{"product_id":"woody-allen-by-tom-shone-9780500517987","title":"Woody Allen","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOther people finish a film. It's over and it's successful. They read the reviews. They have a party. There's some kind of relief. For me it's like stamping out cookies. I finish a film and I go on to the next one.\u003c\/i\u003e — Woody Allen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this retrospective, Tom Shone reviews \u003ci\u003eWoody Allen\u003c\/i\u003e's entire career, providing incisive commentary on his films and shedding light on this uniquely self-deprecating filmmaker, with the help of comments contributed by Allen himself. Superbly illustrated with more than 250 key images, this is a fitting tribute to one of the masters of modern cinema, published to mark Woody Allen's eightieth birthday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWoody Allen is a uniquely innovative performer, writer and director with nearly fifty movies to his credit, from cult slapstick films and romantic comedies to introspective character studies and crime thrillers. Classics such as \u003ci\u003eAnnie Hall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eManhattan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStardust Memories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBroadway Danny Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHannah and Her Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e still resonate, and more recently \u003ci\u003eMidnight in Paris\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlue Jasmine\u003c\/i\u003e have been notable successes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBorn Allan Stewart Konigsberg on 1 December 1935 and raised in New York City, he was destined for a show-business career when he began writing scripts for TV shows while still a teenager. He then achieved recognition as a stand-up comedian with the release of three albums of his nightclub performances. Allen first tried writing a screenplay in the mid-1960s for \u003ci\u003eWhat's New Pussycat?\u003c\/i\u003e Not satisfied with the final film, he decided that he would direct as well as write his next picture, \u003ci\u003eWhat's Up, Tiger Lily?\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1966.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWoody Allen's output has always been prodigious; he has made a film a year, more or less, since the early 1970s. Famously indifferent to award ceremonies, and having never accepted an Oscar in person, Allen has won numerous accolades for his directing and writing, including four Oscars, nine BAFTAs, two Golden Globes, and, in 2014, the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille award for his contribution to cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455882969324,"sku":"9780500517987","price":72.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780500517987.jpg?v=1774863054","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/woody-allen-by-tom-shone-9780500517987","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}