Stardust Memories

My Favorite Woody Allen Films (2023 Edition)

by John Charet

Please note that I am judging Woody Allen on here as a filmmaker and not as a person. Yes, I am aware of all of the controversies that have plagued his personal life and I do not condone any of them.

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

  1. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
  2. Manhattan (1979)
  3. Midnight in Paris (2011)
  4. Match Point (2005)
  5. Husbands and Wives (1992)
  6. Stardust Memories (1980)
  7. Zelig (1983)
  8. Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
  9. Radio Days (1987)
  10. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
  11. Another Woman (1988)
  12. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
  13. Annie Hall (1977)
  14. Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
  15. Love and Death (1975)
  16. Sleeper (1973)
  17. Take the Money and Run (1969)
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Moviedrome Mondays: Stardust Memories (1980)

by John Charet

At the bottom of this blog entry, I have posted a youtube link to Moviedrome presenter Alex Cox introducing Woody Allen’s 1980 comedy-drama Stardust Memories. You can read his transcript here. The episode’s original airdate was July 2, 1989 (read here). True, Federico Fellini’s 1963 Italian classic 8 1/2 may have served as a main influence (especially Gordon Willis black-and-white cinematography), but Allen has denied that his own film is similarly autobiographical (read here). His controversial personal life notwithstanding, Allen was an immensely talented director and writer, not to mention comedian, at one time. Since the mid-1990’s though, he became a hit-or-miss director with more examples of the latter. Nevertheless, I could not have stated what Cox says in that last paragraph of his alone, especially concerning the presence of the always lovely and wonderful Charlotte Rampling (read here). If you are interested in reading my list of my favorite Woody Allen films, read here.

Here is a youtube video link to Alex Cox’s Moviedrome intro to Stardust Memories

Here is a youtube video link to the film’s original theatrical trailer

My Favorite Woody Allen Films

by John Charet

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1.   Manhattan (1979)

2.   Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

3.   Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

4.   Annie Hall (1977)

5.   Husbands and Wives (1992)

6.   Radio Days (1987)

7.   Love and Death (1975)

* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)

1.   Midnight in Paris (2011)

2.   Match Point (2005)

3.   Broadway Danny Rose (1984)

4.   Bullets Over Broadway (1994)

5.   Sleeper (1973)

6.   The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)   

7.   Zelig (1983)

8.   Stardust Memories (1980)