In this land of unlimited opportunity, a place where, to paraphrase Woody Allen, any man or woman can realize greatness as a patient or as a doctor, we have only one commercial American filmmaker who consistently speaks with his own voice. That is Woody Allen, gag writer, musician, humorist, philosopher, playwright, stand-up comic, film star, film writer and film director.
Miss Dietrich is not so much a performer as a one-woman environment. - Vincent Canby
Miss Dietrich is not so much a performer as a one-woman environment.
- Vincent Canby
We are drawn to Twitter the way we are drawn to the scene of an accident. - Vincent Canby
We are drawn to Twitter the way we are drawn to the scene of an accident.
[His acting] remains forever fixed in a time that never dates. - Vincent Canby
[His acting] remains forever fixed in a time that never dates.
The solemnity of the annual Nobel ceremonies in Stockholm with the cheerful bad taste of the grand opening of a shopping center in Los Angeles. - Vincent Canby
The solemnity of the annual Nobel ceremonies in Stockholm with the cheerful bad taste of the grand opening of a shopping center in Los Angeles.
Good fiction reveals feeling, refines events, locates importance and, though its methods are as mysterious as they are varied, intensifies the experi… - Vincent Canby
Good fiction reveals feeling, refines events, locates importance and, though its methods are as mysterious as they are varied, intensifies the experi…
It is guaranteed to put all teeth on edge, including George Washington's, wherever they might be. - Vincent Canby
It is guaranteed to put all teeth on edge, including George Washington's, wherever they might be.
Confession: When I went to see The Empire Strikes Back I found myself glancing at my watch. The Force is with us, indeed, and a lot of it is hot air.… - Vincent Canby
Confession: When I went to see The Empire Strikes Back I found myself glancing at my watch. The Force is with us, indeed, and a lot of it is hot air.…
Hack fiction exploits curiosity without really satisfying it or making connections between it and anything else in the world. - Vincent Canby
Hack fiction exploits curiosity without really satisfying it or making connections between it and anything else in the world.
The only remarkable thing about Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, Part II is the insistent manner in which it recalls how much better his origina… - Vincent Canby
The only remarkable thing about Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, Part II is the insistent manner in which it recalls how much better his origina…
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