Apropos of Nothing
Title | Apropos of Nothing PDF eBook |
Author | Woody Allen |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 312 |
Release | 2020-03-23 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1951627377 |
The Long-Awaited, Enormously Entertaining Memoir by One of the Great Artists of Our Time—Now a New York Times, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and Publisher’s Weekly Bestseller. In this candid and often hilarious memoir, the celebrated director, comedian, writer, and actor offers a comprehensive, personal look at his tumultuous life. Beginning with his Brooklyn childhood and his stint as a writer for the Sid Caesar variety show in the early days of television, working alongside comedy greats, Allen tells of his difficult early days doing standup before he achieved recognition and success. With his unique storytelling pizzazz, he recounts his departure into moviemaking, with such slapstick comedies as Take the Money and Run, and revisits his entire, sixty-year-long, and enormously productive career as a writer and director, from his classics Annie Hall, Manhattan, and Annie and Her Sisters to his most recent films, including Midnight in Paris. Along the way, he discusses his marriages, his romances and famous friendships, his jazz playing, and his books and plays. We learn about his demons, his mistakes, his successes, and those he loved, worked with, and learned from in equal measure. This is a hugely entertaining, deeply honest, rich and brilliant self-portrait of a celebrated artist who is ranked among the greatest filmmakers of our time.
Woody Allen
Title | Woody Allen PDF eBook |
Author | Jason Solomons |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Motion picture producers and directors |
ISBN | 9781787390515 |
The quintessential illustrated guide to Woody Allen's lifetime of work, updated to include Cafe Society (2016) and Wonder Wheel (2017). Woody Allen has celebrated more than 50 years of filmmaking, averaging one movie per year. Respected critic Jason Solomons examines each of these films, from What's New Pussycat (1965) all the way to Wonder Wheel (2017). In addition to interviewing Woody himself, Solomons looks at the impact of Allen's comedy, his work as an actor and writer, and his profound effect on popular culture. Filled with fantastic shots of his films, as well as behind-the-scenes information, Woody Allen: Film by Film is a must-have for Allen fans new and old.
Woody Allen on Woody Allen
Title | Woody Allen on Woody Allen PDF eBook |
Author | Woody Allen |
Publisher | Grove Press |
Total Pages | 436 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780802142030 |
In a series of interviews Woody Allen shares the anxieties, frustrations, and inspirations in his life.
Start to Finish
Title | Start to Finish PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Lax |
Publisher | Vintage |
Total Pages | 370 |
Release | 2018-09-04 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0804170843 |
In this fascinating insight into the artistic process, longtime Woody Allen biographer Eric Lax follows the legendary director through the making of a movie—from start to finish. Charting the production of Allen’s forty-sixth directorial feature, Irrational Man—starring Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone—from inception to premier, Lax takes us onto the set and behind the scenes, revealing the intimate details of Allen’s filmmaking. We see the screenplay being shaped, the scenes being prepared, and the actors, cinematographers, editors, and other participants at work. We hear Allen’s colleagues speak candidly about working with him, and Allen speaking with equal openness about his career. An unprecedented insight into one of the foremost filmmakers of our time, Start to Finish is sure to delight not only movie buffs and Allen fans, but everyone who has marveled at the magic of the movies.
Woody Allen
Title | Woody Allen PDF eBook |
Author | Robert E. Kapsis |
Publisher | Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | 352 |
Release | 2016-02-29 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1496804422 |
This revised and updated edition gathers interviews and profiles covering the entire forty-five year span of Woody Allen's career as a filmmaker, including detailed discussions of his most popular as well as his most critically acclaimed works. The present collection is a complete update of the volume that first appeared in 2006. In the years since, Allen has continued making movies, including Midnight in Paris and the Oscar-winning Blue Jasmine. While many interviews from the original edition have been retained in the present volume, nine new entries extend the coverage of Allen's directorial career through 2015. In addition, there is a new, in-depth interview from the period covered in the first edition. Most of the interviews included in the original volume first appeared in such widely known publications and venues as the New York Times, the Washington Post, Time, the New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and Playboy. A number of smaller and lesser-known venues are also represented, especially in the new volume. Several interviews from non-American sources add an international perspective on Allen's work. Materials for the new volume include pieces focusing primarily on Allen's films as well as broader profiles and interviews that also concentrate on his literary talent. Perhaps Stephen Mamber best describes Allen's distinctiveness, especially early in his career: "Woody Allen is not the best new American comedy director or the best comedy writer or the best comedy actor, he's simply the finest combination of all three."
Woody Allen
Title | Woody Allen PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Lax |
Publisher | Vintage |
Total Pages | 395 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780679738473 |
Chronicles Allen's rise to stardom as a comedian and director, employing extensive interviews with Allen himself to discuss his thoughts on growing up in New York, his personal relationships, and his art
Without Feathers
Title | Without Feathers PDF eBook |
Author | Woody Allen |
Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Total Pages | 232 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Humor |
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Here they are--some of the funniest tales and ruminations ever put into print, by one of the great comic minds of our time. From THE WHORE OF MENSA, to GOD (A Play), to NO KADDISH FOR WEINSTEIN, old and new Woody Allen fans will laugh themselves hysterical over these sparkling gems.