MUMBAI: This year the Venice,Film Festival has an impressive line up of films vieng for the Golden Lion prize.Filmmaker Michael Moore is using the fest to premiere his newest film Capitalism: A Love Story that centers around the US economic meltdown.

Another hugely anticipated film is A Single Man directed by Tom Ford. It will star Colin Firth and Julianne Moore in the lead.

Film personalities like Nicolas Cage, George Clooney, Oliver Stone, Charlize Theron, Eva Mendes, Richard Gere and Sylvester Stallone are expected to attend the festival which ends on 12 September.