George Clooney, Sandra Bullock sci-fi "Gravity" to open Venice Film FestJuly 3, 2013 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Gravity will open the 70th Venice Film Festival. The Alfonso Cuaron-directed science fiction film stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, and will play as part of the festival's out-of-competition lineup, Digital Spy said. The pair feature as two astronauts who attempt to return to Earth after their shuttle is hit by debris. Bullock plays medical engineer Dr Ryan Stone, who is embarking on her first mission alongside Clooney's veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky, who is on the cusp of retirement. When their routine spacewalk goes wrong, they are left stranded alone in space tethered to each other with their oxygen quickly running out. This is Cuaron's first film since Children of Men, which won the Golden Osella for best cinematography at Venice in 2006. The 70th Venice Film Festival will take place from August 28 to September 7. Gravity is released in the US on October 4, and in the UK on October 18. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |