If you look at comedy in the 20th century, the list of those whose work has depth, breadth and longevity is a small one: Charlie Chaplin, Lewis, Allen.
The first comedy, Ethan Coen's Talking Cure, is about a frustrated psychiatrist who is unable to make a connection with his patient at a mental institution.
Great artists of all types and stripes confront the same challenge: once they've created something truly brilliant, how do they ever equal it, much less surpass it?
Woody Allen's "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger" premiered in Cannes Saturday, and the premiere brought out Allen's leading lady Naomi Watts, Allen'...
Roth and Allen are producing works it's difficult not to describe as clichés. What could be more commonplace than men obsessed with proving that male elders remain attractive to their female juniors?
The complications of sexual politics notwithstanding, fetishists are easy to spot. They come at you with their prayer-bead bracelets and their suspiciously in-depth knowledge of your "culture."
Woody Allen is back in New York to promote his new film, "Whatever Works" with fellow Brooklyn native Larry David, the movie's misanthropic hero. Alle...