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Keira Knightley took it all off once again for a magazine cover, opting first to bare all her assets with Scarlett Johansson and Tom Ford for the cover of Vanity Fair early this year and now for Interview magazine to promote her new film, "Atonement." The Huffington Post talked with Keira about her photo shoot with Interview magazine, in which Keira ended up stripping down to nothing. When asked why she thinks she has a tendency to end up naked, she answered, "I don't know. Because I say yes, I suppose." Girl, don't I know that racket! But seriously, more than anything I can say about the shoot itself can best be expressed by the pictures here. I don't see any ones of her appearing to be full-on naked, but these do give a pretty good view of her skin and bones.

More photos from Keira Knightley's Interview shoot after the jump.

Keira Knightley and James McAvay are in the midst of a full-on British invasion, with the two of them in NYC for the premiere of their film, "Atonement." In my opinion, Keira looks pretty stunning with her fair skin and dark lipstick--even if she's still too thin under those layers of clothing. And speaking of layered clothing, I have to say that I love all these pictures of stars bundled up in their tasteful woolen coats and boots. I guess the winter puts all of the tacky, under-dressed hoochies in hiding for the most part. Bai Ling is clearly hibernating. But the best part is that the minute I get bored of all of the well-dressed individuals, the summer thaw rolls around and it's bare midriffs and exposed nipples all over again.

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12 more photos from a screening of "Atonement" (featuring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Masi Oka, Josh Grobin, Jason Lewis, Rachel Roy, John Malkovich, Olivia Palmero) at the IFC Center in New York City are after the jump.

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Keira Knightley at the UK Premiere of 'Atonement' held at the Odeon Leicester Square.

Keira Knightley may have arrived in Venice to promote her latest film, but it is her shrinking frame that is attracting all the attention.

The actress looked tinier than ever as she attended a press conference before then attending the opening of Atonement at the Venice Film Festival.

Knightley, who adamantly denied reports of an eating disorder last year, looked shockingly gaunt as she posed for photographers in a full length white and navy gown.

Later, the 22-year-old actress took to the red carpet in a stunning silver diamante Chanel gown with a pink sash around the waist for the world premiere of Atonement, for which she has already been tipped for an Oscar.

The actress has said she wanted to appear in the film - in which her fledgling love affair is destroyed by a tragic misunderstanding - because she ‘loves a bit of romance’. Venice, with its canals, provided the perfect romantic backdrop. Sadly, the star’s partner, the actor Rupert Friend, was not on her arm.

The film is an adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel set around the Second World War.

Knightley plays Cecilia Tallis, an upper class young woman whose fledgling love affair with the housekeeper’s son (James McAvoy) is destroyed by a tragic misunderstanding.

The actress, whose curves were once digitally enhanced for a film poster for King Arthur in 2004, earlier spoke out in defence of celebrities who have their physical imperfections corrected with the help of an airbrush.

Asked if she thought that sent out the right message to women, Miss Knightley argued that she was in the fiction business - and just as movies are all about fiction, so posters and magazine pictures are too.

“Films particularly deal with fantasy,” she said. “There is a danger that happens when the line between fiction and fact gets blurred.

“Magazine pictures, for example, are fiction. One person has done the make-up, the hair, someone else does clothes and it is all choreographed by someone else.”

However, she added that she would also like to see more variety in the type of person used in advertising campaigns.

Among the other competitors are: Sleuth, a remake of the 1972 whodunnit directed by Kenneth Branagh with Jude Law and Michael Caine in the title roles; It’s A Free World, Ken Loach’s study of migrant labour in the UK; and Nightwatching, Peter Greenaway’s Rembrandt mystery featuring Martin Freeman.

Other films in contention include Michael Clayton, a legal thriller starring George Clooney, and I’m Not There, in which the likes of Richard Gere and Cate Blanchett play Bob Dylan.

Westerns feature strongly at the festival - Brad Pitt is expected in Venice for the premiere of his new film, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, while Quentin Tarantino has helped put together a programme paying homage to the spaghetti western.

This year’s competition also features two films which tackle the war in Iraq.

Brian De Palma’s Redacted is a montage of stories about the conflict and is said to be highly critical of the Bush administration.

In The Valley of Elah stars Charlize Theron, Tommy Lee Jones and Susan Sarandon and tells of a soldier who goes missing after returning from Iraq.

Scarlett Johansson is expected to attend the premiere of The Nanny Diaries, while Woody Allen film Cassandra’s Dream will premiere with an appearance by its stars, Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor.

(Nip and tuck: A frail-looking Joely Richardson also appeared at the film festival with mother Vanessa Regrave)

Actress Joely Richardson, who starred in US television programme Nip Tuck also appeared to have taken her fitness regime to extremes, as she showed off her ultra-thin look on the red carpet.

Tim Burton, director of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands, is to be honoured with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.

The winning film and prizes for best director, actor and actress will be announced on September 8.

Last year, Dame Helen Mirren was crowned best actress for her performance in The Queen.

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Just playin' with that title. I liked when she outed Chanel for giving her ta-tas that she didn't possess. Keira's alright. Anyway, her new film is called "Atonement" and it's getting rave reviews even before it's released. It's one of those Oscar buzzy ones. She stars with the goat boy from the Narnia flick. They have similar legs - slender and hooved but they can choke you with them! She's in Venice, flogging it at their film festival.

Some of Britain's hottest acting talents have been arriving in Venice for the city's annual film festival, with Keira Knightley and James McAvoy leading the way. The in-demand duo's latest film Atonement, directed by the man behind Pride And Prejudice Joe Wright, is opening the famously glamorous cinematic event, and is already generating Oscar buzz.

The pair star as class-divided lovers in the adaptation of Ian McEwan's best-selling novel, and Keira's performance in particular has received plaudits.

Also up in the hizzy were Vanessa Redgrave and her daughter Joely Richardson ("Nip/Tuck"). Expected on hand soon are Brad Pitt (will Zahara let him come?), Kenneth Branaugh (where's he been?), and Tim Burton. Tim is going to be accepting some Lifetime Achievement Award. I think the real award should be given after he makes sure that the seed he planted in Helena Bonham Carter's fertile valley doesn't turn into Demogorgon. *sigh* I really want to go to Venice. Do we have any Venician readers? Can they put my ass up? And pay for my airfare? And de-smell the city? I heard it smells bad.

Many more photos of Keira Knightley (plus some of her on the gondola) at the Venice Film Festival after the jump.

The "Pirates of the Caribbean" actress recently posed for a photo shoot to be used in an advertising campaign for a new Chanel fragrance and is calling foul on the boobs she's sporting. The print is promoting Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle and Keira is posed topless, covering her minimal assets with a bowler.

"Those things certainly weren't mine.

"We had an interesting discussion when they said: 'We want to make them slightly larger and you'll get approval' and I was like: 'OK, fine. I honestly don't give a sh*t'"

I need a Photoshop team in my life to follow me around and enhance whatever's lacking on my person and diminish the nonsense that stands out too much. In other words, I want to be Mariah Carey.