Tag Archives: WOODY ALLEN

What We Talk About When We Talk About…(Fill in the Blank)

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf This just in: Englander has won the Frank O’Connor award for this book, earning him £25000, or about $50,163.69. Click here for the details, but it’s the largest cash prize given for a collection of short stories … Continue reading →

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Friends With Kids: Forgettable Fluff

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf Between going to a cool Purim party (best costume was a Julius Caesar toga, replete with spangled, pinking-sheared trim), which was really an all-out drunken wine tasting (the vineyards, of course, were Jewish-owned, with a 2009 Honig … Continue reading →

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The Oscars: Picks, Pans and Prophecies

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf Now that Downton Abbey is finished for the season, there is something we have to look forward to this Sunday, besides HBO’s Luck: The Oscars, the mother of all awards shows. Having declared The Artist best picture … Continue reading →

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Diane Keaton’s Then Again: La-Di-Dah Divulged

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf Annie Hall. Reds. The Godfather trilogy. But before those incredible flicks, there was this: Diane Keaton* was one of the only members of the original Broadway cast of Hair – to keep her clothes on. And she … Continue reading →

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The Sense of an Ending: Or Not!

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf Welcome to 2012 and please forgive us for not having posted earlier in the new year, but we were felled by some mysterious stomach bug after a magnificent trip to San Francisco.  That said, the short plane … Continue reading →

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A Love Affair With The Artist

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf Before we get out of Dodge to ring in the New Year, we simply must say a few words about The Artist, though forgive us for coming somewhat late to the game. (And no, we cannot pronounce … Continue reading →

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Love’s Labor (Day) Lost

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf Being a freelance, er, human, and never having had what one would rightly call ‘gainful employment’ (a steady job with benefits, retirement fund, any kind of security), The Leaf’s concept of Labor Day has always been a … Continue reading →

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