Actress Reese Witherspoon poses during a photo op at the 61st Venice Film Festival in northern Italy, Sept. 5, 2004. Witherspoon was in Venice to present her latest movie, "Vanity Fair," which opened the same weekend in U.S. theaters.
Actor Al Pacino is photographed in closeup during a news conference at the 61st Venice Film Festival, Sept. 4, 2004. Pacino was in Venice to present his latest movie, "The Merchant of Venice," which will be shown out of competition.
Tom Cruise, right, helps actress Jada Pinkett Smith from the boat as they arrive for a press conference at the 61st Venice Film Festival in Venice, northern Italy, Sept. 3, 2004. Cruise and Pinkett Smith were promoting their movie "Collateral."
Al Pacino, left, and actor Joseph Fiennes wait for their turn on stage at the 61st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, northern Italy, Sept. 4, 2004. Pacino and Fiennes were in Venice to present their latest movie, "The Merchant of Venice," which will be shown out of competition.
Movie directors Quentin Tarantino, right, and Joe Dante, left, kiss actress Barbara Bouchet during a press conference on the "Italian Kings of The 'Bs" at the 61st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, northern Italy, Sept. 5, 2004.
British actor Jeremy Irons, center, poses with his wife Sinead Cusack, left, and American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR) president Mathilde Krim as they arrive at the "Cinema Against AIDS Venice 2004" event. It was held on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore in the Venice lagoon, Sept. 3, 2004.
The director and stars of "Collateral" gather together for a presentation of their movie, to be shown out of competition at the 61st Venice Film Festival in Venice, northern Italy, Sept. 3, 2004 From left are actor Jamie Foxx, movie director Michael Mann, actress Jada Pinkett Smith and actor Tom Cruise.
Tom Cruise, left, borrows a photographer's camera during a photo op at the 61st Venice Film Festival in Venice, northern Italy, Sept. 3, 2004. Cruise was in Venice to present his latest movie, "Collateral," which will be shown out of competition.
Actor Johnny Depp, waving, arrives by boat for a press conference at the 61st Venice Film Festival in Venice, northern Italy, Sept. 4, 2004. Depp was in Venice to present his latest movie, "Finding Neverland," which will be shown out of competition.
Academy award-winner Tim Robbins gestures during a photo op at the 61st Venice Film Festival in Venice, northern Italy, Sept. 5, 2004. Robbins was in Venice to present his latest movie, "Embedded/Live," which will be shown out of competition.
Al Pacino waves as he arrives for the presentation of his latest movie, "The Merchant of Venice," out of competition at the 61st Venice Film Festival in northern Italy, Sept. 4, 2004. In the background is a golden winged-lion, a symbol of Venice and the festival.
Director Michael Radford, left, poses with the stars of "The Mervchant of Venice" at a press conference at the 61st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, northern Italy, Sept. 4, 2004. From left are Radford and actors Joseph Fiennes, Jeremy Irons, Lynn Collins and Al Pacino.
The writer director and stars of "Vanity Fair" pose during a photo op at the 61st Venice Film Festival in Venice, northern Italy, Sept. 5, 2004. From left, screenplay writer Julian Fellowes, actress Reese Whiterspoon, director Mira Nair, and actor James Purefoy. "Vanity Fair" is among the movies competing for a Golden Lion.
Director Quentin Tarantino, right, poses for the media after a press conference on the "Italian Kings of The 'Bs" at the 61st Venice Film Festival in Venice, northern Italy, Sept. 5, 2004.
Actor/director Tim Robbins, sitting second from right, and writer Naomi Klein, right, speak to global activists in a camp set up on a beach in Venice, northern Italy, a few miles away from the Venice Film Festival compound where the 61st edition of the world's oldest film festival is taking place, Sept. 5, 2004.
Tim Robbins, right, speaks to global activists in a camp set up on a beach in Venice, northern Italy, a few miles away from the Venice Film Festival, Sept. 5, 2004.
Director Spike Lee poses during a photo op at the 61st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, northern Italy, Sept. 5, 2004. Lee, a member of the jury, is also in Venice to present his latest movie, "She Hate Me," which will be shown out of competition.
Actor Jeremy Irons attends a press conference at the 61st Venice Film Festival in Venice, northern Italy, Sept. 4, 2004. Irons was in Venice to present his latest movie, "The Merchant of Venice," which will be shown out of competition.
"Finding Neverland" director Mark Forster, center, is flanked by his stars, actor Johnny Depp at right, and actress Kate Winslet, at left. They are at a press conference at the 61st Venice Film Festival in Venice, northern Italy, Sept. 4, 2004. "Finding Neverland" will be shown out of competition.
Actress Reese Witherspoon poses during a photo opp at the 61st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, northern Italy, Sept. 5, 2004. Witherspoon is in Venice to present her latest movie, "Vanity Fair."