OnlyNDaUsa said:

poppys said:

Free speech does not mean any private publishing company having to publish what you want them to. This has nothing to do with free speech - this is P&R lite. Woody has the freedom to self-publish just like anyone else.

seems they understand and agree... they just do not agree with how he was treated and on what basis.

Thank you, Only. You get me. You really get me.

Ace said:

poppys said:

Free speech does not mean any private publishing company having to publish what you want them to. This has nothing to do with free speech - this is P&R lite. Woody has the freedom to self-publish just like anyone else.

I'm aware of that, poppys. I was really just using his post as an excuse to try and broker peace with him (and to trot out my encroaching-heart-disease-and-veneers joke).

Ok Ace, It is a funny joke.

poppys said:

Ace said:

I'm aware of that, poppys. I was really just using his post as an excuse to try and broker peace with him (and to trot out my encroaching-heart-disease-and-veneers joke).

Ok Ace, It is a funny joke.

Another Woman is his best film, bar none.

Irrational Man is super good.

WhisperingDandelions said:

Another Woman is his best film, bar none.

I don't particularly care for Woody, he's always seemed a bit "off" to me, but I do love his movies. My favs are:

Annie Hall

Hannah and her Sisters

Midnight in Paris

Ace said:

RJOrion said:

Ace said:

Due to walkout by virtue-signalling, know-nothing sub-mentals. You can read the truth about the allegation re: Dylan here:

https://ronanfarrowletter...en-part-i/

maybe Aunt Jemima aka Oprah Winfrey will do a documentary about this incestuous child molesting, pedophile... i doubt it though

is there one about her crack ho days???

Speaking of Farrows, Has anyone ever read this?

https://mosesfarrow.blogs...rrow.html

Moses Farrow was there on the day Allen allegedly abused Dylan and said it DID NOT HAPPEN.

INTERESTING READ...



I want to read the Woody memoirs as I am a HUGE fan of his work as a comedian, writer and director. I think Ronan is a talented journalist and I get why he sides with Dylan, she is his sister after all. But their agression seems almost too hieghtened when it comes ot Woody.



P.S. Ace!

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Empress said:

WhisperingDandelions said:

Another Woman is his best film, bar none.

I don't particularly care for Woody, he's always seemed a bit "off" to me, but I do love his movies. My favs are:

Annie Hall

Hannah and her Sisters

Midnight in Paris

Those ^ are in my top Woodys too!

Woody is a national treasure.

Empress said:

WhisperingDandelions said:

Another Woman is his best film, bar none.

I don't particularly care for Woody, he's always seemed a bit "off" to me, but I do love his movies. My favs are:

Annie Hall

Hannah and her Sisters

Midnight in Paris

"Now I like his movies--except for that nervous fella that's always in them," was one of my favorite Simpsons quotes back in the day.

Solid choices. I'll second the Irrational Man recommendation as well, that double omniscient narrators murder mystery thing was solid.... I really enjoy his later more recent films as much as his classics. Blue Jasmine, Match Point, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, of course Midnight in Paris. All fantastic.

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DiminutiveRocker said:

Speaking of Farrows, Has anyone ever read this?

https://mosesfarrow.blogs...rrow.html

Moses Farrow was there on the day Allen allegedly abused Dylan and said it DID NOT HAPPEN.

INTERESTING READ...

I read Moses' blog when it came out. It sounds logical, particularly the resentment of Mia's adopted children being treated as lesser to her biological children. People focus on what Woody did to Mia in that relationship, but Soon-Yi had to have uh, not been a fan of Mia herself. If one looked for a "why" then Moses seemed to provide a reasonable answer.

That being said, as a huge fan of Woody's films, watching them all there is a consistent running theme of the question of morality, of right vs. wrong and what exactly determines or validates that concept, whether it be the question of a higher power rewarding or punishing action like in Crimes & Misdemeanors or pure luck/chance/happenstance allowing humans to get away with moral transgressions like in Match Point. And there's that recurrent theme of the artist and not questioning the whims of the artist like I remember a spirited Cusack monologue advocating in Bullets Over Broadway. Of course Woody's famous "the heart wants what the heart wants" quote.

But that might be all be advocating a kind of moral fabric where he could toe that line like say marrying Soon Yi, certainly out of the ordinary but I mean, you can kind of argue as people do well, he wasn't "technically" her step father, Andre Previn really blah blah, Woody barely knew her as a child blah blah. You know, that middle ground, towing the line of morality, whereas that Dylan Farrow thing would just be full blown unquestioned evil, which I don't know if I necessary get from the art or any vibe...

That being said, has any one ever seen Wild Man Blues? I really liked that documentary. I'm sure it was just designed to normalize the Woody/Soon Yi relatonship, but man, they got me. This is some borderline Annie Hall quality banter, I found the whole thing was quite charming:

https://www.youtube.com/w...yHcJwWz7ak

#1 Woody that I haven't seen but is at the top of my list is Everyone Says I Love You. Cool concept, a musical where not everyone is a professional singer, but emphasizing their real voices.... Think the To Rome with Love shower singer. I saw this Goldie Hawn covering Marilyn Monroe scene in a Woody documentary once, this is majestic right here:

https://www.youtube.com/w...g2PgZnUj7M

WhisperingDandelions said:

Empress said:

I don't particularly care for Woody, he's always seemed a bit "off" to me, but I do love his movies. My favs are:

Annie Hall

Hannah and her Sisters

Midnight in Paris

"Now I like his movies--except for that nervous fella that's always in them," was one of my favorite Simpsons quotes back in the day.

Solid choices. I'll second the Irrational Man recommendation as well, that double omniscient narrators murder mystery thing was solid.... I really enjoy his later more recent films as much as his classics. Blue Jasmine, Match Point, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, of course Midnight in Paris. All fantastic.

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Love Blue Jasmine, Match Point and Vicky Cristina also, but Midnight in Paris is my favorite among those

WhisperingDandelions said:

Another Woman is his best film, bar none.

It's interesting how AW seems to have been very slowly gathering steam over the almost 32-years since its release. More and more, lately, I'm hearing people name it as a favorite.

2freaky4church1 said:

Irrational Man is super good.

I agree. Woody Blu-ray fest at my place, freaky?

Empress said:

WhisperingDandelions said:

Another Woman is his best film, bar none.

I don't particularly care for Woody, he's always seemed a bit "off" to me, but I do love his movies. My favs are:

Annie Hall

Hannah and her Sisters

Midnight in Paris

Grosses adjusted, these are three of his biggest earners.

DiminutiveRocker said:

Speaking of Farrows, Has anyone ever read this?

https://mosesfarrow.blogs...rrow.html

Moses Farrow was there on the day Allen allegedly abused Dylan and said it DID NOT HAPPEN.

INTERESTING READ...



I want to read the Woody memoirs as I am a HUGE fan of his work as a comedian, writer and director. I think Ronan is a talented journalist and I get why he sides with Dylan, she is his sister after all. But their agression seems almost too hieghtened when it comes ot Woody.



P.S. Ace!

DR!

I think Ronan's obsession with trying to take down Woody is just one long, "LOVE ME, DADDY!!! "

rdhull said:

Woody is a national treasure.

Obviously, I agree, rd!

Ace said:

rdhull said:

Woody is a national treasure.

Obviously, I agree, rd!

2 great films of his that are rarely mentioned are Zelig and Broadway Danny Rose. Forrest Gump owes a LOT to Zelig and BDR is funny as shit. Mia is amazing in it.

rdhull said:

Ace said:

Obviously, I agree, rd!

2 great films of his that are rarely mentioned are Zelig and Broadway Danny Rose. Forrest Gump owes a LOT to Zelig and BDR is funny as shit. Mia is amazing in it.

OMG YASSS! Broadway Danny Rose was brilliant! As is... Purple Rose of Cairo, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Bullets Over Broadway, Alice, Husbands and Wives , Manhattan Murder Mystery, Manhattan


His body of work really *is* impressive.

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DiminutiveRocker said:

rdhull said:

2 great films of his that are rarely mentioned are Zelig and Broadway Danny Rose. Forrest Gump owes a LOT to Zelig and BDR is funny as shit. Mia is amazing in it.

OMG YASSS! Broadway Dany Rose was brilliant! As is... Purple Rose of Cairo, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Bullets Over Broadway. Alice


His body of work really *is* impressive.

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I love Crimes and Misdemeanors. His own Matchpoint seems like a cousin to it. Oh, and I love Matchpoint.

DiminutiveRocker said:

Year	Film	Credited as		Ref.
		Director	Writer
1965	What's New Pussycat?	No	Yes	[2]
1966	What's Up, Tiger Lily?	Yes[a]	Yes	[3]
1969	Don't Drink the Water	No	Yes	[3]
	Take the Money and Run	Yes	Yes	[3]
1971	Bananas	Yes	Yes	[3]
1972	Play It Again, Sam	No	Yes	[I]
	Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)	Yes	Yes	[3]
1973	Sleeper	Yes	Yes	[3]
1975	Love and Death	Yes	Yes	[3]
1977	Annie Hall	Yes	Yes	[3]
1978	Interiors	Yes	Yes	[3]
1979	Manhattan	Yes	Yes	[3]
1980	Stardust Memories	Yes	Yes	[3]
1982	A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy	Yes	Yes	[3]
1983	Zelig	Yes	Yes	[3]
1984	Broadway Danny Rose	Yes	Yes	[3]
1985	The Purple Rose of Cairo	Yes	Yes	[3]
1986	Hannah and Her Sisters	Yes	Yes	[3]
1987	Radio Days	Yes	Yes	[3]
	September	Yes	Yes	[3]
1988	Another Woman	Yes	Yes	[3]
1989	Crimes and Misdemeanors	Yes	Yes	[3]
1990	Alice	Yes	Yes	[3]
1991	Shadows and Fog	Yes	Yes	[3]
1992	Husbands and Wives	Yes	Yes	[3]
1993	Manhattan Murder Mystery	Yes	Yes	[3]
1994	Bullets over Broadway	Yes	Yes	[3]
1995	Mighty Aphrodite	Yes	Yes	[3]
1996	Everyone Says I Love You	Yes	Yes	[3]
1997	Deconstructing Harry	Yes	Yes	[3]
1998	Celebrity	Yes	Yes	[3]
	Antz	No	Yes[b]	[4]
1999	Sweet and Lowdown	Yes	Yes	[3]
2000	Small Time Crooks	Yes	Yes	[3]
2001	The Curse of the Jade Scorpion	Yes	Yes	[3]
2002	Hollywood Ending	Yes	Yes	[3]
2003	Anything Else	Yes	Yes	[3]
2004	Melinda and Melinda	Yes	Yes	[3]
2005	Match Point	Yes	Yes	[3]
2006	Scoop	Yes	Yes	[3]
2007	Cassandra's Dream	Yes	Yes	[3]
2008	Vicky Cristina Barcelona	Yes	Yes	[3]
2009	Whatever Works	Yes	Yes	[3]
2010	You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger	Yes	Yes	[3]
2011	Midnight in Paris	Yes	Yes	[5]
2012	To Rome with Love	Yes	Yes	[3]
2013	Blue Jasmine	Yes	Yes	[6]
2014	Magic in the Moonlight	Yes	Yes	[3]
2015	Irrational Man	Yes	Yes	[3]
2016	Café Society	Yes	Yes	[7]
2017	Wonder Wheel	Yes	Yes	[8]
2019	A Rainy Day in New York	Yes	Yes	[9]
2020	Rifkin's Festival	Yes	Yes	[10]

I give props to his attempt/tribute at Ingmar Bergman with Interiors.

I love that Antz is on that list, they clearly let him re-write all his dialogue. His banter with Sly is underrated buddy chemistry.

https://www.youtube.com/w...coFo8fQ54E

rdhull said:

I give props to his attempt/tribute at Ingmar Bergman with Interiors.

Dude commits to genre, no question. Hard drama Woody is my favorite Woody.

Ace said:

WhisperingDandelions said:

Another Woman is his best film, bar none.

It's interesting how AW seems to have been very slowly gathering steam over the almost 32-years since its release. More and more, lately, I'm hearing people name it as a favorite.

To me, Another Woman and perhaps also maybe The Purple Rose of Cairo are his only 100% flawless films. Every scene is essential and dripping with emotion.

He integrated those trademark Bergman-esque devices of reflection before and since, but never more masterfully and tinged with longing than in Another Woman:

https://www.youtube.com/w...BRiwouSG2c

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Ace said:

WhisperingDandelions said:

Ace said:

It's interesting how AW seems to have been very slowly gathering steam over the almost 32-years since its release. More and more, lately, I'm hearing people name it as a favorite.

To me, Another Woman and perhaps also maybe The Purple Rose of Cairo are his only 100% flawless films. Every scene is essential and dripping with emotion.

He integrated those trademark Bergman-esque devices of reflection before and since, but never more masterfully and tinged with longing than in Another Woman:

https://www.youtube.com/w...BRiwouSG2c

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Wow, maybe I need to give Another Woman another shot. Couldn't get into it.

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My personal fave: Broadway Danny Rose.