Wednesdays with Woody: Sleeper (1973)
byIn Sleeper, Woody Allen plays Miles Monroe, a Brooklyn health food shop owner who goes into hospital for a routine operation in 1973, and…
Classics
Wednesdays with Woody: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (1972)
byBased on the best-selling book of the same name by Dr David Reuban, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* But Were Afraid…
Wednesdays with Woody: Bananas (1971)
byMade in 1971, Bananas continues the early screen attempts of Woody Allen as writer/director/star. Basically consisting of comedic sketches (like most of his early…
Wednesdays with Woody: Take the Money and Run (1968)
byWoody Allen’s second film Take the Money and Run is the first true ‘Woody Allen’ film, after the curio that was What’s Up, Tiger…
Wednesdays with Woody: What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
byBy 1966, Woody Allen was already something of a star. After a decade as a wildly successful comedy writer and performer, Allen had an…
Film Review: The Birds (1963)
byHaving previously adapted Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca (1940) to triumphant acclaim, Alfred Hitchcock took on du Maurier’s 1953 short story The Birds (1963).
FAFA: Mad Max (1979)
byFrom the opening minutes of his Ozploitation classic, George Miller establishes himself as one of the greatest visual film makers in the history of cinema.
Valentines Film Review: Say Anything… (1989)
bySay Anything…, the directorial debut of Cameron Crowe, is the ultimate affirmation for unrequited love.
12 Days of Christmas Films: Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
byMaster of populist modern gothic screen presence through films such as Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow and Corpse Bride, Tim Burton’s stock motion classic
12 Days of Christmas Films: White Christmas (1954)
byWith a title like White Christmas, one may expect to be in for a very seasonal yuletide film.