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☆ How the 1970s oil crisis created the right turn on red
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —In America, traveling through red lights on right turns has become a rule of the road. States introduced it as a gas-savings measure: The theory was that it would reduce idling at red lights. Right-on-red was a gas-savings tool during the 1970s oil crisis. There has been little national research in recent years on the effect of right-on-red turns on pedestrian safety. Banning right on red is not a “panacea for pedestrian safety problems,” Dumbaugh said, but could help prevent pedestrian and car accidents in busy intersections.

Persons: Woody Allen, Hall ”, he’d, Marty Lederhandler, Hyoung Chang, ”, Eric Dumbaugh, Jason Dozier, Bill Clark, RTOR, Banning, ” Dumbaugh, that’s, don’t Organizations: New, New York CNN —, AP, New York City —, Washington D.C, MediaNews, Denver Post, Florida Atlantic University, Atlanta City, Nationwide, Governors Highway Safety Association, Getty, Research, Atlanta, Republican, ” Locations: New York, America, California, Los Angeles, United States, New York City, Connecticut, Atlanta, Denver, Indianapolis, Raleigh, Washington, San Francisco, Indiana

☆ 'Old Dads' translates Bill Burr's standup into a movie, but the practice hasn't aged well
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Bill Burr as Jack, Katie Aselton as Leah in "Old Dads." The latter’s kid is an uncontrollable little monster, which doesn’t prevent his mother from defending him by saying things like, “What you’re feeling now is what you’re feeling. Burr’s business partner, Mike Bertolina, told the Hollywood Reporter the movie repackaged Burr’s stand-up “in a narrative format,” which is transparently the case. "Old Dads" debuts on Netflix on Friday. “Old Dads” premieres October 20 on Netflix.

Persons: Woody Allen, Louis C.K, Bill Burr, Ben Tishler, Burr, Jack, Jack Kelly, Allen, Marshall McLuhan, Hall ”, Caitlin Jenner, Katie Aselton, Leah, Michael Moriatis, Connor, Bobby Cannavale, ” Jack, Mike, Bokeem, Rachael Harris, Dave Chappelle, revel, “, ” White, Mike Bertolina, hasn’t Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Hollywood Reporter Locations: Los Angeles

While Woody Allen's film may be a reference point to “American Fiction,” direct comparisons are harder to come by for such a breezy but biting commentary. Directing a film, Jefferson says, wasn't necessarily a lifelong ambition. That “American Fiction” is hard to categorize, he says, might mean he's on the right track. “This being my first movie, I’m eager to find what my voice is,” Jefferson says. ___Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP

Persons: Percival Everett's, Cord Jefferson, Jeffrey Wright, “ Monk ” Ellison, Cord Jefferson —, ”, ” —, Jefferson, Monk, Wright, John Ortiz, Aeschylus ’ “, —, ” Monk, Stagg R, Leigh, ” Jefferson, Black, Jack City, Annie Hall, Woody, Tracee Ellis Ross, Sterling K, Brown, Erika Alexander, Issa Rae, “ There’s, Larry Wilmore ”, Damon Lindelof, hadn't, “, Jake Coyle Organizations: TORONTO, Toronto, Gawker, MGM, Twitter Locations: Jack, ”, Tucson , Arizona, Tulsa

☆ Woody Allen says he’s had a ‘very, very lucky life’ at premiere of 50th film
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Reuters —US director Woody Allen presented his 50th film to the Venice Film Festival on Monday, telling reporters he had had a “very, very lucky life,” making no reference to the scandals that have dogged his latter years. Allen and Previn, who have a 35-year age difference, are still married and have two adopted daughters. In a separate interview with Variety on the sidelines of the film festival, Allen said he supported the #MeToo movement, which has brought intense focus on sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry. Allen has previously suggested “Coup de Chance” might be his final movie. “If some foolish person agrees to that, then I will make the film in New York,” he said.

Persons: Woody Allen, “, ”, Chance, ” “, Oscar, Annie Hall ”, Yi Previn, Mia Farrow, Dylan Farrow, Allen, Previn, it’s, Chance ” Organizations: Reuters, Venice, Hollywood, Variety Locations: Venice, European, New York

☆ Woody Allen hails 'very lucky life' as he presents 50th film
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Crispian Balmer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

VENICE, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. director Woody Allen presented his 50th film to the Venice Film Festival on Monday, telling reporters he had had a "very, very lucky life", making no reference to the scandals that have dogged his latter years. "I had two loving parents, I have good friends, I have a wonderful wife and marriage, two children. In a separate interview to Variety on the sidelines of the film festival, Allen said he supported the #MeToo movement, which has brought intense focus to sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry. If you watch a Japanese film, you can tell if the acting is good, realistic and natural, or if it dramatic and silly and too exaggerated. "If some foolish person agrees to that, then I will make the film in New York," he said.

Persons: Woody Allen, Oscar, Annie Hall, Yi Previn, Mia Farrow, Dylan Farrow, Allen, it's, DEATH Allen, Crispian Balmer, Alison Williams Organizations: Venice, Hollywood, Variety, DEATH, Thomson Locations: VENICE, Venice, European, New York

☆ Jeffrey Epstein had dinner scheduled with legendary talk show host Dick Cavett, email records show
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dick Cavett was scheduled to dine with Jeffrey Epstein in February 2012. Their mutual friend Woody Allen, Soon-Yi Previn, and a Bill Gates advisor were also listed as attendees. Woody Allen, his wife Soon-Yi Previn, and Bill Gates advisor Boris Nikolic were also scheduled to be present, according to the email. At the time of the scheduled dinner, Epstein had registered as a sex offender following his guilty plea, in 2007, on prostitution solicitation charges in Florida. Nikolic had numerous scheduled meetings with Epstein between 2012 and 2015, the email records show.

Persons: Dick Cavett, Jeffrey Epstein, Woody Allen, Yi Previn, Bill Gates, Epstein, —, Lesley Groff, Boris Nikolic, Groff, Morgan Chase, It's, Cavett, Allen, Epstein's, Annie Hall, Dylan Farrow, Allen's, lowlifes, Nikolic, JP Morgan Organizations: Service, Virgin Islands, Virgin, ABC, Twitter, Hachette Book Locations: Virgin, Manhattan, Florida

☆ ‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ Review: Cinema Pinot Grigio
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Amy Nicholson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The 2018 comedy “Book Club” had a simple, sturdy spine of a plot: Four longtime friends (Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen) power up their sexual prowess while panting over — and mocking — the best seller “Fifty Shades of Grey.” At some point during the brainstorming of “Book Club‌: The Next Chapter,” the returning director Bill Holderman and his co-screenwriter Erin Simms must have decided they could ditch the book gimmick. With a cast this beloved, who cares what they’re reading? This sequel opens with a formal quote from “The Alchemist” and, when pressed, mutters about how its author Paulo Coelho embraces fate. But that’s just a spaghetti-thin excuse to send the pals on a frenetic adventure through Italy with no time to crack open a paperback. Our close familiarity with the cast is the sole thing giving this fluff a sheen of emotional weight.

☆ ‘Ted Lasso,’ Season 3, Episode 8 Recap: Ends and Beginnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Christopher Orr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

But the tug that Henry exerts on his father’s heart, while scarcely new, is ever more evident — in particular during the goodbyes that close the episode, when Ted can scarcely let go of Henry’s backpack. NateWhen we first run across Nate this episode, he is in bed in the morning. Upon waking, she quickly determines that, charmingly, Nate had already gotten up, showered, shaved, brushed his teeth and gotten back into bed. We’ve gone straight from romantic tension to romantic fulfillment without witnessing the romantic journey at all, at least so far. Which is perhaps part of the reason Nate’s most moving relationship is still his complicated one with Ted.

☆ 'Fleishman is in Trouble' review: Jesse Eisenberg and Claire Danes star in a Hulu series that ages like fine whine
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —If you find yourself disliking everyone in Hulu’s too precious “Fleishman is in Trouble,” don’t worry, because it’s not clear they like themselves. Brodesser-Akner writes for the New York Times magazine, which becomes readily apparent in this Manhattan-centered story about the angst-ridden well to do, which approximates what the Times’ Sunday Styles section would look like if it sprouted legs. The initial focus is on newly divorced Toby Fleishman (Eisenberg), whose story is told by his college friend Libby (Caplan), serving as the relentless narrator of everyone’s innermost thoughts. The series periodically flashes back to Toby and Rachel’s younger days, showing how they met and how the relationship soured. “Fleishman is in Trouble” premieres November 17 on Hulu.

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