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Marshall Brickman, Co-Writer of ‘Annie Hall’ & ‘Jersey Boy,’ Dead at 85

Screenwriter Marshall Brickman, who collaborated with Woody Allen on several of his most important films, died in Manhattan on November 29 at the age of 85. Brickman also co-wrote the Broadway musicals Jersey Boys and The Addams Family. Earlier in his career, he worked as a writer for Allen Funt’s Candid Camera as well as…

“The Shining” Actress Shelley Duvall is Returning to Acting After 20 Years

“The Shining“ actress Shelley Duvall is headed back to the big screen via “The Forest Hills“ — an indie horror/thriller film directed by Scott Goldberg, which marks her first project in 20 years.  According to a press release of TODAY, the film follows a disturbed man (Rico) who is tormented by nightmarish visions, after enduring head…

Woody Allen Denies He’s Retirement From Filmmaking

A prolific New York director Woody Allen has announced his retirement from filmmaking. Currently, he’s in Europe to tackle his 50th film, Allen had spilled the beans on the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia that he decided to leave the director’s chair only to focus on his writing about his twilight years.  The 86-year-old filmmaker’s last…

Woody Allen Discusses Retirement with Alec Baldwin in Instagram Interview

At 86, is the legendary Woody Allen about to trade his director’s chair for a rocking chair? That was the implication in a livestreamed Instagram interview on Tuesday, when Allen told Alec Baldwin he wanted to direct “one or two more films” while lamenting the disappearance of the traditional moviegoing experience. “The thrill is gone,” he…