Allen was reportedly miffed about plans to run an anti-tobacco text message across the screen during scenes showing characters smoking. More...
The acclaimed star will move behind the cameras for an adaptation of the Herman Koch novel about "two brothers, one running for prime minister of the Netherlands, who must deal with one of their teenage sons who has committed an unspeakable crime." More...
We rank the entire career of the Blue Jasmine director. More...
This week at the movies, we've got a teenage demon-slayer (The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, starring Lily Collins and Lena Headey), a band of masked killers (You're Next, starring Sharni Vinson and Nicholas Tucci), some resilient pub crawlers (The World's End, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost), and a desperate housewife (Blue Jasmine, starring Cate Blanchett and Alec Baldwin). What do the critics have to say? More...
Early returns from its limited release opening look encouraging. More...
This week at the movies, we've got an embattled mutant (The Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman and Rila Fukushima); an uptight valedictorian (The To Do List, starring Aubrey Plaza and Johnny Simmons); and a lonely teenager (The Way, Way Back, starring Liam James and Steve Carell). What do the critics have to say? More...
He's never been a blockbuster filmmaker, but with more than a half century in Hollywood under his belt -- and dozens of movies along the way -- Woody Allen's consistently prolific output stands as a continuing testament to the ability of brainy, low-budget cinema to find an audience, even during an era in which superheroes, sequels, reboots, and remakes seem to exert an ever-stronger grip on the box office. Love him or hate him, Allen's one of the few directors left who can film people sitting around talking and turn it into a wide release -- and with his latest, Blue Jasmine, arriving in theaters this weekend, we knew now would be the perfect time to pay tribute by looking back at his best-reviewed efforts. Call your therapist, because it's time for Total Recall, Woody Allen style! More...
"I'm looking for some idea that would work, for the two of us to do." More...
Looks like Woody's building another intriguing cast. More...