Rappoport hosting Venice ceremonies Ksenia Rappoport will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 65th Venice Film Festival in the fall. More

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A sneak peek at the highly-anticpated "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" from George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.; Crystal Skull; George Lucas; HOLLYWOOD REPORTER; Harrison Ford; Indiana Jones; Steven Spielberg; THR is on the beach for the Spirit Awards -- where Angelina Jolie, Ellen Page and Cate Blanchett come to focus the spotlight on independent film.; Brad Pitt; Cate Blanchett; Ellen Page; HOLLYWOOD REPORTER; Ivan Reitman; Jason Reitman; Metal Skool; Spirit Awards; Steve Zahn; angelina jolie; sienna miller; THR takes a sneak peek at the new film, "Vantage Point," a thriller told from the point-of-view of seven different people.; Dennis Quaid; Forest Whitaker; HOLLYWOOD REPORTER; Matthew Fox; Vantage Point; Zoe Saldana; If it's time for the Oscars, it's time again for the gifting suites. But with this year's shortened awards season, are the suites still worth it?; Academy Awards; angelina jolie; HOLLYWOOD REPORTER; Michelle Grabicki; Oscars; Gifting; Swag; THR's Carly Mayberry, Leslie Simmons, Gregg Kilday and Carolyn Giardina take on the Academy Awards best picture nominees.; Academy Awards; Atonement; Best Picture; Carly Mayberry; Carolyn Giardina; daniel day-lewis; Ellen Page; George Clooney; Gregg Kilday; HOLLYWOOD REPORTER; Javier Bardem; juno; keira knightley; Leslie Simmons; Michael Clayton; No Country for Old Men; Oscars; There Will Be Blood; Film; movie; Oscar Watch: Best Actress; Oscar Watch: Best Director; Academy Awards; best director; THR's Gregg Kilday, Leslie Simmons and Carly Mayberry give their take on the race for the best actor Oscar.; Academy Awards; Carly Mayberry; daniel day-lewis; George Clooney; Gregg Kilday; HOLLYWOOD REPORTER; johnny depp; Leslie Simmons; Oscars; Tommy Lee Jones; Viggo Mortensen; Best Actor; THR's Carolyn Giardina, Carly Mayberry, Leslie Simmons and Gregg Kilday give an insider's look at the Academy Award nominees for best supporting actress.; Academy Awards; Amy Ryan; Carly Mayberry; Carolyn Giardina; Cate Blanchett; Gregg Kilday; HOLLYWOOD REPORTER; Leslie Simmons; Oscars; Ronan; Ruby Dee; THR's Gregg Kilday, Borys Kit, Carly Mayberry and Leslie Simmons talk about the nominees' chances in the Best Supporting Actor race for an Academy Award.; Academy Awards; Borys Kit; Brad Pitt; Carly Mayberry; Casey Affleck; charlie wilson's war; George Clooney; Gregg Kilday; HOLLYWOOD REPORTER; Hal Holbrook; Into the Wild; Javier Bardem; jesse james; Leslie Simmons; Michael Clayton; No Country for Old Men; Oscars; Philip Seymour Hoffman; sean penn; Tom Wilkinson; Star and writer/director of "Be Kind Rewind", Jack Black and Michel Gondry, riff on Sundance, Thanksgiving, and their soundtrack.; Be Kind Rewind; Cream of the Crop; Jack Black; Michel Gondry; UNCUT; interview; sundance; thanksgiving; Sir Ben Kingsley talks Sundance, "The Wackness," and his kiss with Mary-Kate Olsen.; HOLLYWOOD REPORTER; Sir Ben Kingsley; THR; The Wackness; kiss; mary-kate olsen; sundance; After a THR screenwriters' panel, scribes Paul Haggis and Ron Harwood discussed their latest film, "In the Valley of Elah" and "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly."; Paul Haggis; Ron Harwood; New awards page http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1443726283http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=769341148