Tag: Woody Allen
Is Miley Cyrus Working With Woody Allen the Most Perverse Combination Yet?
Though Woody Allen is, of course, known for his predilection for “young girls,” no one could have seen the curveball coming that is his upcoming [Read More…]
Paris-Manhattan Pays Tribute to Woody Allen–Bien Sûr In the Form of a Neurotic Rom-Com
Woody Allen is an auteur with a somewhat infamous tendency to shy away from the limelight–especially now more than ever in the wake of a [Read More…]
O Barcelona
Before there was Woody Allen’s 2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona, there was Whit Stillman’s far rawer, less warm and fuzzy Barcelona, released in 1994. Set in [Read More…]
New York Stories: Timeless Tales of NYC Archetypes
They say New York is the city of constant change, but looking back on 1989’s trilogy film, New York Stories, it’s pretty clear that the [Read More…]
Woody Allen Explores A Familiar Motif in Irrational Man
While it’s difficult for many to stomach the concept of Woody Allen in the wake of the accusation that wouldn’t go away, those who are [Read More…]
Why Do Modern Rom-Coms Make Us Cringe?
There was a time when rom-coms couldn’t be churned out fast enough. Now, one has to suck a studio exec’s dick (though, when doesn’t one [Read More…]
1992: The Year of Sexual Revolution in Film
While some might find the films of the 1990s to be a bit, shall we say, hokey, there are actually a plethora of cinematic endeavors [Read More…]
Why No One Has Come at Woody Allen When They’ve Come At Every Other (Black) Sexual Abuser
December 1st marked Woody Allen’s seventy-ninth birthday, and with it, the increasing passage of time since Dylan Farrow’s open letter in The New York Times [Read More…]
Dear Black People, Dear White People Is the Cultural Paradigm Shift/Compensation For Madea You’ve Been Waiting For
It would be easy for “white folk” to take Dear White People the wrong way, to interpret it as a sort of propaganda designed to [Read More…]
The Horrible and the Miserable: Why Woody Allen’s Take on Humanity is Astoundingly Accurate
Woody Allen is famed for many quotes, including “80% of success is showing up.” But perhaps his most salient one comes from Annie Hall, in [Read More…]
