Woody Allen S/D?

(Although Husbands and Wives was the very first Allen film I ever saw, as an impressionable 14-year-old, and I haven't seen it since -- so take that recommendation with a grain of salt.)

(For that matter, I remember Crimes and Misdemeanors and Bullets Over Broadway being quite good, too, but it's been too long.)

Other favorites are Crimes & Misdemeanors, Hannah and her Sisters, and Husbands and Wives.

and "stardust memories"--i can't believe a bunch of film fans forgot to mention that one! :)

Destroy: Curse of the Jade Scorpion. I'm anticipating seeing Charlize Theron's lauded performance in Monster because she was so so atrociously awful in Jade Scorpion. Really, really painfully bad. She owes me.

After Annie Hall and Manhattan, you should see Sleeper next...one of the funniest movies ever.

Also, I'd second Hannah & Her Sisters, Crimes & Misdemenours and Deconstructing Harry....

1. Hannah and Her Sisters
2. Manhattan
3. Annie Hall
4. Husbands and Wives
5. Bullets Over Broadway

Glad at least @d@ml agreed with me on "stardust memories"--it works on so many levels: both parody of & homage to fellini and godard (the images projected on the walls), the beautifully dark cinematography, the dead-on yet surreal view of the film festival circuit/critics...great film.

My Top Ten:

10)Deconstructing Harry
9)Crimes and Misdemeanors
8)Radio Days
7)Stardust Memories
6)September (grossly underrated chamber piece--very Chekovian)
5)Interiors (incredibly intense & doesn't deserve to be panned as a "Bergman wannabe film" as it often is)
4)Hannah and Her Sisters (a perfect film)
3)Annie Hall (goes without saying)
2)Husbands and Wives (probably the best if i wan't such a romantic...)
1)Manhattan (god i'm sucker for gershwin...)

Another Woman & Zelig just missed the list

S: Manhattan, Annie Hall, Husbands and Wives (possibly his edgiest film), Stardust Memories (as this is too!), Deconstructing Harry, Broadway Danny Rose (a real charmer), Love & Death (his flat-out funniest, yes), Hannah and her Sisters, Crimes & Misdemeanours (possibly my very favourite Woody film; beautiful contrasting narratives).
Take the Money and Run was the first Allen film I saw; was perfect for me to see when aged around 15: very breezy, irreverent, not too much depth, Allen very funny, Louise Margolin gorgeous. ;-)

D: none really... But, Everyone Says I Love You was certainly weaker. As was Shadows and Fog (bit of a patchwork Kafka effort), and possibly Bananas in terms of the earlier ones (quite hit and miss). I've not seen any of his many films since Deconstructing Harry, so can't comment there. Another Woman is another that I'd say was a bit weaker; thoroughly indebted to Bergman and competent but uninspiring.

quite true.

You are not. That was a wonderful movie, and Sean Penn deserves much love for it.

Funniest - Love & Death

I dunno. As far as slapstick goes, a lot of his movies have that element. The gorilla in Stardust Memories is one of his funniest moments ever. And Sleeper has this genius sequence where he's making instant pudding, adds too much water, and ends up having to beat it back with a broom. I nearly peed the first time I saw that.

I think "Everyone says..." is underrated, partially because i read a good review in Rolling Stone (suspend disbelief) that compared the movie to Evita, and how Woody was bringing back a lost intimacy and amaterism to musicals. Any fan or detractor of Woody will at least recognize the excellent cinematography in his movies, and I think "Everyone..." has some of the best. Since the movie takes place in Venice and Paris in addition to NYC...

IIRC Cusack's declaration at the end of manhattan murder mystery that he is not an artist - classic

Bullets over Broadway

Yes, ty