I'll pause here for a moment to say this is not about Woody Allen to hopefully cut down on all the angry comments like "how can you support a child molester?" etc. Will this disclaimer do any good? Probably not, but remember I moderate all comments. This is about Annie Hall not Woody Allen.
The New York Times recently did a story about this re-boot, which you can find here.
Two young filmmakers found that Alzheimer patients sparked to old movies and experienced temporary improvement. Eventually the filmmakers decided to do a 30 minute version of ANNIE HALL casting all senior citizens. There are no plans for its release, but Woody Allen has given them his blessing and apparently the project was a huge success.
Having spent a lot of time dealing with an aging parent in a skilled nursing facility, I can instantly see the value that having a real "project" could mean to these people. Whether I ever get to see the finished product or not I give it a thumbs up.
Sometimes MAKING a motion picture is more important than the picture itself.
Photo from NY Times.
from By Ken Levine
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