Films & Fringe

The 68th Venice Film Festival is not far off. The annual film fest officially known as La Biennale di Venezia has just unveiled its lineup! Highlights include:

OMAS ALFREDSON – TINKER, TAYLOR, SOLDIER, SPY
Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt

ANDREA ARNOLD – WUTHERING HEIGHTS
Kaya Scodelario, Nichola Burley, Steve Evets, Oliver Milburn

AMI CANAAN MANN – TEXAS KILLING FIELDS
Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

GEORGE CLOONEY – THE IDES OF MARCH [OPENING FILM]
Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood

DAVID CRONENBERG – A DANGEROUS METHOD
Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen (formerly hawt), Michael Fassbender, Vincent Cassel

ABEL FERRARA – 4:44 LAST DAY ON EARTH
Willem Dafoe, Shanyn Leigh, Paz de la Huerta

WILLIAM FRIEDKIN – KILLER JOE
Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Gina Gershon

STEVE MCQUEEN – SHAME
Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge, Nicole Beharie

ROMAN POLANSKI – CARNAGE
Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John C. Reilly

TODD SOLONDZ – DARK HORSE
Mia Farrow, Christopher Walken (the epitomy of cool), Justin Bartha, Selma Blair

JAMES FRANCO – SAL (some experimental weird shit I’m sure)
Val Lauren, James Franco (even with the odd factor… phwoar), Jim Parrack

TODD HAYNES – MILDRED PIERCE [TRIBUTE TO TODD HAYNES]
Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce, Evan Rachel Wood, Melissa Leo

AL PACINO – WILDE SALOME
Al Pacino, Jessica Chastain, Kevin Anderson

STEVEN SODERBERGH – CONTAGION
Matt Damon (I will ALWAYS pronounce this a la Team America), Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard (I can “phwoar” a girl… so… PHWOAR), Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne

WHIT STILLMAN – DAMSELS IN DISTRESS [CLOSING FILM]
Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody (O…M….G…. MegaPHWOAR), Megalyn Echikunwoke, Analeigh Tipton

All I got from this listing is Adam Brody. Will my dreams of meeting Seth Cohen finally come true?

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Also coming up is the annual Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Running from August 5-29th in… well… Edinburgh. Theatre, comedy, cabaret, music, the works. This is the place to be for the arts lovers of the world. We’ll have some roving reporters (aka minions) on the scene covering the festie for us, but here’s a heads up of some off-the-beaten-track comedy stuff you may want to check out:

Lady Cariad’s Characters
Cariad Lloyd
15:55, 6-27th August (not 17th)
Space 3, The Voodoo Rooms
www.ladycariad.wordpress.com

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The Inflatables – short form improvised comedy.
Featuring Andrew Gentilli, Dylan Buckle and many more…
17:00, 6-27th August (not Sundays)
Ryan’s Bar

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The Truth (Explained in Doodles!)
Gareth Morinan
16:15, 6-27th August
Sin Club and Lounge
www.edinburghspotlight.com…..

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Catherine Semark: The Truth About Lions
Catherine Semark
14.35, 6th-27th August (not 10th or 17th)
Medina
www.edfringe.com….

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Leila’s Ladies
Leila Borris
16:20, 6th-27th August (not Mondays)
Fingers Piano bar

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For more info:
www.edfringe.com