European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 18 stars and stripes Mideast edition june 2007 faces Bertolucci festival to Honor director Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci will receive an honorary Golden lion award at this years Venice film whose movies include last tango in Paris and the last will receive the award during the 8 closing Bertolucci is a great italian film who had the courage to give a cosmopolitan dimension to his own personal said Davide president of the Venice Bien which includes the film Festi is one of Italy most acclaimed the last emperor his 1987 tale of the life of chivas last Emper or won nine including for Best from his first feature film in 1962 to his last work in the Bertolucci has often shown his movies in the award Marks the 75th anniversary of the film Festi the worlds but because of War and other Rea the festival want held every and so the Edi Tion opening 29 will actually be the the film adaptation of Ian Mcevans bestselling will open this years the directed by Joe stars James Mca Romola saoirse Vanessa Redgrave and Keira Knightley who also starred in Wrights 2005 Pride actress presses assault charges Kristy Swanson pressed assault charges sunday against the a wife of her companion and former skat ing with celebrities Lloyd the actress representative said in los police took pictures of bruises on her Back and other parts of her body to document injuries Swanson claimed she got during a scuffle with Kislers Marcia on Friday in said Swanson spokesman Michael Obrien filed a complaint against Swanson Swanson told people Magazine she was arrested saturday night for allegedly assaulting said she was released after posting bail in Swanson Ringo Starr to release online Catalon exp Eagle Ringo Starr has signed a Deal to release his Catalon his publicist downloads of his hit 1970 album be coups of blues and 1973s Ringo will be available along with a compilation photograph the 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More and that was drug that what saved his and Sheen stories and photos from the associated press Dave above actor Kevin poses for a picture with his Joe and Annie during a special screening of Brooks in new Kevin Costner in a scene from the Costner to naysayers embrace Brooks by Jeff Strickler Minneapolis Star Tribune a lot of people thought that Kevin Costner should have passed on youre playing a serial they and your fans wont like its a Independent they and its going to get lost amid the studios Over hyped blockbuster and it leaves too much for the View ers to figure out on their they including an end ing that Doest tie up everything in a easily under stood youre right on every Costner told which is exactly Why he not Only agreed to he signed on As the producer of the dramatic which opened this month in the i cant worry about things like he said of the naysayers i wanted to give people an original i cant Cave into the fact that some people might not like that would be a Costner almost made the mistake of never considering the the script was sent to him while he was filming the upside of but he was too Busy to read then he got a phone Call from director Kevin Rey who worked with him on water world and Robin Hood Prince of Reynolds want interested in but he thought that Cost Ner might he knows the two Guys who wrote Costner so i read the and i was immediately taken with i had to Call up the writers and congratulate them on How original it its one of the Best scripts Ive Ever its incredibly i just Hope that these Guys Are remembered at the end of the year when awards Are he also applauded their nerve in creating such a Despi Cable subject As the fearing that someone who didst share that appreciation would mishandle the he offered to be the films this is the kind of movie that could easily get off he the conventional Wisdom would be to soften the i didst want that to i wanted to make the movie the Way it was written and then let the chips fall where they Costner character is a compulsive William Hurt costars As the characters Hurt is in Many of the scenes Costner is but Only Costner can see him and talk with he comes from my Costner using the first person in reference to his i was a kid with a very troubled and my parents were always warning me about the but Hes not the Hes As the Costner figured that hed have no Trou ble recruiting Hurt once hed read the i know what draws he we Are very fortunate to have because its an important my character  always be we need him to have some to laugh every now and and he can do that with his the movie ends with unresolved plot lines that Costner Hopes can be addressed in the it was conceived As the first movie of a he i wanted to make sure that that want an excuse the writers just made so i made them outline the next two movies for in not into making i dont want to make the same movie Over and Over i wanted to make sure that they actually had something in now i know How the Story so Imok with not that Hes 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