The Bottom Line: Should you see it? Yes. Why? The depth of the writing is astounding. Allen's intellectualism is on full display. What I hope will not be lost amongst the positive attention this film is getting is the wonderful performance of Owen Wilson . Of all the Woody Allen surrogates, Wilson seems to find the right balance of intelligence and anxiousness that defines the Allen protagonist. Wilson will always be a favorite of mine for his Dignan in Wes Anderson 's great first feature...Read Full Story
With “Midnight in Paris,” Woody Allen’s comic look at nostalgia and its limitations, having earned four Oscar nominations last week (including nods for Best Picture, Allen’s direction and his original screenplay), it’s a good time to take a look back at Allen’s 1987 comedy “Radio Days.” Another comic take on nostalgia, “Radio Days” is now officially a golden oldie itself, having been released exactly 25 years ago, on January 30, 1987 . A fond look, filtered through memory, of a 1940s New York...Read Full Story
(Getty Images, FlyNet Photos, Bauer Griffin) Trailer of the Week Silent House - March 9, 2012 Breakout star Elizabeth Olsen 's follow-up to Martha Marcy May Marlene is a run-of-the-mill suspense film about a family who tries to fix up their old summer house only to find a killer waiting for them. Although the plot is garden-variety, the film promises "real time" so everything that happens in the character's lives you'll see onscreen. The only real interesting aspect of this trailer is Olsen...Read Full Story
Better to remember this truism rather than seeing what we really think when we are trying to impress our prospective lovers. Witness this scene from Woody Allen’s Oscar winning magnus opus Annie HallRead Full Story
It’s 2012 already but I’m still trying to finish off my 2011 movie reviews so I can do my annual top 10 list.
I still have a quite a few to go, but I’m pretty sure Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris is going to be on that list. Starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Michael Sheen, Kathy Bates and co, Midnight in Paris is one of those rare, magical delights that I just couldn’t help but fall in love with.
Even though I had seen a couple of trailers, I mistakenly thought...Read Full Story
Tuesday’s new offerings on DVD and Blu-ray include Johnny Depp delving again into Hunter S. Thompson’s works, Woody Allen offering a peek into his writing process, the original Israeli version of a British film and more. The Depp effort is “The Rum ...
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 08: (L-R) Soon-Yi Previn, Lindsay Lohan, and Woody Allen attend the amfAR New York Gala To Kick Off Fall 2012 Fashion Week at Cipriani Wall Street on February 8, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) More »
Five years ago I discovered the genius of Woody Allen. Through his philosophical stories this what I’ve learned from two of them. Love: In Allen’s classic Oscar winning movie “Annie Hall”, Alvy Singer (played by Allen) ends with him no ...
“Manhattan” is Woody Allen’s cynical love letter to that city and you’re certain to feel the love from the first few minutes of the film. Jump cuts from one New York scene to another in luscious black and white culminate in a darkening skyline and ...
Interviewees include cinematographers, cowriters, Allen’s sister, his manager, and his casting director, as well as performers who provide insight and detail: Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Penelope Cruz, John Cusack, Larry David, Mariel Hemingway ...
Neither Allen nor Soon-Yi look particularly pleased in the photos. But Lohan sure does ... met the film icon several months ago at agent John Burnham‘s New Year’s Eve party for Allen. Lohan spent the evening hanging out with Allen's former girlfriend ...
He will speak about what the latest science reveals about human character and morality before a screening of Woody Allen’s 1989 comedy-drama Crimes and Misdemeanors. Dr. DeSteno will introduce the 7 p.m. screening with a look at what the latest science ...
It was almost like that scene from Woody Allen's Annie Hall:
Alvy Singer: [the man behind him in line is talking loudly] What I wouldn't give for a large sock with horse manure in it! Alvy Singer: [to audience] Whaddya do when you get stuck in a movie line with a guy like this behind you?
Man in Theatre Line: Wait a minute, why can't I give my opinion? It's a free country...
Pick up any lover of Hollywood romcoms and he is bound to state that Woody Allen is one of his favourite filmmakers. The maker of YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER, VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA, EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU and many more films has influenced ...
Woody Allen (born December 1, 1935) is a filmmaker and musician known for movies such as 'Annie Hall' and 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona.' Find more Woody Allen pictures, news and information below.