Woody Allen to shoot next film in Rome this summer (AFP)

ROME (AFP) – American film director Woody Allen will shoot his next film in Rome this summer, according to an interview published in the Repubblica newspaper on Monday.

"Don't ask me about the script or the cast, I'm superstitious," said the director, whose last film "Midnight in Paris" will open the 64th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 11.

"I'm still at the screenplay stage, it would be silly to say more."

Allen compared Rome to his other favourite metropolitan cities, from New York to Paris, London, Barcelona.

"I love these sophisticated cities. It's fantastic to have the possibility to work there, like when I shot 'Manhattan' in New York, 'Match Point' in London and 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' in Barcelona," he said.

"Each time, it's like a declaration of love for certain places. I project onto the big screen my feelings for places which count a lot in my life."

"I hope to do the same thing with Rome," said Allen, who is expected in the Italian capital with his jazz group on March 26.

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Paramore Plan To Release New Music This Summer

Paramore just launched their much-discussed run of South American shows (their first gigs since the departure of Josh and Zac Farro in December) and now, it seems they're getting to something else they spent a whole lot of time talking about since the Farros split: making new music.

In a new interview with AOL Music, frontwoman Hayley Williams said she and her remaining Paramore mates were already making studio plans and are "hoping to record a batch of songs to release over the summer."

That announcement echoed sentiments she expressed to MTV News in December, when Williams made it clear that not only were they already writing new tunes, but that they would "definitely" be releasing some of them in 2011.

And the last time we checked, "the summer" was definitely part of 2011. Williams also identified one track, "In the Mourning" — a demo of which she posted on her blog in January — as a song Paramore are focused on finishing and releasing, plus a handful of other new tracks too. Those songs would precede a brand-new album, which the band is also making plans to begin work on.

"We definitely do want to release ['In the Mourning']," she said, "And some other ones before we put out a record."

Paramore wrap their run of shows — which feature guitarist Taylor York's brother Justin and drummer-to-the-stars Josh Freese filling in for the Farros — in early March, but there's no word on where (or when) they plan on to record the new songs, or how they'll release them. A spokesperson for the band's labels, Atlantic/ Fueled By Ramen, could not be reached for comment about Paramore's plans by press time.

Are you excited to hear new music from Paramore this summer? Tell us in the comments!

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