Break open the Prosecco and put the pasta on to boil: Film Weekly is in Venice this week for the 66th film festival. Jason Solomons meets Oliver Stone to discuss his controversial documentary South of the Border, which paints a sympathetic portrait of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. Stone discusses US foreign policy in Latin America, as well as the financial crisis, which provides the backdrop to his forthcoming Wall Street sequel.
Xan Brooks joins Jason to round up the festival so far and to assess some of the key films, including The Road, director Todd Solondz's Life During Wartime and the Abel Ferrera/Werner Herzog spat over the latter's remake of The Bad Lieutenant.
Jason also speaks to writer and director Nora Ephron about her new film Julie & Julia, which stars Meryl Streep as noted chef and television personality Julia Child. Best known for her films When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle, Ephron discusses her career to date, learning to direct on set and the joy of cobb salads.
