Word: eccentricism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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In this drama Edward Duke has taken a character created by early 20th century writer P.G. Wodehouse and put him into a series of storytelling situations. The stories however, never cease to delight and amuse because Duke keeps pulling a number of comic, eccentric characters out of his hat.
This chameleonic actress has a lot going for her, starting with her eccentric good looks. "Taken apart, Ellen doesn't work," observes Martin Bregman, who produced Sea of Love. "But put it together, and you've got a stunning woman." Then she gives you Method intensity with treacherous glamour. As...
This week the Profile section explores the Woody Allen most fans do not know: Woody Allen, the jazz clarinetist. Though Allen rarely grants interviews to discuss his movies, he readily agreed to talk to senior editor Thomas Sancton about his other career. In the projection room of Allen's Manhattan...
It would be a mistake to see Woody Allen's obsession with the clarinet as an eccentric hobby or psychological crutch. In ways both direct and indirect, concrete and spiritual, his musician's ear and instincts have helped make him the remarkable artist he is in other domains. "Jazz is...
Even the casual listener who knows Jones mostly from her 1979 hit single, Chuck E.'s in Love, will recognize the smoky snap of her voice in the opening moments of the fine first track, The Horses. But just as quickly, the changes will be obvious. The jazz inflections and...