Rome film fest to honor Julianne Moore

[October 08, 2010]  ROME (AP) -- Julianne Moore will receive an acting award at the Rome Film Festival opening this month, while Keira Knightley, Eva Mendes and Aaron Eckhart will walk the red carpet to present their new movies.

Also attending the Oct. 28-Nov.5 festival are John Landis, legendary director of "The Blues Brothers," with his new film "Burke and Hare"; Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan; and French diva Fanny Ardant with a short film on the Roma community -- a hot topic in her home country, which has been expelling Gypsies.

Organizers said Thursday that Knightley and Mendes will present "Last Night," a marital drama also starring "Avatar" leading man Sam Worthington, not expected in Rome. Eckhart will promote "Rabbit Hole" about a couple grieving over the death of their son.

[Associated Press]

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