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I find it funny that in many discussions regarding "best American movies" his films usually don't get mentioned, even though his EVERY new film is a must-see. For to me his work has always been one of the bright spots in the modern American cinema. With films like Crimes and Misdemeanors he had secured his place on the movie Olimpus. And in my view this is his best work ever. The man is also responsible for some of the most memorable moments in the movie history.So how come he doesn't hold a more favorable position? Is that because of his attitude towards the West Coast establishment? That should actually give him a boost, I'd think (I know it does with me...).
What is your favorite film? And also, what role, if any, have his sexcapades played in your perception of his work? It seems like he has pretty much disappeared from the minds of many viewers... riht?
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I'm partial to "Bullets over Broadway." Even though Woody doesn't appear in the film, every character in the film sounds EXACTLY like him, right down to the stammering and nebbishing! A hoot! "Mighty Aphrodite" was a scream, too.
This is in my top five films. Sad, sweet, and aching ribs funny. The music is a hoot. Never a slow moment. Three scenes; the shoot-out in the Macy's Parade balloon storage facility, the "mafia" garden party, and the Thanksgiving dinner are superb.Geoff
not dying."a friend told me that one a few days ago.
I'm a younger guy, so my favorites are "Deconstructing Harry" and "Everyone Says I Love You"
When he stumbled across a VW bug in the cave covered with dust and it started right up... the whole theatre roared.
(1)Sleeper; (2)Annie Hall; (3)What's Up, Tiger Lily? - AH
NT
My top three: "Hannah and Her Sisters", "Manhattan", and "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" (the last because of the recognition line: "Mother!!! What are you doing here, mother?").> > Is that because of his attitude towards the West Coast establishment? < <
That's part of my guess. The other part is that his films won't make as much money for the industry as Scorsese's.
No role of his sexual relations in my viewing habits. Saw a Bravo documentary showing Woody and Soon Yi visiting Venice. Woody was his ol' nebbishy self. Looked like a happy couple to me. The one role that made me pause with creepiness is in "Everyone Says I Love You", when he spies and uses confidential information between Julia Roberts' character and her psychiatrist to woo and seduce her.
Hello Victor,I agree Woody Allen is often overlooked as a great director, but I can understand why. He rarely uses the whole medium, relying on his talent as a writer more than anything else.
Most of his scripts read quite well, and have almost a play- like structure- indeed, it wouldn,t be hard to imagine a lot of his films as plays.
I quite like his early work (especially Sleeper), slapstick though they were, but I always enjoy his films and I am rarely disappointed. A great talent. As for his private life- who cares.
Regards,
john
I don't know why people don't mention Woody Allen and his movies often enough whenever they are talking about great American films. I only know why I don't. Sure, his movies are very very good, but I never felt like I had a truly mesmerizing cinematic experience. This is in contrast to movies by Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Ang Lee (ever since Sense and Sensibility), and even James Cameron himself (ugghh!), who dazzled me to no end. Perhaps it's the low-tech low-budget "feel" and "look" of his movies. Perhaps it's the fact that his movies give me the impression that I'm eavesdropping on someone else's life. Who knows?I love "Annie Hall" by the way. When it first came out, I was a lad of only 13 years old and didn't watch it. I had seen "Star Wars" that year and loved that film (but who didn't at the time?). During the Oscar ceremonies, I waited anxiously hoping for "Star Wars" to win the Best Picture. Of course, it didn't win. "Annie Hall" won and I was furious! How could a Woody Allen comedy win Best Picture, I asked myself! A month or two later, I decided to watch "Annie Hall" and changed my perspective on film and cinema. Heck, I was surprised that I liked it more than "Star Wars"!
***I had seen "Star Wars" that year and loved that film (but who didn't at the time?).Well, I didn't...
***I don't know why people don't mention Woody Allen and his movies often enough whenever they are talking about great American films. I only know why I don't. Sure, his movies are very very good, but I never felt like I had a truly mesmerizing cinematic experience. This is in contrast to movies by Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Ang Lee (ever since Sense and Sensibility), and even James Cameron himself (ugghh!), who dazzled me to no end. Perhaps it's the low-tech low-budget "feel" and "look" of his movies.
In that "low tech" category Woody joins the quiet and introvert crowd of pale movie directors (move over, Frederico, make room for Ingmar, and don't step on Wim's hills...) who are marching into the oblivion to the sound of roaring Titanics and SPR's.
***Perhaps it's the fact that his movies give me the impression that I'm eavesdropping on someone else's life.That is a good observation. Do you think this is unacceptable to the American public? Then why are the sales of the supermarket tabloids as high as they are?
***Who knows?
Well, none of us knows for sure... we are lucky if we can come up with a couple of lame theories.
I concur – Woody is one of the greatest.
Who cares what he does in his private life.
It’s not easy to select favorite, but few of them I can watch over and over :
“Everything you want to know about sex…”
“Zelig”
“Mighty Aphrodite”
“Love and Death”
Victor if you haven’t seen this last one yet, you definetly should check it out.
***Victor if you haven’t seen this last one yet, you definetly should check it out.I recall seeing it years ago and being underwhelmed, but perhaps I should check it out agian.
I agree with you regarding the sex lives, but it seems that his exposure, including press coverage, had dropped like a brick after that. Blame it on our hypocritical society, I guess...
It is also my impression that he sort of lost his love for public after that as well. Maybe this is his way of giving us all a birdie - and we all are losers if that's the case. Him too.
One of his earliest. Still laugh my ass off with it.Steve
hi,
1) yes, he is not the first to get into trouble over sex
2) people don't think of comedies as art, silly doorstoppers every one
3)prob Annie Hall, but my favorite changes as i age, and my tastes change.
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