| these are the ones ive seen look in hsi personal life hes a fucking creepy little old man TOTALLY sick
but hes a genius film maker. i cant believe you people are lukewarm about him. is this a generational thing?
i have seen about half of his films and in them he always does at least one thing well in each one and much of his films are near perfect. there are so many that i just copied and pasted from IMDB
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# Scoop (2006) (written by) << funny light and good. appears to be a companion to match point.
# Match Point (2005) (written by) << creepy and stunning. almost perfect
# Melinda and Melinda (2004) (written by) << tries too hard to capture earier stuff, but some good stuff is in there
from 98 to 02 i didnt watch his films.
# Deconstructing Harry (1997) (written by) << FUCKING PERFECT movie
# Everyone Says I Love You (1996) (written by) << so so but even his so so films are still entertaining and insightful and jaunty
# Mighty Aphrodite (1995) (written by) << really loved it. i fell in love with mira. obviously he did too.
# Bullets Over Broadway (1994) (written by) << not my fave genre, but still great
# Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) (written by) << FUN FUN FUN
# Husbands and Wives (1992) (written by) << funny. about adultry like much of his filmwork actually
# Shadows and Fog (1992) (written by) << saw it but dont remember much oh crap the one with madonna in it. eehh. ok sort of a clunker
# Alice (1990) (written by) << magical
# Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) (written by) << another exploration for allen, this one i wasnt so interested in but its mostly bc its very very male centered.
# New York Stories (1989) (written by) (segment "Oedipus Wrecks") << his piece is lovely. i really like the whole movie, too.
# Another Woman (1988) (written by) <<fucking flawless practically. highly recommended.
# September (1987) (written by) << another one of his multitriangle adultery type pieces. a bit fun.
# Radio Days (1987) (written by) << wonderful! the butcher chasing young allen down the street had my hysterical. i really adore this film.
# Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) (written by) << one of his better gilms. just great. i love these women!
# The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) (written by) << softer and sweeter. lovely. i think it might be my favorite, although deconstructing harry is amazing.
# Zelig (1983) (written by) << this was the first movie i saw of his when i was 13. went to the movies alone and felt transformed. it was funny and smart and like nothing i had ever seen.
# A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982) (written by) << fun. a better relationships gone wacky and adultery movie.
# Stardust Memories (1980) (written by) << indulgent but ultimately good
# Manhattan (1979) (written by) << almost perfect. seriously.
# Annie Hall (1977) (written by) << this is pure film. people who write this off are morons.
# Sleeper (1973) (written by) << funny FUNNY funny. for a long time in my early teen years this was my favorite movie ever
# Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) (screenplay) << watched it about a miullion times with my friends
# Bananas (1971) (written by) << sort of ok. i saw it when i was in my woody frenzy. i bet id like it more now actually. we should all see this film and talk about it
whats up tiger lily? << like bumper cars but people. wacky comedy. good stuff especially if you love really old comedic whodunnit stuff
__________________ the cave mouth shines
by pure force of will
i look down on the world
from the top of this lonesome hill
and you can run, and run some more
from here all the way to singapore
but i will carry you home in my teeth
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