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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
'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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
Chanel across the Channel Dec 12, 2007
While everyone else was swanning around in Chanel or super-chic black, she was wearing some sort of Annie Hall get-up. Bless her, clearly no stylist was at work: a big cream blazer, sleeves rolled up '80s-style (did she borrow it from partner Greg Wise. (The Australian)
Palm Springs stargazing Dec 12, 2007
Our tour guide Annie Hall, of Celebrity Tours (www. celebrity-tours. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
2 Days in Paris: Making fun of real life nightmares Dec 11, 2007
In a performance that recalls Woody Allen in Manhattan, and Annie Hall Goldberg embodies the stereotypical neurotic New Yorker, Marion tries her best to accommodate his whining, worrying and general carrying on. She must balance all the stress of visiting the old home while ministering to his whining needs. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Beowulf in sheep's clothing Dec 1, 2007
It was something Woody Allen warned Diane Keaton not to do, in Annie Hall: "Just don't take any course where you have to read Beowulf". But the heroic epic poem, written by an anonymous author some time between the eighth and 11th centuries, was viewed as a cornerstone of modern literature. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Cruises United Artists off to a rocky start Nov 26, 2007
She points to musicals such as West Side Story, romances such as The African Queen and comedies such as Annie Hall and said she wants to replicate that variety. A blockbuster action film starring Cruise is not out of the question. (MSNBC -- News)
Former Stones PR man dies at 73 Nov 22, 2007
Wasserman also branched out into film - representing actors like Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson, and publicising films such as Star Wars and Annie Hall. But his career ended in 2000, when he was jailed for swindling some of his closest non-celebrity friends by falsely claiming to be selling shares in investment schemes that he said were backed by stars like U2. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Paul Wasserman, 73, publicist Nov 21, 2007
He also publicized such films as Cat Ballou, ''Easy Rider, ''Annie Hall and Star Wars. . (Variety)
Paris With A Sting Nov 21, 2007
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Is Beowulf Animation? Pt.#2 Nov 20, 2007
"I guess by the AMPAS's definition then sure, Beowulf is animation but then so is Annie Hall, Citizen Kane and Clerks," says Nelvana animator Barry Sanders. "Film is a frame by frame technique. What it fails to say is that animation requires a person to 'create' that motion frame by frame.". (Suite101.com)
Paul Wasserman, 73; career as music publicist unraveled over investment scheme Nov 20, 2007
And he publicized dozens of films, including "Cat Ballou," "Easy Rider," "Annie Hall" and "Star Wars.". But it was in his role as a rock 'n' roll publicist that the man whom friends called Wasso made his greatest mark. (Los Angeles Times)
Selecting From The Ratings Menu Nov 19, 2007
while considering how Nielsen ratings are best applied to the local markets, I'm reminded of the joke that Woody Allen uses to begin Annie Hall. Two women are discussing a posh Catskills resort when one remarks that the food is terrible. (MediaWeek.com)
'No Country For Old Men' promises to be among best movies of 2007 Nov 18, 2007
Beowulf' In "Annie Hall," Woody Allen says, "Never take any class that makes you read 'Beowulf.'". Love it or hate it, this Old English poem is full of everything you could want in a movie: major monster battles, heroic characters and saucy dames. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Linda Griffiths on Thought Speak Nov 15, 2007
Like Annie Hall saying one thing and thinking another. "That s right. I am just writing the notes to Age of Arousal which are copious and the "thought speak" is a long topic. But it s instantaneous on the stage, and the audience gets it very quickly and really enjoys it. To explain, it takes much longer than it does to actually do.". (Suite101.com)
Beowulf's epic comeback Nov 13, 2007
In the movie "Annie Hall," after Diane Keaton expresses an interest in enrolling in college classes, Woody Allen advises, "Just don't take any course where you have to read 'Beowulf.' ". But scholars, authors and fans say the poem endures because it is a timeless yarn about brave souls purging peaceful societies of agents of evil. (Los Angeles Times)
Zemeckis brings heroic "Beowulf" to life Nov 12, 2007
Remember in "Annie Hall" when Woody Allen advised Diane Keaton, "Just don't take any class where you have to read 'Beowulf'". As multitudes stand in long lines to see this movie, many may indeed be reading "Beowulf," if only to relish what Zemeckis and company. (Reuters)
'Experts' cash in on strike Nov 10, 2007
Frankly, to borrow Woody Allen's line from "Annie Hall" -- the one where he expresses skepticism toward "any religion that advertises in Popular Mechanics" -- perhaps it's time for a moratorium on "experts" who bombard reporters with press releases trumpeting their credentials. Yet because slimmed-down news operations are cheap and increasingly undermanned -- fostering a kind of reportorial laziness, as fewer bodies struggle to occupy more space and time -- this spam-like tactic can be... (Variety)
'Lions for Lambs' asks questions but lacks roar Nov 8, 2007
More lamb than lion, the movie's a lightweight in the pantheon of United Artists films, which include studio co-founder Charles Chaplin's "City Lights" and "Modern Times," Cruise's "Rain Man," and such classics as "12 Angry Men," "Fiddler on the Roof," "Annie Hall" and "Rocky.". But as ideological dramas go, it's a huge step up from, say, Sylvester Stallone draped in an American flag for "Rocky IV.". (North County Times)
Film schooled Oct 19, 2007
The movies David screened for his son ranged from classics like Annie Hall and On the Waterfront to popcorn fare like Showgirls and Under Siege. Afterwards, they'd sit out on the porch while Jesse enjoyed a cigarette and talk not only about the film, but about life. (National Post)
North County's own bring 'Jersey Boys' home Oct 11, 2007
The journey of "Jersey Boys" to the stage began in 2002 when Brickman (co-writer of "Annie Hall" and "Manhattan" with Woody Allen) and Elice (whose theatrical writing credits include the revue "Bad Times Are Just Around the Corner" and the thriller "Double Double") were invited to lunch by Valli and fellow Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio (the band's principal songwriter). Valli and Gaudio envisioned using their song catalog as the basis for a "Mamma Mia"-style jukebox musical (which combined... (North County Times)
Costa: Summer ends and school begins Oct 3, 2007
I think of Woody Allen s great line to Diane Keaton in Annie Hall when she parks her car way away from the curb. That s OK. We can walk to the curb from here. (Westford Eagle, MA)
Review: Feast of Love Sep 28, 2007
Feast of Love should do for Portland housing values what Annie Hall did for Manhattan. Our hero, if he is such, is Bradley (Greg Kinnear), the owner of Jitters coffee shop and a quintessential nice guy who is blissfully oblivious to what's going on in his life. (Canada.com)
Pick your flicks Sep 27, 2007
"Annie Hall" by the Woodster. I saw this film for the first time probably 20 years ago and I still quote lines from it. (The Indianapolis Star -- Entertainment)
Foreign filmmaker Sep 14, 2007
" Simple dollars and cents -- or more accurately, Euros -- created this sea-change in the life of the guy who chronicled upscale New York life in dozens of movies from Annie Hall to Bullets Over Broadway. Never a mega-box office filmmaker, these days, he simply can't find American producers who will both bankroll his movies and give him creative freedom. Europeans, on the other hand, still regard Allen as an auteur, such that his last few movies were bankrolled and shot in England, and his next,... (Winnipeg Sun)
Read on... Sep 10, 2007
Three films that mean a lot to me: Annie Hall, directed by Woody AllenWaiting for Guffman, directed by Christopher GuestFucking Amal( Show Me Love), directed by Lukas Moodysson. Last CD I bought: Does buying an album on iTunes count. (Variety)
Camera-toting partygoers leave paparazzi in the dark Sep 10, 2007
Photographs of Jake Gyllenhaal arriving at Pearson International Airport were quickly sent to gossip websites like Pink is the new Blog, while shots of Sienna Miller's Annie Hall meets Alice in Wonderland were online before the Factory Girl had made it to the VIP room. Agencies are now popping up to take advantage of this material, and the new labour force that provides it. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Film weekly in Venice Sep 9, 2007
For more cerebral efforts, Annie Hall and Manhattan top the list. And Woody's underrated masterpiece has to be the Purple Rose of Cairo. (The Observer)
Allen finds a better quality of misery Sep 3, 2007
His name may be synonymous with bittersweet comedies with Play It Again, Sam and Annie Hall among his enduring classics but Allen says he has always wanted to write serious dramas rather than comedies ... His comic talent won him Oscars for his movies Annie Hall and Hannah and Her Sisters. (Times Online)
A 'Paris' only Woody would love Aug 24, 2007
A lot of the movie is actually like a long, raw version of the trips in "Annie Hall," in which Annie and Alvy go back in time and look at living snapshots from Annie's old relationships. Alternatively, "2 Days in Paris" feels like an adolescently frantic variation on the blissful romance in Richard Linklater's "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset," which also starred Delpy. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Experts: Vent, then resolve the problem Aug 22, 2007
Talk therapy, particularly for the rich, could take years, as Woody Allen in the movie "Annie Hall" confessed when he said about his analyst, "I'm gonna give him one more year and then I'm going to Lourdes.". The recently deceased New York psychotherapist Albert Ellis and others argued for shorter periods of therapy with an emphasis on changing behavior and moving forward rather than looking back. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Shrinking the big screen Aug 20, 2007
As the New Yorker film critic David Denby observed recently, the genre hasn't been as magnificent since Woody Allen's "Annie Hall" (1977) and "Manhattan" (1979). "Sex and the City," on HBO, restored the glamour and zaniness and the candor that had gone missing at the movies. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Tartan Trash Aug 12, 2007
Julie Delpy arrives to close the festival with 2 Days in Paris, which she directs and stars in, a romantic and funny mix of Annie Hall, Godard and her own Before Sunset. In between, I recommend you catch Rocket Science, the first feature from American Jeffrey Blitz. (The Observer)
Julie Delpy's '2 Days' has its moments Aug 10, 2007
Delpy is clearly trying to approximate the neurotic chemistry of Diane Keaton and Allen, going for an even more powerful culture clash than in Annie Hall. She has a Keaton-esque quality. (USA Today -- Life)
Patti Smith covers Dylan to Cobain Aug 8, 2007
She also had on boots and a black hat, which made her look part Annie Hall and part Amish. I was glad when she lost the hat. (City Pages)
Has Ricky Gervais stopped being funny? Aug 8, 2007
I also find Woody Allen funny and no matter how many times i watch Annie Hall i can still laugh till im crying. But i also find Chubby Brown funny. (Telegraph.co.uk)
KISS & TELLING Aug 5, 2007
"Some months later," he says, "I was rewatching 'Annie Hall,' and he uses the exact same phrase: 'There's too much emphasis placed on the female orgasm.' ". . (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Ms Weaver's feeling for snow Aug 3, 2007
" But, she adds, she also "learnt a lot about joy" from the people she met. Since Weaver made her first appearance on film - 30 years ago, a fleeting cameo in Woody Allen's Annie Hall - she has pushed herself to avoid repetition, to mix independent movies and blockbusters. Inevitably, she says, if she has a success in a strong, defined role, she'll be sent scripts along the same lines: action movies after her performance as Ripley in Alien; cold, forbidding women after her character in The Ice... (The Age)
What are the worst films of all time? Aug 1, 2007
" No Sly, you were pox! Posted by: Mark on August 1, 2007 8:26 AM any film with cate blanchett sould be burned and destroyed the most over rated actor ever Posted by: pete on August 1, 2007 8:27 AM Wild, Wild West! Posted by: Alftura on August 1, 2007 8:27 AM 'The Coolangatta Gold' was an early 80s shocker. I don't think Grant Kenny's acting career ever got off the ground. Posted by: Paul Newcombe on August 1, 2007 8:29 AM Passion of the Christ. Posted by: Hell Fire Rod on August 1, 2007 8:30 AM... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
