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"The Queen" rules as Venice film fest hits half way "The Queen," a superbly acted reconstruction of the crisis within the British monarchy caused by Princess Diana's death in 1997, is the early favorite to land the big prizes at the Venice Film Festival this year.   Nations:Netherlands Taiwan Thailand   People:George Reeves Helen Mirren Stephen Frears Carice van Houten Paul Verhoeven Alfonso Cuaron   Activities:2006 Venice Film Festival   2006-09-04 Frears film Golden Lion favorite at Venice Stephen Frears's "The Queen" has emerged as the most popular movie as the Venice Film Festival reached the half-way stage, but it still faces stiff competition for the Golden Lion.   People:George Reeves Helen Mirren Stephen Frears Paul Verhoeven Alfonso Cuaron Clive Owen   Activities:2006 Venice Film Festival   2006-09-03 "Black Book" an old-fashioned wartime epic Paul Verhoeven's World War II drama "Black Book" is an ambitious throwback to the days of rousing all-action wartime pictures in which an intrepid loner risks everything to fight a clearly defined enemy.   People:Carice van Houten Paul Verhoeven   2006-09-03 Top directors in Venice slam Bush, Hollywood Top directors used the Venice Film Festival on Friday to excoriate the Bush administration, the war in Iraq and Hollywood itself, and presented three starkly different movies to express their views.   People:Paul Verhoeven Oliver Stone Tom Cruise   Activities:2006 Venice Film Festival Anti-war Movement   2006-09-01 Dark American tales light up Venice film festival Dark tales of real-life crime dominate Hollywood's star-studded assault on the Venice Film Festival this year, with U.S. directors drawing inspiration from murder mysteries of the 1940s, 50s and 60s.   People:Emilio Estevez Stephen Frears James Ellroy David Lynch Paul Verhoeven Alfonso Cuaron   Activities:2006 Venice Film Festival   2006-08-29 Headlines "The Queen" rules as Venice film fest hits half way 2006-09-04 Frears film Golden Lion favorite at Venice 2006-09-03 "Black Book" an old-fashioned wartime epic 2006-09-03 Top directors in Venice slam Bush, Hollywood 2006-09-01 Dark American tales light up Venice film festival 2006-08-29 Venice Film Festival moves into focus 2006-05-25 Foreign Actors Find Tough Road to Hollywood 2001-09-02 "Instinct" redux on thin ice 2001-01-08 'Hollow Man' Brings in Bacon at Box Office 2000-08-07 Stone Rolls Into 'Basic' Sequel 2000-06-25 Ang Lee may unlock 'Houdini' 1998-07-15 Most-viewed Dark American tales light up Venice film festival 2006-08-29 'Hollow Man' Brings in Bacon at Box Office 2000-08-07 Venice Film Festival moves into focus 2006-05-25

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