Critic’s Appreciation: The Irreplaceable Diane Keaton Modernized the Screwball Heroine With Sophistication, Intellect and Singular Style

Critic’s Appreciation: The Irreplaceable Diane Keaton Modernized the Screwball Heroine With Sophistication, Intellect and Singular Style

There’s a very funny scene in Ron Howard’s frothy 1984 interspecies rom-com, Splash, in which Daryl Hannah, playing a mermaid in Manhattan who swaps her tail for legs, skips out to buy suitable land attire. Given that she emerged from the sea naked, she throws together an outfit from the Tom Hanks character’s closet. The…

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#Woody Allen’s ‘Coup de Chance’ Warmly Embraced Inside Venice Premiere (While Protested Outside)

#Woody Allen’s ‘Coup de Chance’ Warmly Embraced Inside Venice Premiere (While Protested Outside)

Woody Allen’s 50th film as a director, Coup de Chance, got an enthusiastic reception Monday night at its Venice Film Festival premiere. The 87-year-old filmmaker was cheered to his feet as the credits came down on his French thriller, which co-stars Lou de Laage, Valerie Lemercier, Melvil Poupaud and Niels Schneider. The warm standing ovation…

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#Protestors Gathered Outside Woody Allen’s ‘Coup de Chance’ Venice Premiere, Chanting “No Rape Culture”

#Protestors Gathered Outside Woody Allen’s ‘Coup de Chance’ Venice Premiere, Chanting “No Rape Culture”

A group of protesters demonstrating against what they called the “rape culture” of the Venice Film Festival marched past the festival’s red carpet during the world premiere of Woody Allen’s Coup de Chance. The group, which was around 20 people, shouted slogans like “no rape culture”; “we are speaking for those without a voice against…

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