4/23/2008


Here is Woody Allen, photographed this week in New York City. He's back shooting there again, after 4 films shot in the UK and Europe. I love this photo.

But I hate it when Woody's projects are leaked/announced. Another "Untitled Woody Allen Project." Every year we get two, one shot in the spring, one in the fall, and before the seasons are over the films have been picked apart and ruined by the internet contingent.

I'm not going to let them win this one. I sat out Cassandra's Dream on the basis of lukewarm reviews. The DVD is out soon, so I guess I'll see if I made the right call. Woody is, I'm sure, one of the top five living American film directors. For me, he's number one.

This one has Larry David, and he's back in NYC. I'll be seeing it.

But first, we get Vicki Christina Barcelona. As has been the routine, this will be out around my birthday, in late August. It's got Scarlett again, with Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. He shot it in Spain. And yes, I'll be seeing this one, too. Internet skepticism be damned.

Woody Allen. So good.

4/21/2008

NJAFBIT: Standard Operating Procedure



WHY I'M INTERESTED:
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG ERROL MORRIS

Another long time favorite, fresh off his first Oscar win 2 years back. Tackling the Academy's (and the film world in general's) current favorite documentary subject: Iraq and company.

I think the huge abundance of Iraq war documentaries and fiction films just goes to prove how much a defining event it will be of our time. Glad Morris is throwing his hat into the ring.

Also music by Danny Elfman!

PREDICTION:
Perfect. Bliss.

RELEASE DATE: 4/25, apparently?