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A Woman Under the Influence - R
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One of few films that makes you say "Holy. Shit."
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Faces - PG-13
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If it's your first Cassavetes, it's near unwatchable, for a variety of reasons. But if you endure, it's profound.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Taxi Driver - R
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Wow. I hate violence, but this is just too delicious. New York looks amazing -- much alive than now -- and forget De Niro, it's the best I've seen him. I'll try not to sound too straight when I say: this movie is awesome.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Matador - NC-17
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Almodovar perhaps at his most twisted. And that's saying something.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Chungking Express - PG-13
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Loved the first half (a woman in a trench coat, Manolos, and big sunglasses shooting people in the night? How could I not!) The second was great but not as much as the first.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Happy Together - Unrated
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One of the best gay movies ever. Period. (Of course, that isn't saying much.)
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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The Decalogue - Unrated
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What can be said? A masterpiece of moral confusion and powerful humanism. Watch it in bits. I love the first and fifth. They have the most moral tension. It's *gorgeously* shot.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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My Dinner with Andre - Unrated
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If I could make a film, this would probably be it. It's for writers, artists, or anyone else who thinks way too much about their existence.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Chacun son cinéma (To Each His Cinema) - Unrated
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This is going to be hot. But with 35 shorts -- how much time will each director get?
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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The Lookout - R
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt is great at playing angsty, remote, tortured characters (kinda like the other hottie Gael Garcia Bernal). A cool thriller about the power of money and memory.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Husbands and Wives - R
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Everyone's lonely and miserable -- which is when Allen is at his best. I'm sorry I keep saying it, but it's true!
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Little Children - R
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Brilliant. Funny (!). Smart social commentary without being at all preachy. Plus, when you get right down to it: Patrick Wilson. Kate Winslet. Need I say more?
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Interiors - PG
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Disclosure: anybody who has ever tried to "write" would love this movie. That said, I loved this movie. But more because of the cinematography (dark and claustrophobic at its best) and its themes (Chekhovian Woody!). See it if all you've seen from Woody Allen is comedy.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Celebrity - R
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I think this movie has some entertaining moments. It's not nearly as vicious as it should be, but the black-and-white works great and some the actors really act their asses off.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Melinda and Melinda - PG-13
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Okay, so it wasn't brilliant. But I loved the nebulous ending, the beautiful shots of New York, and Radha Mitchell's performance -- even if other actresses could've done better.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Radio Days - PG
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If you love Woody Allen and New York, as I do, you'll love this movie. Otherwise, you'll probably just think it's okay. Some of the vignettes are really smart and comical, some fall flat. But I'm being picky. It's good.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Bullets Over Broadway - PG
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See it for Dianne Wiest's hilarious turn as the Broadway diva. She takes up the whole movie, which is fine otherwise.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Hollywood Ending - PG-13
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Wow, so terrible I don't even remember the Ending.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Crimes and Misdemeanors - PG-13
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I'll say it a million times: Woody Allen rocks my world when he's dystopian, cynical and starts to play with Morality Capital M. I love this movie.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Anything Else - R
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Pretty awful, even for a Woody-phile like me, but I have to say Stockard Channing is fucking brilliant in this. Kind of like Kirstie Alley in Deconstructing Harry.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Mighty Aphrodite - R
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Not one of my favorites, but good fun. Mira Sorvino is annoying as hell and it's glorious.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Sleeper - PG
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I give it 4.5 stars just because nobody really talks about it and it's so funny. It's ridiculous (with a pinch of social satire) and who doesn't love that?
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Manhattan - R
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Anyone who loves New York has to love this movie.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Annie Hall - PG
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Okay, so it's great, one of the few Woody Allen movies that really make you laugh. But not my favorite -- I like him more when he's dark, miserable or seriously cynical.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, But Were Afraid to Ask - R
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One of the first Woody Allen movies I ever saw -- so I have a sentimental attachment -- but great, I think.
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June 11, 2007
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N/A
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