Watched Radio Days, speaking of Woody Allen, today. That was a big lump of nothing. I know it is well regarded but other tham some interesting moments I'll have completely forgotten it by the time I sleep tonight.

Aww - I loved Radio Days - even without Scarlett Johanesen

For me it just seemed 90 minutes of Woody Allen saying "I have fond memories of childhood, which was essentially unremarkable and normal." I didn't find the actualy stories presented (either the family one or the radio ones) to be compelling in any way.

OMG. File under be careful what you wish for... Went to Target this evening and much to my surprise? Bulits Over Broadway on DVD. $10.

Oh yeah! Watching it now! :)

Watched Destination Tokyo today as well. WWII propaganda piece (1942) starring Cary Grant as a submarine captain who sneaks into Tokyo Bay to provide intelligence for the first U.S. bombing runs.

I'm partial to submarine movies and this is an early one. It is interesting to see many of the conventions already in place as well as some amusing model work (it would seem the ocean is never more than about 200 feet deep).

Lani was not so amused when I repeated back to her what the movie had taught me about the Japanese people (did you know that they sold their girls off to factories when they turned 12 and because women were only good for working and babies the language doesn't have a word for love?).

Woody Allens I like:

Annie Hall
Manhattan
Hannah and Her Sisters
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Husbands and Wives
Bullets Over Broadway
Mighty Aphrodite
Everyone Says I Love You

Woody Allens I'm Meh about:

Zelig
Alice
Radio Days
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Love and Death
Sleeper

Woody Allen I Hate:

Shadows and Fog

Heh - long ago PBS did a series on propaganda films including Triumph of the Will (Nazi) and Know the Enemy (American film about Japan). The later had lots of great misinformation about Japanese Culture.

I generally LOVE Woddy Allen films. His wit always amuses me. However, my favorite Allen film is Interiors, followed by Hannah and Her Sisters.

Haven't seen Interiors... I should check it out.

Take a Prozac before you do.