THESPIAN OF THE WEEK: Woody Allen

Name:  Allen Stewart Konigsberg

AKA:  Woody Allen

Date of birth:  December 1, 1935

From:  Brooklyn, New York

Specialty:  Actor, Director, Comedian, Writer

TIME interview with Woody

Woody Allen Films You Can't Miss:

Manhattan Murder Mystery

Crime Mystery Comedy

Play It Again, Sam

Romantic Comedy

Sleeper

Comedy Sci-Fi

SCOOP

GENRE:  Comedy/ Fantasy/ Mystery
MADE:  2006
CAST:  Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Jim Dunk
DIRECTOR:  Woody Allen
WRITER:  Woody Allen

PLOT:  An American student in journalism scoops her big story in London while having an affair with a handsome wealthy man.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Manhattan Murder Mystery, Match Point, The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion

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THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION

GENRE:  Comedy/ Crime/ Mystery
MADE:  2001
CAST:  Woody Allen, Helen Hunt, Dan Aykroyd, Charlize Theron
DIRECTOR:  Woody Allen
WRITER:  Woody Allen

PLOT:  An insurance investigator and an efficiency expert working for the same insurance company hate each other, when priceless jewels go missing from one of their client's estate both of them are questionable.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Small Time Crooks, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Scoop, Crimes and Misdemeanors

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ALICE

GENRE:  Comedy/ Romance
MADE:  1990
CAST:  Mia Farrow, William Hurt, Alec Baldwin
DIRECTOR:  Woody Allen
WRITER:  Woody Allen

PLOT:  Is a wealthy and happily married woman with children, never in her life has she thought of infidelity until now and begins to re-evaluate her life as she becomes infatuated with another man.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Hannah And Her Sisters, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Annie Hall

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ANNIE HALL

GENRE:  Comedy/ Drama/ Romance
MADE:  1977
CAST:  Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts
DIRECTOR:  Woody Allen
WRITER:  Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman

PLOT:  Alvy Singer, a New York comedian fall in love with a woman, seemingly not his type, Annie Hall.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Manhattan Murder Mystery, The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion, Deconstructing Harry

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VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

GENRE:  Drama/ Romance
MADE:  2008
CAST:  Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz
DIRECTOR:  Woody Allen
WRITER:  Woody Allen

PLOT:  Vicky and Cristina are on vacation in Barcelona when they meet a tall dark and handsome artist... and his tempestuous ex-wife.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Crimes And Misdemeanors, Annie Hall, The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion

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HANNAH AND HER SISTERS

GENRE:  Dark comedy/ Drama/ Romance
MADE:  1986
CAST:  Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Michael Caine, Woody Allen
DIRECTOR:  Woody Allen
WRITER:  Woody Allen

PLOT:  Love blooms between Hannah's husband and her sister Lee while her ex-husband (a hypochondriac) falls in love with her other sister, Holly.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Annie Hall, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Crimes And Misdemeanors, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

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CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS

GENRE:  Dark comedy/ Drama
MADE:  1989
CAST:  Martin Landau, Woody Allen, Angelica Huston, Alan Alda, Mia Farrow
DIRECTOR:  Woody Allen
WRITER:  Woody Allen

PLOT:  The story of two men, a documentary film maker with his marriage on the rocks and in love with a producer.  And an optometrist in a happy marriage having an affair with a woman who threatens to expose him.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Hannah And Her Sisters, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Sideways

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MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY

GENRE:  Comedy/Mystery
MADE:  1993
CAST:  Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Angelica Huston, Alan Alda, Jerry Adler
DIRECTOR:  Woody Allen
WRITER:  Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman

PLOT:  a middle-aged couple become suspicious and play detective when their neighbor dies of a heart-attack, amid it all a possible mid-life crisis and marriage on the rocks make for a hilarious movie.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Annie Hall, Crimes And Misdemeanors, Small Time Crooks

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