Woody Allen's "Whatever Works" will open the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. Allen's latest film, and the first that he has filmed in New York in four years, will raise the curtain on the fest on April 22. "Works," starring Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson and Ed Begley Jr., will be released by Sony Pictures Classics in the summer. "I fell in love with New York through Woody Allen's movies, and I am excited we are opening this year's festival with Sony Pictures Classics for the world premiere of Woody's 'Whatever Works,' " Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal said. " 'Whatever Works' is a uniquely funny addition to his body of work." Allen called his film's selection "a lovely idea ... showing my film in a film festival in my own city. It's very exciting."The fest is set to run April 22-May 3....Link
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