Woody Allen

Cover Story: College Immaterial

A Bust on Broadway

Good idea, good characters, bad result; Allen's roll comes to a stop

Small Pleasures

Woody Allen's Crooks aims low and succeeds

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Woody Allen's Crooks aims low and succeeds

Thank You Lord, For These Thy Gifts: Five Movie Thanksgivings

Thanksgiving isn't just about federally subsidized gluttony and a spike in domestic disturbance calls, it's about slipping into a tryptophan-induced coma while watching TV. This year, instead of enduring another slapstick performance by the Detroit Lions, how about checking out a few Turkey Day them ... More >>

Manhattan Melodies

In Woody's world, everyone erupts into show tunes

Letters

In Woody's world, everyone erupts into show tunes

The Devil and Woody Allen

In Woody's world, everyone erupts into show tunes

The French Connection

In Woody's world, everyone erupts into show tunes

Love and Abstinence

Director Julie Davis barely connects with I Love You, Don't Touch Me!

Deja Vu All Over Again

The cocktail party never ends in le cinema du Henry Jaglom

Party Hearty

Clever and comical T3 ends too quickly

Allen's Landing

Woody's clever Celebrity charts the descending pain of fame

Fantastic Antics

A Bug's Life brings out the best of Pixar's new breed

Mighty Aphrodites in Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Penélope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson join forces — and some other stuff — in Woody Allen's (winning!) latest

It's more of the same in Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream

Life Stinks, Blah, Blah, Blah

Jersey Boys

The story behind Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons comes to the Hobby Center

Letters, Week of November 8

Down on the Matt, High-Water Woes, Reaching the Pentacle

Avenue Montaigne

Life and art meet sweet in this breezy French comedy

Family Ties

For Argentine director Daniel Burman, life is a movie

London Fog

Woody Allen's second straight English excursion is a failed return to comedy

Getting Personal

Nouveau punk rockeros need love, too

Double Fault

Woody Allen's Match Point can't return serve

Pop Rocks

Ten albums that'll snap and fizz in your ear buds all winter long

Oh, the Horror!

Kick off the fall season with a frightful film festival and some freaky props

24-Hour Pouty People

One day in the life of angst-ridden New Yorkers reveals a promising young director

Half Baked

It's his 45th movie in 40 years, and you're not likely to remember it

At the Hotel

IBP checks in with a weird play by Wallace Shawn

Hard News, Baby

After a tough sweeps month, KHOU turns to porno

Fallon Fast

Saturday Night Live's prime player is rapidly outgrowing television's small screen

Letters

Letters For the Week of 05-23

Ol' Dirty Bastard

Hollywood Ending shows Woody Allen in obvious decline -- and delusion

As Good As He Gets

Jade Scorpion showcases Woody Allen at his satirical best

The Grandstander

The Contender is a candidate for the year's most high-minded trash

Shtick Figure

In Barbara Kopple's documentary, Woody Allen plays Woody Allen

Summer of Salvation

The Terminator is back. Plus lots of other movies we can't wait to see this season.

Enthusiasm, Curbed

Not even the great Larry David can salvage Woody's shtick.

A Post-Christmas Miracle

​We have been hooked on primo coffee beans roasted locally (well, in The Woodlands) ever since last summer, when we saw a supper show at Dosey Doe Coffee House (25911 I-45 North, The Woodlands) starring songwriter Jimmy Webb. The show was intimate, the venue cozy, the food a nice blend of do ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Is Iron Man 2 ScarJo's Finest Performance?

​Unsurprisingly, Iron Man 2 was tops at the box office last weekend. The $128.1 million haul was considered a mild disappointment by some, proving once again that even the fifth biggest opening weekend in movie history can be spun as a negative in Hollywood, where it was also argued semi-convi ... More >>

Pop Rocks: With Friends Like These

​Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski remains under house arrest in Switzerland, awaiting possible extradition to the United States for fleeing sentencing after pleading guilty to "unlawful sex" with a 13-year old in 1977. His attorneys are, naturally, fighting this possibility, while a numbe ... More >>

Slant: Bold Asian American Images

Melissa Hung and Aurora Picture Show throw quite a party this year

Rich People Problems

But compelling ones! Liberal guilt's got soul in Please Give.

New Nose, Same You

Tamara Drewe and the comedy of going plastic in a rustic world.

The Ten Worst Movies of 2011...In Advance

Oh, don't act surprised.​2011 is barely out of the oven and I'm already filled with dread. Could it be the fact I've spent the entire year so far coughing up chunks of green lung tissue? That I've finally despaired of ever finding a writing gig that doesn't involve "Lady Gaga sex tape" Google ... More >>

Future Elvis: What If The King Had Lived?

​Do you realize that Woody Allen, Julie Andrews, the dude who was in the Darth Vader suit, and Ron Paul are all the same age as Elvis Presley would be on Saturday? Look at Woody Allen next time you see him on TMZ and just think, he's as old as Elvis. In order to get in the frame of mind to t ... More >>

Happy Hour Hurricanes and Crawfish Bites at Ragin Cajun

​Going to Ragin Cajun on Ash Wednesday was simultaneously the best and worst decision I made this week. Although I expected the restaurant to be busy, I didn't anticipate standing in line for almost 35 minutes to get a tasty but overpriced plate of fried seafood. But I also didn't expect th ... More >>

The Film Issue: People of the Year

​Going to Ragin Cajun on Ash Wednesday was simultaneously the best and worst decision I made this week. Although I expected the restaurant to be busy, I didn't anticipate standing in line for almost 35 minutes to get a tasty but overpriced plate of fried seafood. But I also didn't expect th ... More >>

The Film Issue

Looking back on the year in movies, and what's coming in 2012.

Jewish Christmas: Chinese Take-Out, Woody Allen, and Champagne

Photo by Jeremy Parzen.Champagne isn't just for celebrating. It's also one of the world's greatest food-friendly wines.​Like many Jewish-Americans, I grew up going to the movies and eating classic Americanized Chinese food on Christmas Day. Today, now that I'm all growed up and married to a M ... More >>

This Week in Deliciousness

Real champagne is from the French province of Champagne. Real Sparkling Thunderwine, however, is brewed in the stills of Valhalla.​Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where the good Christmas cookies have all been eaten out of the assortment, and the remaining raisin-y ... More >>