Woody Allen: Last News

At this point in his career, moviegoers know Woody Allen more for his notoriety than his ability to make good films. Let’s face it: Allen’s late-career period has been waning since at least 2017’s “Wonder Wheel,” but arguably earlier than that.

Lise Pedersen Actor and singer Vanessa Paradis, a household name in France, captivated audiences with candid and charismatic reflections on her multifaceted career during a masterclass at the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon. When asked about working alongside French cinema legends Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo in Patrice Leconte’s 1998 action comedy “Half a Chance,” she didn’t beat about the bush. “Jean-Paul Belmondo was always surrounded by people; there was a lot of laughter while Alain Delon was alone – just him and his dogs,” she recalled.

the new play “McNeal,” starring Robert Downey Jr. in his Broadway debut.The story of a novelist perpetually in search of a Nobel Prize who confronts the power of AI, “McNeal” stars Brittany Bellizeare, Rafi Gavron, Melora Hardin, Andrea Martin, Ruthie Ann Miles and Saisha Talwar. Other celebrities were on hand to witness Downey’s first night on The Great White Way, including Jason Bateman, Justin Theroux, Will Arnett, Paul Rudd and Matt Damon.Allen and Previn were last photographed in NYC on April 24 as they took a stroll.

Ewan McGregor has spoken about how Woody Allen once told him how he was “boring everyone to death” on the set of 2007 crime thriller Cassandra’s Dream.The film, which saw the Trainspotting star team up with Colin Farrell, saw the director give McGregor some cutting feedback on set.“Once, he walked over to me and went, ‘I can hear every seat in the cinema flapping up,’ like I was boring everyone to death and everyone’s leaving,” recalled McGregor in a new interview with Variety.“I was like, ‘Oh, thanks, Woody.’ So me and Colin Farrell, as soon as we saw each other, we’d start running lines because there were huge long scenes, and he doesn’t like to do or doesn’t often do coverage – which is wonderful to do as an actor because it’s a bit like being on stage, but you have to be up to speed.”Despite the criticism, Allen’s film received mixed reviews clocking up an approval rating of only 46 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes.Meanwhile, McGregor is set to be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame later today (September 12). “If anyone gives you an award for anything, you’re pretty chuffed about it,” McGregor said.“You’re always just pleased to be thought of.

Filmmakers, like humans, mellow with age; at least, that’s the refrain we usually hear. But this adage is arguably true in the case of filmmaker Julie Delpy, now 54.

Tatiana Siegel She might be the greatest dramatic actress of her generation, but Cate Blanchett hasn’t scared away every comedic director. After all, “Rumours” helmers Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson sent her the script for their audacious satire. “I think in a strange way, everything is funny,” Blanchett said during an interview at the Variety Toronto Film Festival Studio.

Mia Farrow is addressing actors who are still working with her ex Woody Allen.

“CBS Sunday Morning” this weekend and spoke about Allen, 88, whom she dated from 1980 to 1992, before he began a relationship with Mia’s adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn, 53.Allen has also been accused of molesting another one of Mia’s adopted daughters, Dylan Farrow, 39, when she was younger.During the interview, journalist Seth Doane asked Farrow: “Are you able to separate the experience as an actor in those films from the personal trials and tribulations that would follow?”“Oh yeah, yeah,” Farrow responded.“And I completely understand if an actor decides to work with him,” she said. “I’m not one who’d say, ‘Oh, they shouldn’t.’ “Allen’s career in Hollywood has taken a hit due to the decades-old sex abuse allegations from Dylan.

Guy Lodge Film Critic “Any couple in love should remember that love might not last,” says someone midway through “Three Friends,” shrugging off a rebuffed kiss with impressively unruffled Gallic poise. If everyone were so sanguine about such matters, most varieties of love story wouldn’t have reason to exist.

Virgo season is upon us, and as we transition from body glitter and ring lights of Leo season to the weed, sourdough, and judgment of Virgo, one among the ranks of this star sign has been showing off her shadow.Blake Lively has been called out by social media users for focusing on punchy floral fashion, her haircare line, and her husband’s movie while promoting “It Ends With Us,” a film anchored in the devastating effects of domestic violence.Meanwhile, old interview footage has surfaced of Lively using slurs and being casually cruel to interviewers and costars alike.WTF is going on with this Virgo? Read on to learn more.Born August 25, 1987, Lively is a QUINTUPLE Virgo with the sun, moon, Mercury, Mars and Venus, all landing in the sign of side-eye and divine discernment.This unholy amount of Virgo energy primarily falls in Lively’s first house of identity, which indicates how we project ourselves and how we are perceived by others. Virgo represents service and streamlining, but in the first house, that can quickly translate to a self-serving agenda.Checks out.There’s an elitism to Virgo; they expect the best of themselves and extend that same punishing standard to others, often making those who attempt to know, collaborate with, or question them feel insignificant at worst or inadequate at best.

Before being the face of a domestic violence drama, Blake Lively was praising an alleged abuser!

Blake Lively isn’t out of the hot seat yet!

Kjersti Flaa is getting real about the tragic reason that now-viral interview with Blake Lively really hurt her!

Blake Lively amid the controversy surrounding her new film It Ends With Us.Fans on social media have recently criticised the actress for her “tone-deaf” approach to the film’s press tour, given that it is an adaption of Colleen Hoover’s novel about domestic violence and abuse.Some have called out the Gossip Girl star for promoting It Ends With Us in a light-hearted nature, asking fans to “bring their florals” to screenings. She’s also received criticism for promoting her themed cocktail drinks, one of which is called “Ryle You Wait”, which is named after the abusive character.Amid the criticism surrounding Lively, Norwegian journalist Kjersti Flaa posted a clip of a 2016 interview with the actress, which made her “want to quit” her job.The interview was for the Woody Allen film Café Society.

Jamie Lang Spain’s most iconic modern arthouse filmmaker, Pedro Almodovar, will be honored by the country’s most prestigious festival, San Sebastian, with the Donostia Award for career achievement on Sept. 26. Always a bridesmaid and only now a bride, Almodovar has handed out his share of Donostia awards in the past to the likes of Antonio Banderas, Al Pacino and Woody Allen.

The San Sebastian Film Festival will fete legendary filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar with its prestigious Donostia Award at its 72nd edition, running 20 — 28 September.

Italy’sTaormina Film Festival will honor Sharon Stone with a Golden Cariddi for Lifetime Achievement at is upcoming 70th edition this month.

Joseph Hardy, the stage director who introduced the enduring charmer You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, won a Tony Award for 1970’s Child’s Play and, as an executive producer in daytime drama, attempted to rescue the fading serial Ryan’s Hope with some of the most controversial changes in soap history, has died. He was 95.

Shelley Duvall, the doe-eyed actor who was both muse and protégé of director Robert Altman but might best be remembered for her co-starring role opposite Jack Nicholson in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, died today, July 11, of complications from diabetes at her home in Blanco, Texas. She was 75.

Ellise Shafer Sharon Stone will receive Taormina Film Festival‘s Golden Cariddi for Lifetime Achievement on the Italian event’s closing night this month. Stone joins a prestigious lineup of actors who have been honored with the award, including Jessica Lange, Robert De Niro, Tom Cruise, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman, Richard Gere, Colin Firth and Isabelle Huppert.

died at age 54 in October 2023, PEOPLE reports.This is according to an inventory and appraisal document that was filed by Lisa Ferguson, one of the trustees of Perry’s estate. The late actor — whose net worth was an estimated $120 million at the time of his death — placed the rest of his assets in a $1 million trust that he created in 2009.He called it the Alvy Singer Living Trust after Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall” character.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Shelley Duvall, the big-eyed, waifish performer who won the Cannes actress award for Robert Altman‘s “3 Women” and endured Stanley Kubrick’s brutal directing techniques to star in “The Shining,” died Thursday in Blanco, Texas, Variety confirmed with her partner Dan Gilroy. She was 75. Duvall was known for working with director Altman, who cast her in “Brewster McCloud” as her first screen role.