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Next stop, Barcelona
| August 10, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesTHE 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... more
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Scarlett Johansson rates Penelope Cruz's and Javier Bardem's lip...
Scarlett Johansson gets to have a luscious menage a trois in Woody Allen's new romantic comedy,"Vicky Cristina Barcelona," with rumored real... more
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Patricia Clarkson in 'Elegy'
| August 7, 2008
From Los Angeles Times"INTIMACY is seductive," says husky-voiced Patricia Clarkson. "It's at times what I remember most about films; those moments I feel I should... more
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Gold Derby nuggets: Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem at 'Vicky' L...
Last night saw the Hollywood premiere of "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," the new comedy by Woody Allen. All four of the film's stars -- Javier... more
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Red carpet hell: When ex-lover Penelope met Javier
Last night, at the 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' premiere in Los Angeles, A-list stood for "awkward." Back when the Woody Allen comedy was being... more
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Protecting them protects us
| August 4, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesIn one of his earliest comedies, Woody Allen had a stereotypical pompous U.S. ambassador bellow to an equally stereotypical group of thuggish... more
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Talent agent co-produced most Woody Allen films
| July 12, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesCharles H. Joffe, a legendary manager of comic talent who helped guide the careers of Dick Cavett, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal and Woody... more
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'Homo Erectus' a flop for the ages
| July 11, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesOne doesn't exactly go to "National Lampoon's Homo Erectus" expecting Woody Allen. Unfortunately, that's what writer-director-star Adam Rifkin... more
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Trailer news: See Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Scarlett Johansson...
Following the well-received Cannes filmfest debut of Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," the marketing whizbangs at the Weinstein Co... more
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The grandest red carpet
| May 25, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesIT'S RAINING and in Cannes, and nobody cares. Penelope Cruz doesn't rush along the red carpet at the premiere of the new Woody Allen film... more
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Do Scarlett Johansson + Penelope Cruz + Javier Bardem = Oscar for...
Oscarologist extraordinaire Pete Hammond reports from Cannes that "Vicky Christina Barcelona" is Woody Allen's "funniest film in years." Scarlett... more
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Is Scarlett Johansson a demanding diva? You decide!
Why didn't Scarlett Johansson show up for the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Woody Allen's erotic adventure, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona... more
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Closing is bizarre, brief, pure Pellicano
| May 1, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesThe bizarre "self-defense" of private detective Anthony Pellicano -- a mixture of Perry Mason, "The Rockford Files" and Woody Allen's "Bananas... more
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Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz will add sizzle to Cannes scene!
I have just gotten confirmation that Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz will attend the Cannes Film Festival to support director Woody Allen... more
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Still with stupid?
| April 19, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesYears ago, at a dinner party on Manhattan's Upper West Side, I found myself in a shouting match about whether it was fair to make fun of... more







