Tag Archives: Woody Allen

FLIX PIX (1287): “A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK With Woody Allen’s Beautiful People”

Posted on June 8, 2024 by KPKeelan

A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK (directed by Woody Allen, 2019) **** (out of 5) . > Here’s a name that is sure to make you consider running screaming for the exits: “Woody Allen”! . Certainly, every new film from this … Continue reading →

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QuickPix (29): “Great COMEDIES For You to Savor, Vol. 4”

Posted on January 18, 2024 by KPKeelan

> Welcome to KPK’s “QuickPix”, brief capsule reviews of very worthy films- not a stinker in the lot. Culled from my monthly compendiums, every title here is a 4 to 5 star movie. It don’t get any better than this. … Continue reading →

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QuickPix (22): “Great DOCUMENTARIES For You to Savor, Vol. 5”

Posted on January 14, 2024 by KPKeelan

Posted in QuickPix | Tagged Act Up, activism, AIDS, art, biography, cinema, classics, criticism, death, Detroit, Detropia, disease, documentaries, entertainment, filmmakers, filmmaking, films, gay culture, grief, Heidi Ewing, How to Survive a Plague, ideas, Ken Kesey, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Magic Trip, movies, opinion, QuickPix, Rachael Grady, reviews, the Merry Pranksters, Woody Allen, Woody Allen A Documentary | Leave a comment

PITHY PIFFLE 2023: (188) (Woody Allen)

Posted on July 6, 2023 by KPKeelan

* “If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative.” (Woody Allen) * * *

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FLIX PIX (926): “In 1967, CASINO ROYALE Was Kitschy Trash. It Still Is.”

Posted on November 25, 2022 by KPKeelan

CASINO ROYALE (directed by John Huston, Val Guest, Joseph McGrath, Ken Hughes & Robert Parrish, 1967) *+ (out of 5) . > Not two minutes into the opening credits I saw one good reason why this is considered one of the … Continue reading →

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FLIX PIX (684): “ANYTHING ELSE to See, Aside From This Tepid Woody Allen Misfire?”

Posted on July 27, 2022 by KPKeelan

ANYTHING ELSE (directed by Woody Allen, 2003) **+ (out of 5) . > I am inclined to love Woody Allen movies, so I still found stuff to enjoy in this, possibly his weakest comedy. . Especially because he was in … Continue reading →

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FLIX PIX (489): “The Sparkling Glories of MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT”

Posted on April 20, 2022 by KPKeelan

MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT (directed by Woody Allen, 2014) **** (out of 5) . > Generally viewed as middling Woody Allen, I quite enjoyed this one, mostly due to the wonderful performances by the always-captivating Emma Stone and by Colin Firth … Continue reading →

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FLIX PIX (380): “Woody Allen’s Much Maligned WONDER WHEEL”

Posted on February 25, 2022 by KPKeelan

WONDER WHEEL (directed by Woody Allen, 2017) ***+ (out of 5) . > Not sure why film reviewers were so extremely down on Woody Allen’s 48th feature film, but this annual effort was greeted with nearly universal condemnation and antipathy. . … Continue reading →

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KPK on the CINEMA (118): The Films of December 2021

Posted on February 20, 2022 by KPKeelan

. > Another December- another year-end rush of great movies! (All films are rated on a 5 star basis and must be over a decade old to get 5 stars.) > This month I have some fun reviewing the following … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged 007, A Rainy Day in New York, Aardman Studios, absurdism, abuse, action, Adam McKay, addiction, Adrien Brody, Alejandro Jodorowsky, animation, Anjelica Huston, Anthony Bourdain, Ariana Grande, Arthur Hiller, Ashleigh Banfield, Australian cinema, B-movies, Ben Whishaw, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benicio Del Toro, Bill Murray, biography, Bob Balaban, Bob Cummings, brainwashing, British secret service, California, Cartoon Salon, Cate Blanchett, Charlton Heston, Cherry Jones, childhood, children, children of deaf adults, Chris Evans, Christoph Waltz, cinema, Coda, comedies, comedy, coming of age, conflict, conformity, cooking, corporate influence, criticism, culture, Dakota Johnson, Daniel Craig, death, Demián Bichir, depression, Diego Luna, Diego Maradona, Dirk Bogarde, disaster films, documentaries, Don Pedro Colley, Donald Sutherland, Don’t Look Up, Down’s Syndrome, drama, economics, Edward Norton, Elisabeth Moss, Elle Fanning, Emilia Jones, English cinema, entertainment, Ernst Lubitsch, espionage, estrangement, Eugenio Derbez, experimentation, exploitation, families, family, family drama, Fando y Lis, fantasy, fate, Filippo Scotti, film criticism, filmmaking, films, folktales, football, forgiveness, Frances McDormand, friendship, German cinema, global warming, grief, Henry Winkler, Hermione Gingold, Himesh Patel, humor, Ian Fleming, ideas, improvisation, independent films, individuality, Irish cinema, Irish folklore, isolation, Italian cinema, Italy, James Bond, James Franciscus, Jane Campion, Jason Schwartzman, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Lawrence, Jesse Plemons, John Cassavetes, John Hawkes, Jonah Hill, Jude Law, Julieta, Karl Malden, Keenan Wynn, Keith Carradine, Kevin Keelan, Kiersten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, land, Lashana Lynch, Léa Seydoux, legends, Leonardo DiCaprio, Leslie Caron, Liev Schreiber, life, Liiev Schreiber, Linda Harrison, Locksmith Animation, Lois Smith, manipulation, Mark Rylance, marketing, Marlee Matlin, Marlon Brando, Mathieu Amalric, Meryl Streep, metaphor, Mexican cinema, mind control, Monterey, mothers and daughters, movies, Naomie Harris, Naples, New York, New York City, No Time to Die, One Eyed Jacks, opinion, Owen Wilson, Paolo Sorrentino, Pedro Almodovar, peer pressure, people, personalities, pro wrestling, Promise Her Anything, psychological drama, race, Ralph Finnes, Rami Malek, Rebecca Hall, relationships, research, revenge, reviews, road trips, Roadrunner, Robin Wright, robots, romance, Ron Perlman, Ron’s Gone Wrong, Rory Kinnear, Saoirse Ronan, Sarah Silverman, sci-fi, science, science fiction, Selena Gomez, self esteem, sequels, Shadows, Shia LaBeouf, silent films, soccer, social criticism, social media, social satire, Spanish cinema, spies, suicide, supernatural, superstition, surrealism, survival, symbolism, technology, The Doll, The French Dispatch, The Hand of God, The Mind Benders, The Peanut Butter Falcon, The Power of the Dog, Thomas Haden Church, Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet, tragedy, travel, Troy Kotsur, Tyler Perry, values, Victor Buono, Warren Beatty, Wes Anderson, westerns, Willem Dafoe, William Peter Blatty, Wolfwalkers, Woody Allen, Zach Galifianakis, Zack Gottsagen | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (354): “Woody Allen Looks at IRRATIONAL MAN”

Posted on February 12, 2022 by KPKeelan

IRRATIONAL MAN (directed by Woody Allen, 2015) **** (out of 5) . > This sly gem is the unparalleled Woody Allen’s 45th feature film. That, alone, is worth celebrating. Even better- the writing is so crisp and the observations about human … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Woody Allen

FLIX PIX (1287): “A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK With Woody Allen’s Beautiful People”

QuickPix (29): “Great COMEDIES For You to Savor, Vol. 4”

QuickPix (22): “Great DOCUMENTARIES For You to Savor, Vol. 5”

PITHY PIFFLE 2023: (188) (Woody Allen)

FLIX PIX (926): “In 1967, CASINO ROYALE Was Kitschy Trash. It Still Is.”

FLIX PIX (684): “ANYTHING ELSE to See, Aside From This Tepid Woody Allen Misfire?”

FLIX PIX (489): “The Sparkling Glories of MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT”

FLIX PIX (380): “Woody Allen’s Much Maligned WONDER WHEEL”

FLIX PIX (354): “Woody Allen Looks at IRRATIONAL MAN”

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