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Woody Allen’s Love and Death (1975): The Early, Funniest One

Mar 6, 2015 Wade Sheeler 2

Woody Allen has been making movies for so long, most may not remember when his career was divided into just two distinct periods; the mature work and the early “funny ones.” This was circa 1980, when […]

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The Birth of I LOVE LUCY

Oct 22, 2014 The Retro Set 0

I Love Lucy was born on a hot Saturday afternoon in August, 1948. It would be three years until the title and faces would become familiar, but the genesis had its birth at that precise […]

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Out of the Past: Woody Allen, Nostalgia, the Meaning of Life, and Radio Days

Jul 25, 2014 Kyle Turner 2

“I firmly believe, and I don’t say this as a criticism, that life is meaningless.” — Woody Allen I don’t believe that for a second. Saying Woody Allen likes to be perceived as nihilistic is […]

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