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Woody Allen: “You want to write about neurotic men and murderers and neurotic women”

Paula Schwartz
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Woody Allen: “You want to write about neurotic men and murderers and neurotic women”

Woody Allen was chatty on the red carpet at the New York premiere of “Cafe Society,” at the Paris Theater Wednesday night. His wife Soon Yi smiled broadly as she stood to the side while he spoke to the press. A nostalgic, bittersweet ode to 1930’s Hollywood, “Cafe Society” is pretty much stolen by Kristen Stewart.

In a chameleon role, Stewart’s character goes from a down-to-earth, fragile Nebraska gal finding her way around Tinseltown to a glamorous but jaded Hollywood insider who’s lost her way.

On the red carpet, complimented on the complexity and depth of his female characters, the writer-director and narrator of the film replied, “I identify with the women I write. I identify with Kristen Stewart’s character,” he said.

Woody continued: “I am also a fragile flower and so it’s not hard for me to write females because the interesting ones on film are ones that are neurotic, ones that are fragile, ones that are screwed up. They make the ones that give you the stories to write about. [Writing about] competent men and competent women is boring. You want to write about neurotic men and murderers and neurotic women. These are the ones that give you the dramatic stories so it’s perfect for me.”

Allen went on to compliment his leading lady and noted how challenging her role is. “Some women can play one and not the other.”

At the sweaty, overcrowded non-air conditioned party at the Carlyle (which Woody and Soon Yi had the good sense to leave quickly): a “Sopranos” reunion of Michael Imperioli (Christopher) and Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts), plus Tony winning writer-director Doug McGrath (he co-wrote “Bullets Over Broadway” and has a cameo in “Cafe Society”), actress Carol Kane, Patti Smith, and Richard Kind.

Photo c2016 Showbiz411 by Paula Schwartz

Emmy Awards: Major Networks Have No Noms for Best Drama, Just 2 for Best Comedy

Roger Friedman
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Emmy Awards: Major Networks Have No Noms for Best Drama, Just 2 for Best Comedy

You do remember the three major TV networks, right? I wonder if you asked most TV viewers what those were if they would know the answer? ABC, CBS, NBC, and uh FOX– garnered not one Emmy nod for Best Drama, and just two out of the seven for Best Comedy. Those 2 were only on ABC. None for the others, although Fox could claim F/X is theirs somehow. There’s a big difference between Fox and F/X. (Interesting that not even “The X Files” on Fox bore a mention.)

Other snubs include Showtime’s “Billions,” which got nothing. This is amazing to me since Paul Giamatti probably gave the best performance of any actor on any TV show. “Orange is the New Black” also struck out. Jane Fonda was snubbed again for “Grace and Frankie.” Christine Baranski was ignored for “The Good Wife” and “Big Bang Theory” even though she was nominated last year. Only Maggie Smith was nominated for “Downton Abbey,” which is too bad since even Jo Froggatt missed it this time. Weird stuff.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA (2015 winner: Game of Thrones)
The Americans
Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mr Robot

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA (2015 winner: Jon Hamm)
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
Rami Malek, Mr Robot
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (2015 winner: Viola Davis)
Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Taraji P Henson, Empire
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Keri Russell, The Americans
Robin Wright, House of Cards

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (2015 winner: Uzo Aduba)
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Maura Tierney, The Affair
Constance Zimmer, UnREAL

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA (2015 winner: Peter Dinklage)
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (2015 winner: Margo Martindale, The Americans)
Laurie Metcalf, Horace and Pete
Molly Parker, House of Cards
Ellen Burstyn, House of Cards
Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
Margo Martindale, The Americans
Carrie Preston, The Good Wife

GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (2015 winner: Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards)
Max von Sydow, Game of Thrones
Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards
Mahershala Ali, House of Cards
Paul Sparks, House of Cards
Hank Azaria, Ray Donovan
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife

OUTSTANDING COMEDY (2015 winner: Veep)
black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep

LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (2015 winner: Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Laurie Metcalfe, Getting On
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY (2015 winner: Jeffrey Tambor)
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Masters of None
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth
William H Macy, Shameless
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (2015 winner: Allison Janney)
Niecy Nash, Getting On
Kate McKinnon, SNL
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Allison Janney, Mom
Judith Light, Transparent
Anna Chlumsky, Veep

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY (2015 winner: Tony Hale)
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale, Veep
Matt Walsh, Veep

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (2015 winner: Joan Cusack, Shameless)
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
Amy Schumer, Saturday Night Live
Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
Laurie Metcalf, The Big Bang Theory
Melora Hardin, Transparent

GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY (2015 winner: Bradley Whitford, Transparent)
Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory
Tracy Morgan, Saturday Night Live
Larry David, Saturday Night Live
Bradley Whitford, Transparent
Martin Mull, Veep
Peter MacNicol, Veep

TV MOVIE
A Very Murray Christmas
All the Way
Confirmation
Luther
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

LIMITED SERIES (2015 winner: Olive Kitterridge)
American Crime
Fargo
The Night Manager
The People v. OJ Simpson
Roots

LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE (2015 winner: Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge)
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Audra McDonald, Billie Holiday: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson
Lili Taylor, American Crime
Kerry Washington, Confirmation

LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE (2015 winner: Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge)
Bryan Cranston, All The Way
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Idris Elba, Luther
Cuba Gooding Jr, The People v. O.J. Simpson
Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager
Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE (2015 winner: Regina King, American Crime)
Melissa Leo, All The Way
Regina King, American Crime
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Hotel
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Hotel
Jean Smart, Fargo
Olivia Colman, The Night Manager

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE (2015 winner: Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge)
Jesse Plemons, Fargo
Bokeem Woodbine, Fargo
Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager
Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson
David Schwimmer, The People v. O.J. Simpson
John Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson

REALITY SHOW HOST (2015 winner: Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night)
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night
Steve Harvey, Little Big Shots
Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn, Project Runway
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race

REALITY SHOW COMPETITION (2015 winner: The Voice)
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef
The Voice

VARIETY TALK SERIES
Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Real Time With Bill Maher
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon

Emmy Nominations: “Billions” Snubbed in a Shocker, People vs. OJ Simpson, Blackish, The Americans Lead

Roger Friedman
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Emmy Nominations: “Billions” Snubbed in a Shocker, People vs. OJ Simpson, Blackish, The Americans Lead

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I want to register my horror here. “Billions,” the best drama on TV, was totally snubbed by the Emmys. No noms at all. Nothing for Paul Giamatti or Damian Lewis or the writing. This is so bizarre, it’s beyond belief.

“Orange is the New Black” is also completely missing. Something went wrong with these shows, big time.

Downton Abbey got blanked in acting except for Maggie Smith. The Good Wife final season got on writing nomination, and that’s it. My guess is “The Americans” sweeps in drama, and “Veep” in comedy. “People vs OJ Simpson” is going to do very well. “Americans” and “OJ” are both from F/X so clearly their publicists are kicking ass.

Lead Actor Drama in a Drama
Kyle Chandler
Rami Malek
Bob Odenkin
Matthew Rhys
Kevin Spacey

Lead Actress in a Drama
Claire Danes
Viola Davis
Taraji P. Henson
Tatyana Maslani
Keri Russell
Robin Wright

Lead Actor in TV Mvoie
Bryan Cranston
Benedict Cumberbatch
Idris-Luther
Cuba-People vs.
Tom Hiddletson
Courtney B Vance

Lead actress in a Mini Series
Kirsten Dunst
Felicity Huffman
Audra McDonald
Sarah Paulson
Lili Taylor
Keri Washington

Lead actor comedy
Anthony Anderson
Aziz Ansari
Will Forte
Wm M Macy
Thomas Middleditch
Jeffrey Tambor

Lead actress comedy
Ellie Kemper
Julia Louis Dreyfus
Laurie Metcalfe
Tracee Ellis Ross
Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin

Best Movie
A Very Murry Xmas
All the Way
Confirmation
Sherlock
Luther

Best Mini Series
American Crime
Fargo
Night Manager
People vs. OJ Simpson
Roots

Best Comedy Series
Blackish
Maser of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Veep
Kimmy Schmidt

Best Drama Series
The Americans
Better Call
Downtown Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mister Robot

First Trailer for Warren Beatty’s “Rules Don’t Apply” Looks Like A Hit

Roger Friedman
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First Trailer for Warren Beatty’s “Rules Don’t Apply” Looks Like A Hit

Warren Beatty’s “Rules Don’t Apply” is here with its first trailer. I’ve got to say, it looks great. Warren especially looks like he’s having a ball. The big band music does a lot to peg the movie as a comedy, and a jolly one. Alden Ehrenreich and Lily Collins leap off the screen. Fox will have a hit, and Oscar nominations are coming. I am told by those who’ve seen the film that Warren is very, very good. Well, why not? He’s had a 15 year rest. Annette Bening co-stars. “Rules Don’t Apply” looks smart, which is a relief.

Emmy Nominations Coming at 11:30AM EST: Watch Here

Roger Friedman
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Emmy Nominations Coming at 11:30AM EST: Watch Here

Downton Abbey, The People vs. OJ Simpson, Game of Thrones, Veep, The Americans– watch at 11:30am and see which shows get the most Emmy nominations. Sarah Paulson is the presumptive winner of Best Actress in a Limited Series for playing Marcia Clark better than Clark played herself.

Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Celebs In Video: 23 Ways You Could Be Killed If You’re Black in America”

Roger Friedman
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Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Celebs In Video: 23 Ways You Could Be Killed If You’re Black in America”

Alicia Keys and Mic.com have posted a video called “23 Ways You Could Be Killed If You’re Black in America.”

The video matches 23 celebrities with 23 cases in which black people have died questionably and reached a national forum.

In the video: Alicia, Rihanna, Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson as well as Bono, Adam Levine, Chris Rock and Pink. “Add your name to tell President Obama and Congress that the time for change is now. We must right our historic wrongs and heal the wounds of systemic racism so that all Americans have the equal right to pursue happiness.”

Exclusive: Kristen Stewart Talks About Directing Her First Film, Steals Woody Allen’s New One

Roger Friedman
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Exclusive: Kristen Stewart Talks About Directing Her First Film, Steals Woody Allen’s New One

It’s no secret that Woody Allen films actresses better than anyone. Maybe that’s why his actresses have scored so many Oscar wins and nominations. From Diane Keaton to Dianne Wiest to Mira Sorvino to Cate Blanchett, with many others in between, Woody is the go to guy if the ladies want a gold statue.

So it should come as no surprise that Kristen Stewart hijacks Woody’s excellent, funny and profound “Cafe Society.” She steals out from under Jessie Eisenberg, Steve Carell, Parker Posey and a whole cast of talented folks.

Kristen came to Woody’s premiere last night at the Paris Theater, followed by the overcrowded and hot as a sauna reception at the famed Hotel Carlyle. Woody came in for a few minutes, sensed the heat, noise and general unpleasantness, and scrammed tout suite.

But Kristen hung in there, chatting with legendary rocker Patti Smith and her daughter, taking pictures with young girls who are really “Twilight” fans, and even with Woody and Soon Yi’s very poised 16 year old daughter, Manzie, who brought two school pals.

Kristen told me about the short film she’s going to direct this summer called “Water.” “It’s about heartbreak,” she said, “what it looks like what we’re going through it and what’s it like when you realize you’ve recovered.” She’s cast a non actor friend named Josh as the lead.

Kristen was completely psyched as she described this to me. She confirmed that she has bigger aspirations to become a feature director. “Since I’m 9 I’ve wanted to be a director,” she said. I’ll tell you–she can do it. Why? She already knew what I was going to say. “Because I want it,” she said. I think we’re just at the beginning of a learning curve with Kristen Stewart. She has a most unusual career ahead of her.

In Cannes, Kristen starred in both “Cafe Society” and “Personal Shopper.” She left an indelible impression as a serious actress. She’s also a knock out in both films. Her “Twilight” time is behind her. “You don’t know how much that means to me when you say it,” she told me.

Madonna Documentary UPDATE: Director Casts Unknown Girl from Donut Shop to Play Singer

Roger Friedman
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Madonna Documentary UPDATE: Director Casts Unknown Girl from Donut Shop to Play Singer

Jamie DonutI had a great talk this morning with Guy Guido, director of the unauthorized Madonna documentary I wrote about exclusively yesterday. He’s really making this film, full steam ahead.

The doc, Guido says, covers the years 1978-82, chronicling Madonna’s rise to fame in New York. Guido is using actors to re-enact scenes from that period. He’s chosen a young woman named Jamie Auld he found working in a donut shop in Chelsea to play Madonna. “She was a fashion student,” Guido tells me. “She doesn’t sing or dance, but she’s taking lessons.”

Guido’s partners in the film are the key– they are Madonna’s original bandmates from the Breakfast Club, brothers Dan and Ed Gilroy. (This is not the director Dan Gilroy.) Dan was Madonna’s boyfriend briefly, he let her play drums in the Breakfast Club. Guido says, “He has hours and hours of the two of them just talking and hanging in the studio, all video no one’s seen before.”

The Gilroys have music too as they own their masters. “We’re using all original real recordings,” Guido says, “but nothing written by Madonna. Just the Gilroys’ songs.”

Guido tells me the doc is a “passion project” and “pretty positive.” He says, “There’s nothing tabloidy. We hope Madonna will see what we’re doing and endorse it.”

Dan Gilroy was interviewed for a UK doc — check him out at 5:20

Virginia Republican Delegate: “The Storm is Coming for Donald Trump” in Cleveland

Roger Friedman
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Virginia Republican Delegate: “The Storm is Coming for Donald Trump” in Cleveland

Last night I told you that Donald Trump’s social media re-interpreted the win by Virginia delegate Beau Correll as a defeat. It was in fact a triumph for Republican delegates in Virginia, and– Correll says– 20 other jurisdictions. They are free to go to Cleveland and vote for whomever they please.

I spoke to Correll today. He says, “The storm is coming for Donald Trump” in Cleveland with the Dump Trump movement. “The battle is coming right now.” Correll calls it Free the Delegates. He says 60% of all delegates don’t want to vote for Trump at the convention. It remains to be seen how many of the “freed” delegates from all over the country will have the chutzpah to go against the presumptive Republican nominee but Correll’s gang is coming to Cleveland all juiced up and ready for a fight.

“We have people in every state who was whipping the votes right now,” he says.

One thing he says they may do is force the RNC to let them select Trump’s Vice Presidential candidate. “We’re going to ask for a counterweight,” he says, “to balance the nuttiness.”

Correll was surprised– as I was– that the Trump campaign told their followers that the court ruling kept the delegates bound to him. “It’s fiction,” he said. “Trump spent $50,000 on an expert and it failed. And no one else bothered to show up in court.” He added: “He’s created this false narrative that he won.” He calls Trump’s followers “Trump-bots who regurgitate everything that comes out of his mouth.”

Correll– lawyer from Winchester, Virginia– Correll is no crackpot. He’s a serious guy who feels he represents the mainstream of Republicans. He did offer this explanation for Trump’s rise: “I think it’s a reflection about the lack of civics education and how people just slurp this up.”

Correll posted this letter to RNC chief Rance Preibus on his website. It reads in part:

Many of our country’s greatest leaders were, and are, members of the GOP — we are the party of Lincoln, Eisenhower, and Reagan.

But today, we are saddled with a presidential candidate who holds none of the qualities of our party’s greatest leaders.

He lacks common decency, respect of the Constitution, and the temperament of someone fit to be Commander-in-Chief.

That is why we cannot, in good conscience, support Donald Trump for President of the United States. We are standing firm for the core Republican principles we cherish and that Trump in no way represents. 

Mr. Chairman, we are calling on you to support us in reaffirming the longstanding principle that delegates to the GOP Convention can vote their conscience in the name of preserving the legacy of our party and our nation. 

I asked Correll if he didn’t think he was upsetting the Republican conservative agenda? He replied: “I actually think this is for the conservative agenda. A Trump nomination ensures a Hillary win. He will go down as the one of the largest defeats in history.”

to be continued…

Review: Bryan Cranston Has “It” in “The Infiltrator,” About Colombian Drug Deals

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Review: Bryan Cranston Has “It” in “The Infiltrator,” About Colombian Drug Deals

Bryan Cranston just has ‘it’. This now iconic character actor commands attention in whatever role he plays. In Broad Green Picture’s “The Infiltrator,” written by Ellen Brown Furman and directed by her son, Brad Furman, Cranston is first rate. Based on a true story about U.S. Customs agent Robert, “Bob” Mazur, who was the key Federal agent to go undercover and hit the Colombian drug cartel in the 1980’s, with the infamous Pablo Escobar being one of the main targets, and striking them where it hurt most, tracking their money laundering operation and busting it and all the players involved.

Ultimately it didn’t directly take Escobar down, but it did put a major stop to his operation and shut down the less then pristine, BCCI, then the world’s seventh largest privately held bank. Cranston takes us along for the ride of the Operation C-Chase, the federal fight against money laundering and cocaine smuggling, along with the worldwide criminal conspiracy.

Mazur and his loyal partner, Emir Abreu, played by John Leguizamo, who is equal to Cranston’s talent, spent five treacherous years pretending to be financial wizard/fixers who showed that they were able to move money across international lines without the interference of the pesky US government. Ironically they were conning and at the same time earning the confidence of the nefarious drug dealers and the crooked bankers, all the while secretly recording them and gathering mounds of evidence.

The men live a roller coaster ride, living large in order to impress the criminals, while perpetually being put in dangerous and oftentimes life threatening situations. Cranston shows you every step of the way, his love for what he does, how it feeds a part of him that he’s not necessarily accepting of.

Married in real life, and his wife is played sweetly by Juliet Aubrey with two children, Mazur lives a double life by being engaged, which he had to be as he did not want to have sex with a hooker with his druggie pals, so he told them he was engaged. Enter his agent fiancé, a luminous Diane Kruger, who is a “virgin” undercover agent. The chemistry between them is complicated and close, and both are excellent at showing their feelings while navigating their chaste, but intimate relationship. Benjamin Bratt turns in a wonderful performance as Roberto Alcaino, a drug dealer with a heart whom Mazur literally feels guilty betraying. Amy Adams as Mazur’s prickly boss Bonnie and the shining Olympia Dukakis eating up the scenery as Mazur’s fake over the top Auntie, are all terrific as well.

The film is a mixture of the harrowing story of Operation DC and the drama of the real characters and what they went through to do their job. Well worth it to see this fascinating and fast moving tale of a real life crime saga.

The “Infiltrator” opens July 13. Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7_M4hjXW1I

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