Saturday, December 14, 2024

Woody Allen Debuts New Play in Budapest, Says In Video “I’ll Be 89 in a Few Weeks, My Life is Half Over”

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The indefatigable Woody Allen opened a play Friday night in, of all places, Budapest, Hungary.

“Brooklyn Tale” is about a gangster and his family who somehow obtain a painting by Raphael, then must cover it up. Can art transform the gangster into being a good person? That’s the question.

Woody did not travel to Budapest, but by all accounts the play was a hit. He did send a video message you’ll see below. He says in a few weeks he’ll turn 89, so his life is “half over,” but he hopes to return to the magical Hungarian city one day.

I hope we’ll see “Brooklyn Tale” staged here in New York one day.

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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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