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Rifkin's Festival, the upcoming Woody Allen pic starring Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel and Gina Gershon, has been picked up by Spanish distribution outfit Tripictures. The movie tells the story of a married American couple who go to the San Sebastián Film Festival. They get caught up in the magic of the festival, the…

"I'm working in the outhouse again." That's how Ben Hecht, the fabled screenwriter, used to describe toiling in Hollywood. "And the nitwits are still in charge," he assured his friends. Hecht wrote terrific movies like Scarface and Notorious but he hated studio chiefs, and it was mutual. His name came to mind last…

Although his latest film remains hidden from public view, Woody Allen's memoir finally was published today and, while its first printing quickly sold out, the book exhibits the same absence of order and discipline that has haunted both his films and his personal life. Indeed, it has re-ignited a predictable torrent of…

Remember when, in a pre-Coronavirus world, it was a hot button issue as Hachette signed up to publish the Woody Allen memoir Apropos Of Nothing, and then rescinded that plan after staffers staged a walkout and Ronan Farrow swore off the publisher of his bestseller Catch and Kill, prompting Stephen King to declare his…

Author Stephen King is once again stirring the bubbling cauldron of the Twitterverse with a controversial stance. King, who found himself in hot water in January when he made remarks about diversity and the Oscars, has again raised some eyebrows with an online position. This time, it was a complaint about Hachette Book…

UPDATE, 2:10 PM: The daughter who has accused Woody Allen of molesting her decades ago is “in awe and so very grateful” to protesting staffers of the publisher set to put out the Oscar winning director’s now canceled memoir. Just over an hour after Hachette Book Group announced it had axed Allen’s April 7 set Apropos o…

(UPDATED with statement from Hachette) Just over a month before an imprint of Hachette Book Group is set to publish Woody Allen's memoir, dozens of employees of the company staged a walkout in New York City today. With staffers emptying out of the 6th Avenue offices this afternoon, the move to the streets comes after…

With all the election craziness, here’s one we didn’t get to last night that is worth noting. Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ronan Farrow continues to be a man of conviction. Shortly after learning that Hachette imprint Grand Central Publishing would release estranged father Woody Allen’s memoir Apropos of Nothing…

Nick Apollo Forte, a longtime cruise ship and cabaret singer most widely known for his co-starring role in Woody Allen’s 1984 comedy Broadway Danny Rose, died Wednesday in Waterbury, CT. He was 81. His death was announced by his family. No cause of death was given, but the family thanked his doctor and staff for “many…

Rifkin's Festival, the latest movie from Woody Allen, is headed to the European Film Market in Berlin with producer Mediapro handling rights. The movie, shot in San Sebastián last summer, stars Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel, Gina Gershon, Sergi López, Wallace Shawn and Christoph Waltz. It tells the story of a married…

 With a new film picking up box office steam overseas, Woody Allen has ended his $68 million lawsuit against Amazon. The Jeff Bezos-founded studio and the Oscar-winning director filed paperwork late last night ending the nearly year-old legal action. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but sources close to…

Actor Jeff Goldblum has once again come out in defense of director Woody Allen. In an interview with British outlet The i, the actor said he would work with Allen again, repeating statements he has made before. "I think there is a presumption of innocence until proven guilty," Goldblum said. "I know I enjoyed working…