HOLLYWOOD ENDING (2002)

 

Written & Directed By: Woody Allen  Cinematography: Wedigo Von Schultzendorff  Editor: Alisa Lepselter

Cast: Woody Allen, Tea Leoni, Treat Williams, George Hamilton, Debra Messing, Mark Rydell, Isaac Mizrahi, Erica Leerhsen, Aaron Stanford, Fred Melamed, Douglas McGrath, Lu Yu, Barney Chang, Marian Saldes, Tiffani Theissen, Greg Mottola, Mark Webber 

A director is forced to work with his ex-wife, who left him for the boss of the studio bankrolling his new film. But the night before the first day of shooting, he develops a case of psychosomatic blindness.

ANTZ (1998)

 

Directed By: Eric Darnell & Tim Johnson  Written By: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz & Todd Alcott  Editor: Stan Webb

Cast: (voices) Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Sylvester Stallone, Jennifer Lopez, Christopher Walken, Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtain, Anne Bancroft, Danny Glover, John Mahoney, Paul Mazursky, Grant Shaud, Jim Cummings 

Z, the worker-ant strives to reconcile his own individuality with the communal work ethic of the ant colony. Falling in love with the ant-Princess Bala, Z strives to make social inroads, and then ultimately must save the ant colony from the treacherous schemings of the evil General Mandible that threaten to wipe out the entire worker population. Themes of individuality run rampant.

CELEBRITY (1998)

 

Written & Directed by: Woody Allen  Cinematography: Sven Nykvist Editor: Susan E. Morse 

Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Winona Ryder, Famke Janssen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gretchen Mol, Greg Mottola, Charlize Theron, Judy Davis, Douglas McGrath, Joe Mantegna, Andre Gregory, Sam Rockwell, Adrian Grenier, Michael Lerner, Melanie Griffith, J.K. Simmons, Famke Janssen, Becky Ann Baker, Issac Mizrahi, Anthony Mason, Kate Burton, Debra Messing, David Marguiles, Tony Sirico, Bebe Neuwirth, Patti D’Arbanville, Ingrid Rogers, Jeffrey Wright, Hank Azaria, Karen Duffy, Aida Turturro, Allison Janney, Donna Hanover, Celia Weston, Wood Harris, Donald Trump 

Lee Simon, unsuccessful journalist and wanna-be novelist, tries to get his foot in the door with celebrities. After divorcing his wife Robin, Lee gets to meet a lot folks of the rich and/or beautiful, partly through journalism, and partly because he has a script to offer. But life amongst those from out-of-this-world is hard, and his putative success always results in defeat. Meanwhile, Robin meets a very desirable television producer and takes the first steps in the world of celebrities.

WONDER WHEEL (2017)

Written & Directed By: Woody Allen 
Cinematography By: Vittorio Storaro 
Editor: Alisa Lepselte 


Cast: Kate Winslet, Justin Timberlake, Jim Belushi, Juno Temple, Tony Sirico, Steven R. Schirripa, Max Casella, Debi Mazar, Tom Guiry, Bobby Slayton, Maddie Corman, David Krumholtz 


In the hustle and bustle of 1950s Coney Island, where the buzzing crowd comes and goes trudging slowly over the wooden boardwalks, silent stories of the everyday toilers who give life to the attraction unfold. Somewhere in a clam bar, there's the sad waitress Ginny, a one-time actress and now a suffering wife who's been given a second chance by the side of the well-intentioned but uncouth carousel operator, Humpty. On the other hand, there's Humpty's 26-year-old estranged daughter, Carolina, who left the familial nest and a preordained future seeking adventure as a mobster's wife; only to return home with her wings broken, begging for forgiveness. And from the lifeguard's high tower, where all is in plain sight, the young and charming lifesaver and hopeful playwright, Mickey, is the inadvertent but potent catalyst that binds everything together. Shattered dreams, reckless love and betrayal, all under the bright lights of Coney Island.

CAFE SOCIETY (2016)

Written & Directed By: Woody Allen 
Cinematography By: Vittorio Storaro 
Editor: Alisa Lepselter 


Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carrell, Blake Lively, Corey Stoll, Parker Posey, Anna Camp, Richard Portnow, Paul Schneider, Jeannie Berlin, Sheryl Lee, Saul Stein, Tony Sirico, Don Stark, Elissa Piszel 


In 1930's Hollywood, the powerful agent, Phil Stern, is attending a party and receives a phone call from his sister living in New York. She asks for a job to her son and Phil's nephew, Bobby, who decided to move to Hollywood. Three weeks later Phil schedules a meeting with Bobby and decides to help him. He asks his secretary Veronica "Vonnie" to hang around with Bobby, showing him the touristic places. Bobby immediately falls in love with Vonnie, but she tells that she has a boyfriend, a journalist that travels most of the time. However, Vonnie's boyfriend is indeed a married man that is also in love with her and soon she has to make a choice between her two loves.

DECONSTRUCTING HARRY (1997)

Written & Directed By: Woody Allen 
Cinematography By: Carlo DiPalma 
Editor: Susan E. Morse 



Cast: Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Demi Moore, Stanley Tucci, Billy Crystal, Elisabeth Shue, Tobey Maguire, Kirstie Alley, Mariel Hemmingway, Robin Williams, Eric Bogosian, Caroline Aaron, Richard Benjamin, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Julie Kavner, Bob Balaban, Peter Jacobson, Hazelle Goodman, Amy Irving, Jennifer Garner, Jonathan LaPaglia, Lynn Cohen, Paul Giamatti, Philip Bosco, Arden Myrin, Tony Sirico


 *Please note that some trivia and facts have been republished from imdb among other sources In this review

IRRATIONAL MAN (2015)

Written & Directed By: Woody Allen 
Cinematography By: Darius Khondji 
Editor: Alisa Lepselter 


Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Parker Posey, Ethan Phillips, Joe Blackely, Robert Petkoff, Sophie Von Haselberg

MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT (2014)

Written & Directed By: Woody Allen 
Cinematography By: Darius Khondji 
Editor: Alisa Lepselter 


Cast: Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Marcia Gay Harden, Jacki Weaver, Simon McBurney, Eileen Atkins, Catherine McCormick, Erica Leerhsen Hamish Linklater, Ute Lemper

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS : HALL OF FAME: FILE #39: MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (2012)

Written & Directed By: Woody Allen 
Cinematography By: Darius Khondji 
Editor: Alisa Lepselter 

Cast: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Coitllard, Corey Stall, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Tom Hiddleston, Michael Sheen, Kurt Fuller, Mimi Kennedy, Nina Arianda, Lea Seydoux, Carla Bruni, Allison Pill, Gad Elmaleh

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: HALL OF FAME: FILE #0036: BROADWAY DANNY ROSE (1984) (1000'TH POST)

Written & Directed By: Woody Allen 
Cinematography By: Gordon Willis 
Editor: Susan E. Morse 

Cast: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Nick Apollo Forte, Jackie Gayle, Milton Berle, Paul Greco, Michael Badalucco

FADING GIGOLO (2014)

Written & Directed By: John Turturro
Cinematography By: Marco Pontecorvo
Editor: Simona Paggi

Cast: John Turturro, Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Vanessa Paradis, Sofia Vergara, Liev Schrieber, Tonya Pinkins, Michael Badalucco, Aida Turturro

VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (2008)

Written & Directed By: Woody Allen Cinematography By: Javier Aguirresarobe Editor: Alisa Lepselter Cast: Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johnasen, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Dunn, Zak Orth, Chris Messina

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES: HALL OF FAME: FILE #0020: ANNIE HALL (1977)

Directed By: Woody Allen
Written By: Woody Allen & Marshall Brickman
Cinematography By: Gordon Willis
Editor: Ralph Rosenblum & Wendy Greene Bricmont

Cast: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon, Shelly Duvall, Janet Margolin, Colleen Dewhurst, Christopher Walken, Shelly Hack, Tracy Walter, Jeff Goldblum, Beverly D'Angelo

EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU (1996)

Written & Directed By: Woody Allen
Cinematography By: Carlo DiPalma
Editor: Susan E. Morse
Cast: Woody Allen, Julia Roberts, Goldie Hawn, Edward Norton, Natasha Lyonne, Billy Crudup, Alan Alda, Natalie Portman, Gaby Hoffman, Lukas Haas, Tim Roth, Tony Sirico, Christy Romano

THE FILMS OF WOODY ALLEN

Now i seem to be the rare member of the cinefiles who actually likes woody allen films so here i have made a list of my favorite to not so favorite films by the man keep in mind there are quite a few i still have to watch. but i hope you enjoy the list and feel free to comment.