Woody Allen

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FILE - This July 14, 2011 file photo shows U.S. director Woody Allen in central Rome. Allen’s upcoming film “Magic in the Moonlight” will be a 1920s caper set in southern France. The film stars Colin Firth, Emma Stone and Marcia Gay Harden.No release date was announced for “Magic in the Moonlight.” It’s Allen’s seventh film for Sony Pictures Classics. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

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FILE - This April 13, 2012 file photo shows director and actor Woody Allen at the photo call of the movie "To Rome with Love", in Rome. Allen will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at Sunday’s Golden Globe ceremony. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

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FILE - This Aug. 27, 2013 file photo shows director and actor Woody Allen at the French premiere of "Blue Jasmine," in Paris. Allen will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony. The writer-director famously avoids awards shows, though, and skipped those for his previous 12 Golden Globe nominations. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

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Some critics say writer-director Woody Allen has loaded his new film, "To Rome With Love," with old-fashioned Italian stereotypes. "When I come to a place to make a movie, I give you my own impression of it," Mr. Allen responded. (Associated Press)

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"Midnight in Paris" writer-director Woody Allen (left) and "Hugo" filmmaker Martin Scorsese were among the nominees announced Monday for the Directors Guild of America's top prize. Mr. Allen's last nod was for 1989's "Crimes and Misdemeanors." (Associated Press)

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Ronan Farrow, the son of actress Mia Farrow and film director Woody Allen, has won a Rhodes scholarship. He is a special adviser to the Secretary of State for Global Youth Issues. (Associated Press)

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Owen Wilson and Carla Bruni star in writer-director Woody Allen's latest film, "Midnight in Paris." The 75-year-old auteur has strung together a slew of modest successes after disappearing from the industry spotlight for several years.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS A visitor mimics the iconic pose of Auguste Rodin's "The Thinker" in the garden of the Musee Rodin, the kind of the out-of-the-way place that Woody Allen celebrates in "Midnight in Paris." The boutique of the Deyrolle taxidermist is another, offering animals of all sizes. Dating from 1831, the place is imbued with history and magic.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS A visitor mimics the iconic pose of Auguste Rodin's "The Thinker" in the garden of the Musee Rodin, the kind of out-of-the-way place Woody Allen celebrates in "Midnight in Paris." The boutique of the Deyrolle taxidermist is another, offering animals of all sizes. Dating from 1831, the place is imbued with history and magic.

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SONY PICTURES CLASSICS VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams play an engaged couple visiting Paris in Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris." During the trip, Mr. Wilson's character slips into a fantasy that re-creates 1920s Paris.