Up on Coosa Creek, 01-14-08

Kim Morgan talks hilariously about her recently-unrequited love of Woody Allen in a point-counterpoint with David Fear:

“To use a trite phrase: Woody Allen, I can’t quit you. I want to take a breather, get a little space, find another existential crisis to attach myself to. But … I’m a sucker.”

Read the rest of her piece here.

Woody’s latest (Cassandra’s Dream) isn’t receiving exactly glowing reviews. Here’s a representative quote from Robert Levin:

“The third entrant in Woody Allen’s now ended European sojourn, Cassandra’s Dream proves the weakest thus far of the de facto quadrilogy that also includes Match Point, Scoop and next summer’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona. This past summer Allen eulogized Ingmar Bergman in a New York Times Op-Ed, and it may be no coincidence that his latest feels like a warmed-over, superficial version of one of the Swedish master’s morality plays. It’s a stern, serious movie that explores weighty themes regarding death and moral turpitude, but it weaves through them hastily and without the nuance usually characteristic of the director.”

Ouch!

At least Cassandra’s Dream isn’t on film quarterly Reverse Shot’s annual “11 Offenses” column. Here’s what it says about 300:

“It’s nearly impossible to enumerate the crimes committed against ideology, aesthetics, and overall good taste in Zack Snyder’s nefarious piece of pomo propaganda in a mere 200 words (for a full account, just click here)”

I couldn’t agree more.