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Film Festival Travel: Hathaway Soldiers On

egw — 2008-09-04T08:45:21-05:00

Anne Hathaway poses for photos before the opening of her new movie, "Rachel Getting Married," at the Venice Film Festival. She stars in the Jonathan Demme-directed indie as a wild child reunited with her family for the wedding of her sister (Rosemarie DeWitt).

Hathaway has been stowed out of sight as more information comes out about her ex-boyfriend Rafael Follieri's cons. The latest revelation is that she, not knowing how much trouble he was in, paid his $37,000 rent for four months. Next time, use HotelChatter to find a hotel!

[Photo: cele|bitchy]

Water Taxi Travel: Brad On A Boat!

egw — 2008-08-29T09:15:18-05:00

After what must have been an entire week of whining, Super World Traveler Brad Pitt takes sons Maddox and Pax on a water taxi ride in Venice, Italy during the Venice Film Festival. Dad Brad already won best actor for his performance in last year's "The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford," so he had plenty of time to relax.

We may joke about how much Brangelina travels, but it is truly mind-boggling that they were able to do that and between them make three Oscar-caliber movies in the same year. (Brad's "Burn After Reading" opens Sept. 12 and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Dec. 25; Angelina's "Changeling" opens Oct. 31.) Talk about super overachievement.

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[Photo: Socialite Life]

End of Summer Travel: Uncomfortable George

egw — 2008-08-27T09:20:17-05:00

When you've spent all summer in a wardrobe of bathing trunks, a tux can feel like a straightjacket. George Clooney may have put on his fall uniform to attend a gala at the Venice Film Festival, but he'd clearly rather be on his boat.

He'll have to don the monkey suit again tomorrow for the world premiere of his new film, the Coen Brothers' "Burn After Reading." He doesn't have a film lined up for the fall though, just some voice work for the children's film "The Fantastic Mister Fox," so maybe he'll be back in vacation mode next week.

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[Photo: Faded Youth Blog]

Bikini Travel: Audrey Tautou's Far From Roman Holiday

egw — 2008-08-22T09:33:14-05:00

Amelie would never go somewhere as quirk-free as Malibu: Audrey Tautou gets some sun on the island of Pantelleria, south of Sicily.

After being involved in the debacle of "The DaVinci Code," Tautou went back to movies made in her native French. (We blame Akiva Goldsman.) But she's gearing up to play a local hero -- designer Coco Chanel -- for a new biopic that begins shooting this fall, "Coco avant Chanel." If it's as big as the buzz, she'll be able to afford more nice vacations on the way back from the Oscars.

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[Photo: Egotastic]

Amusement Park Travel: Rome Plans Gladiatorland

egw — 2008-08-18T13:05:12-05:00

A holy water log flume? God's Hand Antigravity Spinner? Officials in Rome have announced plans to open a theme park in the Eternal City, and we're praising the Lord for the opportunity for jokes it presents, even though the park won't draw on the nearby Vatican for inspiration.

Instead, the as yet unnamed amusement park will depict life in Rome 2,000 years ago, from the open-air forum to the raucous Colosseum. Deputy Mayor Mauro Cutrufo says Euro Disney is the model for the new attraction, which is curious considering the very negative reaction Walt's first foray into European tourism received when it opened.

Some regional officials have already come out against the "Americanization" of Roman history. But with millions of Americans visiting the city every year, hasn't that battle already been fought?

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[Photo: wtlphotos]

Proletarian Travel: Billionaires Blacklisted at Baller Beaches

pbb — 2008-08-12T16:00:09-05:00

Local restaurants along the Mediterranean coast are sick of these billionaires! Roman Abramovich was the latest "victim" when the owner of Bistrot turned the oilman away from the already fully booked ristorante in Tuscany. Page Six reports that he was so miffed, Abramovich steamed over to Sardinia on his yacht instead, probably putting his five cooks and 45 waiters to work on the way.

He might not have much better luck there: Italian tycoon Flavio Briatore recently stopped in on the island, only to be greeted by irate locals:

Who threw sand and buckets of water at him when he tried to land from his yacht.

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Still On Vacation Travel: Clooney Will Be Shirtless Till Labor Day

egw — 2008-08-12T08:45:08-05:00

George Clooney relaxes with a drink on his yacht off the coast of Elba, the Tuscan island to which Napoleon was once exiled.

He may look relaxed, but the several-times-over World's Sexiest Man is still working on vacation: His production company just signed a deal for the movie rights to Jonathan Mahler's The Challenge, a nonfiction book about a Yemeni man fighting charges of being Osama bin Laden's confidante. Clooney may star in the very timely movie as well.

And in between welcoming guests like Cindy Crawford, Clooney found time to publicly express his condolences for the loss of co-star Bernie Mac, who died Sunday in a Chicago hospital. Maybe he just gets more done with his shirt off!

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[Photo: Celebitchy]