's character has lots of addictions-perscription drugs, cocaine, sex. Right up Cage's alley. Can he be as creepy as Keitel? Werner Herzog directs. If anybody can make it creepy it's Herzog.
A Single Man- directed by Tom Ford in his debut effort. Based on Christopher Isherwood novel set in 1962 Los Angeles about a man who has to face a new future after the death of his longtime lover. Colin Firth and Julianne Moore star.
Out of competion films:
The Hole directed by Joe Dante- Believe it or not it's a 3D supernatural flick
Brooklyn's Finest by Antoine Fuqua-w/ Richard Gere, Don Cheadle. Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes
The Men Who Stare at Goats by Grant Heslov (writer of Good Night and Good Luck) w/ George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey. Grant is a guy I went to USC Theater School with back in the day. Eichh! I'm old.
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Venice, L.A.? Or Venice, Italy? Hee hee hee. EEE
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