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Woody Allen
Irrational Man movie review: the measure of a man’s midlife crisis
A blithe and chipper drawing-room comedy that, in a deliciously perverse way, plays with notions of chance and karma and very bitter irony.
Magic in the Moonlight movie review: the spirit moves me
A flimsy trifle, but a diverting one. Colin Firth is absolutely hilarious, and the re-creation of the 1920s French Riviera is gorgeous.
Fading Gigolo review: Twilight for middle-aged men
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a film that looks more like the filmmaker’s midlife-crisis wish-fulfillment fantasy than this one.
my guesses for Sunday night’s 86th Academy Awards
Winners are indicated. I got 16/24. Pretty good, if I may say so myself.
London photo of the day: waiting for Woody Allen
Fans gather early for the premiere of Woody Allen’s latest film, Blue Jasmine, in Leicester Square this afternoon.
Blue Jasmine trailer: Woody Allen is back in the U.S.
This is not necessaryily a good thing. It was going to Europe that seemed to reinvigorate him. Perhaps he has stayed invigorated.
question of the day: What are your all-time favorite and least favorite black-and-white movies?
I must choose the magnificent The Artist, for which its black-and-whiteness isn’t merely an artistic choice but inherent in its genius…
Friends with Kids (review)
Trying to figure what is the most offensive thing about this accidental mashup of 70s Woody Allen and Sex and the City…
for gentlemen who get turned on by car ads (and other adventures in social networking)
Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
