Luca Guadagnino’s new film After the Hunt starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield features themes and character conflicts that speak to the #MeToo movement. So what was the Italian filmmaker trying to say by using opening credits inspired by the films of Woody Allen? That’s one of the questions Guadagnino fielded during the film’s official press conference at …
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In the opening credits of “After the Hunt,” a #MeToo-themed thriller, director Luca Guadagnino chose to evoke the aesthetic of Woody Allen’s films, formatting the actor’s names in alphabetical order on one card. When asked at the movie’s official Venice Film Festival press conference why he paid tribute to Allen, who has been accused of sexual assault by his adopted …
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The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned Woody Allen for speaking virtually at a Russian film festival over the weekend, calling his participation in the event “a disgrace and an insult” to the victims of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to Russian media, Allen spoke Sunday at the Moscow International Film Week via video conference. The appearance put him …
Read More »The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned Woody Allen for speaking virtually at a Russian film festival over the weekend, calling his participation in the event “a disgrace and an insult” to the victims of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to Russian media, Allen spoke Sunday at the Moscow International Film Week via video conference. The appearance put him …
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On Sunday, Allen spoke during an online session alongside some of Russia’s top movie directors, cinematographers and actors, many of whom, including director Fyodor Bondarchuk, who interviewed Allen, have publicly supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Allen — who has won four Oscars — talked about AI and described a visit to the USSR as a grim experience, but also …
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Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on Aug. 25 condemned American director Woody Allen’s participation in the Moscow International Film Week, calling it “a disgrace” amid Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. “Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemns the participation of American director Woody Allen in the Moscow International Film Week. This is a disgrace and an insult to the memory of the Ukrainian actors …
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Woody Allen has denied claims that his participation in a Moscow film festival was “whitewashing” Russian atrocities, after condemnation of his appearance by Ukraine’s ministry of foreign affairs. Allen said in a statement to the Guardian: “When it comes to the conflict in Ukraine, I believe strongly that Vladimir Putin is totally in the wrong. The war he has caused …
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Fans were just reminded that actor Woody Harrelson, who gained recognition for his role as bartender Woody Boyd on NBC’s Cheers, has blood ties to organized crime. The Instagram account “historyfeels” posted a carousel about Harrelson’s father, Charles Voyde Harrelson, a hitman and mobster who was convicted of assassinating a federal judge, John H. Wood Jr., in 1979, when Woody …
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