Posts Tagged ‘Manhattan’
SDCC TV Review – Castle Rock
Castle Rock premiered its first episode at San Diego Comic-Con, followed by a Q & A with the cast and crew. Seeing as I am a Stephen King fan and the cast for this new Hulu series is loaded with talent, I made it into…
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Film Review – Wonder Wheel
Woody Allen has become – very nearly without argument – the most prolific filmmaker of the last half century. Since the late 1960s, the writer/director has averaged a film a year. That is an insane pace. It’s a testament to his work ethic: some people…
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SXSW Interview – Tommy O’Haver and Michael Chernus – The Most Hated Woman in America
I sat down to talk with director/writer Tommy O’Haver (An American Crime) and actor Michael Chernus (Orange is the New Black, Manhattan) about their upcoming Netflix film, The Most Hated Woman in America, which screened at SXSW. We discussed the casting and the separation of…
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SIFF Film Review – Frances Ha
Growing up is hard. Life is full of constant change; friendships and relationships come and go, despite our hopes that this evolution is avoidable. We want to live in a world full of the illusion that everything will remain in a comfortable stasis forever. This…
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Top 5 – Opening Scenes
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Allen and Ed share their top 5 opening scenes. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes and from here. After you’ve watched the video please vote in our poll and share which one you think…
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MacGuffin Roundtable #11 – Manhattan
The MacGuffin crew discuss Manhattan, from director/writer/actor Woody Allen and co-starring Diane Keaton. This episode can be played online via the flash player below or it can be downloaded from here. It is available on iTunes, Zune, and Stitcher.
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An Appreciation – Annie Hall
Woody Allen begins his film Annie Hall (1977) with a monologue in which he addresses the audience directly. Within this speech, he describes a joke that he first attributes to Groucho Marx, saying that he would never want to be a part of a club…
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We open with the city skyline; far in the back we can see The Empire State Building. Cut down to the street, covered in snow, with people hustling and bustling about. We then move to NYU, with students sitting next to a fountain, reading their…
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