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Actors, advertisers extend commercials contract August 27, 6:38 PM ET, AP Two actors unions and the U.S. advertising industry said Monday they agreed to extend a contract covering commercials on TV, radio, the Internet and other new media by six months through March.

Venice Film Festival opens with Hollywood flash August 27, 4:27 PM ET, AP The Venice Film Festival opened Wednesday night with the premiere of the Coen brothers' dark comedy "Burn After Reading," giving a flash of Hollywood glamour to a festival lineup with a definite art house feel.

Clooney, Pitt leave personal questions open August 27, 3:18 PM ET, AP George Clooney and Brad Pitt: Bachelor and family man.

`Burn After Reading' opens Venice Film Festival August 27, 2:53 PM ET, AP The Coen brothers wrote their dark comedy, "Burn After Reading," with stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand in mind. Not necessarily a compliment.

Tilda Swinton digs in for charity in Venice August 27, 2:19 PM ET, AP It wasn't as easy as it looked. Tilda Swinton's first attempt at making clay impressions of her hands part of a fundraising effort to help restore Venice's St. Mark's Square barely left a print.

Coen brothers dark comedy premieres at Venice fest August 27, 12:55 PM ET, AP The Coen brothers wrote their dark comedy, "Burn After Reading," with stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand in mind. Not necessarily a compliment.

Coens' dark comedy opens Venice film festival August 27, 10:32 AM ET, AP A dark comedy by the Coen brothers is opening the Venice film festival.

Review: `Frozen River' a gripping slice of life August 27, 10:10 AM ET, AP When the two women first cross the river together in the dead of winter, in a rickety Dodge Spirit Melissa Leo's character, Ray, says what the audience is thinking: "This is so ... stupid."

Michael Moore's pals make documentary films August 27, 8:43 AM ET, AP They make movies that deal with unpleasant topics such as war and racism, yet are entertaining and even humorous. They're passionate, mischievously creative, politically liberal.

Clooney, Pitt arrive in Venice for film festival August 27, 6:54 AM ET, AP George Clooney hosted a charity event Tuesday night to raise money for victims in Darfur.