The fascinating part is that his last five or six movies have, for the most part, made small to comfortable profits.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 27 July 2017 12:23 (six years ago) link
It seems like the fans he alienated in the '90s and for most of the '00s through Match Point have returned and stayed put.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 27 July 2017 12:24 (six years ago) link
he still does good biz overseas, relative to budget
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 27 July 2017 12:29 (six years ago) link
"The Remarkable Laziness of Woody Allen"
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/10/woody-allen-wonder-wheel/537876/
― Eazy, Thursday, 7 September 2017 20:13 (six years ago) link
looking forward to reading but can I just say lol @ that cartoon
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 7 September 2017 20:19 (six years ago) link
seems pretty plausible to me -- and really, for someone who's made it through a few of these movies over the last 20+ years, not much I hadn't already thought at some point. His movies now really do seem more like compulsions than works of art, with anything like "intent" or insights into life/people.
― Dominique, Thursday, 7 September 2017 20:46 (six years ago) link
I mean, obsessive perfectionism isn't always necessary to produce great art. Schoenberg (and Pollock?) created some of his greatest works very rapidly with minimal revision. The incuriosity seems like the bigger problem. Happens to lots of old guys. I think the quality of his recent movies that I've seen is not that different from idk latter-day Eric Clapton albums or something. I liked To Rome With Love btw!
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Thursday, 7 September 2017 23:17 (six years ago) link
It's kind of a model of management: do the part you do, delegate the rest, and it comes down to who you hired.
― Eazy, Thursday, 7 September 2017 23:21 (six years ago) link
idk latter-day Eric Clapton albums
(which I usually find pleasant enough but rarely spend much money on them or listen repeatedly)
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Thursday, 7 September 2017 23:25 (six years ago) link
Cafe Society is actually kinda good, though I think it has everything to do with Vittorio Storaro.
― Frederik B, Friday, 8 September 2017 00:26 (six years ago) link
It looks nice; it's not good.
WA's late period encapsulated by dusting off his Mostel script for Larry David.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 8 September 2017 01:07 (six years ago) link
that movie was so unenjoyable
― I am a paying customer, who is very cordial and pleasant to talk to (stevie), Friday, 8 September 2017 07:20 (six years ago) link
Yeah, I would say that's Allen's worst film - it looked so cheap and stagebound, and Larry David isn't any kind of actor (or, he doesn't get any support/direction from Allen).
― Gulley Jimson (Ward Fowler), Friday, 8 September 2017 07:49 (six years ago) link
Huh?
― Frederik B, Friday, 8 September 2017 09:35 (six years ago) link
New one isn't a Comedy...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFM0UqX9MJ8
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 4 October 2017 22:49 (six years ago) link
teal & orange.xls
― new noise, Wednesday, 4 October 2017 23:02 (six years ago) link
New one isn't a Comedy…
at least he's consistent
― Josefa, Thursday, 5 October 2017 05:15 (six years ago) link
https://media.tenor.com/images/aac519ba766c57477c9b30ded3cecb6c/tenor.gif
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 5 October 2017 05:28 (six years ago) link
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― sleepingbag, Thursday, 5 October 2017 05:59 (six years ago) link
jfc just stop it
http://www.indiewire.com/2017/10/woody-allen-elle-fanning-movie-adult-teenager-sex-scene-1201890099/
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 15:51 (six years ago) link
yeah but art
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 October 2017 15:54 (six years ago) link
Weird
― Treeship, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 16:04 (six years ago) link
This is even worse than the premise for Manhattan
― Treeship, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 16:05 (six years ago) link
Still deeply troubled by Wonder Wheel, I encounter Myron Meisel's description of Edgar G. Ulmer's Babes in Bagdad: "Achieves an emotional honesty in a fraudulent context in a unique way that few would be advised to imitate."— BANDZ STACKHAGE (@NickPinkerton) November 30, 2017
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 30 November 2017 19:59 (six years ago) link
that's also a v good description of the CK movie, incidentally
― Simon H., Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:00 (six years ago) link
That's accurate. I didn't believe a single line of Timberlake's, and Winslet reprises Cate Blanchett's soggy Blanche act from Blue Jasmine, but the older woman/younger man sexing is refreshing for a while.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:05 (six years ago) link
JFC Woody Allen needs to meet his end already
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:08 (six years ago) link
Timberlake is ~6 years younger than Winslet xp
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:10 (six years ago) link
the movie makes a point of the five-year difference
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:24 (six years ago) link
Only in Hollywood...
― Fred Klinkenberg (Eric H.), Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:37 (six years ago) link
especially since Timberlake, despite the makeup, has aged worse than Winslet.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:39 (six years ago) link
his face looks like a surgical glove packed with ice
I be on my surg and ice shit, ice shit, ice
http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Justin+Timberlake+2017+Vanity+Fair+Oscar+Party+QZ-bDkMjUxNl.jpg
― Fred Klinkenberg (Eric H.), Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:42 (six years ago) link
he looks like a mr. potato head
― crüt, Thursday, 30 November 2017 21:07 (six years ago) link
AO Scott examines his historical WA conscience:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/movies/woody-allen.html
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:39 (six years ago) link
WTF?
https://scontent-dft4-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27750673_1586414801473497_3847278070291359153_n.jpg?oh=66463c7d5644e9b5ee3ebf9ccc28c61d&oe=5B187BB5
― ...some of y'all too woke to function (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 7 February 2018 23:25 (six years ago) link
lol
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Thursday, 8 February 2018 01:02 (six years ago) link
that must've been soon after What's Up, Tiger Lily?
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 8 February 2018 01:14 (six years ago) link
Could be that Allen gave his permission because he wanted to emulate Bob Hope, who had a DC comic book that lasted for over 100 issues.
― Agharta Christie (Ward Fowler), Thursday, 8 February 2018 02:38 (six years ago) link
comic-book woody looks more dapper and handsome, even, than i remember even the 60s-era woody ever being
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 8 February 2018 02:47 (six years ago) link
I don't think Scott's a bad writer but that piece seems incoherent and uncecessary
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 8 February 2018 07:23 (six years ago) link
The comic was from December '67
Some Backstory: http://www.geekpittsburgh.com/comic-book-appearances/woody-allen
― ...some of y'all too woke to function (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 8 February 2018 07:49 (six years ago) link
There was a Woody color comic strip in Sunday papers in THE '80s. He's not that pure.
(There was a Jerry Lewis comic book in his movie star era.)
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 8 February 2018 13:07 (six years ago) link
Abrams did a best-of collection of the 1976-84 Woody strip in 2009.
― Haribo Hancock (sic), Thursday, 8 February 2018 19:52 (six years ago) link
shelved?
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/30/woody-allen-new-film-shelved-amazon-rainy-day-new-york
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 3 September 2018 15:55 (five years ago) link
Wow
― 🦅 (Trϵϵship), Monday, 3 September 2018 16:20 (five years ago) link
Life will continue to be worth living without his films.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Monday, 3 September 2018 16:57 (five years ago) link
*potato head blues plays* *camera zooms out and pans over the streets of manhattan**credits roll*
Dr MorbiusTreeshipman alive
― 🦅 (Trϵϵship), Monday, 3 September 2018 17:04 (five years ago) link
https://entertainment.theonion.com/aspiring-actor-dreams-of-one-day-publicly-voicing-regre-1822199182
― Police, Academy (cryptosicko), Monday, 3 September 2018 17:14 (five years ago) link
the controversy that NEVER ENDS AND NEVER WILL
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/09/17/whats-happened-to-woody-is-so-upsetting-so-unjust-soon-yi-previn-speaks-out-in-controversial-interview/?utm_term=.c4e3b78b88e3
― Οὖτις, Monday, 17 September 2018 16:32 (five years ago) link