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Woody and Jerry: Docs Celebrate Comic Genius

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.19.2012

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Marshall Fine

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.

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Was I a Character in a Woody Allen Film?

Lea Lane | Posted 08.23.2011

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Lea Lane

Woody Allen's newest film, Midnight in Paris has become a hit. Which reminds me of another film that he made, and my possible connection.

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Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen and Me!

Jay Weston | Posted 07.28.2011

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Jay Weston

Midnight In Paris was truly wonderful; a romantic and exhilarating fantasy of Paris as seen through Woody's idiosyncratic eyes.

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In Praise of Woody Allen

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

Where his films once excited a certain keenness, I often read reviews of a new Woody Allen film these days that convey the attitude of, "Oh, give it a rest already."

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A Hilariously Tasteless Birth of a Notion

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

Without films like Carl Reiner's Where's Poppa? we wouldn't have had the Farrelly brothers, the Judd Apatow machine or a lot of other comedy that's fairly commonplace today.

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