Woody Allen

A Scathing Look at "Celebrity"

Colleen Perry | Posted 11.07.2008 | Style

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It dawned on me: this is why celebrities have trouble giving up "celebrity." They're so accustomed to someone hanging on their every word; ready to fulfill every wish and desire.

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Jews for Obama?

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

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The one issue that surpasses even those that center around civil liberties is the continued existence of the state of Israel.

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Woody Allen: A "Disgrace" If Obama Doesn't Win

AFP via Yahoo | Posted 09.19.2008 | Entertainment

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What Woody Allen Can Teach Us About Love

Karen Salmansohn | Posted 09.16.2008 | Living

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Woody Allen has some interesting thoughts on love. He says.... "To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love. But then, one suffers fr...

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The Lords of The Fly

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.15.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Puccini, Carmen, John Gardner, Woody Allen, Ruxandra Donose, Theatre Du Chatelet, John Goldenthal, Across the Universe, The Fly, Nicholas & Alexandra, Howard Shore, Vincent Price, Beowulf, Deborah Drattell, William Friedkin, The Fly II, Jeff Goldblum, Madame Butterfly, Dante Ferretti, Batman Forever, George Langelaan, The Lion King, Ann Bogart, The Magic Flute, Return of the Fly, Lost in Space, Michael Collins, Opera, The Phantom of the Opera, Verdi, Playboy, Placido Domingo, David Cronenberg, Mozart, David Henry Hwang, La Boehme, Il Trittico, Beethoven, Julie Tamor, Daniel Okulitch, Heat, Geena Davis, Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, The Lord of the Rings, Grendel, Berlioz, Los Angeles Opera, Frida, Aida, Rasputin, Entertainment News

The production contained some pre-requisites for the medium -- a tragic storyline that centered around love, sex and three principles, making it a theoretical candidate for an operatic treatment.

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McCain's Flawed Judgment

Murray Fromson | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Iraq, 2008 Election, Charles Gibson, Sarah Palin, Woody Allen, Politics News

McCain's lack of judgment in choosing a running mate should weigh heavily on the minds of every American who goes to the poll in November.

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The Promise of On-Demand Viewing: From "What's Out" to "What's Great"

John Farr | Posted 09.08.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Hannah and Her Sisters, Renoir, Annie Hall, Picasso, Woody Allen, Hollywood, Movies, Dvds, The Beatles, On-Demand Movies, Great Films, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Foreign Films, Ella Fitzgerald, Pay TV, Robert Altman, Entertainment News

With on-demand in full flower, consumers will confront a vastly larger universe of choice, representing the entire breadth of this century-old medium, not just the most recent theatrical releases.

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Culture Zohn: Be Afraid, Be Very, Very Afraid!

Patricia Zohn | Posted 09.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Puccini, William Friedkin, Woody Allen, LA Opera, Placido Domingo, Jeff Goldblum, The Fly, Geena Davis, Met Opera, David Cronenberg, Movies, Howard Shore, Entertainment News

David Cronenberg and Oscar-winning composer Howard Shore have gotten together to reconceive The Fly for the LA Opera.

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Woody Allen: Scarlett Johansson Is Not My Muse

Fox News | Hollie McKay | Posted 08.22.2008 | Entertainment

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LOS ANGELES -- For years, Scarlett Johansson has been dubbed Woody Allen's, muse and while the veteran director greatly admires his "Vicky Cristina B...

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Javier Bardem On Woody Allen, Pacino And Not Having A Driver's License

Time | Posted 08.16.2008 | Entertainment

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Was it exciting or frightening to work with Woody Allen? Both. There's excitement because I think he's a genius, but there's also the fear of making...

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Woody Allen Reflects On Love, Life And His Bed

LA Times | Posted 08.10.2008 | Entertainment

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THE ONLY place Woody Allen ever really wants to be is in his bed. "My spot on the bed is my spot in the world," he explains. It's where he watches bas...

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Penelope Cruz On Kissing Scarlett: Hypochondriac Woody Allen "Didn't Care Less" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Adam Rose | Posted 08.07.2008 | Entertainment

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Woody Allen really is a hypochondriac. So much so he didn't care to watch Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson kiss (pictured below) during the filmin...

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Not Too Keen on McCain? Here Are Some Alternatives

Scout Opatut | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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Think about your grandmother. I'm sure she's very sweet. But would she make a good president? If we're going to vote a 72-year-old into office, we better make sure we're voting in the right one.

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Stop Calling Scarlett Johansson Fat

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 07.14.2008 | Media

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Scarlett, I'm sure you are healthy in a WebMD sense but certainly not in the way that reporters mean it. You partly earn that curvy label by your impressive chest. But I feel compelled to inform you that you are not a "regular girl."

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Let's Bring Back...Part VI

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 06.05.2008 | Living

Read More: Let's Bring Back, Woody Allen, Living News, Manolo Blahnik, Romance, Nostalgia, Joan Didion, Sex and the City, Gloria Steinem, Weddings, Style, Living News

Ladies and Gentlemen: With great pleasure, I present the sixth installment of my Let's Bring Back series. A quiet homage to Vogue legend Diana Vreel...

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Woody Allen Talks Threesomes And Spain In Cannes

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.17.2008 | Entertainment

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%meta(topic:01005000;ap_topic:general entertainment;subtopic:movies;%) CANNES, France (AP) _ Woody Allen's latest film touches on that classic male f...

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Eighty Percent of Life is Showing Up

Marilyn M. Machlowitz | Posted 05.15.2008 | Living

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Last year on Sunday, September 16, I walked out of the haunting movie Rape of Europa, to retrieve a far more chilling message on my cell phone. My father was dying.

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Scarlett And Penelope Kiss In Woody Allen's New Movie (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.13.2008 | Entertainment

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If sex sells, Woody Allen has struck cinematic gold with his next feature, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," debuting at the Cannes Festival. The movie star...

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Cannes Film Festival Opens With Spielberg, Eastwood And Woody Allen

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.13.2008 | Entertainment

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CANNES, France — Rounding up a lot of the usual suspects, the Cannes Film Festival presents a lineup from an illustrious if somewhat predictable...

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Your Own Personal Slap of Fame: Much Cooler Than any Brush with Greatness

Richard Laermer | Posted 05.02.2008 | Entertainment

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Insubstantial moments where you come upon someone famous must be lessened in importance. Please stop thinking those brushes With greatness make you whole.

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New York Magazine's 'This Is New York' Issue Cover: Very White, Lots of Dudes

Jessica Wakeman | Posted 04.10.2008 | Media

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I did a doubletake when I arrived home tonight to see the cover of New York magazine's "This Is New York, 1968 - 2008" issue. Apparently the cultural titans among us are very white and have penises.

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Woody Allen Sues Company Over Rabbi Billboard

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 04.01.2008 | Entertainment

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Woody Allen asked a federal court on Monday to strip a clothing company known for its racy ads featuring scantily clad models of at least $10 million ...

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Why Artists Shouldn't Have Blackberries

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 03.08.2008 | Living

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I have come of age as an artist during the most accelerated period of connectivity our species has ever known.

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Scarlett Johansson And Penelope Cruz's Lesbian Scene For Woody

NY Post | Page Six | Posted 02.07.2008 | Entertainment

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Scarlett Johansson has a steamy lesbian sex scene with Penelope Cruz in Woody Allen's upcoming "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." A source tells us: "It is a...

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DVDs: "The Royle Family" -- A Classic Britcom

Michael Giltz | Posted 01.16.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Seinfeld, Absolutely Fabulous, British Comedy, The Honeymooners, The Royle Family, Woody Allen, Fawlty Towers, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Jim Rockford, Dvds, Movies, TV Shows, Ricky Gervais, Nora Ephron, Ray Harryhausen, Sidney Poitier, Lovejoy, Entertainment News

It's the simplest idea imaginable: a blue collar family in England flops down on the couch and watches the telly. Quite literally, that's it for The Royle Family , a hillariously brilliant classic.

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