People: Apr. 15, 2002

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Has WOODY ALLEN finally become a party guy? The reclusive director, who has always kept away from award shows, made his first appearance at the Oscars last month when he introduced a montage of films shot in New York City. Now he has announced that he will attend the Cannes Film Festival in May to premiere his new movie, Hollywood Ending. His films have been at Cannes before, but Allen has not. "The French people have been so supportive and so nice to me over the years, and I've been invited so many times that I wanted to give something back to them by coming," he explained, sounding sunny and sociable. Maybe he is finally heeding his own advice: "Eighty percent of success is showing up."