Starburst Memories: Jim Henson, The Works
One of the most well-thumbed tomes in the Dirk archive is Jim Henson, The Works. A hagiography from 1993 produced by Jim Henson Productions to celebrate the creativity of their […]
Tag Archives: Woody
Woodython Five (11) – For Hire
“…it seemed to me like a very standard film persona for a comedian. Someone who is a physical coward, who lusts after women, who is good hearted but ineffectual and […]
Desert Island Films #89 – The Dirk Malcolm Alternative
Originally posted on Head In A Vice:
Dirk from The Dirk Malcolm Alternative has kindly submitted his Desert Island Films. Please read on for his choices and reasons, and be sure…
Starburst Memories: Woody flow-chart
Due to a number of reasons, ‘Dirking about’ time has been hard to find over the past couple of weeks. There are number of posts in the pipeline, when I […]
Woodython Five (7): Show Business
“Show business is dog eat dog. Its more than dog eats dog. It’s dog doesn’t return the other dog’s phone calls.” Crimes and Misdemeanors “Write about what you know,” is […]
Woodython Five (6) – New York Stories
“I not only was totally in love with Manhattan from the earliest memory, I loved every single movie that was set in New York, every movie that began high above […]
Woodython Five (5): The Early Years
“It was unspeakably agonising. All day long I would shake and tremble, thinking about standing up that night before people and trying to be funny.” Woody Allen, 1966 Allan Stewart […]
Woodython Five (3) – Crimewave
On Friday it was the monthly Dirk club, when Dom-Dirk and I pour us a single goblet of wine each and sit passing judgement on the great and the good. […]
Woodython Five (2): Eurotrash
The Woodython continues. In 2013 we are watching the complete films of Woody Allen and neatly packaging them into a series of ten or more themed lists. This is the […]
Starburst Memories: Dread & Superficiality: Woody Allen as a Comic Strip by Stuart Hample
This handsome book is a collection of the ‘Inside Woody Allen’ cartoon strips that were syndicated daily between 1976 – 1984. It was endorsed by Woody and he provided jokes […]
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