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Tag Archives: Woody Allen
DVD review | Midnight in Paris – A champagne comedy to toast Woody’s return to form
Woody Allen seemed to have lost his fizz as a filmmaker of late – and then he uncorked the sparkling Midnight in Paris, a comic fantasy with all the effervescence of vintage champagne. He has a new leading man this … Continue reading
Oscars 2012 – Nominations announced!
The 2012 Oscars nominations have just been announced and, as usual, following the Golden Globes and plenty of speculation, there aren’t that many surprises. Here are the main category nominees: Best Picture The Artist War Horse The Descendants Midnight in … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Awards, News
Tagged A Cat in Paris, A Separation, alexander Payne, Bérénice Bejo, Brad Pitt, bullhead, Chico & Rita, Christopher Plummer, demian bachir, extremely loud & incredibly close, footnote, Gary Oldman, George Clooney, Glenn Close, Hugo, in darkness, janet mcteer, Jean Dujardin, Jessica Chastain, Jonah Hill, Kenneth Branagh, Kung Fu Panda 2, Martin Scorsese, Max von Sydow, melissa mccarthy, Meryl Streep, Michel Hazanavicius, Michelle Williams, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, monsieur Lazhar, Nick Nolte, octavia spencer, Oscars, puss in boots, Rango, Rooney Mara, Terrence Malick, The Artist, the descendants, The Help, The Tree of Life, Viola Davis, War Horse, Woody Allen
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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…
Johnny English Reborn Secret service… Rowan Atkinson’s hapless spy gets a second big screen outing in this action comedy, which sees the titular secret agent tasked with preventing the assassination of the Chinese premier. If you can see this, then … Continue reading
Posted in Big Screen - Cinema Top 10
Tagged Abduction, Colin Firth, Crazy, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, drive, Gary Oldman, Johnny English Reborn, katie holmes, love, Midnight in Paris, Rowan Atkinson, Ryan Gosling, Soldier, Spy, Steve Carell, Stupid, Tailor, Taylor Lautner, The Debt, The Inbetweeners Movie, The Lion King, Tinker, Tom Hardy, Woody Allen
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DVD review | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Despite the mixed critical and commercial fortunes of his recent films, actors still queue up to work with Woody Allen – as is shown by the starry cast he’s assembled for You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, a wry … Continue reading
Posted in Blu-ray Releases, DVD Releases, DVD Reviews, The Best View
Tagged Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas, big names, comic, dark, DVD, fable, fate, ironic, Josh Brolin, London, love, Lucy Punch, Naomi Watts, stars, Woody Allen, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
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Couch Potato Pickings | Manhattan – Can only Woody play ‘Woody’?
A few days ago Movie Talk’s Jason reviewed Woody Allen’s new movie, Whatever Works, and mused over Larry David‘s performance, pondering ‘perhaps only Woody himself can really play ‘Woody’.’ I’ve still to decide on that, as I haven’t yet seen … Continue reading
Posted in Couch Potato, Films on TV
Tagged Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David, Manhattan, whatever works, Woody Allen
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Cannes Film Festival opens tonight!
Ten days of Gallic glitz and glamour opens tonight on the French Riviera with Russell Crowe letting the side down a bit in the glamour stakes as a decidedly grungy Robin Hood. Ridley Scott’s new take on the old Sherwood … Continue reading
Great 70s movies that have stood the test of time
I had a reunion with a much-loved pair of flared jeans the other day while having a wardrobe spring clean. They’re not from the 70s – I was a kid then so I’d never fit into those. No, these were … Continue reading
Posted in Couch Potato, Films on TV
Tagged 1970s movies, Annie Hall, Britt Ekland, carrie, clash of the titans, Dawn of the Dead, Diane Keaton, disco, Don't Look Now, Donald Sutherland, Edward Woodward, flares, George A Romero, Halloween, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jaws, Jodie Foster, Julie Christie, Nicolas Cage, platforms, ray harryhausen, Robert De Niro, Shelley Winters, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, Sissy Spacek, Taxi Driver, the golden voyage of sinbad, The Omen, The Poseidon Adventure, The Stepford Wives, The Wicker Man, Woody Allen
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New York State of Mind
Star of countless movie and TV appearances, New York City is one of the most filmed locations on the planet. And certainly one of the most beautiful – celluloid loves this city. From its steel and glass canyons to suburban … Continue reading
Posted in Why I Love...
Tagged American Gangster, Annie Hall, Billy Crystal, Charlie Sheen, Denzel Washington, Diane Keaton, I Am Legend, Jennifer Aniston, Man on Wire, Manhattan, Meg Ryan, Michael Douglas, New York I Love You, Robert DeNiro, Robert Pattinson, Spider-Man 2, Taxi Driver, The Sopranos, Tobey Maguire, Tom Cruise, Vanilla Sky, Wall street, When Harry Met Sally, Will Smith, Woody Allen
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Couch Potato Moved by Movie House Campaign
Ah, the power of cinema. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video As Woody Allen illustrates in this clip from Hannah and Her Sisters, cinema is an amazing thing. Besides giving a suicidal man the … Continue reading
