Quote:Woody Allen has been largely shunned by Hollywood. Celebrities who once vied for roles in his films now say they regret working with him. Amazon has backed out of a multimovie distribution deal with him.
Now, Allen appears to be losing stature in another quarter of the entertainment industry: publishing.
In the last year, Allen quietly tried to sell a memoir, according to executives at four major publishing houses, only to be met with indifference or hard passes. Before the #MeToo movement roared to life, Allen’s memoir would probably have set off a bidding war and commanded six or seven figures, given his cultural status. But with his career all but derailed by resurfaced allegations that he molested his daughter Dylan Farrow nearly three decades ago — allegations that Allen denies and that have left Americans unsure whom to believe — the prospect of publishing his memoir seems to hold little appeal.
Executives at multiple publishing houses said that an agent representing Allen approached their companies about the memoir late last year, but that they made no offers, largely because of the negative publicity that working with Allen may have generated. Some publishers declined to even read the material, which apparently consisted of a full manuscript. The executives said they knew of no other publishers who offered Allen a book deal; if one has, it has been kept tightly under wraps, and the manuscript does not seem to have been widely pitched. Some publishing executives used the word “toxic” when describing the challenges of working with Allen in the current environment, noting that while he remains a significant cultural figure, the commercial risks of releasing a memoir by him were too daunting.
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Screw him. I've watched one movie of his and found it too stupid to sit through.
(05-03-2019 07:22 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: [ -> ]Screw him. I've watched one movie of his and found it too stupid to sit through.
You probably don't like Caddyshack or Blazing Saddles either.
Woody Allen was a comic genius.
And he probably was a perverted weirdo too. If you have watched more than one of his movies, its easy to believe. But he was funny.
(05-03-2019 07:22 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: [ -> ]Screw him. I've watched one movie of his and found it too stupid to sit through.
Never been a fan of any of his movies either. Ive never said he was not talented..just not my cup of tea.
Not surprising, but today it is easier than ever to write a bio book and get it on the market. Allen doesn't need the big publishers help. I think it would have very limited appeal.
This guy has not been at all relevant for WELL over a decade.
(05-03-2019 08:23 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote: [ -> ] (05-03-2019 07:22 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: [ -> ]Screw him. I've watched one movie of his and found it too stupid to sit through.
Never been a fan of any of his movies either. Ive never said he was not talented..just not my cup of tea.
This is how i look at Allen.. in small doses, I can find him very funny. (But I'm probably one of the few that liked him in Jade Scorpion).
But he does the same one-trick pony over and over way too many times for my liking.... (The Neurotic bumbling stumbling idiot)
(05-03-2019 10:05 AM)DaSaintFan Wrote: [ -> ] (05-03-2019 08:23 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote: [ -> ] (05-03-2019 07:22 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: [ -> ]Screw him. I've watched one movie of his and found it too stupid to sit through.
Never been a fan of any of his movies either. Ive never said he was not talented..just not my cup of tea.
This is how i look at Allen.. in small doses, I can find him very funny. (But I'm probably one of the few that liked him in Jade Scorpion).
But he does the same one-trick pony over and over way too many times for my liking.... (The Neurotic bumbling stumbling idiot)
Yeah, this! I do love some of his movies however. Sleeper is one of my all time favorites.
It's 2019! He could self publish.
(05-03-2019 08:11 AM)bullet Wrote: [ -> ] (05-03-2019 07:22 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: [ -> ]Screw him. I've watched one movie of his and found it too stupid to sit through.
You probably don't like Caddyshack or Blazing Saddles either.
Woody Allen was a comic genius.
And he probably was a perverted weirdo too. If you have watched more than one of his movies, its easy to believe. But he was funny.
You have to have a taste for his comedy style. Not many people can relate to a neurotic new york Jew. Same issue a lot of people have with Seinfeld.
That being said, Annie Hall is still one of my all time favorites
(05-03-2019 10:05 AM)DaSaintFan Wrote: [ -> ] (05-03-2019 08:23 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote: [ -> ] (05-03-2019 07:22 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: [ -> ]Screw him. I've watched one movie of his and found it too stupid to sit through.
Never been a fan of any of his movies either. Ive never said he was not talented..just not my cup of tea.
This is how i look at Allen.. in small doses, I can find him very funny. (But I'm probably one of the few that liked him in Jade Scorpion).
But he does the same one-trick pony over and over way too many times for my liking.... (The Neurotic bumbling stumbling idiot)
I just cant get over him being such a creeper when I see anything with him in it.