Instant Entertainment: Woody Allen On Netflix, Finally
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<p>Until very recently, none of Woody Allen's films were available to watch instantly online, but the times they have a-changed! Now Netflix Instant is <a href="http://www.netflix.com/WiRoleDisplay?personid=1557">offering up</a> over a dozen of his hits, including <em>Crimes and Misdemeanors</em>, <em>Manhattan</em>, <em>Manhattan Murder Mystery</em>, <em>Hannah and Her Sisters</em>, <em>A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy</em>, and <em>What's Up, Tiger Lily?</em>. Click through for our two picks.</p>
First up, the 1979 classic Manhattan. If you've never seen it (really?), here's what you're in store for: "In the thick of a midlife crisis, television writer Isaac Davis (Woody Allen) finds himself torn between the sweet but far too young Tracy (Mariel Hemingway, who received an Oscar nod for the role) and his best friend's mistress, Mary (Diane Keaton). Shot in black and white and in wide-screen formatâboth firsts for director Allenâthis film is as much a paean to the city he calls home as it is a tale of Davis's romantic foibles." Unfortunately the even more classic Annie Hall isn't available, but you can see that on the big screen at Coney Island on August 8th.
1989's Crimes and Misdemeanors features Law & Order faves Sam Waterston and Jerry Orbach! So of course we recommend rewatching that one (or watching it for the first time!). The plot: "An opthamologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife, while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated by another woman." Check out the star-studded trailer below: