Paste's Holiday Gift Guide for Film Buffs
Tired of buying your film-buff friends gift certificates to the local movie theater? Here are some ideas for the movie lovers in your life—assuming you’ve already bought them subscriptions to Paste.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Form&FunctionMartin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Terry Gilliam, Many More Sign Petition to Free Roman Polanski
Over 110 top Hollywood figures are now in protest of director Roman Polanski's arrest in Switzerland Saturday, as evidenced by an online petition.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWoody Allen May Cast Carla Bruni in Upcoming Film
Carla Bruni may work with the iconic director Woody Allen very soon. Although Allen's current co-producer, Mediapro, is offering no official comment on the rumor, Allen had expressed a desire to work with Mrs. Nicolas Sarkozy in an interview with a French radio station when he visited Paris in June, gushing, "I'm sure she would be wonderful."... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsNYU Student Swaps Woody Allen's Manhattan for Brooklyn, Keeps the Gershwin
The opening scene of Woody Allen's Manhattan zooms in and out of its namesake city, going back and forth between images of cultural decay and architectural grandeur. The audience hears Allen drafting a chapter depicting his own view and relationship with of New York, ditching description after description before he picks his choice of introduction:... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWhatever Works
Woody Allen's yearly release schedule has produced both... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsLucy Punch Replaces Kidman in Woody Allen Flick
The largely unknown British actress Lucy Punch has landed the part once intended for Nicole Kidman in Woody Allen’s next movie after Whatever Works.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsAmerican Apparel Settles with Woody Allen
The scuffle between Woody Allen and American Apparel CEO Dov Charney hasn't come to blows. Although the director extraordinaire was livid with Charney for using an unauthorized image from the film Annie Hall of Allen dressed as a Hasidic Jew, he has accepted a $5 million settlement from the CEO. ... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsTribeca Film Fest line-up includes Allen and Soderbergh
A streamlined line-up for the Tribeca Film Festival was announced this week, headlined by movies from... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSlumdog Millionaire starlet works with Woody Allen next
Freida Pinto will follow up her performance in the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire with a part in Woody Allen's next film. The movie is currently only listed as Woody Allen's Untitled London Project, but Pinto will join the likes of Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin and Anthony Hopkins for filming.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsHe Adored New York City: Woody Allen's 10 Finest Films
"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work...I want to achieve it through not dying." — Woody AllenLove him or hate him, Woody Allen is the most prolific filmmaker of our time. Vicky Cristina Barcelona—released on DVD today amidst Oscar buzz for its star Penélope Cruz and a Golden Globe win for best musical/comedy—is his 39th feature film, an astronomical figure. Inevitably, not all of those 39 are completely original or entirely worthwhile, but that oft-recurring phrase “Woody Allen’s comeback film” should be retired for good. That phrase was placed on 1999’s Sweet and Lowdown, 2005’s Match Point and,... read more
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