[3] In Hannah and Her Sisters [4] Woody Allen once again explores his familiar obsessions: fear of nothingness, the uncertainties of romantic love, urban neuroses. Yet it's also as close to an optimistic statement as he has ever made.
[6] 2002’s film version of Nicholas Nickleby [7] captures just about everything important in the tale: rich characters, compelling and complex storytelling, and a deep fascination with the human condition.
[9] Some films are lavish eight-course meals. Others are pastries. Midnight in Paris [10] is of the second variety, but since it was made by Woody Allen and unfolds in the most evocative city on Earth, it’s a most satisfying pastry.
[12] First-time features don’t get a whole lot more assured than Margin Call [13], an incisive, biting look at the Wall Street mindset and machinations that led to our current economic doldrums.
[15] Prior to 1989’s Crimes and Misdemeanors [16], Woody Allen tended to be either hilarious or dour, but neither at the same time. But he achieved a precarious, breathtaking balance in Crimes...
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/Film+Blog/feed
[2] http://drupal.org/node/11816
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-hannah-and-her-sisters-1986
[4] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Woody+Allen%22+title:%22Hannah+and+Her+Sisters%22
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/15991#comment-form
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-nicholas-nickleby-2002
[7] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Douglas+McGrath%22+title:%22Nicholas+Nickleby%22
[8] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/15982#comment-form
[9] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/new-dvd-midnight-paris-2011
[10] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Woody+Allen%22+title:%22Midnight+in+Paris%22
[11] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/15978#comment-form
[12] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/new-dvd-margin-call-2011
[13] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Chandor%22+title:%22Margin+Call%22
[14] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/15967#comment-form
[15] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-crimes-and-misdemeanors-1989
[16] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Woody+Allen%22+title:%22Crimes+and+Misdemeanors%22
[17] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/15933#comment-form
[18] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312
[19] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=41
[20] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=38
[21] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=39
[22] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=40
[23] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=43
[24] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=44
[25] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=45
[26] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=46
[27] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=62
