Current Events > Woody Allen is Taking a Break From Filmmaking for the First Time Since 1981.

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https://www.slashfilm.com/woody-allen-is-taking-a-break-from-filmmaking/

Woody Allen is one of the most prolific filmmakers of all time. The 82-year-old writer/director has released a movie per year since 1981 sometimes even several movies, or in the case of 2016, a movie and six episodes of a TV series but his streak seems to be coming to an end. A new report claims that Allen, who has again come under fire for abuse allegations, is taking a break from directing for the first time in over thirty-five years. Back in 2016, leading up to the release of Allens already-forgotten film Cafe Society, /Films Jacob Hall predicted that A year without a new Woody Allen movie is the year Woody Allen kicks the bucket. It was a prediction backed up by almost forty years of proof, and it was about as sure a bet as youd find in Hollywood. But it seems we would have all lost that bet, because Allen now appears to be having trouble finding financing for his projects in our current climate.

Page Six (via The Playlist) says that the #MeToo movement that has swept Hollywood in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein case is part of the reason for Allens current problems: The #MeToo movement, ironically spearheaded by [Allens] son Ronan Farrow, has hurt the auteur, who was accused by his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, of sexually abusing her 26 years ago. Allen was never formally charged with a crime, although a judge in Allens child-custody case against Mia Farrow called Allens behavior toward Dylan grossly inappropriate.

A Hollywood producer told Page Six that Allen is considered toxic right now, and its hard to disagree: actors like Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Hall, and Griffin Newman have donated their wages from Allens filmed-but-not-yet-released movie A Rainy Day in New York to charities that benefit victims of sexual abuse. Several prominent actors, including Michael Caine said they will never work with the director again. Woody loves working. He never takes a vacation. But he will be taking time off this year until he can find a backer, a source told Page Six, who says that aside from the effects of #MeToo, Allen has had trouble finding distributors because his films typically dont make as much money as studios would like. It sounds like all eyes are going to be on Amazon to see how they deal with their association with him, and itll be very interesting to see if another company will try to work with him or if Allens directing days are behind him.

RIP. His career is done.
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"taking a break"
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I'm not sure if he's ever made a good movie
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I thought Amazon was backing everything he put out these days. This is some depressing news. I love me some Woody Allen movies.

ThunderTrain posted...

I'm not sure if he's ever made a good movie

I'm not sure if you've ever watched a Woody Allen movie...Seriously though, he's got his fair share of failures, but I'd rank him up there with Hitchcock as far as directors with the highest quantity of masterpieces.
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didn't know he was that old. holy shit

I don't know that I've ever watched one of his movies tbqh

I certainly can't name any
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Top 10 Woody Allen movies imo:

The Purple Rose of Cairo
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Take the Money and Run
Bullets Over Broadway
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Love and Death
Radio Days
Manhattan
Sweet and Lowdown
Husbands and Wives
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Pus_N_Pecans posted...

Top 10 Woody Allen movies imo:

The Purple Rose of Cairo
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Take the Money and Run
Bullets Over Broadway
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Love and Death
Radio Days
Manhattan
Sweet and Lowdown
Husbands and Wives

No Midnight in Paris?
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IslamMD posted...

No Midnight in Paris?

I haven't seen it since it originally came out, but I remember being fairly disappointed with it. The cameos of various historical artists were fun though.
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