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Title: Woody Allen: A Biography by John Baxter ISBN: 0-7867-0807-7 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub. Date: 30 December, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.45 (11 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Deconstructing Woody
Comment: For the most part, I found this book well written and informative, although typos occur quite frequently in the hardcover edition.
After a brief background on Allen's childhood, the author titles the chapters after the titles of Allen's films; a beneficial format, because it allows the reader to watch the movie before they read the chapter if they elect to do so.
The author has interesting arguments about why Allen acted the way he did in certain situations, but it is important to note that it doesn't appear that Mr. Baxter actually spoke with Allen during his research for this book. This is not the Gospel on Allen, but it is an interesting body none the less.
Rating: 3
Summary: Too much and not enough
Comment: This book is supposedly a complete look at Woody Allen but apart from the details of the split with Mia, adds little to the Eric Lax biography of several years ago (Baxter takes a few jibes at Lax, calling attention to those people he failed to interview; perhaps someone should remind Mr. Baxter that he didn't interview absolutely everyone who has come into contact with Woody Allen in the past 60 years either). To his credit, Mr. Baxter seems to have a wealth of financial and contractual information about Woody's films that's seeing the light of day for the first time. The question is, who cares? The book often bogs down in these behind-the-scenes passages and I found myself having to resist the urge to put it down for good. There's also a fairly obvious attempt to create "balance" by throwing dirt Woody's way, none of which is too successful. Let's face it. This imperfect man is a creative genius and, biographies or no biographies, deserves to be respected as such. I still recommend the book to Woody Allen fans, if only to say you've read this latest biography.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great learning tool
Comment: I read this because I had NO background information on Woody Allen and thought this would be a fun way to get to know him. Consequently, I am knee-deep in Woody Allen movies. I had never been exposed to him before and learned a great deal by reading this book. For the beginner, it's a nice way to be introduced.
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Title: Reconstructing Woody: Art, Love, and Life in the Films of Woody Allen by Mary P. Nichols ISBN: 0847689891 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing (via NBN) Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Woody Allen: A Biography by Eric Lax ISBN: 0306809850 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 26 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Love, Sex, Death, and the Meaning of Life: The Films of Woody Allen by Foster Hirsch ISBN: 0306810174 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 03 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.50 |
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Title: Woody Allen: A Life in Film by Richard Schickel ISBN: 1566635284 Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc. Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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Title: Woody Allen on Woody Allen: In Conversation With Stig Bjorkman by Woody Allen, Stig Bjorkman ISBN: 0802134254 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: November, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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