Woody Allen

Comprising the classic bestsellers Getting Even, Without Feathers, and Side Effects, this definitive collection of comic writings is from a man who needs no Introduction. Really–this book has no Introduction. The Insanity Defense reveals many sides of Woody Allen as he holds forth on the most human of urges (“Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only for food: frequently there must be a beverage”); reflects on death (“I don’t believe in an afterlife, although I am bringing a change of underwear”); and notes the effect on history wrought by trick chewing gum, the dribble glass, and other novelties. There is also an inspiring story of the futile race to beat Dr. Heimlich to the punch: “The food went down the wrong pipe, and choking occurred. Grasping the mouse firmly by the tail, I snapped it like a small whip, and the morsel of cheese came loose. If we can transfer the procedure to humans, we may have something. Too early to tell.”All Woody Allen fans will cherish this uproarious treasury–and those who don’t enjoy The Insanity Defense are just plain crazy.

The Long-Awaited, Enormously Entertaining Memoir by One of the Great Artists of Our Time—Now a New York Times, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and Publisher’s Weekly Bestseller. In this candid and often hilarious memoir, the celebrated director, comedian, writer, and actor offers a comprehensive, personal look at his tumultuous life. Beginning with his Brooklyn childhood and his stint as a writer for the Sid Caesar variety show in the early days of television, working alongside comedy greats, Allen tells of his difficult early days doing standup before he achieved recognition and success. With his unique storytelling pizzazz, he recounts his departure into moviemaking, with such slapstick comedies as Take the Money and Run, and revisits his entire, sixty-year-long, and enormously productive career as a writer and director, from his classics Annie Hall, Manhattan, and Hannah and Her Sisters to his most recent films, including Midnight in Paris. Along the way, he discusses his marriages, his romances and famous friendships, his jazz playing, and his books and plays. We learn about his demons, his mistakes, his successes, and those he loved, worked with, and learned from in equal measure. This is a hugely entertaining, deeply honest, rich and brilliant self-portrait of a celebrated artist who is ranked among the greatest filmmakers of our time.

Here they are--some of the funniest tales and ruminations ever put into print, by one of the great comic minds of our time. From THE WHORE OF MENSA, to GOD (A Play), to NO KADDISH FOR WEINSTEIN, old and new Woody Allen fans will laugh themselves hysterical over these sparkling gems.

A humor classic by one of the funniest writers today, SIDE EFFECTS is a treat for all those who know his work and those just discovering how gifted he is. Included here are such classics as REMEMBERING NEEDLEMAN, THE KUGELMASS EPISODE, a new story called CONFESSIONS OF A BUGLAR, and more.

After three decades of prodigious film work & some unfortunate tabloid adventures, it's easy to forget that Woody Allen began his career as one heck of a great comedy writer. Getting Even, a collection of his late '60s magazine pieces, offers a look into Allen's bag of shtick, back when it was new. From the supposed memoirs of Hitler's barber: "Then, in January of '45, a plot by several generals to shave Hitler's moustache in his sleep failed when von Stauffenberg, in the darkness of Hitler's bedroom, shaved off one of the Führer's eyebrows instead..." Even tho the idea of writing jokes about old Adolf--or addled rabbis, or Maatjes herring--isn't nearly as fresh as it used to be, Getting Even still delivers plenty of laughs. At his best, Woody can achieve a level of transcendent craziness that no other writer can match. If you're looking for a book to dip into at random, or a gift for someone who's seen Sleeper 13 times, Getting Even is a classic, with 316,000 copies sold to date.

"I am greatly relieved that the universe is finally explainable. I was beginning to think it was me." -- Woody AllenHere, in his first collection since his three hilarious classics Getting Even, Without Feathers, and Side Effects, Woody Allen has managed to write a book that not only answers the most profound questions of human existence but is the perfect size to place under any short table leg to prevent wobbling."I awoke Friday, and because the universe is expanding it took me longer than usual to find my robe," he explains in a piece on physics called "Strung Out." In other flights of inspirational sanity we are introduced to a cast of characters only Allen could imagine: Jasper Nutmeat, Flanders Mealworm, and the independent film mogul E. Coli Biggs, just to name a few. Whether he is writing about art, sex, food, or crime ("Pugh has been a policeman as far back as he can remember. His father was a notorious bank robber, and the only way Pugh could get to spend time with him was to apprehend him") he is explosively funny.In "This Nib for Hire," a Hollywood bigwig comes across an author"s book in a little country store and describes it in a way that aptly captures this magnificent volume: "Actually," the producer says, "I'd never seen a book remaindered in the kindling section before."

«مرگ یک تصویر نمادین از نبودنه و همون طور که خودتون میدونین چیزی که نباشه نمیتونه وجود داشته باشه... بنابرین مرگ وجود نداره و فقط یک توهمه» وودی آلن نویسنده، بازیگر ، کارگردان و آهنگساز آمریکایی متولد 1935 نیویورک. در سال 1977 با فیلم آنی هال موفق به کسب اسکار کارگردانی و فیلمنامه شد. او تا پایان سال 2009، 42 فیلم ساخته که اکثر آن ها مورد استقبال گرم منتقدان و روشنفکران قرار گرفته است. او در دهه هفتاد ضمن فعالیت در عرصه سینما، برای مطبوعات نیز مطالب طنز مینوشت. مجموعه این نوشته ها در سه کتاب تسویه حساب، بی بال و پر و عوارض جانبی گردآوری و منتشر شده است. مرگ در میزند گزیده ای از داستان ها، مقالات و نمایشنامه های طنز این سه کتاب است، گواهی بر قریحه سرشار و طنز خاص و منحصر به فرد آلن.

Over the course of his long directing career, Woody Allen has portrayed contemporary American life with an unmistakable mixture of irony, neurotic obsession, and humor. Woody Allen on Woody Allen is a unique self-portrait of this uncompromising filmmaker that offers a revealing account of his life and work. In a series of rare, in-depth interviews, Allen brings us onto the sets and behind the scenes of all his films. Since its original publication, Woody Allen on Woody Allen has been the primary source of Allen's own thoughts on his work, childhood, favorite films, and inspirations. Now updated with one hundred pages of new material that brings us up to his Hollywood Ending, Woody Allen on Woody Allen is a required addition to any cinephile's library.

is the fifth collection of comic pieces by Woody Allen, a hilarious prose stylist whose enduring appeal readers have savored since his classics , , , and . This new work combines pieces that have appeared in along with eleven written exclusively for this book, each a comic inspiration. Whether he’s writing about horses that paint, cars that think, the sex lives of celebrities, or how General Tso’s Chicken got its name, he is always totally original, broad yet sophisticated, acutely observant, and most important, relentlessly funny. Along with titles like “Buffalo Wings, Woncha Come Out Tonight” and “When Your Hood Ornament Is Nietzsche,” included in this collection is his poignant but very funny short story, "Growing Up in Manhattan.” Daphne Merkin has written the foreword.implies writing not to be taken seriously, but, as with any true humor, not all the laughs are weightless.

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Three delightful one-act plays set in and around New York, in which sophisticated characters confound one another in ways only Woody Allen could imagineWoody Allen’s first dramatic writing published in years, “Riverside Drive,” “Old Saybrook,” and “Central Park West” are humorous, insightful, and unusually readable plays about infidelity. The characters, archetypal New Yorkers all, start out talking innocently enough, but soon the most unexpected things arise—and the reader enjoys every minute of it (though not all the characters do).These plays (successfully produced on the New York stage and in regional theaters on the East Coast) dramatize Allen’s continuing preoccupation with people who rationalize their actions, hide what they’re doing, and inevitably slip into sexual deception—all of it revealed in Allen’s quintessentially pell-mell dialogue.

Asher Baum is quietly losing his mind. Can you blame him?A middle-aged Jewish journalist turned novelist and playwright, consumed with anxiety about everything under the sun, Baum’s turgid philosophical books receive tepid reviews and his prestigious New York publisher has dropped him. His third marriage is on the rocks and he suspects his handsome and successful younger brother may have seduced his Harvard-educated wife. He is uneasy with her close relationship with her son, a more successful author than he, and suspicious of her closeness with their neighbor in Connecticut. And in a moment of irrationality, he has impulsively tried to kiss a pretty young journalist during an interview that she is about to go public with. Is it any wonder Baum has started talking to himself? Strangers shake their heads and walk around him on the street. Meanwhile he learns a startling secret that could cause havoc should he expose it. Should he keep it to himself or reveal it and blow up his marriage? What’s with Baum? is Woody Allen’s first novel and it is everything you would expect of him—and more. A portrait of an intellectual crippled by neurotic concerns about the futility and emptiness of life; an amusing glimpse into the New York publishing establishment; above all, a highly entertaining, tightly plotted, beautifully wrought piece of fiction from one of America’s greatest and most versatile cinematic and literary talents. This comic novel will set the literary world on its ear. It is not to be missed.

Complete screenplays of four of Woody Allen's most famous films. Hilariously funny, with all actions included.

Provides the screenplay for Woody Allen's movie about the relationship between three sisters and how Hannah's husband and ex-husband become involved with Lee and Holly

A fictional short story

No te bebas el agua es la primera obra de teatro de Woody Allen, escrita en 1966. Se llevó a escena al año siguiente en Broadway. Hubo igualmente una película, basada en la obra teatral, que Howard Harris rodó en 1969 sin la participación de Woody Allen ni como guionista, ni como actor. Es una sátira a la vez de la intolerancia política en general y de la incomunicación en las familias. Como siempre ocurrirá posteriormente en la obra de Allen, no hay buenos y malos, todos están un poco locos y es el absurdo y el caos los que rigen sus vidas individual y colectiva.

Set in an empty Greek amphitheater, this mad play within a play switches back and forth between ancient Athens and modern Broadway. A Greek actor and a writer are discussing how to end a play. Actors, including Doris Levine from Great Neck, Blanche DuBois, and Groucho Marx, pop out of the audience. Peppered with metaphysical and philosophical questions, the play skids along farcically until the actor and writer conclude that it lacks a beginning as well as an end.

Midnight in Paris is a 2011 romantic comedy fantasy film written and directed by Woody Allen. Taking place in Paris, the film follows Gil Pender, a screenwriter, who is forced to confront the shortcomings of his relationship with his fiancée and their divergent goals, which become increasingly exaggerated as he travels back in time each night at midnight. The movie explores themes of nostalgia and modernism.

Manhattan - bk1702; Diogenes Verlag; Woody Allen; pocket_book; 1981

Comedy Woody Allen 18 male, 2 female (doubling possible). Bare stage, simple props. A maniacal killer is at large and Kleinman is caught between conflicting factions with plans on how to catch him. Kleinman, a logical man in a mad world, is indecisive and insecure; he doesn't want to get involved but everyone is after him to make a choice. He is even accused of being the culprit. When Kleinman confronts the maniac (who looks no different from anyone els

Paul, a shy, stuttering teenager, absorbs himself in learning magic tricks as a way to retreat from his fear of people

„Не искам да остана безсмъртен с творчеството си. Искам просто да не умирам.“Алън Стюърт Кьонигсберг – каквото е истинското име на Уди Алън – е роден през 1935 г. в Бруклин. Семейството му явно е било забележително, щом – според собствените му думи – баща му е приличал на Фернандел, а майка му – на Граучо Маркс. Познат ни е като автор на тв скечове и шоумен, режисьор, актьор, писател, сценарист, драматург, продуцент, композитор, кларнетист. И като един от десетте най-еротични мъже на планетата за 1980 г.Със своите многобройни филми, киносценарии, къси разкази и пиеси Уди Алън е по-популярен и обичан в Европа и по света, отколкото в родната Америка. Настоящият двутомник предлага цялата художествена проза на знаменития евреин, включително най-новата му книга – „Пълна анархия”.Настоящият том съдържа: "Квит сме" и първата половина на "Без перушина"

کمدی‌هایی با مایه‌های فلسفی و روانشناختی که اغلب بر مسائل زنان تمرکز دارد.

“Amuda kalkarak ya da duş yaparken okunabilecek bir kitap. (...) Picasso’nun dalgaya alınmasından, ölümle poker oynamaya kadar zıp zıp zıplıyor Woody. Tanrısız kalan insanın teknolojiyi tanrı yapmasına karşın Woody’nin tost makinesinin 4 yıldır doğru dürüst çalışmamasına hatta bir keresinde çok sevdiği bir kadının burnunu kırmış olmasına aldırmayın siz. Woody Allen’ın keyfi oldukça yerinde...”Tunca Arslan / 2000’e Doğru“Akıllı saçması deli hikmetli” bir kitap. Tempo“ ‘Evet Ama, Bir Lokomotif Bunu Yapabilir mi Bakalım?’ ağırlıkta felsefe düşünülerek hazırlanmış, ilk anda zor anlaşılır izleniminin ardından düşündüren bir kitap.”Celal Kırcı / Argos

Признанный классиком при жизни, Вуди Аллен снимает в год по фильму, а то и по два, и регулярно выступает с оркестром, играя на кларнете джаз начала XX века. Однако истинной своей страстью Аллен считает сочинение рассказов. "Если бы я вдруг не мог делать кино, - говорит он сам, - я бы не слишком огорчился, но без письменного стола не протяну и недели". Возможно, никто в Америке не писал так смешно со времен Марка Твена, так нежно со времен Хемингуэя, так смело со времени принятия Декларации независимости.

Compilation for Book of the Month Club

سال نشر: 1388چنانکه از عنوان کتاب پیدا است این ترجمه تنها نیمی از کتاب عوارض جانبی را شامل می شود

In this short story from his Without Feathers collection, Woody Allen sends up the hard-boiled detective genre with the tale of Kaiser Lupowitz - a private investigator on a blackmail case involving a thinking man's working girl. 10 minutes.

این دو نمایش‌نامه، از کارهای دوران نخست فعالیت او به‌شمارمی‌روند.شمار زیاد بازیگران، سنت نمایش‌های وودویل، ورود و خروج‌های سریع و پیاپی همچون کمدی‌های برادران مارکس، تأثیر از شیوه تئاتر واقع‌گریز برشت و گفت‌وگوهایی یادآور جهان منطق‌گریز بکت از ویژگی‌های آثار وودی آلن هستند.مرگ:(پرده به روی کلاینمن که در تختخوابش خوابیده باز می‌شود. ساعت دو بعد از نیمه‌شب است. ضرباتی به در می‌خورد تا اینکه بالأخره کلاینمن با سعی و تقلای زیاد از خواب بلند می‌شود.)کلاینمن: هان؟صداها: درو واکن! هی... بجنب، می‌دونیم که اون تویی! واکن درو! یالا واکن!...کلاینمن: هان؟ چی؟صداها: زودباش، واکن!کلاینمن: چی؟ صبر کنین! (چراغ را روشن می‌کند.) شما؟صداها: یالا، واکن! بجنب!کلاینمن: کی هستین؟صدا: بجنب کلاینمن... زودباش.کلاینمن: هکر...این صدای هکره. هکر؟صدا: کلاینمن، می‌شه درو واکنی؟کلاینمن: اومدم، اومدم. خواب بودم... صبر کن! (با تقلای زیاد و تلوتلوخوران به راه می‌افتد. به ساعت نگاه می‌کند.) خدای من، ساعت دو و نیمه... اومدم، یه دقیقه صبر کن.(در را باز می‌کند و نیم دوجین مرد وارد می‌شوند.)هنک: محض رضای خدا کلاینمن، کَری مگه؟