Sweet and Lowdown

(2000)

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It's nearly an hour into Woody Allen's golden-hued comedy of desire "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" when Penélope Cruz shows up as Javier Bardem's passionately unhinged ex-wife Maria Elena, a life-is-art-and-vice-versa firecracker. ... Full Article

As a long-time Woody Allen fan and jazz guitar player I looked forward to seeing this movie. It came highly recommended and I was disappointed on a lot of levels. ... Full Article

Smantha Morton, "Sweet and Lowdown" (1999) -- A publicist for Sony Classic Pictures gave me an early look at Woody Allen's jazz ode and asked me afterward what I thought about Sean Penn's chances for an Oscar. ... Full Article

Jazz fans have a reason to split work early on Friday and kick off the weekend with the Michael Session Sextet at LACMA, beginning at 6 p.m. ... Full Article

Movie buffs know Howard Alden as the offscreen fingers of Emmett Ray in Sweet and Lowdown, Woody Allen 's cod documentary about an apocryphal cheating, lying, self-obsessed jazz guitarist who treats women like dirt. ... Full Article

"Melinda and Melinda" is Woody Allen's new film.It has already opened in Europe to apparently good reviews and box office, and I had heard it touted as one of Woody's best in recent years. ... Full Article

Paris . Montparnasse, fabled haunt of Hemingway and his pack and still a center of Parisian nightlife. A last-minute decision to add one of the great viol fantasies to a recording devoted to Purcell has us working late. ... Full Article

Not only is Best Original Score one of the most overlooked Oscar categories; it's not even clear what the criteria are for judging it. Consider some of the most lauded scores: John Williams' famous heists from the classical repertoire (... ... Full Article

With the rancid aftertaste of ``Mighty Aphrodite,'' ``Deconstructing Henry'' and ``Celebrity'' still lingering, it's nice to report that Woody's on the mark again. ``Sweet and Lowdown,'' which opens today, is the best reason in years to reconsider him. A mockumentary ... Full Article

My name is Bill, and I am addicted to seeing galas.Galas are held twice nightly at Roy Thomson Hall for the middle eight days of the Toronto International Film Festival (T.I.F.F.). ... Full Article

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