My prediction that “Whatever Works” would premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival was quite accurate. It was announced today that Woody Allen’s latest film would premiere at the TFF’s opening night on April 22nd. It’s quite fitting that Allen’s return to New York on screen would be the same year he premiered a film at Tribeca Film Festival.

The details of the movie are sparse other than it will be a darker version of typical Woody. The film stars Larry David as the typical curmudgeon character,as well as Evan Rachel Wood,Ed Begley Jr. and Patricia Clarkson. Jane Rosenthal,the co-founder of the festival said “I fell in love with New York through Woody Allen’s movies and I am excited we are opening this year’s Festival”,with “Whatever Works”. The festival has been tweaking their format recently in order to compete for bragging rights with Sundance as a powerhouse within the independent and cinematic community. The full schedule for the festival has not yet been released yet and I will be covering the festival as events and schedules develop. I am excited about the partnership between Allen and the TFF. The pairing of the quintessential New Yorker with the ever expanding film festival is genius. I cannot wait to see this movie and think Larry David and Woody Allen together is what neurotic Jewish dreams are made of. Sony Pictures Classics has already picked up the film and it will be released nationwide on June 19th.