Sun shines again for Woody Allen after 'Midnight'

'Midnight in Paris' is my pick for best movie of 2011.

It’s not rocket science. I mean, it’s not such a Herculean task. You’re talking about a film a year. That’s like saying to a cab driver, `You want to do 10 fares a year?

With an attitude like that, it's no wonder that most of Woody Allen's films in the past 30 years have stunk. Everyone is supposed to overlook this director's appalling record for the sake of a handful of gems. Same for Coppola, who hasn't made a decent film since attempting to make Apocalypse. There's just no vision in it anymore.

Woody has long ago vanished into the black hole of vapid retellings of anxiety-laden upper-class Manhattan Jewish lore, minus the heart.