Lou Jacobi, veteran character actor; at 95 Oct 26, 2009
He was in some two dozen other movies, including the Dudley Moore comedy Arthur, Woody Allen s Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, and Barry Levinson s Avalon. Mr. Jacobi also appeared in a number of TV shows, including The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and That Girl. (Boston Globe)
DVD Report: This week's new releases (Oct. 25) Oct 25, 2009
In Woody Allen s latest, Larry David curbs his misanthropy, thanks to runaway Evan Rachel Wood s sunnier outlook. (Sony, $27. (Boston Globe)
JIM DODSON: Time Flies By All Too Quickly Oct 25, 2009
"Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once," Einstein was supposed to have remarked -- though some say it was Woody Allen. The school of Newtonian time holds that, based on units of seconds, minutes, days and so forth, the passage of time is a perfectly quantifiable commodity that measures the passage of life with precision. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Polanski refused bail in Swiss court Oct 25, 2009
Some high-profile filmmakers, such as Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Pedro Almodovar, have called for his release. Others, including actors Kirstie Alley and Paul Petersen, refuse to defend him. (CNN -- Showbiz)
DVDs you should have seen -- but didn't Oct 22, 2009
A Manhattanite from a prep-school, Upper East Side background, he made three effervescent, indifferently structured features that somehow split the difference between Woody Allen and Quentin Tarantino and promised a tremendous career to come -- and hasn't made one since ... Melamed -- one of those guys you've seen in, say, Woody Allen movies but couldn't put a name to -- gives an absolutely priceless performance, but it's tough to pick a favorite in a supporting cast like this. (Salon)
Whatever Works Oct 21, 2009
Woody Allen's latest effort shows brief glimpses of his former genius ... Comedy Drama M 3 stars Woody Allen Woody Allen 93 Australia 20152161255891811953-smh. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Celebrating pioneers in health Oct 20, 2009
He worked on seven movies that garnered 39 nominations and 19 Oscars, including The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, and Woody Allen s Manhattan and Zelig. Of course, Willis is pleased he was picked, even if he s not enthused about the prospect of traveling. (Boston Globe)
Where the Depressed Things Are Oct 20, 2009
They took creatures that could be from anywhere and transplanted them from a Woody Allen drama. In fairness, I dont know how you turn the teeth-gnashing, short-spoken brutes from the Sendak book into rich, deep characters worth paying attention to for an hour-and-a-half. (Slate)
Saving sitcoms Oct 19, 2009
Inspired by both these appearances and Woody Allen s breaking of the fourth wall in Annie Hall, he proposed a series to NBC that would have him regularly talking to the camera ... Inspired by both these appearances and Woody Allen s breaking of the fourth wall in Annie Hall, he proposed a series to NBC that would have him regularly talking to the camera. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Thurman very like her 'Motherhood' character Oct 17, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009. As tall and radiant as you'd imagine her, Uma Thurman enters the conference room at the offices of the California Film Institute in San Rafael and makes a beeline for the snack spread. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Roman Polanski’s rape Oct 17, 2009
A New York Times story this week compared Polanski s rape with the consensual (if discomfiting) cross-generational affair in Woody Allen s movie Manhattan. The article suggested that Polanski s arrest brings some sharp reminders that, when it comes to adult sex with the under age, things have changed - and that today s outrage arises from less permissive mores. (Boston Globe)
ORIGINAL MEMBERS: They remain Pythonesque Oct 15, 2009
"I think the genius of the cinema is Woody Allen.". Projects and releases: Working on a screenplay from 2001 that he once gave up on; writing an opera for the Royal Opera House. (USA Today -- Life)
Superficial politics of distraction not limited to the U-S of A Oct 14, 2009
I love Woody Allen movies, but his personal life is despicable to me. 1. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
R125m to film in Rio? Oct 14, 2009
A film studio and Rio de Janeiro city and state authorities have offered $17 million (R125-million)to US film director Woody Allen to work his celluloid magic in the fabled Marvelous City, media reports said Tuesday. The offer was made last week when Allen's sister and film producer Letty Aronson was given a guided tour of Rio by advertising executive Claudio Loureiro, as quoted by the Folha daily. (iAfrica.com)
Click to read: Star Jones: Polanski Allowed to Evade Jail Oct 14, 2009
such as Debra Winger, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, etc ... God forbid Woody Allen ever think about the implications of what raping a child does to her. (CBS News -- Early Show)
NY state of blind Oct 12, 2009
Just about anything Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese made ... Woody Allen started making movies in Europe ... Just about anything Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese made. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
5Top: Play ball in films that arent about baseball Oct 12, 2009
There are a lot of hilarious baseball scenes in non-baseball movies the Marx Brothers toss the ball in the middle of an opera; Leonard Zelig (Woody Allen) winds up on-deck at Yankee Stadium in 1927 but this ones it for me. I dont know if Ive ever laughed so hard. (MSNBC -- News)
Polanski case highlights shift in views on sex with minors Oct 12, 2009
Woody Allen, who cast himself as the older man in "Manhattan," is among the Hollywood big names who have rallied around Polanski, signing a petition on his behalf ... Woody Allen, who cast himself as the older man in "Manhattan," is among th 00004000 e Hollywood big names who have rallied around Polanski, signing a petition on his behalf. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Tribal exceptionalism Oct 11, 2009
Hollywood folk from Ms. Debra Winger and Mr. Woody Allen to the greatHarvey Weinstein were appalled that an important artist would behounded so. A made the rounds. (Townhall.com)
Bollywood royalty Oct 11, 2009
After the stunning success of British director Danny Boyles Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire, Freida has landed coveted roles in films by international stalwarts Woody Allen and Julian Schnabel. Her current earnings are reportedly in the region of 2mil (RM11. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Real Olympic Event Is Making Excuses Oct 10, 2009
Harvey Weinstein, Woody Allen (This is the Mad Libs section of the column. Fill in your own joke here. (Townhall.com)
Daily guide to television and radio Oct 8, 2009
Best Picture about a paranoid comic (Woody Allen) and an aspiring singer. PG (1977). (Boston Globe)
Letterman Possible Former Lover May Be Key Oct 8, 2009
Just ask Woody Allen and Roman Polanski they surely understand that for "artist" like themselves a woman's individual rights are not important. by aubfmet October 8, 2009 3:13 AM EDT. (CBS News)
Whoopi wrong: Assaulting a child IS a ‘rape rape’ Oct 8, 2009
Famous movie directors like Woody Allen, David Lynch and Martin Scorsese have presented us with many fine works of fiction over the years. Columns and blogs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Kathryn Lopez: Can morality prevail in Polanski debate? Oct 8, 2009
About 110 Hollywood luminaries, including Martin Scorsese, David Lynch and Woody Allen, signed a petition in immediate reaction to the long-overdue arrest of director Roman Polanski for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl in 1977 ... Thank you, Woody Allen and co. for forcing a similar confrontation. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Broadway Performance Canceled When Actor Falls Ill Oct 6, 2009
Roberts is known for his roles in Woody Allen movies including "Annie Hall" and "Hannah and Her Sisters." He was last on Broadway in the 2007 musical "Xanadu.". Meier said understudy Anthony Newfeld would take over Roberts' role at the Sunday evening performance of "The Royal Family," a comedy by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. (KIRO TV, WA)
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Roberts is known for his roles in Woody Allen movies including "Annie Hall" and "Hannah and Her Sisters." He was last on Broadway in the 2007 musical "Xanadu." Meier said understudy Anthony Newfeld would take over Roberts' role in "The Royal Family," a comedy by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. Fianc of 'Housewives' performer dies after Atlanta fight The former fianc of a cast member from "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" died Saturday after a fight outside an Atlanta strip club. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Read the 'News Watch' transcipt Oct 6, 2009
Hollywood big shots joined in, including Woody Allen there's a role model for you ... You have, Woody Allen, as you pointed out, not a paragon of virtue. (Fox News)
Child Rape and the Values of People Who Make Films Oct 6, 2009
As Britain's Guardian newspaper wrote: "The list of supporters giving Polanski their impassioned support read like a Who's Who of the cream of the movie-making world. It included, among many others, Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Harvey Weinstein, Pedro Almodovar and Ethan Coen.". In addition to signing -- along with over a hundred other members of the film industry from Europe and the United States -- a petition on behalf of Polanski that never mentions his crime, producer Harvey... (Townhall.com)
Hollywood rallies as Polanski bail decision looms Oct 6, 2009
Top US directors Woody Allen, David Lynch and Martin Scorsese were among the first to sign, followed by the likes of Michael Mann, Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Darren Aronofsky, and Terry Gilliam ... His is one of 12 stars on the walk of fame dedicated to giants of the film world, including some who have petitioned for Polanski's release, such as Woody Allen and Penelope Cruz. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Review: 'The Invention of Lying' Oct 3, 2009
First time out of the box, he's heading into Woody Allen territory. The movie takes place in an alternate-universe modern-day America in which no one has ever told a lie - in which the concept of lying is not even understood. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Hollywood's Favorite Rapist Oct 3, 2009
Amazingly, the list includes Woody Allen, another famous dirty old man in Hollywood, who scandalously carried on a sexual relationship with an adopted stepdaughter 34 years his junior, and then married her. Then there's Whoopi Goldberg, whose defense of Polanski on ABC's "The View" was that "it wasn't rape-rape," since he pleaded guilty to sex with a minor. (Human Events Online)
City Beat (158) Oct 3, 2009
The Cleveland Cinematheque screens four films by Woody Allen through Nov. 1. The films, Zelig, Broadway Danny Rose, The Purple Rose of Cairo and Hannah and Her Sisters, cover Allen s career from 1983-1986. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
ISN'T IT FUNNY: LETTERMAN SAYS HE SLEPT WITH STAFFERS... Oct 3, 2009
Right now, Woody Allen is signing a petition to get David Letterman some fresh meat. Posted by. (The Drudge Report)
Review: 'Zombieland' Gives Life To Horror Humor Oct 3, 2009
Nebbishy Columbus (think a 20-year-old Woody Allen in a zombie flick) lives by a set of his own avoidance rules and has therefore survived the scourge. However, staying clear of people, even if they have turned into zombies, is nothing new for him. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Love the artist, hate the criminal Oct 2, 2009
When friends -- including my very irritated wife -- asked how I could continue to patronize Woody Allen's films after he ran off with his longtime lover's oldest daughter, I had a simple mantra: "Annie Hall," "Manhattan," "Love and Death." ... When "The Pianist" came out in 2002, even folks who swore they would never see another Woody Allen film went to see Roman Polanski's award-winning Holocaust drama ... His fellow directors, including Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, David Lynch, Jonathan... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Extradition: Succumb and deliver Oct 2, 2009
Film-industry luminaries such as Woody Allen, Pedro Almod;var and Martin Scorsese are supporting a petition calling for his immediate release. For Mr Polanski s fans, the extradition decision is vindictive and sinister. (The Economist)
Poke around in Michael Moore's past Oct 2, 2009
Advertisement Movie: The best of Michael Moore Dinner: Detroit-style pizza Michael Moore is kind of like Woody Allen, Kanye West and the New York Yankees. You either love him or hate him. (Erie Times-News, PA)
LA prosecutor hits back at Polanski criticism Oct 2, 2009
His arrest drew an angry response from officials in France and Poland and was criticised in a petition signed by Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Penelope Cruz and other mostly European film-makers. Cooley also took issue with a comment made by famed producer Harvey Weinstein, who referred to Polanski's offences as a "so-called crime.". (Yahoo! Asia News)
Robinson: Hollywood's moral compass pointedly wrong on Polanski Oct 2, 2009
Piling chutzpah upon gall, Woody Allen is among the petitioners. You will recall that Allen shocked non-Hollywood sensibilities by acknowledging his romance with Soon-Yi Previn, the daughter of Allen's longtime companion, Mia Farrow. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Novelist Leonard To Receive PEN USA Award Oct 2, 2009
Past recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award include Ray Bradbury, Woody Allen, Betty Friedan and Gore Vidal. PEN USA is a Los Angeles-based professional writers organization. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Greg's Gregalogue Oct 2, 2009
Woody Allen, Debra Winger and Whoopi Goldberg among others have come to his defense, in what can only be described as brave acts of selective anti-feminism. What is a selective anti-feminist. (Fox News)
Polanski Prosecutor: I Lied in Documentary Oct 2, 2009
I mean Woody Allen is sticking up for this guy. How much more street cred do you need than Woody Allen. (CBS News)
Hollywood And Vile Oct 1, 2009
Dozens of movie icons, like Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese, signed a petition demanding Polanski's immediate release. Whoopi Goldberg on ABC claimed, "I know it wasn't 'rape' rape." Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum's argument was little better: "Polanski's mother died in Auschwitz.". (Investors Business Daily)
French drop Polanski release call Oct 1, 2009
Page last updated at 20:08 GMT, Wednesday, 30 September 2009 21:08 UK. Polanski fled to France after pleading guilty to unlawful sex in 1978. (BBC News -- Americas)
Regard for his art, disdain for his act Oct 1, 2009
A petition was immediately organized calling for his release, signed by prominent fellow directors including Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, Darren Aronofsky, Terry Gilliam, Jonathan Demme, Ethan Coen and David Lynch, as well as actresses Penelope Cruz and Tilda Swinton ... Just as I buy Rolling Stones albums, watch Woody Allen films and adore Hemingways novels. (MSNBC -- News)
Filmmakers demand Polanski's release Oct 1, 2009
Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese among group protesting peer's arrest ... ZURICH, Switzerland (CNN) -- Woody Allen, Pedro Almodovar and Martin Scorsese have "demanded the immediate release" of fellow filmmaker Roman Polanski, who was arrested in Switzerland on a U.S. arrest warrant related to a 1977 child sex charge. (CNN -- World)
Across the Web, regard for Polanski the artist clashes with disdain for the man and his act Oct 1, 2009
Meanwhile, the director of "Rosemary's Baby," ''Chinatown" and "The Pianist," which won him a best director Oscar, is in jail, arrested just as he arrived in Zurich to be honored at a film festival a development that stunned his colleagues. A petition was immediately organized calling for his release, signed by prominent fellow directors including Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, Darren Aronofsky, Terry Gilliam, Jonathan Demme, Ethan Coen and David Lynch, as well as actresses Penelope Cruz and... (FOX61, CT)
Polanski faces weeks in custody Sep 30, 2009
The directors Woody Allen, David Lynch and Martin Scorsese yesterday signed a petition protesting at Polanski's detention. Ms Geimer joined the campaign, saying she wanted the case to be over. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Free Roman Polanski? Absolutely not Sep 30, 2009
Don't worry, Hollywood has your back: directors Woody Allen, Pedro Almodovar and Martin Scorsese have "demanded the immediate release" of Polanski ... Sep-29 - copsandcourts Woody Allen is defending Polanski. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Film world backs Polanski as he fights Swiss arrest Sep 30, 2009
They included leading Hollywood figures like Martin Scorcese, Woody Allen, David Lynch, as well as Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci. "Film-makers in France, in Europe, in the United States and around the world are dismayed by this decision," said the petition. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Awareness promotes prostate health Sep 25, 2009
As Woody Allen said in the movie Sleepers, "My brain? It's my second favorite organ.". What do you say we use ours. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Sir Ian gains honour in Spain Sep 25, 2009
Other previous winners have included Woody Allen and Robert de Niro. Asked by journalists to name the favourite character he has played, Sir Ian said: "Usually I say my favourite character is the one I'm doing at the moment. "But I'm not working at the moment so my favourite character is me. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Hilton Als: Daniel Goldfarb on a postwar revenge plot. Sep 21, 2009
In his other work, he occasionally manages to live up to his enthusiasm for such writers as Philip Roth and Woody Allen creators who know a thing or two about letting the imagination speak for itself. In his 1999 comedy, Adam Baum and the Jew Movie, a Jewish Hollywood producer named Samuel Baum (based on Samuel Goldwyn) hires a Gentile writer named Garfield Hampson, Jr. (based on Ring Lardner, Jr.), to write a movie about the Jewish experience, in 1946. (New Yorker)
10 restaurants where you can watch the stars Sep 19, 2009
And downscale, New Yorks delis like The Carnegie and The Stage became hangouts for everyone from Jack Benny and Sid Caesar to Woody Allen and Neil Simon ... In fact, Le Cirque is one of the citys best-known celeb hang-outs, including everyone from Woody Allen and Barbara Walters to Henry Kissinger and Bill OReilly. (MSNBC -- Travel)
‘Bored to Death’ is delightfully droll Sep 18, 2009
Really, though, the show is only minimally concerned with the P.I. premise, which recalls Woody Allen s 1972 movie, Play It Again, Sam, as well as Andy Richter s short-lived 2007 series, Andy Barker, P.I. Bored to Death never quite qualifies as a neo-noir, as it finds its real subject in smirking at the denizens of the Brooklyn coffee shops and the Manhattan literary parties that Jonathan stumbles through. He hangs out with his high-powered editor, George (Ted Danson), and his cartoonist friend,... (Boston Globe)
‘The Burning Plain’ has charged relationships at its heart Sep 18, 2009
A reunion with Woody Allen might be in order (assuming he s still capable of making a stylish, grown-up comedy). Kim Basinger, as Theron s mother, is surprisingly affecting. (Boston Globe)
COMEDY CENTRAL(R) Partners With Don Mischer Productions to Launch the 'American Comedy Awards' Sep 18, 2009
"We honored everyone from our first Creative Achievement Award-winner Norman Lear to our first New Stand-up Comic recipients Jerry Seinfeld and Lily Tomlin to first Comedy Star In A Special Robin Williams ('Live at the Met') to the first Motion Picture Comedy Actor winner Woody Allen ('Hannah & Her Sisters') -- all of whom list the 'American Comedy Awards' in their achievements. It's gratifying to know that the tradition is carrying on with COMEDY CENTRAL and Don Mischer.". Don Mischer... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Volunteers preparing to be peppered with questions Sep 16, 2009
"He's probably seen too many Woody Allen movies.". Pittsburgh G-20 Partnership, GlobalPittsburgh and Echo International, a Downtown firm that offers translation and intercultural services, have been holding these orientation sessions since early September. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Fact or fashion Sep 13, 2009
The September Issue owes much to its forebears, documentaries like Douglas Keeve s Unzipped, which chronicled Isaac Mizrahi, verbose and neurotic as a Woody Allen character, as he struggled to create a collection inspired by Eskimos and Mary Tyler Moore ... The September Issue owes much to its forebears, documentaries like Douglas Keeve s Unzipped, which chronicled Isaac Mizrahi, verbose and neurotic as a Woody Allen character, as he struggled to create a collection inspired by Eskimos and Mary... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Looking at how film comedy lasts - or doesn't Sep 12, 2009
Woody Allen is still funny, even his earliest movie as a writer-director, "Take the Money and Run" (1969). In fact, once you get to "Annie Hall" (1977) and "Manhattan" (1979), Allen's movies don't feel as though they've dated at all. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Whatever works for Woody Sep 9, 2009
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Movies about radicals have not always had a radical effect on viewers Sep 6, 2009
In Bananas, Woody Allen heads off to Latin America in romantic pursuit of Louise Lasser. Becoming involved in a local guerrilla movement, he ends up revolutionary leader of the country. (Boston Globe)
*It's all happening* Sep 5, 2009
You can learn about that, plus your chance to run with the nuns and a Woody Allen flick showing at The Music Hall tonight, in today's of the Portsmouth Herald. If you want an even more in-depth look at the UFO Festival, try by Jennifer Feals. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Accepting the Death of My Mother Aug 31, 2009
I'll watch every Seinfeld rerun, all Frasier episodes and all Woody Allen movies. 18. (CBS News)
