There’s never a bad time to go a little Woody Allen crazy, is there? In honor of Woody’s 76th birthday today, praise is has been flying off the woodworks as of late. PBS recently aired its thorough, mesmerizing two-part documentary on Allen, Midnight in Paris just received its first major awards attention, and the Woody Allen LAMBcast I recorded with some fellows bloggers a few weeks back hit the web.
If you are in need of a Woody Allen fix, here are a few ways to curb it:
A Career Examined
I spent January and February of this year watching every film Woody Allen has ever directed. I spent March reading every book I could find on him, and in April, I published my all-things Woody Allen post, which can be found here.
LAMBcast
A few weeks ago, I recorded an epic Woody Allen podcast with fellow LAMBs Dylan, Sam, Dan, and Danny. You can listen to the long and all-inclusive episode here. Allen fans will certainly enjoy it.
Top 5
Now for a question: what are your top five favorite Woody Allen films, in order? Mine are:
Another Woman (1988)
Match Point (2005)
Husbands and Wives (1992)
Manhattan (1979)
Stardust Memories (1980)
I'm terrible with Woody Allen. I've only seen four films: ANNIE HALL, MANHATTAN, MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY and MIDNIGHT IN PARIS. I definitely, definitely need to catch up on his stuff.
ReplyDeleteYou would LOVE Another Woman. It's his Wild Strawberries.
ReplyDeleteWe kind of went over this on the 'cast, but my top five would have to be something like:
ReplyDelete1. Purple Rose of Cairo
2. Annie Hall
3. Husbands and Wives
4. Sweet and Lowdown
5. Love and Death
I guess I just really like his 'And' movies. And thanks for linking all of your reviews, I think I'll check those out when I have some more time.
Great choices. I need to give Love and Death another go... I didn't dig it at all the first time I watched it. Worth a re-visit...
ReplyDeleteI too am lousy when it comes to Woody Allen, although I really enjoy Annie Hall. I need to watch more of his work, and I think I'll start with Midnight in Paris.
ReplyDeleteAfter the podcast of course.
I dunno if you have Netflix, but some of his best films are on Netflix Instant right now. "Another Woman" is one of the best movies I've ever seen. And it's only 80 minutes. A breeze.
ReplyDeleteI have only seen six by Woody Allen, but I'm going to go with Manhattan, Annie Hall, Midnight in Paris, Match Point and Vicky Cristina Barcelona in order.
ReplyDeleteAll good choices. Manhattan...whatta classic.
ReplyDeleteFor me top 5 of Woody is:
ReplyDelete1. Anything Else
2. Stardust Memories
3. Husbands and Wives
4. Manhattan
5. Annie Hall.
I haven't seen Another Woman, but I definetly will now!
Wow big twist there. I love your choices, but I think Anything Else is Woody's worst film. Explain! :)
ReplyDeleteAnnie Hall
ReplyDeleteThe Purple Rose of Cairo
Hannah and Her Sisters
Match Point
Manhattan
Top 3 Moments from what I would consider lesser Allen films (i.e. not in my top ten)
The bank holdup from Take the Money and Run
The dance beside the Seine from Everyone Says I Love You
Emmet Ray breaks down at the end of Sweet and Lowdown
Also just watched Wild Man Blues tonight. Check it out if you haven't. It pretends to be about Woody Allen, the jazz musician, but it's really not.
I need to see Another Woman, badly.
ReplyDelete@Tom, all GREAT moments. I watched Wild Man Blues a few months back, and yeah, I was happy it didn't focus solely on his jazz. Really great doc
ReplyDelete@Sam, yes, my friend, yes you do.
I have seen most of his work,and I love his early films,they are just hilarious!!
ReplyDeleteMy top5:
1.Zelig
2.Take the Money and Run
3.Annie Hall
4.Banana
5.Match Point
@David Very nice. Like most of his work, I think you either like his early comedies, or you don't. How good is Match Point? Love it.
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