Woody Allen and friend in the comedy co-starring Diane Keaton

Woody Allen’s ‘Love and Death’ on Amazon Prime and Hulu

In Love and Death (1975), Woody Allen spoofs epic Russian literature, Chekov plays, and Bergman movies with a mix of philosophical vaudeville and Borscht Belt one-liners and sight gags. It was his sixth feature as a director and his third screen appearance with Diane Keaton, who gets as many punchlines as Allen does, and often […]

Diane Keaton and Woody Allen

Quick pick: ‘Annie Hall’ on Amazon Prime and Hulu

After a series of successful comedies that combined spoof, farce, and satire, Woody Allen took everyone by surprise with Annie Hall (1977), his first personal film and his most sophisticated to date. It drew from the same sources of humor as his earlier comedies, with interludes of memories seen through the lens of a comedian’s […]