Ottimo Woody Allen: To Rome With Love
Another European capital, another delightful Woody Allen film. Although not as outstanding as his last outing, “Midnight in Paris, Allen’s “To Rome with Love” imports the trademark neuroses of his main characters to another land. This time, instead of a surrogate Allen-type, as Owen Wilson played in “Paris,” the audience gets the pleasure of seeing Allen himself, as himself. And if that...
A Controversial Show Vindicated (Again) by Awards Gold
It was Michel Hazanavicius’ night at the DGA Awards. Yes, you better learn how to pronounce the French director’s six syllable name of Lithuanian origin already. More on that in a moment. It would be an understatement to say that “The Kennedys” began as a very rough road for Jon Cassar and everyone else involved in the production of the mini-series about the presidency of JFK, starring Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes as...
Midnight in Paris: Woody Allen’s Sleeper Hit of the Summer
Much has been made of the fact that “Midnight in Paris” is Woody Allen’s most successful film in more than a quarter of a century, with a box office take of about $35 million to date, chugging away to surpass the $40 mil that “Hannah and her Sisters’ garnered in 1986. But forget those figures that have industry analysts standing up and taking notice – and just be happy that the movie is still playing at the box...
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