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"The avaricious studios couldn't care less about good films—if they get a good film they're twice as happy but money-making films are their goal. They only want these $100 million pictures that make $500 million."<ref name="Garfield">{{cite web |last1=Garfield |first1=Simon |title=Why I Love London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/aug/08/features.review |website=The Guardian |access-date=November 14, 2018 |language=en |date=August 8, 2004}}</ref> Allen traveled to London, where he made ''[[Match Point]]'' (2005), one of his most successful films of the decade, garnering positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/match-point|title=Match Point Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 30, 2011}}</ref> Set in London, it starred [[Jonathan Rhys Meyers]] and [[Scarlett Johansson]]. It is markedly darker than Allen's first four films with DreamWorks SKG. In ''Match Point'' Allen shifts focus from the intellectual upper class of New York to the moneyed upper class of London. The film earned more than $23 million domestically (more than any of his films in nearly 20 years) and over $62 million in international box office sales.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Director&id=woodallen.html |title=Box Office Mojo – People Index |access-date=January 17, 2008}}</ref> It earned Allen his first Academy Award nomination since 1998, for Best Writing – Original Screenplay, with directing and writing nominations at the Golden Globes, his first Globe nominations since 1987. In a 2006 interview with ''[[Premiere Magazine]]'' he said it was the best film he had ever made.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Matloff |first=Jason |date=February 2006 |title=Woody Allen's European Vacation |magazine=[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]] |volume=19 |issue=5 |pages=98–101 |quote=I think it turned out to be the best film I've ever made. |url=http://jasonmatloff.com/selected-articles/woody-allens-european-vacation/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210547/http://jasonmatloff.com/selected-articles/woody-allens-european-vacation/|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> Allen reached an agreement to film ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]'' in [[Avilés]], Barcelona, and [[Oviedo]], Spain, where shooting started on July 9, 2007. The movie featured [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Javier Bardem]], [[Rebecca Hall]] and [[Penélope Cruz]].<ref name="Friedman">{{cite web |last1=Friedman |first1=Roger |title=Woody Allen's Next Star: Penelope Cruz |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/woody-allens-next-star-penelope-cruz |website=Fox News |access-date=November 14, 2018 |date=March 25, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hopewell">{{cite web |last1=Hopewell |first1=John |title=Spain woos Woody |url=https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/spain-woos-woody-1117935397/ |website=Variety |access-date=November 14, 2018 |date=January 3, 2006}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[2008 Cannes Film Festival]] to rapturous reviews, and became a box office success. ''Vicky Cristina Barcelona'' won [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]] at the Golden Globe awards. Cruz received the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. In April 2008 he began filming ''[[Whatever Works]]'',<ref name="Harris">{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Mark |title=Twilight of the Tummlers |url=https://nymag.com/movies/features/56930/ |website=NYMag.com |access-date=November 14, 2018 |date=May 24, 2009}}</ref> a film aimed more toward older audiences, starring [[Larry David]], [[Patricia Clarkson]], and [[Evan Rachel Wood]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/02/larry-david-to.html?xid=rss-cnn-todayslatest-20080206-Allen+casts+Larry+David%2C+Evan+Rachel+Wood |title=Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood to star in Woody Allen's next movie |work=Hollywood Insider |access-date=February 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218035906/http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/02/larry-david-to.html?xid=rss-cnn-todayslatest-20080206-Allen+casts+Larry+David%2C+Evan+Rachel+Wood |archive-date=February 18, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Released in 2009 and described as a dark comedy, it follows the story of a botched suicide attempt turned messy love triangle. Allen wrote ''Whatever Works'' in the 1970s, and David's character was written for [[Zero Mostel]], who died the year ''Annie Hall'' came out. Allen was elected a Fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] in 2001.<ref name=AAAS>{{cite web|title=Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter A|url=http://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterA.pdf|publisher=American Academy of Arts and Sciences|access-date=April 15, 2011}}</ref> ''[[You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger]]'', filmed in London, stars [[Antonio Banderas]], [[Josh Brolin]], [[Anthony Hopkins]], [[Anupam Kher]], [[Freida Pinto]] and [[Naomi Watts]]. Filming started in July 2009. It was released theatrically in the U.S. on September 23, 2010, following a Cannes debut in May 2010, and a screening at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] on September 12, 2010. Allen announced that his next film would be titled ''[[Midnight in Paris]],''<ref name="McNary">{{cite web |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=Woody Allen reveals details of upcoming pic |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/woody-allen-reveals-details-of-upcoming-pic-1118018163/ |website=Variety |access-date=November 14, 2018 |date=April 22, 2010}}</ref> starring [[Owen Wilson]], [[Marion Cotillard]], [[Rachel McAdams]], [[Michael Sheen]], [[Corey Stoll]], [[Allison Pill]], [[Tom Hiddleston]], [[Adrien Brody]], [[Kathy Bates]], and [[Carla Bruni]], the First Lady of France at the time of production. The film follows a young engaged couple in Paris who see their lives transformed. It debuted at the [[2011 Cannes Film Festival]] on May 12, 2011. Allen said he wanted to "show the city emotionally" during the press conference. "I just wanted it to be the way I saw Paris—Paris through my eyes", he said.<ref name="Bagnetto">{{cite web |last1=Bagnetto |first1=Laura Angela |title=Woody Allen's film featuring Carla Bruni opens Cannes Film Festival |url=http://en.rfi.fr/culture/20110512-woody-allens-film-featuring-carla-bruni-opens-cannes-film-festival |website=RFI |access-date=November 14, 2018 |date=May 12, 2011}}</ref> The film was almost universally praised, receiving a 93% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/midnight_in_paris|title=Midnight in Paris (2011)|date=June 10, 2011 |via=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> ''Midnight in Paris'' won the [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] and became his highest-grossing film, making $151 million worldwide on a $17 million budget.<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |title=Midnight in Paris (2011) – Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=midnightinparis.htm |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=November 14, 2018 }}</ref> On October 20, 2011, Allen's one-act play ''Honeymoon Motel'' opened on Broadway as part of a larger piece titled ''[[Relatively Speaking (2011 play)|Relatively Speaking]]'', with two other one-act plays by [[Ethan Coen]] and [[Elaine May]].<ref name="Isherwood">{{cite news |last1=Isherwood |first1=Charles |title='Relatively Speaking' at Brooks Atkinson Theater — Review |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/theater/reviews/relatively-speaking-at-brooks-atkinson-theater-review.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027011943/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/theater/reviews/relatively-speaking-at-brooks-atkinson-theater-review.html |archive-date=2011-10-27 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=November 14, 2018 |date=October 10, 2011}}</ref> In February 2012, Allen appeared on a panel at the [[92nd Street Y]] in New York City with moderators [[Dick Cavett]] and [[Annette Insdorf]], discussing his films and career.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2012/02/woody-allens-kind-of-crowd-patrons-of-the-92nd-st-y-pull-up-chairs-for-a-nostalgia-trip-067223|title= Woody Allen's kind of crowd, patrons of the 92nd St. Y, pull up chairs for a nostalgia trip|magazine= [[Politico]]|access-date= December 30, 2020}}</ref> His next film, ''[[To Rome with Love (film)|To Rome with Love]]'' (2012), was a Rome-set comedy that starred [[Jesse Eisenberg]], [[Elliot Page]], [[Alec Baldwin]], [[Penelope Cruz]], [[Greta Gerwig]], and [[Judy Davis]]. The film was structured in four vignettes featuring dialogue in both Italian and English. It marked Allen's return to acting since his last role in ''Scoop''.<ref>{{cite news | author = Hickman, Angela | date = May 9, 2011 |url=http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/05/09/woody-allen-adds-himself-to-the-cast-of-his-next-picture/ | archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20110512000655/http%3A//arts.nationalpost.com/2011/05/09/woody%2Dallen%2Dadds%2Dhimself%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dcast%2Dof%2Dhis%2Dnext%2Dpicture/ | url-status=dead | archive-date = May 12, 2011 | title = Woody Allen adds himself to the cast of his next picture | work = [[National Post]] | access-date = June 18, 2015 }}</ref> Bob Mondello gave it a mixed review, writing, "''To Rome with Love'' is just froth—a romantic sampler with some decent jokes and gorgeous Roman backdrops. It goes down easily, but I have to say it's interesting less for what it is than for how it is."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.npr.org/2012/06/21/155513257/time-in-to-rome-with-love-it-doesnt-make-sense|title= 'To Rome With Love': Eternal City, Scrambled Time|website= NPR|accessdate= August 7, 2023}}</ref> Allen's next film, ''[[Blue Jasmine]]'', debuted in July 2013.<ref name="jasmine">{{cite magazine |last1=Brody |first1=Richard |title=Woody Allen's ''Blue Jasmine'' |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/woody-allens-blue-jasmine |magazine=The New Yorker |date=July 25, 2013 |access-date=November 14, 2018}}</ref> The film is set in San Francisco and New York, and stars [[Alec Baldwin]], [[Cate Blanchett]], [[Louis C.K.]], [[Andrew Dice Clay]], [[Sally Hawkins]], and [[Peter Sarsgaard]].<ref>{{cite news|work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |title=Believe It: Woody Allen's Next Movie Features Louis C.K., Andrew Dice Clay |author=Kilday, Gregg |date=June 4, 2012 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/woody-allen-newest-cast-cate-blanchett-alec-baldwin-332720 |access-date=June 18, 2015}}</ref> It opened to critical acclaim, with Eric Kohn of ''[[IndieWire]]'' calling it "his most significant movie in years".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/culture/review-why-woody-allens-blue-jasmine-starring-cate-blanchett-is-his-most-significant-movie-in-years-36528/|title= Review: Why Woody Allen's 'Blue Jasmine,' Starring Cate Blanchett, Is His Most Significant Movie In Years|website= IndieWire|date= July 19, 2013|accessdate= August 7, 2023}}</ref> The film earned Allen another Academy Award nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)|Best Original Screenplay]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blue_jasmine/|title=Blue Jasmine (2013)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=July 26, 2013 |access-date=January 27, 2014}}</ref> and Blanchett received the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite news |date=2014-03-02 |title=The 86th Academy Awards |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] <!--|access-date=2014-05-22-->}}</ref> Allen co-starred with [[John Turturro]] in ''[[Fading Gigolo]],'' written and directed by Turturro, which premiered in September 2013.<ref>Bailey, Cameron (undated). [http://tiff.net/festivals/thefestival/2013-programmes/specialpresentations/fading-gigolo "''Fading Gigolo''"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509121141/http://tiff.net/festivals/thefestival/2013-programmes/specialpresentations/fading-gigolo |date=May 9, 2015}}. [[Toronto International Film Festival]]. Retrieved June 18, 2015.</ref> Also in 2013, Allen shot the romantic comedy ''[[Magic in the Moonlight]]'' with [[Emma Stone]], and [[Colin Firth]] in Nice, France. The film is set in the 1920s on the [[French Riviera]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Miller, William |url=http://www.woodyallenpages.com/2013/08/woody-allen-2014-film-update-more-images-from-antibes-and-nice-france-eileen-atkins/ |title=Woody Allen 2014 Film Update: More Images from Antibes and Nice, France |publisher=The Woody Allen Pages |date=August 4, 2013 |access-date=June 18, 2015}}</ref> The film was a modest financial success, earning $51 million on a budget of $16 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=magicinthemoonlight.htm |title=Magic In the Moonlight box office ('Foreign' Tab) |website= [[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date= March 3, 2019 }}</ref> For the [[BBC]], Owen Gleiberman wrote, "''Magic in the Moonlight'' is Allen's most gratifyingly airy concoction in a while, but it's also a comedy that insists, in the end, on making an overly rational case for the power of the irrational."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140718-is-woody-allens-latest-magical|title= Review: Woody Allen's Magic in the Moonlight|website= BBC|accessdate= August 7, 2023}}</ref> {{quote box | align = right | width = 25em | bgcolor = LightCyan | quote = It's really cool to work with a director who's done so much, because he knows exactly what he wants. The fact that he does one shot for an entire scene—[and] this could be a scene with eight people and one to two takes—it gives you a level of confidence... he's very empowering. | source = —[[Blake Lively]], on acting in ''[[Café Society (2016 film)|Café Society]]'', June 2016<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jill|last=Sieracki|url=http://hamptons-magazine.com/blake-lively-working-on-cafe-society-the-shallows-and-hamptons-favorites|title=Blake Lively Talks Working with Woody Allen...|magazine=[[Hamptons (magazine)|Hamptons]]|publisher=GreenGale Publishing|location=Southampton, New York|date=June 29, 2016|access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-date=November 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116013248/https://hamptons-magazine.com/blake-lively-working-on-cafe-society-the-shallows-and-hamptons-favorites|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} On March 11, 2014, Allen's musical ''[[Bullets Over Broadway (musical)|Bullets over Broadway]]'' opened on Broadway at the [[St. James Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/175403/dont-speak-sing-bullets-over-broadway-starring-zach-braff-opens-on-the-great-white-way/|title=Don't Speak, Sing! Bullets Over Broadway, Starring Zach Braff, Opens on the Great White Way|publisher=Broadway.com}}</ref> It was directed and choreographed by [[Susan Stroman]] and starred [[Zach Braff]], [[Nick Cordero]], and [[Betsy Wolfe]]. The production received mixed reviews, with ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' writing, "this frothy show does provide dazzling art direction and performances, as well as effervescent ensemble numbers." Allen received a [[Tony Award]] nomination for [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical|Best Book of a Musical]]. The show received six Tony nominations.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tony-awards-nominations-2014-complete-699555|title= Tony Awards Nominations: The Complete List|magazine= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date= May 14, 2020}}</ref> In July and August 2014, Allen filmed the mystery drama ''[[Irrational Man (film)|Irrational Man]]'' in [[Newport, Rhode Island|Newport]], Rhode Island, with [[Joaquin Phoenix]], Emma Stone, [[Parker Posey]] and [[Jamie Blackley]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Goldstein|first1=Meredith|last2=Shanahan|first2=Mark|title=Emma Stone stays in Rhode Island for Woody Allen film|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2014/07/07/emma-stone-stays-rhode-island-for-woody-allen-film/kSc6tJuk7vMXG6UhGhMQaI/story.html|access-date = June 18, 2015 | work = [[The Boston Globe]] |date = July 8, 2014}}</ref> Allen said that this film, as well as the next three he had planned, had the financing and full support of [[Sony Pictures Classics]].<ref name=Itzkoff>{{cite news|last1=Itzkoff|first1=Dave|title=A Master of Illusion Endures|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/20/movies/for-woody-allens-next-trick-shrugging-off-bad-publicity.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C%7B%221%22%3A%22RI%3A5%22%7D|access-date= July 23, 2014| work = [[The New York Times]] |date= July 20, 2014}}</ref> Jonathan Romney of ''[[Film Comment]]'' gave the film a mixed review, praising Stone's performance but calling the film "disconcertingly impersonal—all the more so as it overtly carries certain traditional marks of his patented brand, being a light-highbrow comedy of manners, peppered with bookish in-jokes."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.filmcomment.com/article/review-irrational-man-woody-allen/|title= Review: Irrational Man|website= Film Comment|accessdate= August 7, 2023}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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