Woody Allen
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000095/
Date of Birth:1 December 1935, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Height:5' 5" (1.65 m)
Trademarks:Frequently plays a neurotic New Yorker Frequently casts himself, Diane Keaton, Mia Farrow and Judy Davis A lot of his movies feature at least one character who is a writer. This is often Woody himself. Nearly all of his films start and end with white-on-black credits, set in the Windsor typeface, set to jazz music, without any scrolling. Films his dialog using long, medium-range shots instead of the typical intercut close-ups His films are almost all set in New York City His characters (that he plays himself) are often a semi-famous, semi-successful film/tv writer, director, or producer... or a novelist His thick black glasses, the same type since the 1960s From Stardust Memories (1980) through Melinda and Melinda (2004), frequently and almost exclusively employs Dick Hyman to contribute musical arrangements, incidental music, and piano accompaniment. From Sleeper (1973) until Cassandra's Dream (2007), almost never has his movies scored, preferring to use selections from his vast personal record collection. Billing his actors alphabetically on opening credits His films often include opening Narration or the protagonist talking directly to the audience His female characters are often free spirited but naive and often come from small town backgrounds References to famous writers and literary classics References to classic films, particularly the works of Ingmar Bergman Brooklyn Accent Stumbling and nervous delivery Often bases films on his own life experiences His unchanging nebbish persona Short stature Reddish hair
Café Society
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Friday 2nd September 2016
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In 1930's Hollywood, the powerful agent, Phil Stern, is attending a party and receives a phone call from his sister living in New York. She asks for a job to her son and Phil's nephew, Bobby, who decided to move to Hollywood. Three weeks later Phil schedules a meeting with Bobby and decides to help him. He asks his secretary Veronica "Vonnie" to hang around with Bobby, showing him the touristic places. Bobby immediately falls in love with Vonnie, but she tells that she has a boyfriend, a journalist that travels most of the time. However, Vonnie's boyfriend is indeed a married man that is also in love with her and soon she has to make a choice between her two loves.
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Friday 12th May 2017
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Forty-two year old Isaac Davis has a romanticized view of his hometown, New York City, most specifically Manhattan, as channeled through the lead character in the first book he is writing, despite his own Manhattan-based life being more of a tragicomedy. He has just quit his job as a hack writer for a bad television comedy, he, beyond the ten second rush of endorphins during the actual act of quitting, now regretting the decision, especially as he isn't sure he can live off his book writing career. He is paying two alimonies, his second ex-wife, Jill Davis, a lesbian, who is writing her own tell-all book of their acrimonious split. The one somewhat positive aspect of his life is that he is dating a young woman named Tracy, although she is only seventeen and still in high school. Largely because of their differences a big part of which is due to their ages, he does not see a long term future with her. His life has the potential to be even more tragicomical when he meets journalist Mary.
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Friday 9th March 2018
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On Coney Island in the 1950s, a lifeguard tells the story of a middle-aged carousel operator and his beleaguered wife.
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Friday 6th September 2019
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Pauline Kael, longtime New Yorker film critic from the 1960s through the early 1990s, and best-selling author, was a lightning rod of American culture. She waged a battle to be recognized and achieve her position, and her strong opinions made her a divisive personality. Her distinctive writing voice pioneered the art form, and was largely a result of stubborn determination, huge confidence, and a deep love of the arts. The movie also shows 20th-century movies through her personal lens, and shows Pauline's life through 20th century movies. The filmmakers had complete access to the subject - through Gina James, Pauline's only child and the executor of her estate; friends and colleagues; and Pauline's personal archives. With over 30 new interviews, including David O. Russell, Quentin Tarantino, Alec Baldwin Greil Marcus, Paul Schrader, David Edelstein, and Joe Morgenstern. Sarah Jessica Parker voices Pauline through her writings and letters.