STALLONE TO BE HONOURED AT VENICE FILM FESTIVAL

September 29th, 2009 "He's my best friend now. It's strange, given what big rivals we used to be.

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - The toughest men of Hollywood - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis - will unite for a total non-stop-action-packed flick called The Expendables. The movie will see hardman Stallone - who is also directing the film- take on a South American dictator with his mercenary team.

September 13th, 2009 COLIN FIRTH has been named Best Actor at this year's (09) Venice Film Festival. The Brit star was honoured on Saturday (12Sep09) for his portrayal of a mourning professor in A Single Man.

September 11th, 2009 SIR IAN MCKELLEN will be honoured with a prestigious acting award at an upcoming film festival in Spain. The veteran star has enjoyed a long and illustrious career in the movie business dating back to the 1960s, and bosses at the San Sebastian International Film Festival have decided to recognise his contribution to Hollywood.

September 10th, 2009 Omar Sharif returns to big screen at VeniceVENICE, Italy — Omar Sharif, whose devilishly handsome looks delighted female fans decades ago, has returned to the big screen at the Venice Film Festival Thursday in a film about an elderly man's encounter with a woman he loved in his youth. "The Traveler," an Egyptian film by first-time feature director Ahmed Maher, is vying for the festival's Golden Lion award.

September 9th, 2009 GEORGE CLOONEY was in for a shock when he appeared at a press conference in Venice, Italy on Tuesday (08Sep09) - he was propositioned by a male stripper posing as a reporter. The Hollywood star is at the Venice Film Festival to promote his new comedy The Men Who Stare at Goats - but he was the one left laughing when a fan managed to sneak into the media event and proceeded to shed his clothes as he professed his love for the actor.

September 9th, 2009 Organizers unveiling London Film Festival lineupLONDON — Organizers are announcing the lineup for this year's London Film Festival. The two-week movie event is trying to raise its international profile, and more than a dozen world premieres are on its slate of 300 British and international films.

September 8th, 2009 Disney/Pixar animator JOHN LASSETER has been honoured at the Venice Film Festival in Italy with a prestigious Golden Lion award in recognition of his career achievements. The illustrator was hailed by his peers on Sunday (06Sep09) at a ceremony that also paid tribute to Lasseter's bosses, Disney/Pixar directors Brad Bird, Peter Doctor, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich.

September 8th, 2009 Fan pokes fun at Clooney in ItalyVENICE, Italy — A fan of actor George Clooney stripped to his boxer shorts in front of the Hollywood star and asked if he could "kiss him, just once." "I am gay, George," the unidentified man said during a news conference at the Venice Film Festival Tuesday. "Take me, choose me George, please.

September 3rd, 2009 NEW YORK - Hollywood legend Morgan Freeman will be honoured for his career achievements at the upcoming Zurich Film Festival in Switzerland. The "Million Dollar Baby" star is set to receive the Golden Icon Award, with festival organisers hailing his "multi-faceted talent, his sense of business and his integrity" for earning him a "level of respect within and outside the entertainment industry that few others enjoy", reports buzzhollywood.com.

August 25th, 2009 NEW YORK - Director Barry Avrich has made a new documentary on the residents of a Serbian village, who have made a statue of Sylevester Stallone's famous character Rocky Balboa. The director, who made "The Last Mogul" documentary about the late Lew Wasserman, was struck with the idea for the documentary after reading a newspaper story about the small Serbian hamlet, whose destitute residents were trying to reverse 4,000 years of bad luck by building the statue.

August 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sylvester Stallone will receive Glory to the Filmmaker award at Venice Film Festival this year. Organisers have described him as "very original filmmaker" and added that his films were "capable of tenderness even when dripping with blood".

July 30th, 2009 23 films to vie for Golden Lion awardROME — Michael Moore's examination of the world's economic crisis and the directorial debut of former Gucci designer Tom Ford are among 23 films vying for the Golden Lion at this year's Venice Film Festival. Organizers announced the lineup for the 66th festival on Thursday.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone has turned to Ayurveda in an effort to end persisting knee pain after Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar told him to do so. Akshay, who was working with the action star in Hindi film Kambakkht Ishq, bonded with him during a chat about on-set injuries and suggested Ayurveda when Stallone started talking about his persisting knee problem, reported contactmusic.com.

July 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone has turned to Ayurveda to get rid of his persisting knee pain, it has emerged. The 'Rambo' star embraced the ancient Indian medicine after having a chat with Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar during the shooting of their new film Kambakkhat Ishq.