Woody Allen

Started by Pedro, March 20, 2003, 11:46:16 PM

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El Duderino

Quote from: Dottie_HinkleMy favorites, not in order:

Crimes and Misdemeanors
Bananas
Sleeper
Take the Money and Run
Zelig
Hannah and Her Sisters


I love almost anything he does.  I'm what you'd call an Allen freak.

you cant be an Allen freak without Annie Hall, Interiors, or Tiger Lilly
Did I just get cock-blocked by Bob Saget?

Dottie_Hinkle

well....i don't think you can dictate but i can play.  in my opinion, you can't be an allen freak wo bananas.  so there!!
Does Anyone Know Where I can get the soundtrack/score to BANANAS?

NEON MERCURY

.....i have actually NEVER seen a woody allen film.....
..but he must have an interesting take on life ...considering he's married to his daughter......

cine

Quote from: NEON MERCURY.....i have actually NEVER seen a woody allen film.....
..but he must have an interesting take on life ...considering he's married to his daughter......
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I don't think I can talk to you anymore. You must see a Woody Allen film and report back to me.

The magic of Allen's funniest films is the neurotic spin he puts on his characters that he's been mastering since the early 60's in stand up. You must see his films.

godardian

Quote from: El Duderino
Quote from: Dottie_HinkleMy favorites, not in order:

Crimes and Misdemeanors
Bananas
Sleeper
Take the Money and Run
Zelig
Hannah and Her Sisters


I love almost anything he does.  I'm what you'd call an Allen freak.

you cant be an Allen freak without Annie Hall, Interiors, or Tiger Lilly

Some of the above picks are just as essential as those three, definitely... I personally find Husbands and Wives to be far and away my favorite Allen film, and I've seen them all.
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Ghostboy

Bananas and Sleeper are fantastic, but they represent a more slapstick sense of humor, something that marks his earlier work, before he had the clout, I imagine, to start delving into the personal issues that he explored in his best work.

I have not yet seen Interiors; don't ask me why, since I have no honest explanation. I'm certain that I'll love it when I do.

I still really love Deconstructing Harry, since it was the first of his 'serious' films I ever saw; after that, I started seeking his earlier work.

Myxo

Sleeper kicks ass.

Too many people immediately go, "Annie Hall!"

ElPandaRoyal

I think I said it before, but I'm not sure, so I'll say it again... When it comes to "early funny" Woody Allen, there's nothing better than Love & Death.

Quote from: GhostboyI still really love Deconstructing Harry, since it was the first of his 'serious' films I ever saw; after that, I started seeking his earlier work.

I think it was my first Woody Allen movie ever. In the days that followed it, I cought Manhattan Murder Mistery on TV and Celebrity which was in theaters at that time... 6 years later, ElPandaRoyal became an Allen junkie, having seen each one of his films at least twice...  :shock:
Si

Dottie_Hinkle

Man, Love and Death is hilarious.... wheat!


I agree that most people blurt out Annie Hall as the best but if you're talkin his serious films, Crimes and Misdeameanors tops my list.
Does Anyone Know Where I can get the soundtrack/score to BANANAS?

modage

Quote from: MyxomatosisSleeper kicks ass.
Too many people immediately go, "Annie Hall!"
Quote from: themodernage02HOLLYWOOD ENDING
SMALL TIME CROOKS
SWEET AND LOWDOWN
CELEBRITY
DECONSTRUCTING HARRY
EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU
MIGHTY APRHODITE
BULLETS OVER BROADWAY
MANHATTAN
ANNIE HALL
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX...
BANANAS
WHATS UP TIGER LILLY?
BROADWAY DANNY ROSE
HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
SLEEPER
i've seen all those but annie hall is still my favorite (probably followed by manhattan.  i love the ending.  particularly the music cue and how it cuts to black perfectly.)  he just has so many fucking movies, that i can never seem to catch up.
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The Silver Bullet

Thus far:

01. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
02. Annie Hall (1977)
03. Husbands and Wives (1992)
04. Crimes and Misdemeanours (1989)
05. Shadows and Fog (1992)


06. Deconstructing Harry (1997)  
07. Sweet and Lowdown (1999)  
08. Love and Death (1975)  
09. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)  
10. Manhattan (1979)
11. Celebrity (1998)
12. The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
13. Another Woman (1988)
14. Zelig (1983)
15. Sleeper (1973)
16. Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
17. Small Time Crooks (2000)
18. Bananas (1971)
19. Stardust Memories (1980)
20. Hollywood Ending (2002)
21. Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
22. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
23. Take the Money and Run (1969)
24. Oedipus Wrecks (segment from New York Stories) (1989)
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Pubrick

no no no u all got it wrong,

this is the secret ultimate perfect ranking list that solomon himself agreed with:

1. Love and Death
2. Zelig
3. Crimes + Misdemeanors
4. Annie Hall
5. Bananas
6. Hannah + Sisters
7. Deconstructing Harry or Sleeper

i only havn't seen Another Woman, Bullets/Broadway, and everything after Sweet'n Lowdown.
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SoNowThen

Quote from: Pubrickno no no u all got it wrong,

this is the secret ultimate perfect ranking list that solomon himself agreed with:

7. Deconstructing Harry or Sleeper

Hehehehe, classic.
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MacGuffin

Kate Winslet Possibly in Woody Allen's Latest
Source: Variety

Variety says that Woody Allen is making an extremely rare foray outside New York, as the Gotham-centric helmer readies to shoot his latest movie in London.

Details of the project are shrouded in secrecy, but a production office is up and running at Ealing Studios, in West London, with shooting reportedly to start July 12.

The movie, known only as "Woody Allen Summer Project," is set in London's high society, with Kate Winslet possibly among the cast. The budget is said to be $15 million.

Allen is currently completing Melinda and Melinda for Fox Searchlight.
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ElPandaRoyal

:-D

Melinda will rock and then a Woody Allen movie with Kate Winslet set in London already seems promissing enough.
Si