Woody Allen and Larry David return to New York, bringing their crotchety self-mockery with them
By Stephanie Zacharek Jun 19, 2009
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Is Robert De Niro's big-city festival at war with Robert Redford's ski-slope festival? OK, maybe not. But the backstage drama has the indie world in a tizzy.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 23, 2009
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Indies and Brits -- or at least Kate Winslet and "Slumdog Millionaire" -- dominate the Golden Globes. Plus: Mickey Rourke's face explained, via cryptic asides.
By Andrew O'Hehir
January 12, 2009
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With warring sets of year-end indie awards on top of each other, who can keep track? We can! Here's who's in, out, hot and not at this very moment.
By Andrew O'Hehir
December 4, 2008
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You just knew that the "Noah's Arc" movie was going to be huge. Right? Also, "Synecdoche" opens strong and "Rachel" hums along, in a week tinged with sadness.
By Andrew O'Hehir
October 29, 2008
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Can a sapphic love scene between Scarlett Johansson and Penélope Cruz make Woody Allen seem relevant again?
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 15, 2008
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A marriage made in Cannes: Two notorious tabloid-fodder Yanks are showered with love on the Riviera.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 17, 2008
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Woody Allen hangs Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor out to dry in this unintentionally funny film.
By Stephanie Zacharek
January 18, 2008
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Woody Allen teams up with Scarlett Johansson in this kooky comic murder-mystery -- and makes us love him again.
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 28, 2006
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Remember when Steve Martin, Albert Brooks and Woody Allen were funny? What on earth happened to our favorite funnymen?
By Stephanie Zacharek
February 10, 2006
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This drizzly dramatic thriller may be a return to form for Woody Allen, but is it a form worth returning to?
By Stephanie Zacharek
December 23, 2005
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Woody Allen has cast Will Ferrell, Chloe Sevigny and Wallace Shawn in his latest flick, and none of them are any the better for it.
By Stephanie Zacharek
March 18, 2005
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In Woody Allen's incredible shrinking career, this mean "romantic" comedy with Jason Biggs and Christina Ricci is his tiniest movie yet.
By Stephanie Zacharek
September 19, 2003
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Woody Allen grows old ungracefully as a blind, neurotic babe-magnet filmmaker (who remains the center of the world).
By Stephanie Zacharek
May 8, 2002
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Move over, Katie Couric, I want a date with the Tanned One for my birthday.
By Karen Croft
May 3, 2002
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Tea Leoni mysteriously falls for the Woodman; DeGeneres gets Amish; catfight between Boy George and Madonna! Plus: New wrinkle in Angelil's rape case.
By Amy Reiter
April 25, 2002
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Woody Allen's newest movie is a pinched affair, with every joke quashed. And would Elizabeth Berkeley really fall for him?
By Charles Taylor
August 24, 2001
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The comedy impresario currently steamrolling Broadway owes "Blazing Saddles," fart humor and his dancing Hitler to a red rubber ball.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
June 19, 2001
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Why is every decent American not railing against this exploitative, vindictive institution that has had such a disastrous effect on higher education?
By Allen Barra
October 13, 2000
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Three busted for failing to report booze on actor's plane; Billy Bob and Angelina: A fungus among us. Plus: Eminem supporters -- He's "our Christ."
By Amy Reiter
June 15, 2000
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The latest from Woody Allen is an enjoyable trifle -- but Tracey Ullman and Elaine May walk off with the picture.
By Charles Taylor
May 19, 2000
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She thought her publicist was talking to Penthouse about doing an article, OK? Plus: Christina and Britney, best friends 4ever! Sort of.
By Amy Reiter
May 18, 2000
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Katie Couric exposes innermost self, Matt Lauer learns more than he'd like; Gwyneth Paltrow pulls a Halle Berry; Matt Damon and Winona Ryder say bye-bye.
By Amy Reiter
April 26, 2000
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At least he didn't do the funky chicken: Prince William's disco debacle. Plus: Will Woody, Mia and Soon-Yi kiss and make up?
By Amy Reiter
April 4, 2000
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Walls vs. Drudge, dish diggers duke it out. Also, the pants off her back: There's nothing Jessica Simpson's mom wouldn't do for her daughter. Plus: Who's gonna talk about Cody? Kathie Lee to leave "Live."
By Amy Reiter
March 1, 2000
"Whatever Works"
The Tribeca-Sundance throwdown
Mickey, "Slumdog," Winslet and the Woodman
Oscar season's bewildering kickoff
Black gay men are the new, um, black
Scarlett and Penélope do Barcelona
Woody Allen and Mike Tyson, together at last
"Cassandra's Dream"
"Scoop"
When good comedians go bad
"Match Point"
"Melinda and Melinda"
"Anything Else"
"Hollywood Ending"
George Hamilton is a hottie
"The Curse of the Jade Scorpion"
Mel Brooks
War Room
GigaOM Network
Glenn Greenwald