Watching Woody Allen's 1979 romantic comedy "Manhattan" in 2024 is certainly a fraught affair. For decades after its release, "Manhattan" was hailed as one of the filmmaker's best, frankly and stylishly telling a story of modern New York life, revealing the embarrassing impulses of a neurotic man struggling through his own acknowledged sexual and romantic weaknesses. In the film, Allen plays Isaac, a 42-year-old, twice-divorced comedy writer trying to pen a book about how much he loves New York City. As part of his midlife crisis, he is romantically and sexually involved with Tracy (Mariel Hemingway), a 17-year-old prep school student.
Allen's fictional relationship with an underage girl was, at the time, seen as a strange quirk of the modern cosmopolitan arts milieu, and many critics remained unconcerned. It wouldn't be for a few more years, in 1991, that details of Allen's personal life would begin to emerge. He married the much-younger...
Allen's fictional relationship with an underage girl was, at the time, seen as a strange quirk of the modern cosmopolitan arts milieu, and many critics remained unconcerned. It wouldn't be for a few more years, in 1991, that details of Allen's personal life would begin to emerge. He married the much-younger...
- 5/25/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Patti LuPone is heading back to Broadway this summer in the new comedy The Roommate, just two years after she gave up her Actor’s Equity membership card.
For those who don’t know, Actor’s Equity Association is the union that represents live theatre actors, including all of the performers on Broadway.
Back in 2022, Patti called Actor’s Equity the “worst union” and decided to withdraw her membership after five decades.
“They accepted my resignation and told me that if I ever wanted to rejoin, I’d have to be approved,” Patti told People at the time. “And it’s the perfect reason I withdrew from Equity. Fifty years to this year … I’ve been a card-carrying member of Equity, and they don’t know who I am basically. They just said, ‘Fine, but if you want to rejoin, we’re going to have to approve you.’”
“I just thought,...
For those who don’t know, Actor’s Equity Association is the union that represents live theatre actors, including all of the performers on Broadway.
Back in 2022, Patti called Actor’s Equity the “worst union” and decided to withdraw her membership after five decades.
“They accepted my resignation and told me that if I ever wanted to rejoin, I’d have to be approved,” Patti told People at the time. “And it’s the perfect reason I withdrew from Equity. Fifty years to this year … I’ve been a card-carrying member of Equity, and they don’t know who I am basically. They just said, ‘Fine, but if you want to rejoin, we’re going to have to approve you.’”
“I just thought,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone will come to Broadway in the new comedy, The Roommate, by Jen Silverman.
The play, directed by Jack O’Brien, will begin performances on Aug. 29, with an official opening night on Sept. 12, at the Booth Theatre. This marks LuPone’s first return to the stage after giving up her Actors’ Equity membership after the run of Company ended in 2022. Farrow was last on Broadway in 2014, in the A.R. Gurney play Love Letters.
“It’s always a big decision to return to the stage, and I certainly had no intention of being back on Broadway so fast. But when I read the play and heard Mia was attached, it became the easiest decision of my life. I’ve always been a fan of Mia’s work and she is a treasured friend. We’re going to have a blast,” LuPone said.
“The Roommate is funny, quirky and brilliantly written,...
The play, directed by Jack O’Brien, will begin performances on Aug. 29, with an official opening night on Sept. 12, at the Booth Theatre. This marks LuPone’s first return to the stage after giving up her Actors’ Equity membership after the run of Company ended in 2022. Farrow was last on Broadway in 2014, in the A.R. Gurney play Love Letters.
“It’s always a big decision to return to the stage, and I certainly had no intention of being back on Broadway so fast. But when I read the play and heard Mia was attached, it became the easiest decision of my life. I’ve always been a fan of Mia’s work and she is a treasured friend. We’re going to have a blast,” LuPone said.
“The Roommate is funny, quirky and brilliantly written,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kate Middleton‘s fashion is almost always on point. Her looks are perfect form head to toe. However, there was one time when her followers weren’t too keen on a particular look. They claim it reminded them of a dress worn by Mia Farrow in the horror classic Rosemary’s Baby.
Kate Middleton’s 2018’s hospital debut resembled Mia Farrow’s ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ outfit
Within hours of delivering her third child, Prince Louis, in 2018, Kate Middleton made her debut as a mother of three on the steps of the Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s Hospital in London. She posed for photographs wearing a bright red Jenny Packham dress with a white lace collar alongside Prince William.
However, it didn’t take long for royal followers to make the connection between Kate’s outfit and that of a famous big-screen mother, Mia Farrow. The actor played the role of Rosemary Woodhouse in the 1968 Roman Polanski film.
Kate Middleton’s 2018’s hospital debut resembled Mia Farrow’s ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ outfit
Within hours of delivering her third child, Prince Louis, in 2018, Kate Middleton made her debut as a mother of three on the steps of the Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s Hospital in London. She posed for photographs wearing a bright red Jenny Packham dress with a white lace collar alongside Prince William.
However, it didn’t take long for royal followers to make the connection between Kate’s outfit and that of a famous big-screen mother, Mia Farrow. The actor played the role of Rosemary Woodhouse in the 1968 Roman Polanski film.
- 4/22/2024
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Industry biggies, including the likes of Timothée Chalamet, Kate Winslet, and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Greta Gerwig, have shared regret over working with controversial filmmaker Woody Allen. While Allen, who was accused of s-xually molesting his daughter Dylan Farrow, wasn’t convicted of anything in the ’90s, Farrow once again spoke against the alleged incident in an open letter in 2014.
As the allegations resurfaced, several actors shared remorse over associating themselves with the director. But in a recent episode of Club Random podcast, Bill Maher seemingly defended Allen against the allegations and even took shots at actors, who’ve distanced themselves from the director.
Bill Maher Criticizes Actors for Distancing Themselves From Woody Allen
Woody Allen | Credit: Wikimedia Commons
With allegations against Woody Allen resurfacing in the wake of the #MeToo movement, most of Hollywood distanced itself from the filmmaker. This was followed by the HBO documentary series, Allen v. Farrow, which...
As the allegations resurfaced, several actors shared remorse over associating themselves with the director. But in a recent episode of Club Random podcast, Bill Maher seemingly defended Allen against the allegations and even took shots at actors, who’ve distanced themselves from the director.
Bill Maher Criticizes Actors for Distancing Themselves From Woody Allen
Woody Allen | Credit: Wikimedia Commons
With allegations against Woody Allen resurfacing in the wake of the #MeToo movement, most of Hollywood distanced itself from the filmmaker. This was followed by the HBO documentary series, Allen v. Farrow, which...
- 4/18/2024
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
Remember when American Horror Story: Apocalypse flashed back to Russia in 1918 to reveal that Anastasia Romanov was a literal witch? Well, the FX anthology outdid itself on Wednesday by shoehorning Mia Farrow into the insanity that is AHS: Delicate.
The season’s penultimate episode takes us back to Manhattan in 1967, where an overwhelmed Farrow is in the midst of filming Rosemary’s Baby. We get a feel-good moment between the actress and then-husband Frank Sinatra, who threatens to divorce her if she doesn’t quit the movie. “Marriage isn’t about what’s fair,” Ol’ Blue Eyes tells her, one of...
The season’s penultimate episode takes us back to Manhattan in 1967, where an overwhelmed Farrow is in the midst of filming Rosemary’s Baby. We get a feel-good moment between the actress and then-husband Frank Sinatra, who threatens to divorce her if she doesn’t quit the movie. “Marriage isn’t about what’s fair,” Ol’ Blue Eyes tells her, one of...
- 4/18/2024
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Bill Maher decided to just absolutely go for it — it being defending Woody Allen to the hilt and calling Dylan Farrow’s accusations that the filmmaker sexually abused her when she was seven “very improbable.”
Maher delivered his full-throated defense during an interview with Katie Couric on his Club Random podcast. The conversation had turned to that specter of “cancel culture,” and Couric mentioned an article about the challenges of separating the art from the artist with regard to Allen and his new movie, Coup de Chance (a French film...
Maher delivered his full-throated defense during an interview with Katie Couric on his Club Random podcast. The conversation had turned to that specter of “cancel culture,” and Couric mentioned an article about the challenges of separating the art from the artist with regard to Allen and his new movie, Coup de Chance (a French film...
- 4/17/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Iconic director Woody Allen may retire from his career, noting that the film industry is not appealing to him anymore.
“The business has changed, and not in an appealing way,” Allen told AirMail. All the romance of filmmaking is gone.”
Allen struggled to find a North American distributor for his most recent film, Coup de Chance. The French thriller/romance film, starring French actors Lou de Laâge and Melvil Poupaud, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in September 2023.
On the red carpet, Allen was booed by people in attendance, including the press and fans. The film was not released in U.S. theaters after the HBO docuseries Allen v. Farrow aired. The docuseries covers the numerous sexual abuse allegations against Allen, including the incident between Allen, ex-partner Mia Farrow and Farrow’s adoptive daughter Soon Yi Previn.
Allen was also accused of sexual abuse by his stepdaughter, Dylan Farrow.
“The business has changed, and not in an appealing way,” Allen told AirMail. All the romance of filmmaking is gone.”
Allen struggled to find a North American distributor for his most recent film, Coup de Chance. The French thriller/romance film, starring French actors Lou de Laâge and Melvil Poupaud, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in September 2023.
On the red carpet, Allen was booed by people in attendance, including the press and fans. The film was not released in U.S. theaters after the HBO docuseries Allen v. Farrow aired. The docuseries covers the numerous sexual abuse allegations against Allen, including the incident between Allen, ex-partner Mia Farrow and Farrow’s adoptive daughter Soon Yi Previn.
Allen was also accused of sexual abuse by his stepdaughter, Dylan Farrow.
- 4/8/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, it's always refreshing to hear about an actress having a non-traumatizing on-set experience filming a sensitive scene -- even if that experience comes via the most unlikely of projects. Mia Farrow's time on "Rosemary's Baby" certainly wasn't all sunshine and roses, but in a 2014 Vice interview, the actress and activist described an oddly cordial and borderline silly experience she had shooting one of the film's most horrifying scenes.
In the retrospective, Farrow went into detail about shooting the movie's devilish conception scene, a harrowing horror sequence in which Rosemary is drugged and raped by a demonic presence. Even if we were to set aside the fact that the movie's director, Roman Polanski, remains a fugitive from the law for his own assault and drugging charges (which we shouldn't!), the inciting incident in "Rosemary's Baby" simply looks like it would be a terrifying ordeal to film.
In the retrospective, Farrow went into detail about shooting the movie's devilish conception scene, a harrowing horror sequence in which Rosemary is drugged and raped by a demonic presence. Even if we were to set aside the fact that the movie's director, Roman Polanski, remains a fugitive from the law for his own assault and drugging charges (which we shouldn't!), the inciting incident in "Rosemary's Baby" simply looks like it would be a terrifying ordeal to film.
- 2/13/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Mia Farrow is a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador and a high profile advocate for children’s rights. She has worked extensively to fight polio, a disease she survived as a child.
Her website, listed below, contains photos of her work in war-affected countries, and also includes a guide on how to get involved with Darfur activism.
Charities & foundations supported
Mia Farrow has supported the following charities:
Aid Still RequiredEd Asner Family CenterENOUGH ProjectFree The ChildrenFund4DarfurHeifer InternationalSomaly Mam FoundationUNICEFVoices Against Violence Read more about Mia Farrow's charity work and events. Related articles Celebrities Offer Support To DarfurMia Farrow Blocked From Darfur Peace RallyCelebrities Bring Attention To Un EffortsPitt and Jolie Among Time's Most Influential PeopleMia Farrow To Discuss Political Rights Of Women
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Her website, listed below, contains photos of her work in war-affected countries, and also includes a guide on how to get involved with Darfur activism.
Charities & foundations supported
Mia Farrow has supported the following charities:
Aid Still RequiredEd Asner Family CenterENOUGH ProjectFree The ChildrenFund4DarfurHeifer InternationalSomaly Mam FoundationUNICEFVoices Against Violence Read more about Mia Farrow's charity work and events. Related articles Celebrities Offer Support To DarfurMia Farrow Blocked From Darfur Peace RallyCelebrities Bring Attention To Un EffortsPitt and Jolie Among Time's Most Influential PeopleMia Farrow To Discuss Political Rights Of Women
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- 1/16/2024
- Look to the Stars
Tisa Farrow, an actor and sister of Mia Farrow, died in her sleep on Jan. 10 in Rutland, Vermont. She was 72.
Her sister Mia shared the news in a post on Instagram, writing: “If there is a Heaven, undoubtedly my beautiful sister Tisa is being welcomed there. She was the best of us – I have never met a more generous and loving person. She loved life and never complained. Ever. She was a nurse for 27 years, a wonderful sister to Steffi, Prudence and me, a devoted mother to Jason, who died in Iraq, Bridget and little grandson Kylor – the lights of her life.”
Farrow was born Theresa Magdalena Farrow in Los Angeles to actor Maureen O’Sullivan and film director John Farrow and was the youngest of seven siblings. She was the subject of a New York Times profile in 1970, in which she discussed her family connections in the entertainment industry.
“None...
Her sister Mia shared the news in a post on Instagram, writing: “If there is a Heaven, undoubtedly my beautiful sister Tisa is being welcomed there. She was the best of us – I have never met a more generous and loving person. She loved life and never complained. Ever. She was a nurse for 27 years, a wonderful sister to Steffi, Prudence and me, a devoted mother to Jason, who died in Iraq, Bridget and little grandson Kylor – the lights of her life.”
Farrow was born Theresa Magdalena Farrow in Los Angeles to actor Maureen O’Sullivan and film director John Farrow and was the youngest of seven siblings. She was the subject of a New York Times profile in 1970, in which she discussed her family connections in the entertainment industry.
“None...
- 1/12/2024
- by Valerie Wu
- Variety Film + TV
Tisa Farrow, a former actor born, like sister Mia Farrow, to show business parents Maureen O’Sullivan and John Farrow, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning. She was 72.
Her death was announced on social media by Mia Farrow, who said that Tisa apparently died in her sleep.
“If there is a Heaven, undoubtedly my beautiful sister Tisa is being welcomed there,” Mia wrote on Instagram and X. “She was the best of us — I have never met a more generous and loving person. She loved life & never complained. Ever. She was nurse for 27 years, a wonderful sister to Steffi, Prudence and me, a devoted mother to Jason, who died in Iraq, Bridget and little grandson Kylor – the lights of her life.”
While never achieving the fame of sister Mia – or, for that matter, sister Prudence, who was immortalized by John Lennon in the classic 1968 Beatles White Album song “Dear Prudence” – Tisa Farrow nonetheless...
Her death was announced on social media by Mia Farrow, who said that Tisa apparently died in her sleep.
“If there is a Heaven, undoubtedly my beautiful sister Tisa is being welcomed there,” Mia wrote on Instagram and X. “She was the best of us — I have never met a more generous and loving person. She loved life & never complained. Ever. She was nurse for 27 years, a wonderful sister to Steffi, Prudence and me, a devoted mother to Jason, who died in Iraq, Bridget and little grandson Kylor – the lights of her life.”
While never achieving the fame of sister Mia – or, for that matter, sister Prudence, who was immortalized by John Lennon in the classic 1968 Beatles White Album song “Dear Prudence” – Tisa Farrow nonetheless...
- 1/12/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Best known to horror fans for playing Anne Bowles in Lucio Fulci’s Italian horror classic Zombi 2 (aka Zombie), actress Tisa Farrow has passed away this week at the age of 72.
Sister Mia Farrow writes on Instagram, “If there is a Heaven, undoubtedly my beautiful sister Tisa is being welcomed there. She was the best of us – I have never met a more generous and loving person. She loved life & never complained. Ever. She was a nurse for 27 years, a wonderful sister to Steffi, Prudence and me, a devoted mother to Jason, who died in Iraq, Bridget and little grandson Kylor – the lights of her life.
“She died unexpectedly yesterday morning. Apparently in her sleep. This is a hard time for all of us who admire and love her so deeply.”
Lucio Fulci’s 1979 classic wasn’t Tisa Farrow’s only stop in the horror genre, as she further...
Sister Mia Farrow writes on Instagram, “If there is a Heaven, undoubtedly my beautiful sister Tisa is being welcomed there. She was the best of us – I have never met a more generous and loving person. She loved life & never complained. Ever. She was a nurse for 27 years, a wonderful sister to Steffi, Prudence and me, a devoted mother to Jason, who died in Iraq, Bridget and little grandson Kylor – the lights of her life.
“She died unexpectedly yesterday morning. Apparently in her sleep. This is a hard time for all of us who admire and love her so deeply.”
Lucio Fulci’s 1979 classic wasn’t Tisa Farrow’s only stop in the horror genre, as she further...
- 1/12/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Based on the suspenseful novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris, Hulu and Onyx Collective’s “The Other Black Girl” tackles the issue of systemic racism in the workplace through a thrilling lens. Produced by Rashida Jones, the show follows Nella Rogers (Sinclair Daniel) as she battles microaggressions and the isolation of being the only Black girl at Wagner Books. That is until the publishing house hires Hazel May McCall (Ashleigh Murray). At first, Nella is overjoyed, but she starts to realize that though they share skin color and culture, the two girls could not be more different.
Author Harris executive produced the show, written by Gus Hickey and Jordan Reddout. Some special guest stars appear here and there throughout the sinister series. Read on to learn who plays whom in Hulu’s “The Other Black Girl”:
Nella (Sinclair Daniel) in “The Other Black Girl) (Photo by: Wilford Harwood/Hulu)
Nella...
Author Harris executive produced the show, written by Gus Hickey and Jordan Reddout. Some special guest stars appear here and there throughout the sinister series. Read on to learn who plays whom in Hulu’s “The Other Black Girl”:
Nella (Sinclair Daniel) in “The Other Black Girl) (Photo by: Wilford Harwood/Hulu)
Nella...
- 9/15/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
It is 2023, and streaming services are constantly in our faces and on our TVs and devices. Whether it be Max (or The Artist Formerly Known As HBO Max), Apple TV+, Disney+, Paramount+, or old stalwarts like Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video, it seems like we have unlimited options for content.
But even with genre-specific services like Shudder and Screambox, free-services full of movies like Tubi, or deep cut catalogs like The Criterion Channel or Arrow Player, there are still many movies which are not currently available on any service, so we have to call physical media in for the rescue.
Here are 5 excellent horror movies that are not available to stream, rent, or buy on any digital service, but do have excellent physical media Blu-ray and 4K Uhd releases.
Martin (1977)
Zombies. That is probably what comes to mind first when you think of George Romero. What many people don’t...
But even with genre-specific services like Shudder and Screambox, free-services full of movies like Tubi, or deep cut catalogs like The Criterion Channel or Arrow Player, there are still many movies which are not currently available on any service, so we have to call physical media in for the rescue.
Here are 5 excellent horror movies that are not available to stream, rent, or buy on any digital service, but do have excellent physical media Blu-ray and 4K Uhd releases.
Martin (1977)
Zombies. That is probably what comes to mind first when you think of George Romero. What many people don’t...
- 9/13/2023
- by Jeff Rauseo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Walter Isaacson, author of the new Elon Musk biography, has walked back his explosive claim that Musk ordered Starlink engineers to cut off internet connectivity to thwart a Ukrainian attack on Russia’s naval fleet last year.
The claim — which first emerged last week ahead of the biography’s publication — originally stated that in March 2022 Musk told his engineers to turn off Starlink’s connectivity along the Crimean coast (Musk had allowed Ukraine to use Starlink — which is operated by his company SpaceX — for satellite internet after Russia invaded a...
The claim — which first emerged last week ahead of the biography’s publication — originally stated that in March 2022 Musk told his engineers to turn off Starlink’s connectivity along the Crimean coast (Musk had allowed Ukraine to use Starlink — which is operated by his company SpaceX — for satellite internet after Russia invaded a...
- 9/12/2023
- by Ryan Bort and Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner had one of Hollywood’s most explosive marriages. The pair’s romance began as an affair and remained just as drama-filled until their divorce. They separated often, and during one of their off-periods, Sinatra came home to find Gardner in the house. A screaming match ensued, and Sinatra ultimately threw a douche filled with water at Gardner and Lana Turner.
Frank Sinatra once threw a douche at Ava Gardner
During one of Sinatra’s performances, Gardner believed he was singing to another woman in the audience. As a result, she stormed out, put her wedding ring in an envelope for him, and left the city. After several weeks apart, they reconciled, albeit briefly.
A few days into their reunion, the couple got into another argument. When Gardner told Sinatra to get out, he responded, “Okay, baby, I’ll get out. You can find me in Palm Springs.
Frank Sinatra once threw a douche at Ava Gardner
During one of Sinatra’s performances, Gardner believed he was singing to another woman in the audience. As a result, she stormed out, put her wedding ring in an envelope for him, and left the city. After several weeks apart, they reconciled, albeit briefly.
A few days into their reunion, the couple got into another argument. When Gardner told Sinatra to get out, he responded, “Okay, baby, I’ll get out. You can find me in Palm Springs.
- 9/11/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra had a passionate and volatile relationship. While they loved each other deeply, they fought viciously and often. While they divorced in 1957, Gardner knew for a time that the relationship was too explosive to last. Still, she remained in the romance for years. She shared the Nsfw reason why.
Ava Gardner shared why she stayed in her relationship with Frank Sinatra
Gardner and Sinatra met while he was still married to his first wife, Nancy Barbato. News of their affair went public in 1950, landing a punishing blow to Sinatra’s marriage and public image. He struggled to find acting roles, and his music career stalled. Still, Gardner stayed with him and, ultimately, helped resuscitate his career.
Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner | Library of Congress
While she loved him enough to support him through this struggle, they fought often. They frequently had public screaming matches or broke things during fights.
Ava Gardner shared why she stayed in her relationship with Frank Sinatra
Gardner and Sinatra met while he was still married to his first wife, Nancy Barbato. News of their affair went public in 1950, landing a punishing blow to Sinatra’s marriage and public image. He struggled to find acting roles, and his music career stalled. Still, Gardner stayed with him and, ultimately, helped resuscitate his career.
Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner | Library of Congress
While she loved him enough to support him through this struggle, they fought often. They frequently had public screaming matches or broke things during fights.
- 9/11/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Let’s Talk About Residuals Baby
Possible blueprint?: As is so often the case days, it all started with a tweet. Writer-director Carina Adly MacKenzie took to X to throw a proverbial grenade into the long-running debate around streaming residuals – the U.S. unions’ long-held desire for writers and actors to be compensated fairly when shows on the likes of Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ perform above expectations. “Fun fact: in France, Netflix already reports their viewership to writers monthly and pays writers based on that viewership, because it’s the law there,” wrote Carina. “They literally already have that system in place.” Curiosities on both sides of the Atlantic...
Let’s Talk About Residuals Baby
Possible blueprint?: As is so often the case days, it all started with a tweet. Writer-director Carina Adly MacKenzie took to X to throw a proverbial grenade into the long-running debate around streaming residuals – the U.S. unions’ long-held desire for writers and actors to be compensated fairly when shows on the likes of Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ perform above expectations. “Fun fact: in France, Netflix already reports their viewership to writers monthly and pays writers based on that viewership, because it’s the law there,” wrote Carina. “They literally already have that system in place.” Curiosities on both sides of the Atlantic...
- 9/8/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Woody Allen, 87, made an appearance with his wife, Soon Ye Previn, 52, at the Venice International Film Festival on Monday. But the reception might not have been what he expected: he was loudly booed by many of the press and fans in attendance.
At the red carpet event, Allen premiered his latest and 50th film, Coup de Chance.
In addition to his wife of 25 years, their children Bechet, 24, and Manzie, 23, were also present to support their father.
Allen and Previn married in 1997, six years after they reportedly began their controversial relationship. While their age gap of 35 years may be questionable to many, their romance became national news not because of the age difference but because Allen had been in a 13-year relationship with Previn’s adoptive mother, Mia Farrow, when they reportedly began their affair.
Approximately one month after Allen and Previn became involved, Farrow found nude photos of her...
At the red carpet event, Allen premiered his latest and 50th film, Coup de Chance.
In addition to his wife of 25 years, their children Bechet, 24, and Manzie, 23, were also present to support their father.
Allen and Previn married in 1997, six years after they reportedly began their controversial relationship. While their age gap of 35 years may be questionable to many, their romance became national news not because of the age difference but because Allen had been in a 13-year relationship with Previn’s adoptive mother, Mia Farrow, when they reportedly began their affair.
Approximately one month after Allen and Previn became involved, Farrow found nude photos of her...
- 9/7/2023
- by Rose Anne Cox-Peralta
- Uinterview
A group of roughly 20 people chanted outside the premiere of Woody Allen’s “Coup de Chance” at the Venice Film Festival Monday. While those inside Palazzo del Cinema watched the movie, the group yelled a variety of slogans, such as “no spotlight for rapist directors” and “the alpha male doesn’t exist.”
Film and TV reviewer Luke Hearfield shared a flyer from protestors on Twitter. Bolded text reads, “You would never let those involved in the Palermo, Caivano, and Milano violences walk the red carpet” in reference to a series of gang rapes that have rattled Italians in recent weeks.
The flier also states, “Patriarchal society believes the genius artist and not those who were sexually assaulted.”
Protesters have rallied together at #Venezia80 to “turn the spotlight off rapists”.
This protest just took place during the premiere of Woody Allen’s new film Coup de Chance. pic.twitter.com/cpG...
Film and TV reviewer Luke Hearfield shared a flyer from protestors on Twitter. Bolded text reads, “You would never let those involved in the Palermo, Caivano, and Milano violences walk the red carpet” in reference to a series of gang rapes that have rattled Italians in recent weeks.
The flier also states, “Patriarchal society believes the genius artist and not those who were sexually assaulted.”
Protesters have rallied together at #Venezia80 to “turn the spotlight off rapists”.
This protest just took place during the premiere of Woody Allen’s new film Coup de Chance. pic.twitter.com/cpG...
- 9/4/2023
- by Stephanie Kaloi
- The Wrap
Woody Allen isn’t concerned about being cancelled.
In a new interview with Variety, the 87-year-old writer-director spoke about his views on “cancel culture,” and daughter Dylan Farrow’s sexual assault allegations against him.
Farrow’s allegations were the subject of the 2021 documentary series “Allen v. Farrow”, which detailed Dylan’s allegation that Allen abused her as a child.
Read More: Rosie O’Donnell Reveals She Turned Down A Woody Allen Movie Due To Abuse Allegations: ‘F**k No’
Discussing whether he feels “cancelled” in the wake of his daughter’s allegations gaining public attention, the director said, “I feel if you’re going to be canceled, this is the culture to be canceled by. I just find that all so silly. I don’t think about it. I don’t know what it means to be canceled.”
He continued, “I know that over the years everything has been the same for me.
In a new interview with Variety, the 87-year-old writer-director spoke about his views on “cancel culture,” and daughter Dylan Farrow’s sexual assault allegations against him.
Farrow’s allegations were the subject of the 2021 documentary series “Allen v. Farrow”, which detailed Dylan’s allegation that Allen abused her as a child.
Read More: Rosie O’Donnell Reveals She Turned Down A Woody Allen Movie Due To Abuse Allegations: ‘F**k No’
Discussing whether he feels “cancelled” in the wake of his daughter’s allegations gaining public attention, the director said, “I feel if you’re going to be canceled, this is the culture to be canceled by. I just find that all so silly. I don’t think about it. I don’t know what it means to be canceled.”
He continued, “I know that over the years everything has been the same for me.
- 9/4/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Woody Allen’s hit the Venice Film Festival to promote his latest film, Coup de Chance, a French-language noir that’s getting solid early buzz. While many say that Allen’s been cancelled due to re-surfaced allegations that he molested his daughter Dylan Farrow, the director says that’s not really the case and didn’t avoid the press when promoting his film. In an interview with Variety, Allen denied that he’s been cancelled. “I don’t know what it means to be canceled. I know that over the years everything has been the same for me. I make my movies. What has changed is the presentation of the films. You know, I work and it’s the same routine for me. I write the script, raise the money, make the film, shoot it, edit it, it comes out. The difference is not is not from cancel culture. The...
- 9/4/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
As Woody Allen took the press conference stage for his recent film Coup de Chance, the disgraced filmmaker was given a lengthy standing ovation by the (largely European) media assembled in the room — arguably the most rapturous reception any filmmaker received. It was difficult to watch.
Strong applause for Woody Allen as he enters the press conference for his #venezia80 title ‘Coup De Chance’ pic.twitter.com/WHob4C24J4
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) September 4, 2023
During the press conference, Allen, who is 87 years old, was joined onstage by his Italian cinematographer,...
Strong applause for Woody Allen as he enters the press conference for his #venezia80 title ‘Coup De Chance’ pic.twitter.com/WHob4C24J4
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) September 4, 2023
During the press conference, Allen, who is 87 years old, was joined onstage by his Italian cinematographer,...
- 9/4/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
Woody Allen returned to the Venice Film Festival this weekend for the world premiere of “Coup de Chance,” a romantic thriller that marks his 50th, and he suggests, quite possibly his last, feature film. The French-language film, playing at one of Europe’s major festivals, represents the continued mutual embrace between the director and the continent, after controversies have limited his funding stateside. This accounts for his pondering retirement: Allen says that producing a new movie means hustling to secure backing and at 87, he’s not sure he still wants to do that kind of work.
“I have so many ideas for films that I would be tempted to do it, if it was easy to finance,” he tells me when we sit down together at the Excelsior Hotel for a one-on-one interview. “But beyond that, I don’t know if I have the same verve to go out and...
“I have so many ideas for films that I would be tempted to do it, if it was easy to finance,” he tells me when we sit down together at the Excelsior Hotel for a one-on-one interview. “But beyond that, I don’t know if I have the same verve to go out and...
- 9/4/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Elon Musk says that he plans to make another move that will complicate news media outlets effort to draw traffic to their content on Twitter/X.
He confirmed a report in Fortune that the platform will strip out the headline from story links so that the links are only from the article’s lead image.
“This is coming from me directly. Will greatly improve the esthetics,” Musk wrote on Twitter/X on Monday.
The plans were revealed on the same day as a lengthy piece on Musk in The New Yorker written by Ronan Farrow. The story delved into Musk’s influence over the war in Ukraine because he provides the Ukrainian military with the use of his Starlink internet service. But he has threatened to cut off access, while at the same time has had conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In one anecdote from last year involving a call with Colin Kahl,...
He confirmed a report in Fortune that the platform will strip out the headline from story links so that the links are only from the article’s lead image.
“This is coming from me directly. Will greatly improve the esthetics,” Musk wrote on Twitter/X on Monday.
The plans were revealed on the same day as a lengthy piece on Musk in The New Yorker written by Ronan Farrow. The story delved into Musk’s influence over the war in Ukraine because he provides the Ukrainian military with the use of his Starlink internet service. But he has threatened to cut off access, while at the same time has had conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In one anecdote from last year involving a call with Colin Kahl,...
- 8/22/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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