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Ghouls, Gotham and Gaga as Venice film festival opens

VENICE — The Venice Film Festival kicks off Wednesday with a devilish debut of Tim Burton's 'Beetlejuice' sequel and a surge of star power for the glitzy competition on the sun-splashed Lido.

Lady Gaga, George Clooney, Daniel Craig, Julianne Moore and Brad Pitt are among the A-listers expected in Italy's watery city for this year's edition of the world's longest-running festival, known as 'La Mostra.'