Larry David

...crazy version of "Joshua," the other Vera Farmiga/menacing kid movie. I wish I liked "Whatever Works" (BluRay/DVD) more, since it's a Woody Allen film starring Larry David. It's also a recycled script from the '70s, and it shows... Allen's...

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...Tribune rating: ** 'Whatever Works': Woody Allen dusts off a script he wrote in the '70s and casts Larry David as a misanthropic genius who falls for a homeless Southern beauty queen played by Evan Rachel Wood. There's definitely a...

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...are not, principally, great Jewish writers, but great American ones; Groucho Marx, Jack Benny, Lenny Bruce, Woody Allen (who cast Larry David in his latest film, Whatever Works), these are great American comedians. The other is that Larry...

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...to the familiar turf of New York with this unremarkable yet funny folktale-style comedy aboutan ill-tempered misanthrope (Larry David) who forms an unlikely friendship with a naive young runaway (Evan Rachel Wood). Available on Blu-ray and...

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By Kevin C. Johnson Larry David stars in Woody Allen's latest comedy, set in New York, about a man who leaves his happy marriage and takes in a teen dreamer from Mississippi (Evan Rachel Wood) who needs a place to sleep. After five years...

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...deranged weasel to the comic mix. "Whatever Works" (PG-13): Woody Allen returns to New York for this comedy involving a 60-something curmudgeon (Larry David) and a beautiful runaway (Evan Rachel Wood). "Orphan" (R, 123 minutes): Peter...

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...if truth is the essence of successful humor. They simply lack the insight of a Woody Allen, Larry David or a Billy Crystal, or even writer/director Judd Apatow and Entourage's Doug Ellin. THEIR NORMALLY compulsive eye for minutiae fails...

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...Plan. Surprisingly, I still haven't seen this direct-to-DVD flick. Don't tell Olmos. Whatever Works. Larry David channels Woody Allen. It didn't quite work for me, but it's still worth a rental. Adult Swim in a Box. What a great idea to...

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...are $15-$20 at comixny.com. WATCH THIS: a- "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Annie Hall" fans will delight in "Whatever Works," Woody Allen's romantic comedy starring Larry David, out on DVD Tuesday. a- If "Where the Wild Things Are" is a...

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