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The Schmooze Woody Allen’s Long-Shelved Movie To Be Released Overseas
Woody Allen’s “A Rainy Day In New York,” shelved by Amazon Studios, will have a European audience. Allen’s latest will be released in Europe this October, Variety reported. The movie, which was completed in 2018, will reach Italian audiences and will likely later be distributed in France, Belgium and the Netherlands, thanks to pre-existing distribution…
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The Schmooze In Wild Tell-All, Anjelica Huston Dishes On Woody Allen, Roman Polanski
The most shocking part of Anjelica Huston’s tell-all interview with Vulture in advance of her newest movie, “John Wick: Chapter 3,” has to be her describing every A-lister from her past and how much cocaine they did. Or, no — it’s when she says Oprah blew her off at a party. No, even better is…
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The Schmooze Here Are All The Famous Men Who Have Tried To Come Back From #MeToo
On October 5, the New York Times published an investigative story about allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct by media mogul Harvey Weinstein, dating back over two decades. Since that day, over 250 powerful people, from celebrities to CEOs to senators, have been publicly accused of sexual misconduct. The #MeToo movement, originally launched in 2006…
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The Schmooze Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Middle-Aged Women Aren’t Taken Seriously. It’s Infuriating.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, triumphant on the cover of Time Magazine after wrapping the final season of her hit HBO show “Veep,” not to mention her cancer treatment, says she likes being unlikeable. “I’ve made a career of playing unlikable people,” the 58-year-old told the magazine. “I don’t cotton to likability.” It’s funny, because Julia Louis-Dreyfus is…
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The Schmooze How Did Rafi Gavron — On Probation After Domestic Violence Plea — Slip Into ‘A Star Is Born’?
In “A Star Is Born,” the third, and flashiest remake of “the story Hollywood can’t stop telling,” has enjoyed glowing attention. Writers have profiled nearly everyone in the movie, from director-star Bradley Cooper, to Cooper’s real life ear doctor, who has a cameo in the film. Lady Gaga’s relentless repetition during the movie’s press tour…
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The Schmooze CBS Fired Les Moonves, Citing Sexual Misconduct. Now He’s Back In Business.
Les Moonves presided over CBS for decades, breathing into existence shows like “Friends,” “Survivor,” and “The Big Bang Theory.” Under his leadership, CBS was the most-watched network in America for 10 years. In September 2018, Moonves resigned from CBS, following over a dozen accusations of sexual misconduct, which a later independent investigation found credible. Now,…
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The Schmooze Amazon Doesn’t Want To Make Woody Allen’s Films. So He’s Suing Them.
Woody Allen is confused. In late August 2017, Amazon Studios acquired exclusive rights to the next four movies made by Woody Allen. Amazon Studio head Roy Price told Allen that he wanted the studio to be his home for the rest of his career. Now, Amazon Studios doesn’t want to make any more of Allen’s…
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The Schmooze Bryan Singer Will Direct Movie About Rape Survivor – Despite Accusations Of Rape
Bryan Singer has been breaking records lately: in the past months “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the Queen biopic he directed and produced, broke box office records. And in the past week, Singer broke a personal record, adding to his list of rape and child sexual assault accusations four additional accusations. In a major investigative report from the…
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