I’ve now posted on all 18 of the Woody Allen titles listed in Peary’s GFTFF — which happens to cover every single feature he directed (and/or starred in) up to the time of the book’s release. Interestingly, I’m voting all but one as “Must See” — providing evidence either of Allen’s indisputable genius during the [...]
Posted on July 25th, 2012 by admin
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“Radio — it’s all right once in a while. Otherwise it tends to induce bad values, false dreams, lazy habits. Listening to these stories of foolishness and violence — this is no way for a boy to grow up.” Synopsis: During the 1930s and ’40s, a young boy (Seth Green) and the members of his [...]
Posted on July 25th, 2012 by admin
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“A relationship, I think, is like a shark. You know? It has to constantly move forward or it dies. And I think what we got on our hands is a dead shark.” Synopsis: A neurotic comedian (Woody Allen) falls in love with an aspiring singer (Diane Keaton), but they’re ultimately too mismatched to last. Genres: [...]
Posted on July 25th, 2012 by admin
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“Life’s short; you don’t get any medals for being a boy scout.” Synopsis: A down-on-his luck theatrical manager (Woody Allen) pins his hopes on a singer (Nick Apollo Forte) who he hopes will soon make the big time; but his plans become complicated when Forte refuses to sing in front of Milton Berle unless his [...]
Posted on July 24th, 2012 by admin
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“She has no direction; I expected such great things from her.” Synopsis: Three grown sisters — a successful poet (Diane Keaton) married to a struggling novelist (Richard Jordan); a would-be artist (Mary Beth Hurt) in a relationship with a political writer (Sam Waterston); and an aspiring actress (Kristin Griffith) — all deal differently with the [...]
Posted on July 24th, 2012 by admin
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“Nobody admits there’s a blacklist — I mean, they just say your script’s not good enough, you’re not right for the assignment, that kind of thing.” Synopsis: In the 1950s, an apolitical cashier (Woody Allen) agrees to act as a “front” for his blacklisted friend (Michael Murphy) and two other television writers, taking 10% of [...]
Posted on July 23rd, 2012 by admin
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“We enjoy your films — particularly the early, funny ones.” Synopsis: While attending a retrospective of his films, a beloved movie director (Woody Allen) reflects upon his challenging relationship with a former girlfriend (Charlotte Rampling), reconnects with his current partner (Marie-Christine Barrault), and flirts with the pretty young girlfriend (Jessica Harper) of a film professor [...]
Posted on July 23rd, 2012 by admin
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“Millions of books written on every conceivable subject by all these great minds, and in the end none of them knows anything more about the big questions of life than I do.” Synopsis: An accountant (Michael Caine) married to an actress (Mia Farrow) falls for his wife’s sister (Barbara Hershey), who’s involved with an older [...]
Posted on July 23rd, 2012 by admin
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“I think if he’d been a successful criminal, he would have felt better.” Synopsis: An inept thief (Woody Allen) bungles his way through a series of robberies, while romancing and marrying a beautiful young seamstress (Janet Margolin) and attempting repeated escapes from prison. Genres: Mockumentaries Satires and Spoofs Thieves and Criminals Woody Allen Films Response [...]
Posted on July 23rd, 2012 by admin
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“This trial is a travesty. It’s a travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of a travesty of two mockeries of a sham.” Synopsis: A nebbishy product tester (Woody Allen) infatuated with a political activitist (Louise Lasser) travels to the Central American country of San Marcos, where he unwittingly joins a group [...]
Posted on July 20th, 2012 by admin
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