...for those of us who are too lazy to read anything anymore that's longer than a magazine article.

By unanimous vote, this year's movie will be Woody Allen's Melinda & Melinda, opening this week in New York, next week in selected cities. So, get out and see it and check back in for discussion. If there are to be any plot spoilers in your post, please label it so clearly. Here's a synopsis of the film for you:

Over a meal in a Chinese restaurant, Sy poses a conundrum to his fellow diners – is the essence of life comic or tragic? For the sake of argument, he tells a story, which the others then embellish to illustrate their takes on life. The story starts as follows: A young Manhattan couple, Park Avenue princess Laurel and tippling actor Lee, throw a dinner party to impress Lee's would-be producer when their long-lost friend Melinda appears at their front door, bedraggled and woebegone.

All I want to know.....is there any sex scenes?

althom said:

Unlikely.

Ace said:

The Web site:

http://www2.foxsearchligh...ndmelinda/

I want to see Will Ferrel playing a "woody" inspired roll.....should be good.

jerseykrs said:

Jersey's in!

The advance notices have been very good (as opposed to the last few Woody's).

althom said:

LOL....I second that

Ace said:

It's good he's not hand holding audiences with this one. I hate that. It may take a little focus, but geez people.....don't be so lazy with your movies.

Webhead said:

I hope not. Since the whole Soon-Yi scandal, the vast majority of his flicks have been pandering with a capital 'P'.

Ace said:

How true. Hopefully this will be good. I love the premise. There is a point where will ferrel finds his wife cheating and he's just happy because now he can pursue Melinda without worrying about being married....LOL.....

Webhead said:

Yes, it's a good one!

i'm going to see the new woody allen movie when it comes out here in chicago, just because it's a tradition with me and my friends to see his flicks on the big screen when they come out...but my faith in the quality of his movies isn't exactly what one could call 'iron clad'. his last movie had some redeeming moments, but 'jade scorpion' and 'hollywood ending' were just plain painful.

I'll try to see it!

We got Webhead, Anxiety and 9s, too!

i'm going to a double feature of 'sideways' and 'kinsey' tomorrow...better late than never, i guess. and it's two fer one day at my local arthouse theater!

OK - I'll try too.

I'm in. I'm a film addict.

If I was a fan of Woody Allen...I would...but I'm not....so....

DexMSR said:

prudent choice!

Anxiety said:

Wow...I've never been called a Prude before....I think?

DexMSR said:

you're not a prude - you just want some respect.

i'll close the door if i want you to respond.

Anxiety said:

althom said:

You and vegemite should get together

althom said:

PORN FIEND!

I'm a Woody Allen fan, so I will be going to see this one. It will be the first film of his that I've seen in a while. I didn't see the last couple, because they didn't look good to me and I'd heard nothing but bad about them. This looks promising, and the advance word I've heard on it is good.

Hi ACE

I'm into joining the ORG movie club but I can't watch anything this week. I'm up to my ears in movies I have to watch for the SF Int'l Film Fest (my current employer)

I'm just getting into the whole woody allen thing. Not sure why I didn't earlier... Anyway, I saw a preview for this about a month ago and am eagerly awaiting it's release. I'm in!

CarrieMpls said:

It's kinda fun to catch up on a singer/performer/filmmaker's work when you've just discovered them. See Manhattan or Crimes and Misdemeanors if you've not already. They're two of his best.

Not that this means anything to some people, but I just watched Ebert & Roeper, and they loved it. They've not been big fans of Allen's last couple of movies. This raises my hopes for it some.