Bullets Over Broadway

Last night I saw Bullets Over Broadway by Woody Allen-

It was a very good but lacked quite a bit of fortitude..

Set in 1920's New York City, "Bullets over Broadway" (1994) tells the story of a young playwright David Shayne who tries to produce his first play. He "stands on the brink of greatness. The world will open to him like an oyster. No... not like an oyster. The world will open to him like a magnificent vagina" but he needs to find money for production first.

The Plot:

The money comes from the gangster Nick Valenti on one condition - Nick's stunningly untalented bimbo girlfriend Olive ("She ruins everything she's in. She ruins things she's not even in") has to play a psychiatrist. Olive is accompanied to each rehearsal by hit-man/bodyguard Cheech who knows how the real people talk and turned to be a greater writer than David. David's leading man, Warner Purcell eats compulsively every time he gets nervous (and there are plenty of reasons for him to get nervous). David's relationship with the girlfriend Ellen suffers when he begins an affair with the talented leading lady Helen Sinclair ("I'm still a star. I never play frumps or virgins.") who is "in the last couple of years... better known as an adulteress and a drunk."

The Verdict

"Bullets over Broadway" is one of my favorite comedies by one of the favorite directors/writers, Woody Allen. It has everything I look for in a comedy - brilliance, wit, clever writing, hilarious and sinister twist in the plot, amazing performances, authentic feel of the era and great musical score. "Bullets over Broadway" is pure delight from the beginning to the end. The best I could describe the film - to paraphrase the famous line from John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address: "Ask not what Art can do for you — ask what you can do for Art".

Zelig

I recently saw the movie, Zelig. It was interesting and really opened my eyes to Woody Allen as a creative film maker. It made me intrigued. Woody really knows how to make a good film- I would give this film a big FAN rating. If you didnt know this film was a "mockumentary", you would believe it is real! Just nuts!

I am taking a Woody Allen film class, its tough to just sit and watch movies all day long in class.. I struggle with this concept in general. ALSO I dont know where my graphic is so I will no longer be putting up graphics- that and I am lazy- Is anyone actually reading this garbage anyway? If you are, why are you? Dont you know that the information you are reading is pointless crap- Nobody cares what I have to say about movies- Anyway, if you are reading, you must be pretty cool, leave me a comment! I am "DYING" to know what you thought of this movie, and or my comments not related to the film.