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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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Larry David On 'Whatever Works': 5 Things He's Found To Complain About

Katy Hall | Posted 01.13.2012

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Katy Hall

I don't like to be out of my comfort zone, which is about half an inch wide. I called Woody and said, 'I don't know about this.'

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Philip Roth and Woody Allen: Have I Got a Girl for You!

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Finkle

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?

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Whatever Works With Woody: Patricia Clarkson on Head Scarves, Being a Girl Scout and Loving Two Men at Once

Christal Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christal Smith

"For women my age, comedic parts are so few and far between. But this humor comes out of the character, she is a stereotype, a cliche, and then you start to see shades."

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Woody Allen: New York Is Too Pricey To Film In

usatoday.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Allen, a filmmaker as synonymous with Manhattan as yellow cabs and the Brooklyn Bridge, has been priced out of the city he calls both his home and his...

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HuffPost Review: Whatever Works

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

I won't go so far to classify Whatever Works as A-level Woody Allen, but it's solidly in the high B range -- funny, heartfelt, with hokey jokes and occasionally surprising insights.

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Woody Allen And Larry David Together In New York

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 05.25.2011

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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...

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Woody Allen Retakes Manhattan With `Whatever Works'

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAS VEGAS — Woody Allen is back on familiar ground with his latest movie, the first shot in his beloved New York City after four made in Europe....

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Woody Allen Film To Open Tribeca Film Festival

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The Tribeca Film Festival will celebrate Woody Allen's return to making films in New York by showing his new movie on the festival's ...

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