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Woody Allen, who regularly collaborated with Diane Keaton throughout her career, honored the actress following her death in a tribute published on The Free Press. The disgraced filmmaker shared his memories of Keaton, who appeared in movies like Annie Hall, Sleeper, Manhattan, and Love and Death. “Unlike anyone the planet …

When we think of American cinema in the 1970s — that heralded period known as the New Hollywood, when studios were taking risks and adventurous young filmmakers were breaking all the rules — different actors spring to mind as emblems of the era. Jack Nicholson. Al Pacino. Gene Hackman. Warren …

Woody Allen’s appearance at a Russian film festival has garnered the condemnation of Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, who called the filmmakers participation “a disgrace and an insult” to the victims of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As The Associated Press reports, Allen made a video appearance at the Moscow International Film Week …

Tony Roberts, the stage and screen actor best known for his supporting roles in six Woody Allen movies, has died at the age of 85. Roberts’ daughter confirmed the actor’s death to the New York Times, adding he died at his New York home Friday from complications from lung cancer. …

Marshall Brickman, who co-wrote hit films with Woody Allen including Annie Hall, and the musical Jersey Boys, died on Friday in Manhattan. He was 85. His daughter Sophie Brickman confirmed the news to The New York Times. Born in Rio de Janeiro and raised in Brooklyn, Brickman originally wanted to …

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 …

Matthew Perry designated over $1 million to the trustees of the “Alvy Singer Living Trust,” which is named after the main character Woody Allen portrayed in his 1977 film Annie Hall. According to legal documents obtained by Rolling Stone, the will (which was signed by Perry in 2009) outlines that …

“Judge the art, not the artist.” That is the mantra we hear each and every time someone in the entertainment world is accused of heinous behavior, and it’s one that was repeated by artistic director Alberto Barbera prior to this year’s Venice Film Festival. In an interview with The Guardian, …

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. During the press …

We are told to judge the art rather than the artist, but sometimes the artist makes this difficult. Woody Allen still carries loud freight – the freight of someone who was accused by his daughter, Dylan Farrow, of child sexual abuse. People will argue that none of the above matters, …