High-water mark for Venice films

September 04, 2007 [...] even as that shift starts, much of the buzz in Venice remained centered on the high-quality lineup Venice artistic director Marco Mueller and his team assembled for this year's edition, with most attendees united in the opinion that the in- and out-of-competition selection this year delivered a slew of films likely to be on next year's Academy Awards nomination list. Dominik's 155-minute opus, which stars Brad Pitt as Jesse James, attracted the Golden Lion's share of attention from critics and even more so from fans along the red carpet who lined barriers 10 deep in some places to catch a glimpse of Pitt and girlfriend Angelina Jolie, who made the trip even though she did not have a film screening. Allen, making his 10th appearance in Venice, appeared to an enthusiastic reception on the red carpet with "Cassandra's" stars Colin Farrell and Hayley Atwell.

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