Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pegasus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!hogpc!pegasus!avi From: avi@pegasus.UUCP Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Broadway Danny Rose Message-ID: <883@pegasus.UUCP> Date: Fri, 27-Jan-84 22:58:16 EST Article-I.D.: pegasus.883 Posted: Fri Jan 27 22:58:16 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 6-Feb-84 15:52:12 EST Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Lincroft NJ Lines: 28 I went to see the latest Woody Allen film tonight. I was slightly disappointed after reading a rave review in TIME magazine. I will not give away major details, but the movie was not as funny as some of his earlier ones. Allen seems to have matured quite a bit. There is less slapstick and more real philosophy. I was turned off by the way he did it in Black & White again. Is it that much cheaper than filming in color? Just because it describes the exploits of a "Theatrical Agent" several decades ago, I don't feel the necessity of having to imagine all the colors that didn't go by. Allen does seem to be coming to terms with his Jewish identity. He wears a "Chai" prominently on his necklace, and sprinkles his speech with Yiddishisms like "Emes!". Unlike some of his earlier movies, he did not have the (negative) visual imagery of Jewish stereotypes (like dressing up as a bumbling Chasidic Rabbi). Mia Farrow put on a brilliant performance in a role that is not like her usual ones. I was a bit put off by some of the Mafia stereotypes of some of the Italian characters. On the whole, I liked the movie (once the B/W irritation subsided), but the ending felt too sudden. There were oodles of interesting cameo appearances and the photography of scenic areas in Manhattan and the NJ swamplands (what a contrast!) was great. It is a technically excellent film. As I am writing this, I am starting to warm up to the film more. I would say that Zelig was definitely a funnier film, but this one is more of a work of art. Anybody else have an opinion? Is Allen heading in a good direction? Will the next movie just be in one color with a sound track? -- -=> Avi E. Gross @ AT&T Information Systems Laboratories (201) 576-6241 suggested paths: [ihnp4, allegra, cbosg, utcsstat, hogpc, ...]!pegasus!avi