Category Archives: Woody Allen

Café Society (2016) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on April 6, 2017 by garethrhodes

Café Society (2016) Directed by Woody Allen • Written by Woody Allen With Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Corey Stoll and Blake Lively Woody Allen’s 47th film (his first shot on digital) is a dreamy trip back to grand old … Continue reading →

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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on March 9, 2015 by garethrhodes

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) Directed by Woody Allen. With Barbara Hershey, Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Woody Allen, Carrie Fisher, Michael Caine and Max Von Sydow. All writers repeats themselves eventually. Even the great ones. If you can regularly produce … Continue reading →

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Manhattan ( 1979) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on February 12, 2015 by garethrhodes

Manhattan (1979) Directed by Woody Allen. With Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Meryl Streep and Michael Murphy. From the opening bars of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, playing to black and white cinematography of 1970’s New York City, Woody … Continue reading →

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Annie Hall (1977) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on August 11, 2014 by garethrhodes

Annie Hall (1977) Directed by Woody Allen. With Woody Allen and Diane Keaton. Amid the fourth wall breakage and stand-up comedy routine feel, that feature heavily in Woody Allen’s seminal non-rom-com, Annie Hall, there lurks a certain refreshing human truthfulness … Continue reading →

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Blue Jasmine (2013) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on July 21, 2014 by garethrhodes

Blue Jasmine (2013) Directed by Woody Allen. With Cate Blanchett, Alec Bladwin, Sally Hawkins and Bobby Cannavale. Cate Blanchett took home an Academy Award for her striking performance as a New York socialite, fallen on hard times in Woody Allen’s … Continue reading →