Whatever Works (Woody Allen, 2009)

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Antoine Doinel · #1 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:19 pm

Starring Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood and Woody Allen himself, it has begun filming and here are some, uh, colorful pics.

AWA · #2 Post by **AWA** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:10 pm

Even better photos here of Woody directing Larry on the street.

nosy lena · #3 Post by **nosy lena** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:15 pm

larry david and woody allen... genius.

i saw them filming in the west village a couple of weeks ago on bedford on my way to the little owl.

Zumpano · #4 Post by **Zumpano** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:35 pm

This is Larry's second Woody movie. He has a (very) small role in "Radio Days" as the family's neighbor. I believe he pops up in one scene, you can't really make him out visually, but you can her him ranting (maybe the scene about the family not celebrating Passover(?)) and can tell right away (if you're at all familiar with Curb).

Its nice to see him, now a big star, with the lead in a Woody movie now. He's come a long way since the eighties.

denti alligator · #5 Post by **denti alligator** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:41 pm

I thought Woody wasn't gonna be in his films anymore.

Highway 61 · #6 Post by **Highway 61** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:03 pm

Zumpano wrote:This is Larry's second Woody movie. He has a (very) small role in "Radio Days" as the family's neighbor.

David's also in "Oedipus Wrecks," Allen's part of New York Stories. It's a small role, but bigger than his bit in Radio Days, and he does get to share the screen with Woody. It's interesting that their careers collided years earlier. I wonder if Allen had any inkling that David would become his successor.

#7 Post by **domino harvey** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:26 pm

I like Larry David but he is in no way Allen's "successor."

Highway 61 · #8 Post by **Highway 61** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:48 pm

As a comic persona, Larry's act is lifted straight from Woody's playbook. Of course, David hasn't even attempted the kind of artistry that Allen has accomplished dozens of times over, so perhaps successor is too strong a word. Yet, I think it's not unreasonable to say that in the tradition of Jewish humor, David is the clearest example of Allen's influence. In fact, I've introduced a number of friends to Allen's films after hearing of their love for Curb and recommending to them that they give Woody Allen a try.

Fielding · #9 Post by **Fielding** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:51 am

Without Woody Allen there would have been no Seinfeld, and of course, no Curb Your Enthusiasm.

AWA · #10 Post by **AWA** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:52 pm

According to Woody in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter at Cannes, Woody is not acting in this film.

Also - a very brief video clip of Woody working on the streets of NYC (and Henry Cavill asking him a question, I believe?).

New photos from the set, available in high resolution.

#11 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri May 30, 2008 11:17 pm

More set pics and a revelation about Wood and David's roles

tavernier · #12 Post by **tavernier** » Sat May 31, 2008 4:47 am

domino harvey wrote:More set pics and a revelation about Wood and David's roles

The posts after the photos are priceless.

John Cope · #13 Post by **John Cope** » Sat May 31, 2008 5:26 am

So are the avatars.

I wonder if Domino commented on that page, disparaging the ERW-LD pairing or perhaps even disingenuously praising the hotness of Henry Cavill.

#14 Post by **domino harvey** » Sat May 31, 2008 5:41 am

I'll never te-ell

AWA · #15 Post by **AWA** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:00 am

Video of Woody directing Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood in Battery Park.

Antoine Doinel · #16 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:03 am

Yes, the film now has a title. Allen says it's a "blackish" comedy and heaps praise upon his new young thing, Evan Rachel Wood.

#17 Post by **domino harvey** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:18 am

Great title =D>

ugobo · #18 Post by **ugobo** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:52 am

I just can't wait to see this!!!

Fielding · #19 Post by **Fielding** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 12:45 pm

Wild Bunch has just released its first synopsis of and images from Whatever Works.

emcflat · #20 Post by **emcflat** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 3:54 pm

The behind-the-scenes footage just makes me wish for special features on WA DVDs.

I'm probably the only person in America who actually enjoyed Wild Man Blues.

knives · #21 Post by **knives** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:58 pm

Aren't some people getting overexcited? What if it turns into another mediocre outing. Hopefully not, but you never know.

Abulafia · #22 Post by **Abulafia** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:55 am

What if it turns into another mediocre outing.

There was a mediocre outing? [-X

stroszeck · #23 Post by **stroszeck** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:44 pm

yes...SCOOP!

Abulafia · #24 Post by **Abulafia** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:18 pm

Scoop was a riot. If Woody had made that film 20 years ago with Diane Keaton (or the like) we'd all be sitting around musing about how great it was. I mean the fact alone that he is still able to go away and make a film every year largely on his terms is an effort in and of itself.

Why is it that in many cases the old films of long working filmmakers are always great, but all the new films are usually considered poor, or at the very least not as good? It seems to me the very elements that viewers previously loved come to be the elements that they eventually despise.

Honestly, how is Scoop really any different than any other Allen comedy?

Highway 61 · #25 Post by **Highway 61** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:56 am

I loved Scoop. Seriously loved it. It was Woody unplugged, as though he knew this would be his last acting turn, so he packed the movie with a ton of great lines that he'd saved up for himself over the years. I also think it's Johansson's best performance, mostly because she plays her role goofy rather than doing her pouty and sexy routine. That said if you aren't head over heals for Woody's comic persona like I am, the movie is very lightweight, even more so than 'the early, funny ones.' His first five films--ludicrous as they are--all featured witty satire of high brow literature and cinema. Scoop has none of that; it's merely a paper-thin British mystery starring Woody Allen. For a director famous for his intellectual films, I understand why many find it trivial.

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