For mainstream American audiences, the late Stanley Kubrick wasn’t the most accessible director of his time. There is no question, though, that his influence is still everywhere in modern film. How many filmmakers working today have been influenced or mentored
GQ Magazine has released their list of the least influential people of 2014, with President Obama coming in at number two. Here’s how the magazine justified President Obama’s presence on the list: Why are you still on Martha’s Vineyard?! Missouri
A £100,000 bronze statue representing in monumental form the modern British family was unveiled outside Birmingham’s new central library this week and has been enthusiastically welcomed by some for featuring two single mothers, one heavily pregnant, and no father at
In his celebrated Oscar-winning comedy Annie Hall (1977), Woody Allen curses California and Hollywood in particular: “What’s with all these awards? They’re always giving out awards. Best Fascist Dictator: Adolf Hitler.” That line came to mind in May, when Steven Spielberg’s
With the United States Senate looking more and more like it will fall into Republican hands next year, the usual-usuals in Hollywood are pouring thousands of dollars into campaign coffers in the hopes of turning it around. The Hill reports
(AFP) Veteran Broadway actress and singer Elaine Stritch, who enthralled theatre audiences for 70 years with her brassy voice and quick-fire comedy delivery, has died. She was 89. Her death at home in Birmingham, Michigan was confirmed to US media
Recently, Hollywood’s elite gathered for Variety’s “Purpose Family Entertainment + Faith-based Summit” at the Four Seasons Los Angeles Hotel at Beverly Hills. In association with Rogers & Cowan–joined by Disney Publishing Worldwide, Faith Driven Entertainment, Persecuted, Pure Flix, and Walden Media and
Spike Lee correctly identified a major weapon used against conservatives today by the left, but he did so through a self-interested lens. The famed director recently had a chummy Q&A with Deadline.com, and the subject of Lee’s image as an
Woody Allen’s character in the new comedy Fading Gigolo is interchangeable with some of the schleps he’s played in the past. “Broadway” Danny Rose comes rushing to mind, but with a sense of mischief and looser standards. Fading Gigolo isn’t an
The Daily News buried the lead in a big way Thursday with a scoop accusing Woody Allen of refusing to hire black actors hidden under a headline that fails to mention the bombshell. According to a Daily News source, the
Girls star/creator Lena Dunham thinks its wrong to pore over every Woody Allen film to find clues about whether or not he sexually molested his daughter Dylan Farrow decades ago. Dunham still isn’t letting Allen off regarding Farrow’s recent open
1. R.I.P: David Brenner Dead at 78 Learning that David Brenner was 78 years-old surprised me more than his death by cancer over the weekend. In my minds-eye Brenner was always the youngish thin guy; always smiling, always funny, with
Scarlett Johansson, the actress considered to be Woody Allen’s latest “muse,” isn’t happy to be dragged into Dylan Farrow’s public accusations against the famed director. Farrow penned an open letter earlier this year accusing Allen, her estranged father, of molesting
This year’s Academy Awards telecast ended roughly around the stroke of midnight East Coast time. Host Ellen DeGeneres didn’t insult conservatives with her humor, nor did she even dip a toe in ideological waters. And no member of the Obama
As Hollywood’s yearly love letter to itself airs Sunday night on ABC, Breitbart News will provide live coverage of the Academy Awards. For those of you who choose to abstain from watching or if you want a great two-screen experience,
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — “12 Years a Slave” rolled at the Spirit Awards, winning five awards including best feature at the annual independent film celebration. On the eve of the Academy Awards, the slavery tale won awards for director
Ronan Farrow, best known as the estranged son of Woody Allen, debuted his new show Ronan Farrow Daily on MSNBC Monday by praising news heroes he “watched growing up,” including Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite. Walter Cronkite left the
James Franco Defends Shia What’s-His-Name In a New York Times op-ed actor James Franco takes an “empathetic view” of Shia LaBeouf’s “questionable behavior.” This includes LaBeouf’s short film which blatantly and without attribution plagiarized graphic novelist Daniel Clowes. Franco seems
Last Sunday, the New York Post ran a piece on a book on the real story behind the Kitty Genovese killing–the story of a young woman who was brutally raped and murdered in March 1964 while her neighbors did nothing,
Wallace Shawn doesn’t consider himself a friend of Woody Allen. The two made one film together–Manhattan–back in 1979 and haven’t worked together since. Yet Shawn, best known for his colorful turn in The Princess Bride, says he simply finds it
Woody Allen continues to suffer from the fallout of estranged daughter Dylan Farrow’s open letter accusing the famed auteur of sexually molesting her at the age of 7. Allen has never been charged with the crime and he continues to
Woody Allen Pays for Hollywood’s Depraved Support of Child Rapist Polanski As the Oscar campaign for “Blue Jasmine” heated up, Woody Allen again accused by his adopted daughter Dylan of sexually abusing her over 20 years ago. This supposedly occurred
LOS ANGELES (AP)–Sid Caesar, the prodigiously talented pioneer of TV comedy who paired with Imogene Coca in sketches that became classics and who inspired a generation of famous writers, died early Wednesday. He was 91. Caesar died at his home
The Woody Allen/Dylan Farrow debate is now filtering into the political world. Consider it the latest front in the GOP’s battle against the left’s willingness to call out Republicans for a so-called War on Women. The Republican Party of Kentucky
Was it a snowflake or an Olympic ring? Were DMX and Zimmerman really going to fight? What did the SEC defensive player of the year just say? It was a wild weekend that you could have missed if you blinked.
People are taking to social media to share their views on the accusation Dylan Farrow made earlier this month against her adoptive father, director Woody Allen. Some Spaniards apparently didn’t feel Twitter or Facebook was sufficient to vent their outrage
Director Woody Allen said his only biological son may very well be the son of Frank Sinatra. If it is true Allen claims ex-love Mia Farrow lied under oath just to receive child support. I pause here for a quick
In the midst of renewed charges that Woody Allen is a child molester, the famous director agreed with those who say his son with Mia Farrow, Roman Farrow, looks a lot like Frank Sinatra. On February 1, after Allen was
Woody Allen penned an op-ed in The New York Times to deny the allegations that he molested his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow. She fired back in The Hollywood Reporter, while the majority of women under 40 support her and her
The back-and-forth between director Woody Allen, 78, and his daughter Dylan Farrow, 28, about whether he sexually abused her when she was seven has prompted talk of legal action. The allegations began in 1992 when Allen and Mia Farrow split
Famed film director Woody Allen struck back at renewed accusations that he is a child molester by claiming that ex-wife Mia Farrow implanted false memories in their children, but Dylan Farrow, one of those children, has again attacked Allen’s denials.
The New York Times editorial department passed on publishing Dylan Farrow’s letter accusing Woody Allen, her adoptive father, of sexually molesting her as a child before it was published on Nicholas Kristof’s blog in the same paper, according to Politico.
Woody Allen denies molesting adopted daughter Dylan Farrow in a just-released op-ed printed in The New York Times, calling the notion he would touch her in such a way impossible for any sane soul to believe. The Oscar-winning director spends
Rosie O’Donnell got a lesson in what makes America such a special country from her own 18-year-old son. The combative liberal returned to The View today after last appearing on the show as a co-host in 2007. During her return,
NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI)–Rosie O’Donnell said on Friday’s edition of “The View” in New York she “totally believes” Dylan Farrow’s sex-abuse allegations against Woody Allen. Farrow, 28, posted a letter on the New York Times website last weekend, disclosing
Dylan Farrow, the adopted daughter of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, is finally talking about the uproar caused by her public letter accusing Allen of sexually molesting her as a girl. She opened up to People magazine this week regarding
Ann Friedman, writing for nymag.com, has joined the list of those who believe Dylan Farrow’s claim she was molested by her adoptive father Woody Allen when she was 7 years old. Friedman notes that Farrow’s estranged brother Moses characterizes her
On Laura Ingraham’s Wednesday radio show, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) revisited his remarks about former President Bill Clinton and his affair with intern Monica Lewinsky and the Democrats charge the right is waging a “war on women.” But Paul also
Woody Allen may have issued a statement Tuesday declaring he is innocent of charges he once sexually molested his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, but the Annie Hall director doesn’t appear concerned the accusation will hurt his career. Allen made his
The Nation, which foamed at the mouth with righteous liberal outrage during the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman controversy of 2012-3, has declared Woody Allen guilty of sexual assault because he and his alleged victim fit the right profiles. The verdict was