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Articles tagged "woody allen"![]() Film FeatureWoody Allen’s “Asian” Problemby Jennifer Tang[10.Oct.08] :. Hollywood has rarely offered Asians opportunities to be anything other than karate heroes, geishas, wartime prostitutes, or sinister "yellow peril" villains. ![]() Capsule ReviewsVarious Artists: Vicky Cristina Barcelonaby Zach Schonfeld[9.Oct.08] :. This soundtrack flows so freely on its own merit -- seeing the film is no prerequisite. ![]() NewsWoody weird? His new star begs to differby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][21.Aug.08] :. Rebecca Hall wants to debunk some Woody Allen myths. All the A-listers and ingenues who have gasped about how the bespectacled auteur appears aloof and indifferent on the set, proffering little in... ![]() Film ReviewVicky Cristina Barcelonaby Cynthia Fuchs[15.Aug.08] :. Maria Elena (Penélope Cruz) is the figure least obviously dictated by the Woody Allen template. And for that, you are eternally grateful. ![]() Short Ends and LeaderGoodbye, Woodyby Bill Gibron[4.Aug.08] :. The divorce has been coming for some time now. We’ve been separated for years, but it’s only recently that I’ve even considered taking the final step. Lord knows I’ve tried to... ![]() Film ReviewCassandra’s Dreamby Cynthia Fuchs[18.Jan.08] :. The first few minutes of Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream are not bad. Match Point (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[4.Jan.06] :. Chris is fond of Enrico Caruso, whose voice 'expresses everything that's tragic about life,' one of these Allenish aphorisms that's probably true but just sounds trite. Melinda and Melinda (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[25.Oct.05] :. In Melinda and Melinda, full of women struggling to make their desires known to men who suppose they know what women want and mean, the women are infinitely less regular and more interesting. Melinda and Melinda (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[18.Mar.05] :. Hobie rejiggers his life in order to make himself look 'available' for Melinda, the joke being that the Allen character is never actually available, but rather, needy, fervent, and clumsily scheming. Anything Else (2003)by Jesse Hassenger[25.Sep.03] :. The idea of Woody Allen teaching high school English is a funny idea, and Anything Else leaves it at that: a funny idea. Hollywood Ending (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[2.May.02] :. The reinvention of Hollywood Ending is not the film, but the 66-year-old Allen as self-promoter. Featured Article![]() TV DVD ReviewThe Dick Cavett Show: Comic Legendsby Michael Buening (Rating: 8; Extras: 9)While he never developed a singular performing presence, Cavett is a skilled comic technician whose sense of timing and punchline set-ups pays off in playing straight man to his guests. Sweet and Lowdown (1999)by Josh JonesWoody Allen introduces his fictionalized bio-pic of “forgotten” jazz guitarist Emmett Ray with the question, “Why Emmett Ray?” We may ask the same question, but it really... Small Time Crooks (2000)by Lucas HilderbrandFor the better part of a decade post-1992’s Husbands and Wives Woody Allen has made a series of disappointing, mostly unfunny, and at-times offensive films. He’s... The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs... appears to be creaking and shuffling, like it's been made by zombies. |
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