They’re not bad jokes, but you probably remember more than a few of them.
Woody Allen often takes flack for being stuck in the past. That early 20th-century Windsor font he’s used for the opening titles of every film he’s made since 1980 (one per year, like clockwork, apart from a double helping in 1987), coupled with the ever-present classic jazz music not only immediately identifies the films as Allen’s, but hearken back to times long past, no matter when the movie itself is set. His latest, Midnight in Paris, is no different in that respect. But when those titles are over, the film finds Allen inventively criticizing the same brand of nostalgia of which he’s so often guilty.
The number of people at the corner of 18th and Columbia Tuesday night looked more like what you’d expect on a Saturday night. Except that it was as bright as day. From around 9 p.m. to well beyond midnight, a sizable crowd gathered on the sidewalks that weren’t in use by the teeming film crew to get a close-up view of the complexities involved in making a big-budget film. The scene being shot directly in…
Actor Paul Rudd crosses a busy street in Adams Morgan while in town filming. Photo by Kim Maxwell Vu DCist witnessed D.C. Police escorting the production trailers for the Untitled James L. Brooks Project out of Adams Morgan last night, and we’ve since heard stars Jack Nicholson, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd have moved on to other locations, including spots along the 14th Street NW corridor (trucks are lined up today from…
We heard from several readers that the film crew for the James L. Brooks-helmed Owen Wilson/Reese Witherspoon/Paul Rudd flick were camped along 7th Street NW in Penn Quarter today, and word from DDOT is that they’ll be in Adams Morgan tomorrow. Several road closures will be in effect in the post-rush hour morning due to the filming. From the release!Due to production activities tomorrow, Thursday, June 18, in the Adams Morgan neighborhood, Adams Mill…
We successfully sailed the ocean blue and are back with this week’s shortened music picks. TUESDAY >> It’s an early show/late show kind of night at the 9:30 Club (directions from DCist Maps). Come by at 6 p.m. to catch Anna Nalick, the songstress TV networks love to dramatize commercials with, for $15. Pound a Red Bull and stay for the late show as Blues Traveler gets all your harmonica lovin’ ya yas out. $25,…
There are many ways to celebrate the holidays and a favorite DCist tradition is going to the movies on Christmas day. While almost everything else will be shuttered tight for the holiday, area movie theaters are gearing up for this year’s big releases. Coming out Christmas day are the following: The Aviator: Howard Huges biopic staring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale and Gwen Stefani. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou: A new Wes Anderson…
