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June 25, 2007
New and Old from Woody Allen
While Allen's movies have been coming along unabated for decades, there's been less on offer for fans of Allen's writing. But this month, for the first time in 25 years, Allen has a new humor collection out. Mere Anarchy collects many of Allen's recent New Yorker pieces as well as some new material. Supplementing that slim volume is The Insanity Defense, which puts Allen's three earlier collections under one cover - Without Feathers is joined by Getting Even and Side Effects. Both new books are must haves for Allen fans.
- C. Max Magee @ 7:30 AM ~
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And it means that finally, said earlier collections are available in trade.
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Seth Christenfeld @ June 26, 2007 1:24 AM
Seth Christenfeld @ June 26, 2007 1:24 AM
Wow. This is great news. I hadn't realized that a new batch of his New Yorker casuals were in the offing.
On a slight tangent - I recently purchased a set of interviews from the old Dick Cavett show. Included is an interview with Woody Allen from 1969, just after Take The Money and Run came out, and a longer (over-an-hour) interview from 1971, right after Bananas came out, and at the time that one of the earlier New yorker sets - maybe Getting Even) - came out.
In these interviews, especially the long one from 1971, Woody is charming and relaxed, and even favors the audience with a clarinet performance.
On a slight tangent - I recently purchased a set of interviews from the old Dick Cavett show. Included is an interview with Woody Allen from 1969, just after Take The Money and Run came out, and a longer (over-an-hour) interview from 1971, right after Bananas came out, and at the time that one of the earlier New yorker sets - maybe Getting Even) - came out.
In these interviews, especially the long one from 1971, Woody is charming and relaxed, and even favors the audience with a clarinet performance.
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