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CHICAGO – In anticipation of the scariest week of the year, HollywoodChicago.com launches its 2024 Movie Gifts series, which will suggest DVDs and collections for holiday giving.
Red-Carpet Exclusive Portraits: Woody Allen for ‘Café Society’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 25, 2016 - 10:51pm
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Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Allen on the Red Carpet
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
’Café Society’ Executive Producer Ron Chez and Chicago Financier Michael Rose
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
“Café Society” continued its release in Chicago on July 22nd, and opens nationwide on July 29th. See local listings for theaters and show times. Featuring Steve Carrell, Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Jeannie Berlin, Blake Lively, Corey Stoll and Parker Posey. Written and directed by Woody Allen. Rated “PG-13”
© 2016 Patrick McDonald, HollywoodChicago.com
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Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Allen on the Red Carpet
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
The 1970s launched Woody Allen as a writing and directing force. His earlier “funny pictures” (which he mocked later in the film “Stardust Memories”) included “Take the Money and Run” (1969), “Sleeper” (1973) and “Love and Death” (1975). He changed his tone with the melancholy comedy “Annie Hall” (1977), which won the Oscar Best Picture for that year, and Best Actress for co-star Diane Keaton. Allen, individually, has won four Oscars, and has been nominated 20 additional times.
His prolific streak in film has remained unprecedented over the years with classics like “Manhattan” (1979), “Zelig” (1983), “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), “Hannah and Her Sisters” (1986), “Crimes and Misdemeanors” (1989), “Bullets Over Broadway” (1994, later a Broadway musical), “Sweet and Lowdown” (1999), “Match Point” (2005), “Midnight in Paris” (2011) and “Blue Jasmine” (2013). His contributions to the film culture rivals any of the past greats. He is also the author of four essay collections, and is currently developing a television project for the online Amazon Prime, which distributed “Café Society.”
’Café Society’ Executive Producer Ron Chez and Chicago Financier Michael Rose
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com was on the Red Carpet on Thursday, July 21st, for the Chicago premiere of “Café Society” at the Chicago History Museum. Walking the Carpet was Woody Allen, Soon-Yi Allen and the Chicago financiers Ron Chez (also Executive Producer) and CEO Michael Rose of Metropolitan Capital Bancorp.
CLICK HERE for the HollywoodChicago.com video Red-Carpet interview of Woody Allen.
CLICK HERE for the film review of “Café Society” by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com
 | By PATRICK McDONALD |
