The Ultimate Woody Allen Film CompanionA complete look at the extensive, ageless, unparalleled filmography of Woody Allen. Writer, actor, director, comedian, author, and musician, Woody Allen is one of the most culturally and cinematically influential filmmakers of all time. His films - he has over 45 writing and directing credits to his name - range from slapstick to tragedy, farce to fantasy. As one of history's most prolific moviemakers, his style and comic sensibility have been imitated, but never replicated, by countless other filmmakers over the years. In The Ultimate Woody Allen Film Companion, film writer Jason Bailey profiles every one of Allen's films: from his debut feature, What's Up, Tiger Lily, through slapstick classics such as Take the Money and Run and Sleeper; Academy Award-winning films such as Annie Hall and Hannah and Her Sisters; and recent gems such as Midnight in Paris and Blue Jasmine. Bailey also includes essays on the fascinating themes that color Allen's works, from death and Freud to music and New York City. Getting up close and personal with the actors and actresses that have brought the iconic films to life, this book's behind-the-scenes stories span the entire career of a man whose catalog has grown into a timeless cornerstone of American pop culture. Complete with full cast lists, production details, and full-color images and artwork, The Ultimate Woody Allen Film Companion is the ultimate, indispensable reference to one of cinema's most beloved and important figures. |
Contents
Prologue | 6 |
The Reasonably Happy Early Life and Career of Allan Stewart Konigsberg | 8 |
Whats Up Tiger Lily? 1966 | 12 |
Take the Money and Run 1969 | 14 |
Bananas 1971 | 16 |
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask 1972 | 20 |
Play It Again Sam 1972 | 22 |
Sleeper 1973 | 26 |
Bullets Over Broadway 1994 | 102 |
Dont Drink the Water 1994 | 106 |
Mighty Aphrodite 1995 | 112 |
Everyone Says I Love You 1996 | 114 |
Deconstructing Harry 1997 | 118 |
Celebrity 1998 | 126 |
Sweet and Lowdown 1999 | 128 |
Wild Man Blues Woodys Great American Songbook | 130 |
Love and Death 1975 | 28 |
Annie Hall 1977 | 30 |
Jew Eat? Jews and Judaism in Allens Films | 35 |
Interiors 1978 | 38 |
Manhattan 1979 | 42 |
Stardust Memories 1980 | 50 |
A Midsummer Nights Sex Comedy 1982 | 54 |
Zelig 1983 | 56 |
Broadway Danny Rose 1984 | 60 |
The Purple Rose of Cairo 1985 | 62 |
Hannah and Her Sisters 1986 | 66 |
Radio Days 1987 | 70 |
September 1987 | 74 |
Another Woman 1988 | 78 |
Oedipus Wrecks 1989 | 82 |
Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989 | 83 |
Woody the Philosopher The Bad Luck Philosophy of Woody Allen | 86 |
Alice 1990 | 90 |
Shadows and Fog 1991 | 92 |
Husbands and Wives 1992 | 94 |
Manhattan Murder Mystery 1993 | 100 |
Small Time Crooks 2000 | 134 |
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 2001 | 136 |
Hollywood Ending 2002 | 138 |
Anything Else 2003 | 140 |
Melinda and Melinda 2004 | 146 |
Match Point 2005 | 148 |
Scoop 2006 | 152 |
Cassandras Dream 2007 | 154 |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2008 | 158 |
Woody the Tourist Allens European Phase | 160 |
Whatever Works 2009 | 164 |
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 2010 | 166 |
Midnight in Paris 2011 | 168 |
To Rome with Love 2012 | 172 |
Blue Jasmine 2013 | 180 |
The Escape Artist | 182 |
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Acknowledgments | 192 |