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Allen holds press conference in Spain to launch new film starring Christoph Waltz
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Cate Blanchett: I don’t think I’ve stayed silent on Woody Allen
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The Mercy: Half-starved Colin Firth in a half-finished movie
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Colin Firth says he will not work with Woody Allen again
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Colin Firth gets dual Italian citizenship over Brexit ‘uncertainty’
The actor known for playing quintessential English men strives for a bit of ‘la dolce vita’
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Young London-based Irish couple buy west Cork holiday home of former billionaire
Backstage at the Oscars
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Woody Allen: ‘I am realistic in my appraisal of the human condition, but not realistic in my everyday life’
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