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Doubling Best-Pic Nominations a Winning Move

Matt Cantor — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:48:02 CDT

We should all thank the Academy for its decision to double the number of Best Picture nominees next year, writes Lane Brown in New York . A few reasons why: More “crowd-pleasing hits” will be in the running, meaning a ratings jump—which in turn means more exposure for the lesser-known...

Vicky Cristina Barcelona Dazzles, Disappoints

Matt Cantor — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:19:02 CDT

Critics are sharply divided over Woody Allen’s latest flick, Vicky Cristina Barcelona . The story of two women’s romantic adventures in Spain—“as much a tragedy as a comedy,” Mahnola Dargis writes for the New York Times —carries “a sun-drenched splendor that never falters,” David Denby writes in the New Yorker...

Woody's Dark Outlook Still Inspires Him

Harry Kimball — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:40:00 CDT

Woody Allen has inspired more than 40 years of laughs, but remains down on life, Newsweek reports. “I don't want to depress you,” he says, “but it's a meaningless little flicker.” Some say his new film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona , celebrates the pleasures of the flesh, but Allen differs. “You have...

Woody Allen Refuses to Quit: Blame Europe

Ellen Gibson — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:17:00 CDT

America may have spawned Woody Allen, but “the perpetuation of Allen's zombie-like career is one atrocity for which we refuse to be held accountable,” Joe Queenan argues in the Guardian . The diminutive director’s recent films have bombed stateside; when eight people showed up for a New York screening of Hollywood...

ScarJo Snubs Woody Premiere

Elizabeth Wolff — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:59:17 CDT

Scarlett Johansson ditched the Cannes premiere of her Woody Allen-directed film Vicky Cristina Barcelona over the weekend after movie execs refused to comply with the 23-year-old actress's over-the-top travel demands, the Daily Mail reports. ScarJo demanded a personal $8,000-a-day make-up artist and a special hotel suite 30 miles from...

Hollywood Poised to Engulf Cannes

Sam Gale Rosen — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:12:28 CDT

The lineup at this year's Cannes Film Festival was unveiled today, and the schedule is packed with Hollywood films, Variety reports. Steven Soderbergh and Clint Eastwood both have films in contention, and the release of the new Indiana Jones movie, though not for competition, is likely to be the biggest...