Woody Allen, American Apparel settle for $5M May 19, 2009
Filmmaker had sued clothing maker over use of Annie Hall image in ads ... Using a frame from the film Annie Hall, the ads depicted Allen as a Hasidic Jew long beard, side curls, black hat and featured Yiddish text meaning the holy rebbe. (MSNBC -- News)
Kobe Being Kobe May 16, 2009
"What's fascinating," Allen says of the sport in Annie Hall, "is that it's physical. You know, it's one thing about intellectuals, they prove that you can be absolutely brilliant and have no idea what's going on. But on the other hand ... the body doesn't lie.". Lee's Kobe Doin' Work (ESPN, Saturday at 8 p.m. ET) supposes that film tells the truth 24 times a second, the game 12 minutes per quarter, the body every moment of life. (Slate)
Woody Allen Headed to Trial Against American Apparel in the Case of the Purloined Image May 16, 2009
Allen filed last year, after the company ran online and billboard ads featuring photos of the famed actor and director dressed as an orthodox Jew from his 1977 movie, "Annie Hall." The billboards, which were up in New York and Los Angeles for less than a week, included Yiddish script and American Apparel's name. Allen, who rarely appears in commercial advertisements, said that American Apparel had not sought his permission to use the photos, that he found American Apparel's ads offensive, and... (Law.com)
Woody Allen back in NYC May 6, 2009
But above else, films capture the urban neuroticism of New York -- from the portrait of family dysfunction in "Hannah and Her Sisters" (1986) to the contrast between New York and Los Angeles sensibilities in his 1977 classic "Annie Hall.". His latest film, "Whatever Works," a comedy about a misanthrope set in Manhattan, is no different. (CNN -- International)
Woody Allen objects to Farrow, Soon-Yi as witnesses May 5, 2009
Allen has directed more than 40 films and won numerous awards, including an Oscar for best director for 1977's "Annie Hall.". (Source: China Daily/Agencies). (Xinhuanet, China)
Vineyard wedding bells for Chelsea Clinton? May 2, 2009
The Oscar-winning "Annie Hall" star has become known around Los Angeles as a real estate maven who buys big-ticket homes, renovates them into masterpieces, and sells them for major money. Keaton told us she doesn't refer to her buy-fix-and-sell routine as house flipping. (Boston Globe)
Allen faces smear campaign after launching lawsuit Apr 17, 2009
Allen is suing the company for using a still from his 1977 film Annie Hall, in which he is dressed as a Hassidic Jew, for a billboard campaign. His trademark lawsuit in a Manhattan court claims the firm used his "image and identity in total disregard for his rights to privacy and publicity, his exclusive property rights and his personal rights". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
American Apparel slams Woody Allen's sex life Apr 17, 2009
One billboard featured a frame from Annie Hall, a film that won Allen a best-director Oscar. The image showed Allen dressed as a Hasidic Jew with a long beard and black hat and Yiddish text. (USA Today -- News)
FRENCH TOAST FOR JACKIE Apr 12, 2009
Woody Allen even gave the Bleecker Street a cameo in "Annie Hall" (1977). Each Tuesday this month, Raynal will be at the French Institute to screen and discuss her work. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Infotainment Apr 9, 2009
It will be the first time that Keaton, 63, the Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather films, has appeared alongside veteran Indiana Jones and Star Wars icon. Daily Times - All Rights Reserved. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Wines you can count on every time Apr 9, 2009
These brands may not always give you an Annie Hall, but they're a long way from Gigli. (). (Globe and Mail)
Obituary: Alan Landers Mar 14, 2009
He got bit-parts in Annie Hall and America s Most Wanted , lived in Los Angeles, and was treated like a star by his family whenever he came back to Lakeland. A perfect plume. (The Economist)
Apology Took 'Forever' Mar 7, 2009
" That was about 22 years ago, and nothing s changed. Jackson s continued to spend and waste money like there s no tomorrow. I m told that Jackson s lawsuit to suddenly stop the planned auction of his memorabilia is all about money, too. The real reason for this hasty change of mind should surface in the next few days and it s a doozy, even for Michael! You always wondered: what would it be that brought the remaining Beatles together for a concert? Would they raise money for hunger, music... (Fox News)
Character actors hold films togethe... Mar 5, 2009
Christopher Walken started out as a supporting player in the late 1970s in films like Annie Hall and The Deer Hunter, became a lead in the early 80s, then acquired the most fame, some would argue cult status, as the go-to character actor when a producer sought a crime lord or other low-life. So character actors may not get $20 million per picture, and the fame, of many leads, but their careers usually last longer, as the fickle finger of Hollywood fate leans toward the young when it comes to... (Suite101.com)
The Oscars still wobble on an axis of art and popularity Feb 22, 2009
Out of that conflict have come hugely popular best picture winners ("It Happened One Night," "Gone With the Wind," "Casablanca," "The Sting," "Titanic"), artful "little" movies ("Marty," "Rocky," "Annie Hall," "Chariots of Fire"), a love of Hollywood gigantism ("Ben-Hur," "Around the World in 80 Days") and arrant corn ("Going My Way," "The Greatest Show on Earth," "Braveheart"). There have even been the occasional confluences of craft, success, and the highest art: "On the Waterfront," "Lawrence... (Boston Globe)
Boy (fashion) meets girl Feb 14, 2009
la Annie Hall or Avril Lavigne is a way to push masculine-feminine buttons, while boy shorts share DNA with tighty whities. For some women, it's about gender politics; for others, it's a means to get home in the morning without putting on last night's party dress. (Globe and Mail)
Eye on the Oscars: Tech Roundup Feb 11, 2009
It's as if much of Hollywood were echoing Alvy Singer, offering blithe girlfriend Annie Hall copies of "The Denial of Death" and "Death and Western Thought" with an insistent, "I think you should read them, instead of that cat book.". EYE ON THE OSCARS: THE CINEMATOGRAPHER. (Variety)
Wozniak to hoof it up Feb 11, 2009
His work in Hollywood included screenplays for "Until They Sail" (1957), "The Nun's Story (1959), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, and "The Sand Pebbles" (1966), a Steve McQueen epic set in 1920s China. Keaton to write memoir about her late mother Diane Keaton is telling all -- about her bond with her mother. The Academy Award-winning actress, whose films include "Annie Hall" and the three "Godfather" movies, is working on a memoir -- currently untitled -- that the Random House... (Erie Times-News, PA)
‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona' Woody scores with threesome (16) Feb 9, 2009
Vicky Cristina Barcelona occupies the upper reaches of his output: not quite as good as Annie Hall, but far friendlier than the depressing films he did when he was attempting to imitate Ingmar Berg-man while pondering death and depression. Almost as soon as the film opens, a moody Spanish artist (played by the amazing Javier Bardem, who was the relentless, Oscar-winning serial killer in No Country for Old Men ) goes up to two gorgeous vacationing women and asks them to go away with him and share... (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Wednesday 10 Feb 8, 2009
"I suppose I can see why you believe the PlayStation is a better machine than the Saturn, just as I can see why some people prefer 'Annie Hall' over 'Manhattan.' They've been told to. But the Saturn outpaces the PlayStation's 2D capabilities, which allowed developers not intoxicated by Sony's marketing to craft real games for, well, real gamers. Have you experienced the Japan-only Vampire Savior that required the RAM cartridge? All the evidence you need is in the animation for Morrigan's... (IGN PS2)
Woody Allen sues apparel company for $10 million Apr 1, 2008
Allen won a best director Oscar for "Annie Hall.". Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. (USA Today -- Life)
Woody Allen sues company for using his image Apr 1, 2008
The lawsuit complained of a billboard featuring a frame from Annie Hall, a film that won Allen a best director Oscar. The image showed Allen, 72, dressed as a Hasidic Jew with a long beard and black hat and Yiddish text meaning the holy rebbe. (MSNBC -- News)
Woody Allen sues American Apparel over ads Apr 1, 2008
Allen, an Oscar-winning U.S. director known for his work in films such as "Annie Hall" and "Crimes and Misdemeanors," said in the suit he was neither contacted by the company, nor compensated for the use of his image. "Allen does not engage in the commercial endorsement of products or services in the United States," according to the lawsuit. (Reuters)
Film reviews: 27 Dresses and Beaufort Mar 29, 2008
Once, a romantic comedy could feel natural, even real: such was the joy of a film such as Woody Allen's Annie Hall, a memoir of a sweetly flawed relationship in which the lovers eventually parted. Always the bridesmaid. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Bass DVD Library shows mixed taste, promise Mar 29, 2008
I imagined a library filled with Annie instead of Annie Hall, 28 Days instead of 28 Days Later, Stranger with a Camera instead of Stranger than Fiction. Having visited the newly-opened library in person, Im fairly certain typos such as the one I encountered were not rampant. (Yale Herald, CT)
Industry pros teach in L.A. Mar 29, 2008
As Woody Allen quips in "Annie Hall" (and Jack Black repeats in "School of Rock"), "Those who can't do, teach. And those who can't teach, teach gym.". But a very different scenario exists in Hollywood's own backyard. (Variety)
Oscar Winners from the Late 1970s Mar 28, 2008
1977 Best Picture: Annie Hall. A small budget film directed by and starring Woody Allen, this picture beat the highly favored Star Wars, as well as Julia, The Turning Point, and The Goodbye Girl. (Suite101.com)
Class of the Titans Mar 28, 2008
As Woody Allen quips in "Annie Hall" (and Jack Black repeats in "School of Rock"), "Those who can't do, teach. And those who can't teach, teach gym."But a very different scenario exists in Hollywood's own backyard. Instead of being taught by burnouts and has-beens, students enrolled in Los Angeles-area film schools enjoy the opportunity of learning from high-profile, real-world movers and shakers. (Variety)
Dont you forget about John Hughes Mar 18, 2008
Woody Allen maybe, in his Annie Hall and Manhattan days. Thats about it. (MSNBC -- News)
Lost in the thickets of the boomer soul Mar 17, 2008
It's sort of a Can Lit variation on the Woody Allen character (in Annie Hall) who uses the Kennedy assassination as a way of avoiding sex with his girlfriend. Quarrington has a reputation as one of the country's most dependably funny novelists and The Ravine won't damage that rep. (Toronto Star)
Hollywood puts spotlight on fictional therapist Mar 6, 2008
As Alvy Singer, played by Allen, said in Annie Hall of his 15 years of analysis: Im gonna give him one more year and then Im goin to Lourdes. . (MSNBC -- News)
What's so funny? Feb 26, 2008
In the modern era, Midnight Cowboy (1969), The Sting (1973), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Annie Hall (1977), Terms of Endearment (1983), Rain Man (1988), Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and even Forrest Gump (1994) won best-picture prizes by leavening their bread of life with humour. In contrast, the best animated-feature Oscar almost always goes to a comedy. (Winnipeg Sun)
2008 Oscars Snub Comedy: Juno Feb 26, 2008
The next comedy to win the Best Picture Oscar would be Billy Wilder s The Apartment in 1960, followed by Woody Allen s Annie Hall in 1977, Forrest Gump in 94 and Shakespeare in Love in 1998 ... Annie Hall beat Star Wars, science fiction being another genre often snubbed by the Academy in the major categories. (Suite101.com)
Expect a killing at the Academy Awards Feb 24, 2008
"(But) the last small comedy to win had a big name attached to it," he adds, referring to 1977's "Annie Hall," directed and co-written by Woody Allen, who co-starred with Diane Keaton. While you can expect "Blood" to come in second for best picture and director (Paul Thomas Anderson), look for star Daniel Day-Lewis to pummel (with a bowling pin, perhaps. (News-Herald.com)
Who Will It Be? Feb 24, 2008
When Jack Nicholson opened the best picture envelope and announced "Annie Hall" the winner over "Star Wars," I cheered. My brothers were furious and chased me around the house while I exclaimed "I told you so!" (The two have boycotted the Oscar telecast ever since, vowing only to watch if the Academy agrees to give "Star Wars" a retroactive award for best picture. (Fox News)
Talk of the Town: Happy birthday, Oscar! Feb 22, 2008
Despite a surprising loss of Best Picture to Annie Hall in 1977, Star Wars unleashed a series of films which earned 4. 5 billion to date. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
No laughing allowed Feb 21, 2008
Looking back through the past 30 years, you'll find among the winners only two pure comedies: Annie Hall in '77 and Shakespeare in Love in '98. However, each had a built-in name value - Woody Allen in one, the Bard in the other - that lent the light choice a measure of intellectual ballast. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Oscar will love Old Men Feb 20, 2008
For one thing, its a comedy, and the last out-and-out funny movie that took the top prize (the unintentional laughs of Crash notwithstanding) was Annie Hall, 30 years ago. Its also got the lowest budget of the nominees, which generally casts a pall over the films chances of winning. (MSNBC -- News)
Isla Fisher's latest a labour of love Feb 17, 2008
Labelled as the best "rom-com'' since Annie Hall, the film - which opened, appropriately, on Valentine's Day - sees Fisher play her part in her father Will's recollection of the three different loves in his life. Also featuring the subtle beauty (oh, and talents) of British export Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener), Fisher says the film explores the fact that love comes without a handbook. "There's no hard and fast rules (with love),'' Fisher offers. "I think you can find love, and the person... (Daily Telegraph)
Ticket to romance Feb 15, 2008
"The genre is especially popular with women because the films' plots often revolve around the female lead making a choice or inverting traditional gender roles, said the instructor, who likes romantic flicks like "The Apartment," "Broken English," "Just Like Heaven," "Annie Hall" and "When Harry Met Sally. "And watching romantic comedies can be comforting, Tracey said, noting "there's something secure and safe in the notion of a happy ending. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
The 800-lb. Golden Gorilla Feb 15, 2008
The top Oscar has gone to a handful of comedies (including It Happened One Night and Annie Hall), but generally the Academy prefers to be edified. The year of Citizen Kane, 1941, was also the year of Preston Sturges' The Lady Eve, today regarded as one of the great American comedies, with Stanwyck and Henry Fonda brilliant as a cardsharp predator and her millionaire prey. (Time.com)
Finally, healthy food indulgences Feb 14, 2008
As Woody Allen recounted in the lines he wrote for his character in the 1977 movie "Annie Hall," "There's an old joke ... two elderly women are at a Catskills mountain resort and one of 'em says, 'Boy, the food at this place is really terrible.' The other one says, 'Yeah, I know, and such small portions.' That conversation could have been about the dreadful diet regimens so many have suffered through in an effort to lose weight. But it doesn't have to be that way. You can have it all tasty and... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Isla Fisher has the last laugh Feb 11, 2008
The romantic comedy, which comes out on Valentine's Day, was described by one critic as "the best rom-com since Annie Hall" and "the thinking woman's chick flick". The 31-year-old star has also put her voice to the animated film Horton Hears A Who. (Sydney Morning Herald)
The heart of the matter Feb 9, 2008
"Love is, is too weak a word for the way I feel - I lurve you, you know, I loave you, I luff you." - Annie Hall. "Yo, Adrian!" - Rocky. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Starz Entertainment's Weekly Hot Items List February 18-24 Feb 8, 2008
Begins at 6:30 a.m. on Encore -- 6:30 a.m. Marty (Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blaire, Joe De Santis) -- 8 a.m. In the Heat of the Night (Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates) -- 10 a.m. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts) -- 11:35 a.m. The Sting (Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw) -- 1:45 p.m. The Deer Hunter (Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage) -- 4:50 p.m. Dances with Wolves (Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene) -- 8 p.m. Rain Man (Dustin Hoffman,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Mad Money Review Feb 8, 2008
- Overture Films Diane Keaton, once an actress whom I enjoyed watching on screen in films like Annie Hall and The Godfather, plays Bridget Cardigan, an upper-middle class mom who accepts a job as a janitor at the Federal Reserve after her husband Don (Ted Danson) is downsized from his job. Dissatisfied by the low pay and dehumanizing conditions -- but not of course enough to move into a home smaller than the guest wing of the Playboy Mansion -- Bridget decides that she will steal money from the... (IGN FilmForce)
THE LUMET MYTH Feb 7, 2008
These would be My Man Godfrey, A Man s Castle, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Gentleman s Agreement, On the Corner, The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3, Annie Hall, Do the Right Thing films about the struggles of the working class and the ethos of ethnic strivers. Instead, the films that make his reputation are the ones that herald the skullduggery of the city s movers-and-wreckers; that is, the power fantasies of New York s media elite. (New York Press)
Top 10 movie romantic moments Jan 26, 2008
Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977) The highlight of Woody Allen's confessional masterpiece is Annie's (Diane Keaton) first meeting with Alvy (Allen) at the tennis club where we're blown away by her vitality, ebullient charm and fresh contrast with Allen's wound-up, navel-gazing New Yorker. La-di-da, la-di-da, la la. (CNN -- Showbiz)
WGA Still Promises To Picket Oscar Jan 23, 2008
Brickman, who won an Oscar for Annie Hall, joked and supplied his own theory about why he thinks the strike will end soon: pressure from media moguls wives. My secret feeling about when this will be over is that it will be over by the Oscars, and here s why: because the wives of all the guys who own the companies that own the studios have already bought their gowns, Brickman said. (Multichannel News)
Washington Post Film Critic Jan 21, 2008
New York, N.Y.: I must be the only person who really didn't like Annie Hall -- jittery Diane Keaton and misogynist Woody just didn't do it for me. I'm glad he's found peace in his life but I really have to wonder why actors agree to star in his stinkers. (Washington Post)
In Mad Money, an unlikely trio tries a life of crime Jan 19, 2008
Once such a gifted comic (Annie Hall), she's now resorted to silly schlock like this and Because I Said So to keep her career afloat. Both she and her fans deserve better. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Keaton: Lifetime achievement in comic flair Jan 19, 2008
Anyway, the money in the bank here is Keaton, whose smile gleams us right back to Annie Hall. An Overture Films release. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Heist caper bankrupt of fresh ideas Jan 18, 2008
So it's refreshing, and occasionally amusing, to watch her pushing the pause button on her trademark Annie Hall tics. Perhaps to compensate, poor Latifah is required to ride the straight rails of her archetypal character once again the proud black woman, this time stooping to theft only to further the educational horizons of her two beloved sons. (Globe and Mail)
Faith, freedom and bling Jan 17, 2008
Like the slick Hollywood guy in "Annie Hall" who has a notion that he wants to turn into a concept and then develop into an idea, W. has resumed his mantra of having a vision that turns into freedom that could develop into global democracy. W.'s peace train quickly gave way to the warpath, however, with Bush devoting a good chunk of time to the unfinished war in Iraq and the possibility of a war with Iran. (International Herald Tribune)
'When Harry Met Sally' collectors edition Jan 17, 2008
15, 2008 10:45 PM Make fun of the movie for blatantly borrowing from Woody Allen's Annie Hall. Bemoan that you've seen it on cable so many times that you can recite the dialogue from the climactic New Year's Eve scene ("I love it that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out") by heart. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Diane Keaton Drops F-Bomb on 'Good Morning America' Jan 16, 2008
Keaton's capricious fashion sense in "Annie Hall" consisting of vests, ties, baggy pants and clothing characteristic of menswear made her a fashion icon in the late 1970s. Top Video. (Fox News)
Keaton Is 'Money' Jan 13, 2008
Among them: the first and second "Godfather" pictures, numerous Woody Allen films, "Looking for Mr. Goodbar," "Reds," "Shoot the Moon," "Marvin's Room" and "Something's Gotta Give." She won a best actress Oscar for Allen's "Annie Hall" (1977) and has earned three other Academy Award nominations in the same category ... Q: A couple of years ago, a Canadian newspaper headline about you said, "She's Annie Hall Forever." Many Diane Keaton stories use the words "la de da," Annie Hall's catchphrase... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Everybody loves Chris Jan 7, 2008
There is also a poster of Woody Allen's Annie Hall and there are pictures of Rock alongside the Peppers and the other comedians - among them Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider - known as the Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live. His book shelf is strikingly eclectic, the Vibe History of Hip-Hop lined up against Peanuts Treasury and Essential Dali. (Guardian Unlimited)
Keaton postponed motherhood for Mr. Right Jan 3, 2008
Keaton won an Oscar for "Annie Hall." Her screen credits also include "Manhattan," "Reds," "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" and "Marvin's Room.". Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- News)
Keaton waited for Mr. Right Jan 3, 2008
Keaton won an Oscar for "Annie Hall." Her screen credits also include "Manhattan," "Reds," "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" and "Marvin's Room.". . (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
A life in horror has paid off well Jan 2, 2008
So it's like that post-coital line of Woody Allen's in Annie Hall, "As Balzac said, 'There goes another novel' ". Right, Barker agreed. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Rated PU, unfit for all Jan 1, 2008
"This is Diane Keaton, people. Manhattan.' Annie Hall.' The Godfather.' Looking for Mr. Goodbar.' Acting like a whooping crane on Ritalin and getting hit in the face with a bar mitzvah cake. There oughta be a law." (The Washington Post) ... Diane Keaton will always be beloved for "Annie Hall." No one can take that away from her, though they are trying, actually, to take that away from her. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Long, witty line of Jewish comedians Dec 29, 2007
Allen's flicks have covered a wide variety of genres, from mockumentary ("Zelig") to full-blown comedies ("Sleeper," "Love and Death"), theatre-style dramas ("Interiors," "September"), musicals ("Everyone Says I Love You"), and humorous masterpieces ("Annie Hall," "Manhattan," "Hannah and Her Sisters"). Allen has been nominated for 20 Academy Awards (he won three) and nine Golden Globes. (CNN -- Showbiz)
NYC-themed love stories add up to perfect New Year's Eve Dec 29, 2007
Annie Hall (1977) No one photographs (or glorifies) New York like Woody Allen, and he does the same thing for Diane Keaton in this clever, adult and timeless mash note to eccentric love and eccentrics, period. When Harry Met Sally. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Palm Springs stargazing Dec 12, 2007
Our tour guide Annie Hall, of Celebrity Tours (www. celebrity-tours. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
