The Merchant of Venice Articles

Princess of Mount Ledang / A Legendary Love The 2004 Venice Film Festival came to a close on September 11, after nearly two weeks of glitz, glamour, and glitches. Besides loads of Hollywood stars and a number of well-received and/or controversial films, the festival also offered frequent overbooking and long delays at the screenings. The culprit, according to festival officials, was an uncooperative computer system. [...]

Venice Film Festival's "Golden Lions" This past Wednesday, Sept. 1, the 61st edition of the Venice Film Festival kicked off with a gala screening of Steven Spielberg's The Terminal, a box-office and critical disappointment in the United States, where it opened more than two months ago. At the festival's press screening, The Terminal received an equally unenthusiastic reception. Yet, none of that matters to festival [...]