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	Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010
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ADVERTISEMENT REVIEWS Womb -- Film Review Bit of a stretch for Oedipus Rex in a wishy-washy tale about human cloning. The Fantastic Water Babes -- Film Review A frivolous but endearing romantic fantasy. The Human Resources Manager -- Film Review Fine mix of comedy and drama as a personnel officer is charged with seeing that an employee's body makes it to her far off home. More Reviews		TOP STORIES 'Black Swan' receives high praise in Venice VENICE -- The 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival got underway Wednesday with a gala ceremony that included a pair of career honors for Italian composer Armando Trovajoli, followed by the world premiere of Darren Aronofsky's thriller "Black Swan." B.O. hits shift Lionsgate from stable to positive TORONTO -- Box office success with "The Expendables" and "The Last Exorcism" has helped convince Moody's Investors Service to lift its debt rating for Lionsgate from stable to positive. Google CEO to deliver IFA closing keynote BERLIN -- Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt will give the closing international Keynote at consumer electronics tradeshow IFA in Berlin Sept. 7. World page Home page FILM Tsai named Asian Filmmaker of the Year SEOUL -- Taiwan film director Tsai Ming Liang has been named the winner of the Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award by the Pusan International Film Festival, festival organizers announced Wednesday. EFA unveils People's Choice nominees BERLIN -- Roman Polanski's "The Ghost Writer," Lone Scherfig's coming-of-age tale "An Education" and geek superhero story "Kick-Ass" from Brit director Matthew Vaughn are among the films contending in the people's choice category at this year's European Film Awards. Khan's 'Don 2' gets German support NEW DELHI -- "Don 2" starring Shah Rukh Khan and directed by Farhan Akhtar will shoot in Berlin early next year and receive a funding of 550,000 Euros, regional film support agency Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg said on its website. Bollywood makes Jesus film in Holy Land JERUSALEM — Indian filmmakers said they're in the Holy Land to shoot the first Bollywood movie on the early life of Jesus. Film page TV Spain's Globomedia adds three fiction series MADRID -- Spain's TV production powerhouse Globomedia has added three new fiction series to its 2011 slate, including its first production for broadcaster La Sexta, Globomedia president Daniel Ecija announced Wednesday at the Vitoria TV Festival. Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Peter Stebbings get 'Exposed' TORONTO -- Jodi Lyn O'Keefe ("Prison Break") and Peter Stebbings are top-lining "Exposed," a Canadian pay TV thriller from indie producer Incendo. Warner, Talpa ink U.K. format deal LONDON -- Boosting its U.K. television production operations further, Warner Bros. said Wednesday that its London production division has teamed up with John de Mol's format factory, Talpa Media, to make British versions of its most successful formats. Television page INTERNATIONAL BOXOFFICE Boxoffice charts France Germany Japan Spain United Kingdom		TOPPING ‘SIGNS’: Rosanna Arquette is to topline "The Signs of Living," a Canadian indie movie from Breakthrough Films and Television and producer/director Gail Harvey. (Getty) Venice Fest looks to re-energize Can an emphasis on youth help the beleaguered Venice International Film Festival? Hollywood's economic woes no match for nation's COMMENTARY: Watching the market take another dive and Washington politicos confess that things were bleaker than they thought is a scary omen. 'Machete' Mexploitation Over-the-top feature tackles immigration. FINANCE Vivendi raises goals, maintains dividend PARIS -- Europe's largest telecom and entertainment group Vivendi raised its annual profit targets after posting first-half forecast-beating results, boosted by its new Brazilian telecoms unit and video games. Finance page

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