Woody Allen

Woody Allen on the Forties

Arts, Culture & Media

Kurt Andersen and filmmaker Woody Allen talk about Allen’s new movie TheCurse of the Jade Scorpion, set in the 1940s, and our modern-day attraction to the decade’s unforgettable music, movies, and history.Allen has averaged a film a year for the last 25 years, winning Oscars for his writing and directing of Annie Hall and Hannah […]

Woody Allen

Arts, Culture & Media
Argento

So many women are saying ‘me too.’ Editors weigh in about how to move the conversation forward.

Culture

Jesse Eisenberg discusses his new work, the off-Broadway play ‘Asuncion’

Arts, Culture & Media

Woody Allen is in the spotlight again over old accusations

Global Scan

Academy Award-nominee Life of Pi inspired by much older book by Brazilian author

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Reporter Mary Jo McConahay felt like she’d heard the story from Life of Pi, long before she read the book. Turns out, the book was inspired by Brazilian book by a noted and respected author. McConahay traveled to the man’s home town and short time after the author, Moacyr Scliar, died.

The ‘Beats, Rhymes and Life’ of A Tribe Called Quest

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Interview with Michael Rapaport, whose film documents the triumphs and travails of the hip-hop group, A Tribe Called Quest.

The World

Neil Harbisson, Cyborg

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Neil Harbisson is a painter, a musician, and a cyborg. Born with a rare form of colorblindness, Harbisson can only see the world in grays. In 2004, he collaborated with a scientist to create a device called the Eyeborg.

The World

Marvin Hamlisch’s Hollywood

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Marvin Hamlisch died this week at age 68.
In 2009, Hamlisch came by the studio to talk about his score for the Steven Soderberg movie The Informant!

The 84th Annual Academy Awards

Love them, hate them –  or only tune in to catch the absurd celebrity wardrobe choices –  the hype is inescapable. The Oscars are coming up on Sunday. The Takeaway’s Movie Date team weigh in on which nominees for Best Picture, Best Actress/Actor, and Best Supporting Actor/Actress will take home statuettes? Or, more importantly, who will be […]