Topic 20 of 69: Woody Allen films
Sun, Jan 11, 1998 (00:04) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
The movies of Woody Allen. There are great ones and there are not so great ones.
Which are your favorites? And which one did you see last?
13 responses total.
Topic 20 of 69 [movies]: Woody Allen films
Response 1 of 13: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Jan 11, 1998 (00:06) * 36 lines
I like Annie Hall perhaps the best. Purple Rose of Cairo was good too.
And there's a "Midsummer Nights Sex Comedy".
Compliments of the Internet data base.
Woody Allen
Filmography as Director:
What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
Take the Money and Run (1969)
Bananas (1971)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (1972)
Sleeper (1973)
Love and Death (1975)
Annie Hall (1977) (AA) (GGN)
Interiors (1978) (AAN) (GGN)
Manhattan (1979)
Stardust Memories (1980)
Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, A (1982)
Zelig (1983)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984) (AAN)
Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) (AAN) (GGN)
Radio Days (1987)
September (1987)
Another Woman (1988)
New York Stories (1989) (segment 3)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) (AAN)
Alice (1990)
Shadows and Fog (1992)
Husbands and Wives (1992)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
(there are a few more that I'll dig up)
Topic 20 of 69 [movies]: Woody Allen films
Response 2 of 13: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Jan 11, 1998 (00:14) * 11 lines
The Allen films consist of three "eras".
The first era starts with Tiger Lily up until Love & Death,
and is pretty mucxh oddball comedies.
Then, from Annie to Zelig, there are more "serious" films (including Annie and Manhattan even)
The latter third seems to be a more serious Allen, looking at childhood (radio
Days), adultery, murder, and "Big Important Themes Other Than Love But Not So
Bergmanesque" as one critic put it.
Topic 20 of 69 [movies]: Woody Allen films
Response 3 of 13: Alicia (Alicia) * Sun, Jan 11, 1998 (03:57) * 10 lines
Woody is truly one of my favorite filmmakers. I prefer his older stuff to the new.
My favorites are The Purple Rose of Cairo and Sleeper.
I've seen Bananas, Annie Hall, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Don't drink the water (tv), and a part of Mighty Aphrodite.
I'm planning to see Deconstructing Harry.
It's unfortunate that his movies don't make money anymore.
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Response 4 of 13: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Jan 11, 1998 (08:18) * 1 lines
How was Sleeper? Haven't seen it.
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Response 5 of 13: nick a'hannay (pmnh) * Sun, Jan 11, 1998 (15:01) * 15 lines
("sleeper" was outstanding...)
yeah, it's hard to beat "annie hall", probably
one of the best films, of any kind, ever made...
(and among select "best picture" winners that
really deserved the honor)...
"play it again sam" really ought to be included
among his filmography (even though it was, ostensibly,
directed by herbert ross)... woody starred in it,
and scripted it from his own play, and it feels
every bit a "woody allen film"...(and it's quite
good, one of his best)...
saw "mighty aphrodite" (twice) this weekend (liked
it a lot, and mira was great)...
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Response 6 of 13: Alicia (Alicia) * Mon, Jan 12, 1998 (01:02) * 1 lines
SLEEPER is a lot of fun. One of my favorite scenes is when Woody and Diane K reanact a scene from A Streetcar Named Desire and Woody plays Blanche while Diane plays Stanley Kowalski. It's hilarious.
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Response 7 of 13: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jan 16, 1998 (16:08) * 4 lines
Important piece about Woody Allen in Salon:
http://www.salonmagazine.com/ent/movies/1998/01/cov_16woody.html
Topic 20 of 69 [movies]: Woody Allen films
Response 8 of 13: nick a'hannay (pmnh) * Sat, Jan 17, 1998 (00:10) * 17 lines
that was fascinating, terry, thanks for posting it...
what do you think? do you agree with that guy's premise
about woody?
(seemed to me that maybe he was wound just a little
tight, at least where woody's concerned... projecting
a lot into/onto his work that was never intended- by
woody- and then waxing shrill upon discovering the truth,
that woody's just as imperfect as anyone else, and just
as uncomfortable with/confused by the truth as anyone
else, too... also somewhat leery of those overusing words
like "intellectual" and "art", because they are usually
neither intellectual, nor capable of recognizing genuine
art on it's own merit (must pass some b.s. standard of
exclusion... god, how i detest "art" snobs)... also- and
this is pertinent to the question (somehow)- how could
ANYONE prefer "tender is the night" to "gatsby"? and
should such a person be permitted to criticize anything?)
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Response 9 of 13: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Sat, Jan 17, 1998 (15:55) * 1 lines
Wow, that last statement really calls his credentials into question, Nick.
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Response 10 of 13: nick a'hannay (pmnh) * Sun, Jan 18, 1998 (02:54) * 2 lines
yeah... he should have his license
revoked (or something)...
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Response 11 of 13: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Sun, Jan 18, 1998 (21:21) * 1 lines
Isn't there some association that bestowed his accreditation upon him? Or can just anyone call themselves a critic?
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Response 12 of 13: nick a'hannay (pmnh) * Sun, Jan 18, 1998 (23:54) * 2 lines
think the chief criterion is
flunking out of film school...
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Response 13 of 13: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, Jan 20, 1998 (18:30) * 2 lines
[1~[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[DAutumn... everyone's a critic"everyone's a critic"
(add 'har hars' at will)
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