The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love and becomes embroiled in the vibrant coffeehouse society that defined the zeitgeist of the era.
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Cast of the film:
- Bobby Dorfman: Jesse Eisenberg
- Vonnie Sybil: Kristen Stewart
- Phil Stern: Steve Carell
- Veronica Hayes: Blake Lively
- Rad Taylor: Parker Posey
- Ben Dorfman: Corey Stoll
- Rose Dorfman: Jeannie Berlin
- Marty Dorfman: Ken Stott
- Sweets: Anna Camp
- Steve: Paul Schneider
- Leonard: Stephen Kunken
- Evelyn Dorfman: Sari Lennick
- Vito: Tony Sirico
- Karen Stern: Sheryl Lee
- Walt: Richard Portnow
- Narrator (voice): Woody Allen
- Oscar: Todd Weeks
- From: Paul Schackman
- Maid: Jodi Carlisle
- Evelyn’s daughter: Laurel Griggs
- Ben’s Hood: Saul Stein
- Ben’s Hood: Craig Walker
- Ben’s Hood: Gabriel Millman
- Bobby’s Neighbor: Edward James Hyland
- Waiter: John Doumanian
- Joe: Brendan Burke
- Sun: Don Stark
- Mike: Gregg Binkley
- Howard: Anthony DiMaria
- Carlotta: Shae D’Lyn
- Head of School: Steve Routman
- Police: William H. Burns
- Young Ben: Tyler Reid
- Eddie: Lev Gorn
- Tony: William Benvanides
- Luis: Steve Rosen
- The Lady in Furs: Kaili Vernoff
- Norman: Douglas McGrath
- Understood: David Pittu
- Rosalinda: Taylor Carr
- Mr. Rhinebeck: Rob Joseph Leonard
- Mrs. Rhinebeck: Lauren Susan
- Mrs. Rhinebeck’s sister: Courtney C. Clark
- Suzy Bancroft: Debra Lord Cooke
- Count Van Goren: Maurice Sonnenberg
- Countess Van Goren: Elissa Piszel
- Craig Bennett: Sebastian Tillinger
- Gloria Bennett: Bettina Bilger
- (uncredited): Kelly Rohrbach
- Joe’s kidnapper: Raymond Franza
- Joe’s kidnapper: Michael Elian
- Les Tropiques Singer: Kat Edmonson
- Buddy Winslow Fain: Rob Ashkenas
- Norton Lockerbee: Pedro Chomnalez
- Cherry Grace: Kaylyn Sanchez
- Mr Remsen: Paul Hummel
- Mrs. Remsen: Cecelia Riddett
- Head Chef: Stephen DeRosa
- Marvin: Armen Garo
- Man at the bar: Tom Kemp
- Father Brolian: Nick Plakias
- Club Sponsor (uncredited): Katrine Hoyt
Filming crew:
- Writer: Woody Allen
- Producer: Letty Aronson
- Producer: Stephen Tenenbaum
- Producer: Edward Walson
- Director of photography: Vittorio Storaro
- Costume design: Suzy Benzinger
- Production design: Santo Loquasto
- Script Supervisor: Sharon Watt
- Editor: Alisa Lepselter
- Head of Makeup Department: Stacey Panepinto
- Head of Hair Department: Christine Fennell
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Eran Dinur
- Art direction: Doug Huszti
- Art direction: Michael E. Goldman
- Set decoration: Nancy Haigh
- Set decoration: Regina Graves
- Sound Effects Editor: David Wahnon
- Co-producer: Helen Robin
- Cast: Juliet Taylor
- Cast: Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto
- Executive Producer: Ron Chez
- Executive Producer: Adam B. Stern
- Executive Producer: Marc I. Stern
- First Assistant Director: Danielle Rigby
- Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson
- Production Supervisor: Scott Kordish
- Production Coordinator: Amy R. Trachtman
- Production Accountant: Steve Guilbaud
- Assistant Accountant: Tara Andrus
- Accounting Assistant: Araceli Leal
- Payroll Accountant: David Farr
- Location Manager: Christie Mullen
- Assistant Location Manager: Elizabeth Klenk
- Assistant location director: Daniel Pollack
- Assistant Location Manager: Tom Sexton
- Assistant Location Manager: Eric Wrolstad
- Location Coordinator: Christopher Britton
- Location scout: Shavit Rein
- Location scout: Georg Schmithüsen
- Location scout: Aidan Sleeper
- Location scout: John Spady
- First Assistant Editor: Sharon Perlman
- Assistant Editor: Kate Rose Itzkowitz
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Robert Hein
- Dialogue editor: Sylvia Menno
- Sound Effects Editor: Glenfield Payne
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Lee Dichter
- Foley Editor: Matthew Haasch
- Foley Artist: Jay Peck
- Production Sound Mixer: David J. Schwartz
- Pole Operator: Shawn Allen
- Pole Operator: Allison Howe
- Utility Sound: Allison Jackson
- Video Assistant Operator: Andrew Cavagnet
- Steadicam Operator: Will Arnot
- First Assistant Camera: Ethan Borsuk
- Second camera assistant: Beka Venezia
- Digital Imaging Technician: Simone D’Arcangelo
- Camera charger: Maxwell Sloan
- Still Photographer: Sabrina Lantos
- Art Department Coordinator: Glenn Lloyd
- Assistant art director: Katya Blumenberg
- Assistant Artistic Director: Peter Dorsey
- Graphic Designer: Perry Grebin
- Set Decorator Assistant: Shannon Finnerty
- Leader: Gerald DeTitta
- Property Master: Tommy Allen
- Property Manager Assistant: Joel Weaver
- Scenic Artist in Charge: Joseph Garzer
- Construction Coordinator: Ron Petagna
- Chief Carpenter: Frank Didio
- Key Grip Construction: Nicholas J. Mongelli, Jr.
- Chief Control Officer: William M. Weberg
- Best Grip for Kids: Warren A. Weberg
- Wrist Grab: Tony Campenni
- Chief Rigging Officer: Bernard X. Brongniart
- Boss: Jay Fortune
- Best Electric Boy: Brian McClean
- Chief Rigging Officer: Thomas Dolan
- Wardrobe assistant: Marco Piemontese
- Costume Coordinator: Teresa Beach
- Costume Supervisor: Susan J. Wright
- Primary Client: Susan Antonelli
- Main client: Luana Busetti
- Tailor: Jennifer Fadel
- Tailor: Miwa Ishii
- Tailor: Mahendra Parmar
- Tailor: Lorena Torres
- Head Stylist: Therese Ducey
- Head Stylist: Ed Wilson
- Lead Makeup Artist: Nicole Wodowski
- Second Second Assistant Director: Nick Notte
- On-set physician: Kristy Davenport
- Transport Captain: James Leavey
- Transportation Co-Captain: Harry J. Leavey
- Casting Associate: Meghan Rafferty
- ADR Voice Casting: Dann Fink
- ADR Voice Casting: Bruce Winant
- Art Department Production Assistant: Joseph Cato
- Colorist: Anthony Raffaele
- ADR Mixer: Bobby Johanson
- ADR Recorder: Michael Rivera
- ADR Coordinator: Tricia Schultz
- Sound engineer: Avi Laniado
- Visual Effects Producer: Richard Friedlander
- Visual Effects Producer: Glenn Allen
- Composition Supervisor: Mani Trump
- Main composition: Yunsik Noh
- Digital Composer: Gozde Basak Geckinli
- Digital composer: Mina Choe
- Digital Composer: Christina Shin
- Digital composer: June Han
- Digital composer: Alex Lee
- Specialist Coordinator: Manny Siverio
- Stunts: Damian Achilles
- Stunts: Scott Burik
- Stunts: Brian Morvant
- Stunts: Josiah Nolan
- Stunts: Matthew R. Staley
- Assistant Production Coordinator: Sally Potters
- Music: Matt Hirt
Movie Reviews:
- Reno: **A boy from the east, a girl from the west and their choice of life over romance.**
- If you are a film fan or a film critic, then the year never ends without watching a Woody Allen film. He is simply a Takashi Miike of Hollywood, but the fact is that he always delivers. He has created his own style of on-screen presentation, in the style of Wes Anderson and very few others. Uniqueness defines his works and so, this is another twisted romantic tale where the first half of the film is set in Los Angeles and the second half in New York.
- A young American Jewish boy wants to try his luck in Hollywood and asks for help from his uncle, a very popular and busy agent in the film industry. He falls in love with his uncle’s personal assistant, but she reveals to him that she already has a boyfriend who is now far away. After some twists in the story, it becomes a love triangle. Who ends up with whom and how it all ends is the end of the movie.
- As usual, Woody Allen’s background narration played a major role in the storytelling and all those romantic problems were told quite well. It started off great, developed better in the middle, but didn’t end in a great way. I didn’t like the conclusion or the last 10 or 15 minutes. But luckily it avoided giving the usual content and the end credits appeared before clarifying the situation in the story. That’s one of the ways to end, which is obviously not smart, as many movies do with that same trick. Be that as it may, the movie is worth watching, for the decent story and great performances, and obviously for Woody Allen.
- _6/10_
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