Daily TV guide Aug 1, 2009
Annie Hall 9 p.m., 10:36 p.m. (44). Best Picture about a paranoid comic (Woody Allen) and an aspiring singer. (Boston Globe)
Critic's corner Aug 1, 2009
Annie Hall 9 p.m. Channel 2. Woody Allen at his neurotic best. (Boston Globe)
Funny People movie review - Funny People showtimes Jul 31, 2009
That can and has been done (submitted for your approval: City Lights, Sullivan s Travels, Annie Hall, Groundhog Day ), but because Apatow hasn t figured out the proper mix, he adds instead of subtracts. And adds and adds: At 146 increasingly strained minutes, Funny People is two movies, the first (and better) of which concerns George s illness and ends at around the 90-minute mark. (Boston Globe)
'Blazing Saddles'on screen today Jul 29, 2009
The American Film Institute has ranked the film sixth in a list of the 100 funniest American movies of all time -- just behind "Annie Hall" and "Duck Soup.". You can catch it at Mercyhurst College today where it'll be shown twice. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Taylor Says Bernanke Gets Rate Rule Right While Goldman Doesn't Understand Jul 25, 2009
Taylors admonishing Hatzius and other critics recalls , in his 1977 movie Annie Hall, calling forth philosopher on a movie line to deflate a tweedy academic pontificating about McLuhan by telling him that you know nothing of my work. . (Bloomberg)
Bask in the warmth of delightful '(500) Days of Summer' Jul 20, 2009
Where Annie Hall had the famous subtitled scene in which and said one thing and thought another, (500) Days of Summer has a similarly clever split-screen segment, with half of the screen devoted to "Reality" and the other to "Expectation.". is terrific as Tom, a twentysomething greeting-card writer with artistic dreams beyond his humdrum job. (USA Today -- Life)
‘Jersey Boys’ charts the Four Seasons’ rocky course to fame Jul 19, 2009
The idea for Jersey Boys was born during a casual lunch in 2002 among Valli, Elice, Jersey Boys co-writer Marshall Brickman (who helped write Woody Allen s Annie Hall and Manhattan Murder Mystery ), and Bob Gaudio, Valli s longtime songwriter and business partner. They started to describe what their early careers were like, and it was such a great story, Elice says. (Boston Globe)
Rape in Berlin: Facing the truth Jul 18, 2009
"Annie Hall" over Antonioni. Lists of the best films ever always tell you a lot more about the people compiling them, and about the state of critical thinking at a given moment, than they tell you about the movies in question. (Salon)
Review: 'Summer' one of the best of the year Jul 18, 2009
It's a Gen-Y "Annie Hall" made by a new-style Wes Anderson who uses his cleverness for humanity instead of postmodern superiority. None of it would work, though, without such lived-in performances. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Bay Area's destination movie theaters Jul 18, 2009
Dress code: Diane Keaton from "Annie Hall". Why it makes the list: The key word is "quaint" - this is a better theater to see an Oscar film than something with a lot of stuff blowing up. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'(500) Days of Summer' is a charmer Jul 17, 2009
It s an Annie Hall for the iPod generation. ber-designed, pleasing to the touch, making up in generic sweetness what it lacks in bite. (Boston Globe)
(500) Days Of Summer Jul 17, 2009
Only, Webb s film wouldn t dare be as boldly cynical as either The Graduate or Annie Hall. It s still warm and hopeful, still pretty conventional. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
(500) Days of familiar melancholy romance Jul 15, 2009
For all its visual acuity, sharp acting, hopscotching timeline and unique presentation of Los Angeles as a city with a thriving downtown, (500) Days of Summer feels like yet another in a series of Annie Hall wannabes. The film warns us off the bat that its a boy-meets-girl story but not a love story. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Quentin over Fellini? "Annie Hall" over Antonioni? Jul 15, 2009
"Annie Hall" over Antonioni. Scenes from "Citizen Kane," "Raging Bull" and "Annie Hall" ... "Annie Hall" as the 28th greatest film of all time, ahead of "Raging Bull," "The Passion of Joan of Arc," "Grand Illusion" and "The 400 Blows". (Salon)
Love stories to love Jul 14, 2009
Annie Hall (1977): Woody Allen isn't necessarily the most romantic leading man in the world, but at least he tries, in his own neurotic way. It's kind of sweet. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Zooey Deschanel A Busy Girl Jul 13, 2009
The crowd -- including co-star Geoffrey Arend and his bride-to-be Christina Hendricks 00004000 ("Mad Men"), Leighton Meester, Kelsey and Camille Grammer, and Hilary Rhoda -- compared the movie to such classics as "Annie Hall" and "Say Anything.". . (New York Post -- Gossip)
AND HERE'S THE KICKER Jul 12, 2009
"Annie Hall" co-writer Marshall Brickman discusses the brainstorming that led to the iconic screenplay. "Woody said, 'You know what? The movie that could really be a breakthrough hit is the kind that nobody's tried before. So let's do the crazy one, the literary one.' Which was 'Annie Hall.' ". (New York Post -- Opinions)
What is Woody Allen's best film? Jul 4, 2009
Annie Hall (1977) 51 percent ... Annie Hall - Peter Hartlaub, Pop culture critic ... com readers Annie Hall (1977) 51 percent Manhattan (1979) 18 percent Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) 15 percent Match Point (2005) 10 percent Love and Death (1975). (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Whatever Works' Jul 3, 2009
As profundities go, that doesn't rank up there with "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." Nor does this 40th Woody Allen film rank up there with the likes of "Annie Hall" or "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." But even middlin'-quality Allen is more entertaining and mentally engaging than three-fourths of what passes for comedy on today's screen. The script of "Whatever Works" was written more than 30 years ago for the late great Zero Mostel, who departed in 1977. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Parker, Broderick twins debut Jul 1, 2009
Keaton won an Academy Award for 1977's "Annie Hall." She's been nominated three other times. Zsa Zsa Gabor returns. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Keaton 'fine' after film set fall Jul 1, 2009
Keaton won the best actress Oscar in 1978 for Annie Hall ... Keaton won the best actress Oscar for Annie Hall in 1978 and was nominated for the award a further three times. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Diane Keaton Takes A Tumble Jun 30, 2009
Keaton won an Academy Award for 1977's "Annie Hall." She's been nominated three other times for "Reds," "Marvin's Room" and "Something's Gotta Give.". More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
Readers vs. critics Jun 27, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009. What is your favorite Jack Black movie. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Review: 'Whatever Works' will do for now Jun 27, 2009
Mick LaSalle, Chronicle Movie Critic. Friday, June 26, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Please Disregard Your Enthusiasm Jun 20, 2009
At least Annie Hall knew how to give as good as she got. David's protestations in interviews that he told Woody he wasn't actor enough to play this role ring sadly true. (Slate)
'Whatever Works': Grumposaurus Rex, By Kurt Loder Jun 20, 2009
Allen wrote the script more than 30 years ago, when he was making such incomparable films as "Annie Hall" and "Manhattan." Back then, his nebbish hostility had the fresh zing of underdog humor. Now he's wealthy and celebrated and 73 years old, and that youthful comic stance, transported into the present, just seems crabby and sour. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Newsweek: The roots of the New York neurotic Jun 20, 2009
What was most radical about Annie Hall in 1977 wasn't just that a nebbishy, brainy and self-doubting Jew could be the star of a romantic comedy but that he could get the beautiful WASP girl. Twenty and 30 years later, Woody was still getting the girl; as he grew older, though, the girl didn't. (MSNBC -- News)
Woody Allen eyes Carla Bruni for film role Jun 19, 2009
Something of a specialist in creating roles for women, he made Diane Keaton a star with "Annie Hall" in 1977 and has since worked with actresses ranging from his former wife Mia Farrow to Mira Sorvino and Scarlett Johansson. Copyright 2009 Reuters. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Annie Hollow Jun 19, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009 Last Update: 05:20 AM EDT. hide topics THIS WEEK'S HOT TOPICS. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
no First Amendment defense in Woody Allen v. American Apparel Jun 18, 2009
He had alleged that American Apparel's billboard advertising campaign featuring a still photo of him dressed as a Hasidic Jew from the film Annie Hall" was a blatant misappropriation of his image. Neither side said much at the time about why they had settled the case, but U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Griesa's rulings at a pretrial hearing May 11 - in which he said American Apparel's liability was "very clear" -- provide much of the missing context.American Apparel's defense against... (Harper's Magazine)
Woody Allen: On location in New York is getting hard to do Jun 18, 2009
So have his most notable films, including Manhattan,Annie Hall, Hannah and Her Sisters and Crimes and Misdemeanors ... Ask him about his favorite scenes from Annie Hall or Hannah and Her Sisters, and he just shakes his head. (USA Today -- Life)
Allen's film, 'Whatever Works,' ideal for David Jun 17, 2009
"Whatever Works" is funny, philosophical and New York-centric -- more in line with Allen's films in the '70s and '80s, when he was hitting his stride with films like "Annie Hall" and "Hannah and Her Sisters.". Neither David or Allen, though, consider Boris an alter ego of Allen. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Off the Rails Jun 16, 2009
This was a beautiful trick when deployed in Annie Hall in a schoolroom, at the movies, during lunch with Annie s family but those monologues were cut short as other voices intruded, eliding the narcissism of the hero and forcing him to join a crowded world. Boris, by contrast, is allowed to rant at leisure, barely drawing a laugh, and we are left with the sense of a locked-in soul a proud one, too, as if he alone (plus, by implication, the director) were witness to an inarguable truth. (New Yorker)
Best actress: Why doesn't Hollywood care? May 21, 2009
Because the next time a best actress appeared in a best picture wasnt until 1977: Diane Keaton for Annie Hall. During that same period, 15 best actors starred in best pictures, and to this day, best pictures tend to be testosterone-filled enterprises: Braveheart and Gladiator and the like. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
'Star Trek' screened in space May 20, 2009
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.". QB Collins writescountry songs. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Woody avoids nasty trial May 20, 2009
The US director-actor had sued American Apparel, known for its racy advertising campaigns, for allegedly using without permission an image from his movie 'Annie Hall' in which he appeared as a Hasidic Jew. The Oscar-winning Hollywood icon had sought $10-million compensation, but told reporters at the federal courthouse in New York he still secured a record. (iAfrica.com)
Memorable Dancing outfits May 19, 2009
Filmmaker had sued clothing maker over use of Annie Hall image in ads. Multimedia. (MSNBC -- News)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
‘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)
