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Tag Archives: Woody Allen
Film review | 2 Days in New York – Cross-cultural confusion for Julie Delpy & Chris Rock
If Woody Allen had been born a neurotic blonde Frenchwoman instead of a neurotic New Yorker, he might very well have come up with 2 Days in New York, Julie Delpy’s quirky follow-up as writer, director and star to her … Continue reading
Oscars! Schmoscars! Triumph, travesty and throwbacks galore
Silence was golden again at the Oscars this year, with The Artist, already hotly tipped, tap-dancing off with the three big awards of the night: Best Film, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin. Dujardin made … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Awards, Uncategorized
Tagged drive, Gone With the Wind, Hattie McDaniel, Hugo, Jean Dujardin, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Michael Fassbender, Michel Hazanavicius, Midnight in Paris, Nicolas Winding Refn, octavia spencer, Owen Wilson, Shame, The Artist, The Iron Lady, Woody Allen
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Countdown to the Oscars – Best Director and Best Picture Nominees
Let Movie Talk take you by the arm and lead you down the red carpet, familiarising you with the nominees along the way… Best Director Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist If you can see this, then you might need a … Continue reading
The Oscars 2012 – Who will win? Who should win? Who’s missing?
Who’s going to make the biggest noise at this year’s Oscars? Will silence prove golden for hot favourite The Artist? Will The Help clean up? Or will The Descendants inherit all the glory? With the clock ticking down to Sunday … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Awards
Tagged albert nobbs, alexander Payne, Beginners, Bérénice Bejo, Brad Pitt, Bridesmaids, Christopher Plummer, demian bachir, drive, extremely loud & incredibly close, Gary Oldman, George Clooney, Glenn Close, Golden Globes, Hugo, Hunter McCracken, janet mcteer, Jean Dujardin, Jessica Chastain, Jonah Hill, Kenneth Branagh, Martin Scorsese, Max von Sydow, melissa mccarthy, Meryl Streep, Michael Fassbender, Michel Hazanavicius, Michelle Williams, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, My Week with Marilyn, Nick Nolte, Nicolas Winding Refn, octavia spencer, Oscars, Rooney Mara, Shame, Terrence Malick, The Artist, the descendants, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Help, The Iron Lady, The Tree of Life, Tilda Swinton, Viola Davis, War Horse, Warrior, We Need to Talk about Kevin, Woody Allen
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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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