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Written by James M. Tate / 12/20/2018 / No comments / adaptation , comedy , eighties , ensemble , gordon willis , jose ferrer , julie hagerty , kate mcgregor-stewart , mary steenburgen , mia farrow , nature , supernatural , time period , tony roberts , woody allen

REVIVING WOODY ALLEN'S 'A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SEX COMEDY'

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHXK2gWdzw-G6HFEjTkfsZ6gXpRFqW6pDFGe1Wmjy3t5wJhW1lNccWwvdkUAGuyBstXNFDxU-XLemBx87VgN44QfSAck2qfQDGBe2WwFGLblhtyP4sML0gF52v27au89oHxAYovmao-MH9qf_65qXUveQqG5tqPhAHqTKy8VBzeSsKwO91VfKfC_WSjCL/s1600/Screen+Shot+2018-12-20+at+2.41.05+PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1287" data-original-width="1600" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHXK2gWdzw-G6HFEjTkfsZ6gXpRFqW6pDFGe1Wmjy3t5wJhW1lNccWwvdkUAGuyBstXNFDxU-XLemBx87VgN44QfSAck2qfQDGBe2WwFGLblhtyP4sML0gF52v27au89oHxAYovmao-MH9qf_65qXUveQqG5tqPhAHqTKy8VBzeSsKwO91VfKfC_WSjCL/w400-h321/Screen+Shot+2018-12-20+at+2.41.05+PM.png" width="400"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u> Year: 1982 Rates: ****</u></td></tr></tbody></table>Upon release, Woody Allen's multi homage (from Shakespeare to Bergman) A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SEX COMEDY was a case of The Emperor's New Clothes: For critics who adored Allen's work, Allen could do practically no wrong... until this underrated and underappreciated, and unfairly maligned gem...<br>
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An intentionally breezy and quirky, fun and jovial countryside-romp through creature-filled nature and bright daydream sunlight that, after recommended multiple viewings, alters from The Emperor being naked to those new clothes clashing with his otherwise signature wardrobe. And there <i>are</i> similar traits of SLEEPER, using a futuristic contraption to fly and here, set during the 1900's, Woody's stock broker/inventor Andrew hits the skies again on a bicycle helicopter, after crashing with a pair of makeshift wings...<br>

adaptation, comedy, eighties, ensemble, gordon willis, jose ferrer, julie hagerty, kate mcgregor-stewart, mary steenburgen, mia farrow, nature, supernatural, time period, tony roberts, woody allen

REVIVING WOODY ALLEN'S 'A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SEX COMEDY'

Year: 1982 Rates: **** Upon release, Woody Allen's multi homage (from Shakespeare to Bergman) A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SEX COMEDY was a...

PENN STUCK IN STONE'S DESERT NOIR U-TURN

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Sean Penn phones in Oliver Stone's mindtrip neo noir excursion within a small town purgatory Year Released: 1997</u></td></tr>
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"If I were a bird," says Jennifer Lopez's lovely U-TURN ingenue, "I'd fly to Disney World, Florida." This as she walks slowly up towards a cliff as Sean Penn, falling in love or perhaps, already having fallen, is right behind her, beforehand given a task to, basically, make the word <i>fallen</i> literal. "I've never been there," she finishes. And with dialogue like this, it's Oliver Stone that needs pushing...<br>

billy bob thorton, claire danes, jennifer lopez, joaquin phoenix, jon voight, julie hagerty, neo noir, nick nolte, nineties, oliver stone, sean penn

PENN STUCK IN STONE'S DESERT NOIR U-TURN

Sean Penn phones in Oliver Stone's mindtrip neo noir excursion within a small town purgatory Year Released: 1997 "If I were a b...

ROBERT HAYS CARRYING 'AIRPLANE!' WITH JULIE HAGERTY

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</tbody></table><p>Like any Mel Brooks vehicle and especially those "early, funny" films of Woody Allen, where there's a joke a minute encapsulated by and parodying a specific theme or genre, and being an outright spoof of the AIRPORT films while intentionally mirroring the names and plot of the 1950's Dana Andrews/Sterling Hayden camp melodrama ZERO HOUR, the classic, groundbreaking, joke-loaded AIRPLANE!, written and directed by the team of Jerry Zucker, David Zucker and Jim Abrahams, still holds up... </p><p>And with a barrage of famous veteran character-actors playing their usual ultra-serious roles within (and despite of) the constant zaniness, the real stars are Robert Hays as Ted Stryker and Julie Hagerty as Elaine Dickinson, alleviating the hilarious parts by actually moving the story along: Ted is lovestruck, intentionally stuck on the same plane as Elaine's stewardess and, suffering flashbacks from the Second World War, might have to fly the damn thing to save all the passengers, and himself, while attempting to rekindle his former flame... Sound serious? <br />
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Well what makes AIRPLANE! work aren't just the perpetual jokes but the fact the real story carries everything else, without getting in the way and still, in itself, delivering genuine laughs. Standout characters include Peter Graves as a pilot who gives a little boy very shady advice, Robert Stack as Kramer, the stern chief inside the Tower along with Lloyd Bridges keeping the nervy pace moving and especially Stephen Stucker, stealing every scene as the flamboyant Johnny while the titular vessel remains hilariously grounded by Leslie Neilson's Dr. Rumack, Lorna Patterson's patient stewardess Randi, and with oh so many hilarious gags (some better than others) there's nothing left but to but highly recommending this flight be your next one... <br /></p>

airplane, comedy, disaster, eighties, ensemble, julie hagerty, peter graves, robert hays, robert stack, spoof

ROBERT HAYS CARRYING 'AIRPLANE!' WITH JULIE HAGERTY

year: 1980 rating: ****1/2 Like any Mel Brooks vehicle and especially those "early, funny" films of Woody Allen, where there...

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