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"Whatever Works"

By Stephanie Zacharek — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

Woody Allen and Larry David return to New York, bringing their crotchety self-mockery with them

Quentin over Fellini? "Annie Hall" over Antonioni?

By Andrew O'Hehir — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

Has critical taste become fossilized? A new greatest-films poll yields some odd results, but poses old questions

The Tribeca-Sundance throwdown

By Andrew O'Hehir — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

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.

Mickey, "Slumdog," Winslet and the Woodman

By Andrew O'Hehir — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

Indies and Brits -- or at least Kate Winslet and "Slumdog Millionaire" -- dominate the Golden Globes. Plus: Mickey Rourke's face explained, via cryptic asides.

Oscar season's bewildering kickoff

By Andrew O'Hehir — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

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.

Black gay men are the new, um, black

By Andrew O'Hehir — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

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.

Scarlett and Penélope do Barcelona

By Andrew O'Hehir — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

Can a sapphic love scene between Scarlett Johansson and Penélope Cruz make Woody Allen seem relevant again?

Woody Allen and Mike Tyson, together at last

By Andrew O'Hehir — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

A marriage made in Cannes: Two notorious tabloid-fodder Yanks are showered with love on the Riviera.

"Cassandra's Dream"

By Stephanie Zacharek — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

Woody Allen hangs Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor out to dry in this unintentionally funny film.

"Scoop"

By Stephanie Zacharek — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

Woody Allen teams up with Scarlett Johansson in this kooky comic murder-mystery -- and makes us love him again.

When good comedians go bad

By Stephanie Zacharek — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

Remember when Steve Martin, Albert Brooks and Woody Allen were funny? What on earth happened to our favorite funnymen?

"Match Point"

By Stephanie Zacharek — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

This drizzly dramatic thriller may be a return to form for Woody Allen, but is it a form worth returning to?

"Melinda and Melinda"

By Stephanie Zacharek — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

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.

"Anything Else"

By Stephanie Zacharek — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

In Woody Allen's incredible shrinking career, this mean "romantic" comedy with Jason Biggs and Christina Ricci is his tiniest movie yet.

"Hollywood Ending"

By Stephanie Zacharek — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

Woody Allen grows old ungracefully as a blind, neurotic babe-magnet filmmaker (who remains the center of the world).

George Hamilton is a hottie

By Karen Croft — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

Move over, Katie Couric, I want a date with the Tanned One for my birthday.

Mighty aphrodisiac

By Amy Reiter — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

Tea Leoni mysteriously falls for the Woodman; DeGeneres gets Amish; catfight between Boy George and Madonna! Plus: New wrinkle in Angelil's rape case.

"The Curse of the Jade Scorpion"

By Charles Taylor — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

Woody Allen's newest movie is a pinched affair, with every joke quashed. And would Elizabeth Berkeley really fall for him?

Mel Brooks

By Mary Elizabeth Williams — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

The comedy impresario currently steamrolling Broadway owes "Blazing Saddles," fart humor and his dancing Hitler to a red rubber ball.

The evil NCAA

By Allen Barra — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

Why is every decent American not railing against this exploitative, vindictive institution that has had such a disastrous effect on higher education?

Was Swayze flying on Miller time?

By Amy Reiter — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

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."

"Small Time Crooks"

By Charles Taylor — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

The latest from Woody Allen is an enjoyable trifle -- but Tracey Ullman and Elaine May walk off with the picture.

Paula keeps her pants on

By Amy Reiter — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

She thought her publicist was talking to Penthouse about doing an article, OK? Plus: Christina and Britney, best friends 4ever! Sort of.

Rearview window

By Amy Reiter — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

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.

His highness gets down

By Amy Reiter — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT

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?