Tag: Coup de Chance
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‘Hit Man’ Review: Richard Linklater’s Fun True-Life Lark Stars Glen Powell as a Dweeb Who Goes Undercover as a Contract Killer
Is it something in the air? At this year’s Venice Film Festival, the unofficial theme appears to be hit men. David Fincher’s “The Killer” is all about an icy methodical professional executioner. Woody Allen’s “Coup de Chance” turns on an act of murder-for-hire. And now, just in time to steal the buzz from both of…
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Woody Allen Says He’ll Make Another Movie in New York ‘If They Just Give Me the Money and Go Away’
The standing-room-only press conference for Woody Allen’s “Coup de Chance” was held Monday afternoon at the Venice Film Festival, with the director making a rare public appearance to promote the French-language thriller. It premieres out of competition on the Lido this evening.As with Allen’s 2020 “Rifkin’s Festival,” “Coup de Chance” is a European production; Allen…
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Venice Film Fest Director Shakes Off Controversy Over Woody Allen, Roman Polanski Films: ‘I Don’t See Where the Issue Is’
It was expected that the Venice Film Festival would program two films from controversy-courting directors this year, Roman Polanski’s “The Palace” and Woody Allen’s “Coup de Chance,” already predicted for the event running August 30 through September 9. And what’s also expected is the inevitable mix of backlash and appreciation for including the auteurs, who…