Venice Film Festival 2011 Winners

The winners of the 2011 Venice Film Festival have been selected by the jury, led this year by Darren Aronofsky, who won the Golden Lion in 2008 for The Wrestler" and was twice nominated, in 2006 for "The Fountain" and last year for "Black Swan". Among this year's winners, Michael Fassbender was chosen as Best Actor, for his role as a sex addict in Steve McQueen's drama "Shame". The Best Actress award went to Deannie Yip for "A Simple Life". The Silver Lion for Best Director went to China's Shangjun Cai for "People Mountain People Sea". And, the top honor, the Golden Lion, went to russian director Aleksander Sokurov for "Faust", a work of cinema that Arronofsky himself said it was one of those films that "changes your life the moment you see them for the first time".

Here is the full list of winner :

Golden Lion for best film : Faust by Aleksander Sokurov (Russia)

Silver Lion for best director: Shangjun Cai for People Mountain People Sea (China)

Special jury prize: Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese (Italy)

Best first feature: Là-Bas by Guido Lombardi (Italy)

Best actress: Deanie Yip for A Simple Life (Hong Kong)

Best actor: Michael Fassbender for Shame (Britain)

Emerging performer: Shota Sometani and Fumi Nikaido for Himizu (Japan)

Best screenplay: Alpis (Alps) by Yorgos Lanthimos (Greece)

Best cinematography: Robbie Ryan for Wuthering Heights, directed by Andrea Arnold (Britain)

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A DANGEROUS METHOD (2011) - Three New Movie Clips

Official Synopsis: Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Jung (Michael Fassbender) takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley) as his patient in A DANGEROUS METHOD. Jung’s weapon is the method of his master, the renowned Sigmund Freud. Both men fall under Sabina’s spell.

Release Date: November 23, 2011 (US)

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New on DVD & Blu-Ray : X-MEN FIRST CLASS (2011)

Synopsis: X-Men: First Class is the thrilling, eye-opening chapter you’ve been waiting for ... Witness the beginning of the X-Men Universe. Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their superhuman powers for the first time, working together in a desperate attempt to stop the Hellfire Club and a global nuclear war.

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi

Worldwide Box-Office: $352M

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New on DVD & Blu-Ray : JANE EYRE (2011)

Synopsis: Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) and Academy Award® winner Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love) star in acclaimed director Cary Fukunaga’s daring new adaptation of the timeless romance. When orphaned governess Jane Eyre (Wasikowska) arrives at imposing Thornfield Hall she’s intrigued by her brooding wealthy employer Rochester (Fassbender). His dark moods and the strange occurrences in the house lead her to discover a terrible secret that he had hoped to hide from her forever. Critics proclaim this captivating sensual film is “Beautiful. A splendid example of how to turn a beloved work of classic literature into a movie.” (A.O. Scott The New York Times)

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PROMETHEUS (2012) - News Update, Pictures and Video

This year we've had a lot of buzz surrounding Ridley Scott's new movie, "Prometheus". At first, everyone thought this was a prequel for the "Alien" franchise, but after letting the media mince the concept for a while, the filmmakers disclosed that this is not a prequel to "Alien", but a stand-alone sci-fi epic and that fans will recognize a strand of "Alien" DNA. These last two words became a sort of riddle for all to guess. What did they mean ? Is it a prequel or not ? The mystery lingered on for a couple of months, but recently the veil has been lifted and we're starting to get a good idea about what the project is really about. Read the full article to get the complete scoop on "Prometheus".

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HAYWIRE (2012) - Trailer

Official Synopsis: Mallory Kane (Carano) is a highly trained operative who works for a government security contractor in the dirtiest, most dangerous corners of the world. After successfully freeing a Chinese journalist held hostage, she is double crossed and left for dead by someone close to her in her own agency. Suddenly the target of skilled assassins who know her every move, Mallory must find the truth in order to stay alive. Using her black-ops military training, she devises an ingenious—and dangerous—trap. But when things go haywire, Mallory realizes she’ll be killed in the blink of an eye unless she finds a way to turn the tables on her ruthless adversary.

Genre: Action, Thriller

Starring: Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Channing Tatum, Bill Paxton, Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas

Director: Steven Soderbergh ("Ocean's Eleven", "Contagion")

Screenplay: Lem Dobbs ("Dark City", "The Score")

Not Yet Rated

Release Date: January 22, 2011

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A DANGEROUS METHOD (2011) - Trailer

Official Synopsis: Cronenberg once again gathered a prestigious crew to work on A DANGEROUS METHOD, director of photography Peter Suschitsky (A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, EASTERN PROMISES), composer Howard Shore (THE LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy, AVATAR), editor Ronald Sanders (A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, EASTERN PROMISES, CORALINE), costume designer Denise Cronenberg (A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, EASTERN PROMISES, THE INCREDIBLE HULK) and production designer James McAteer (GOOD WILL HUNTING, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMAN). The screenplay was adapted by Christopher Hampton (ATONEMENT, THE QUIET AMERICAN) from his own play.

Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Jung (Michael Fassbender) takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley) as his patient in A DANGEROUS METHOD. Jung’s weapon is the method of his master, the renowned Sigmund Freud. Both men fall under Sabina’s spell.

Release Dates:

• February 10, 2012 (UK) ; 
• November 10, 2011 (Germany) ; 
• September, 2011 - Venice Film Festival

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