Tag Archives: Woody Allen

Celebrity [1998] 1. She sneezes. “Shit! I need echinacea! Right now!” 2. “Take the banana and give me your best blowjob.” 3. “Birth of a Nation, an all-black version.”

Blue Jasmine [2013] 1. “We can use the back seat. There’s nobody around, not many people anyway. I have tinted windows, it’s perfect.” 2. She hangs up. Her split-second expression of mischievous triumph curdles into despair. 3. Wet, stringy hair; … Continue reading →

Deconstructing Harry [1997] 1. Jumpcut loop. 2. “Tradition is the illusion of permanence.” 3. Next to the typewriter is a box of paper, assorted Chinese takeout cartons, an autographed baseball.

Everyone Says I Love You [1996] 1. “It’s always better to be the leaver than the leavee. Because the leaver leaves, and the leavee … is left.” 2. Broom hockey in the foyer–very Wes Anderson. 3. Goldie Hawn with Groucho … Continue reading →

Mighty Aphrodite [1995] 1. Groucho Weinrib. 2. “I’m sorry it was so choppy.” “It’s okay, I don’t mind throwing up into the wind.” 3. The finale at F.A.O. Schwartz weirdly reminds me of the finale of Eyes Wide Shut.

Manhattan Murder Mystery [1993] 1. “I can’t listen to that much Wagner. I start to get the urge to conquer Poland.” 2. A tight, thick skirt. And booties. With little socks. 3. The men watch Angelica Huston as she walks … Continue reading →

Husbands and Wives [1992] 1. He calls her an infant, commands her to get in the fucking car. 2. A scale on their kitchen counter. The kitchen is red. 3. “I’d hate to be your boyfriend.” She smiles enigmatically, pushes … Continue reading →