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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…

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…

Tribeca Film Festival Review- We could have done with less “Italian Studies.”

A film’s length should ultimately count as nothing. Whether it’s the typical 90 or 120 minute run time; if a filmmaker does their job right the running time is arbitrary. With that being said, when I saw the running time for Italian Studies was under 90 minutes I was overjoyed. To me, this meant there…