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Essentially Woody: Play It Again Sam and The Purple Rose of Cairo
1pm, 4:30pm, 8pm (for Play It Again Sam)
2:45pm, 6:15pm, 9:45pm (for Purple Rose of Cairo) — Sunday December 24 (also December 25)
- WHERE:Film Forum, 209 West Houston Street, between 6th Ave and Varick (7th Ave)
- COST:$10.50 (2 for 1 Double Feature)
- SUMMARY:Play It Again Sam: “Woody’s dumped film fanatic Allan Felix retests the dating waters, encouraged by best friends Tony Roberts and Diane Keaton — but what if it’s Keaton he really loves? Luckily, Woody can conjure up the spirit of Humphrey Bogart for advice.”
Purple Rose of Cairo: ““I met a wonderful new man. He’s fictional, but you can’t have everything.” During the Depression, miserably married waitress Mia Farrow finds relief only at the movies, where pith-helmeted adventurer Jeff Daniels pops off the screen into her life. But what happens to the movie after he leaves? Add hubby Danny Aiello’s jealousy, arrival of the real-life star of the picture (Daniels again), and arguably Allen’s most poignant conclusion. “