• France’s First Lady: Oui to Woody Allen Film

    Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says she was asked to appear in Woody Allen’s next project — and may be a terrible actress.

  • Woody Allen’s Next Film Is ‘Stranger’

    “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger” produced by Mediapro.

  • Support for Polanski Strengthens … as Does the Backlash

    “Support sends a message that the rich and powerful can get away with crimes that no one else can.”

  • Oy, Woody … Enough With the Dirty Old Men!

    Whenever we play that pick-up game of softball, we swing and miss exactly the same way we did before. And we’re just as appalled at our play as we were last time.   We order the same pepperoni that gives us heart burn. We make the same mistakes in love. And our friends know to…

  • Larry David Grilled on Woody Allen

    On not screwing it up with Woody Allen, overcoming cold feet and being a real-life George … Costanza.

    Larry David Grilled on Woody Allen
  • Day 1: The Farrelly Brothers’ ‘Something About Cuba’

    The first full day of the Tribeca Film Festival was the embodiment of diversity: In the morning, it hosted press and industry screenings of obscure movies like the Asian dramas "Fish Eyes" and "Still Walking." In the evening, Larry David and the Farrelly brothers walked the red carpet alongside baseball legend Luis Tiant. Yet there…

  • Classic Vibe Opens Fest

    In the opening trailer for the Tribeca Film Festival, a flasher approaches two women in New York's Central Park. Rather than flee in terror, they begin to assess their assailant. "He's not wearing a ring," one of them observes. She proceeds to set up a date with him. Cue the tagline: "Think you've seen it…

  • Fewer Parties, People at This Year’s ShoWest

    Four days of screenings, sneaks, panels and even golf tournaments begin Monday at a scaled-back convention in Vegas

  • Spirit Buzz: Woody Allen’s Dermatologist

    Penelope Cruz won a Spirit Award this afternoon for her performance in Woody Allen’s “Vicki Cristina Barcelona.” This wasn’t that surprising, but the Spanish star told a great yarn about the director. “Woody is a symbol of independent film,” she said. “He does whatever he wants. Including going to the dermatologist on the day that…

  • Hugh Hefner’s Hollywood Love Lessons

    “Everything I learned about love, I learned from the movies.” — Hugh Hefner in the Los Angeles Times, January 4, 2009 Long before I created Playboy Magazine, my cinematic education in love began with Sergei Eisenstein’s masterpiece “Potemkin.” During the epic Odessa Steps scene as that poor mother lost hold of her baby stroller, it…