The StarPhoenix - Entertainment

• Venice festival honors John Woo
  The Venice film festival honored Hong Kong director John Woo, one of the few Asian filmmakers to enjoy box office success in Hollywood as well as at home

  
  

  
  
  
• Top directors headlining Telluride film fest
  Directors Peter Weir, Danny Boyle, Mark Romanek and Errol Morris will headline the Telluride Film Festival, the annual Labor Day holiday weekend event that kicks off Friday in the Colorado mountain resort.

  
  

  
  
  
• Weeds goes up in smoke
  The new season finds Mary-Louise Parker on the lam.

  
  

  
  
  
• Sofia Coppola takes insider's look at Hollywood A-lister
  Sofia Coppola's latest movie is a Hollywood insider's look at the life of an A-list actor, played by Stephen Dorff.

  
  

  
  
  
• Toronto film fest boss stays cool under pressure
  As the pressure mounts, Cameron Bailey somehow manages to become increasingly focused yet remain totally at ease.

  
  

  
  
  
• Gaiman's Sandman being adapted for TV
  Neil Gaiman's popular series of comics, The Sandman, is currently being adapted for television.

  
  

  
  
  
• Ben Affleck goes to Town
  The actor/director sheds his Bennifer ways and continues his career redemption in a new crime thriller.

  
  

  
  
  
• Gossip Girl says bonjour to Paris
  Gossip Girl begins its new season in France.

  
  

  
  
  
• Meet Maggie Q, the new Nikita
  Asian cinema helped the action star get in gear for her new TV series.

  
  

  
  
  
• Luke Doucet explores Hamilton with comic effect
  When Luke Doucet and his wife, fellow singer-songwriter Melissa McClelland, returned to Canada from an extended stay in Nashville, Tenn., they expected to move back to Toronto. Instead, they moved to Hamilton.

  
  

  
  
  
• Photos: Natalie Portman dons red for 'Black Swan' in Italy
  Actress Natalie Portman poses for photographers during a photocall for her movie "Black Swan" at the 67th Venice Film Festival Wednesday.

  
  

  
  
  
• Photos: Jessica Alba and the stars of Machete hit Venice
  Jessica Alba and the stars of the upcoming action film 'Machete' come out to shine at the film's premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

  
  

  
  
  
• Survivorman's Les Stroud goes beyond
  Les Stroud explores tribal cultural traditions in new show, Beyond Survival.

  
  

  
  
  
• Conan O'Brien's new show name? How about Conan!
  Former Tonight Show host unveils name of his new talk show, to debut on TBS and CTV in November

  
  

  
  
  
• Celebs caught on film
  Look into the lives of stars as we give you the hottest celebrity photos from around the globe.