May 08, 2009 -
In the trailer for Woody Allen's next movie, Whatever Works, Larry David's character Boris insists that "this is not the feel-good movie of the year." While that may be true, I feel pretty good after watching it! I don't know if it's the great cast (which includes Patricia Clarkson, Evan Rachel Wood, and Ed Begley Jr., among others), Allen's writing and direction, or just Larry David's delivery, but I found myself laughing quite a lot at the preview for this bizarre-looking film.
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Mar 04, 2009 -
- Director Zack Snyder has tapped Amanda Seyfried to lead the all-female cast of his movie Sucker Punch. — Zap2It
- It's the neverending musical: High School Musical 4 will come to the Disney Channel in 2010. — Billboard
- Woody Allen's latest film, Whatever Works, starring Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood will kick off this year's Tribeca Film Festival in April.
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Feb 11, 2009 -
- The upcoming movie The Soloist is inspiring at least 174 orchestras in 46 states to participate in food drives. — AP
- Showtime has renewed United States of Tara for a second season. — Variety
- In other renewal news, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers and Sisters are rumored to be getting early pickups from ABC.
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Aug 27, 2008 -
I'd probably say I'm a medium-sized fan of Woody Allen. If I were ordering a dose of Woody Allen at Starbucks, I'd probably get it in a grande cup. His nebbishy dialogue style grates on my nerves after too long, and some of his movies remind me of me at my most neurotic, which is tiring.
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May 14, 2008 -
The trailer for Woody Allen's latest effort Vicky Cristina Barcelona has no dialogue — only a montage of scenes from the film set to a song sung in Spanish. This is probably for the best, I suppose, so we can concentrate on all the making out that's going on (including a kiss between Penelope and Scarlett) and how good-looking Javier Bardem is. According to IMDB, the plot description is this: "A painter enters a relationship with two American tourists.
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Feb 05, 2008 -
Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!
Wow, this week's recast challenge for Annie Hall prompted tons of awesome entries.
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Jan 30, 2008 -
Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!
For this recast challenge, the only requirement is to think of new actors for the main two characters: Annie (Diane Keaton) and Alvy (Woody Allen).
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Aug 22, 2007 -
Something tells me Woody Allen will be feverishly making movies until the day he dies. He's currently working on his untitled Barcelona project starring his favorite leading lady Scarlett Johansson. And coming out this fall is Allen's crime thriller Cassandra's Dream.
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Jun 22, 2007 -
- Reruns of "The Office" and "My Name is Earl" will be broadcast on TBS, Variety reports.
- Woody Allen is set to direct a Puccini opera in September of 2008, the AP reports.
- Reuters notes that former Beatles are flourishing on the music charts right now.
- Billboard says The Donnas have started their own record label, and are finishing up their next album, due out in September.
- Uma Thurman is set to star in the HBO movie version of the dramatic play "The Zinc Bed," says Zap2It.
- If you live in Atlanta, Kansas City, or Philly, among other cities, you can attend a special screening of some of ABC's fall shows, and the Futon Critic has the details.
- According to Hollywood Reporter, Amy Adams will join Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman in the film version of the acclaimed play "Doubt."
- Hero of the superhero world, Stan Lee will get a star on Hollywood's walk of fame, says Zap2It.
- In '80s revival news, Billboard reports that The Cure are finishing a new album and touring again.
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