the eXile - Krazy Kevin's Kino Korner

Issue #11/92, June 8 - 22, 2000

Woody Speaks

Woody Allen, considered one of the geniuses of world cinema, is releasing his thirty-second film in 32 years here in Moscow. Allen granted the eXile a rare and exclusive telephone interview.

eXile: Thank you, Mr. Allen for talking to us.

Allen: Yeah, well, it's not as if I'm the burning bush or something. (laughs)

eXile: (laughs) Yeah. So, how does it feel to -

Allen: (laughs) What?

eXile: What? No, I was just- (laughs)

Allen: (laughs)

eXile: (laughs) No but anyway, I wanted to congratulate you-

Allen: -the burning bush. I-

eXile: What?

Allen: (laughs)

eXile: Oh, burning bush. (laughs)

Allen: What's it like over there in Russia now? When I first grew interested in film-

eXile: I think there's an echo.

Allen: -Eisenshtein and Tarkov-. What?

eXile: (laughs)

Allen: ...didactic- (laughs) Oh!

eXile: What did you say about Tarkovsky?

Allen: Yeah, I hear the echo. Maybe you-

eXile: (laughs)

Allen: What's funny? Oh, the echo. (laughs) What? Ah, about Tarkovsky...

eXile: I wasn't -sorry, there's just an echo.

Allen: -Bergman's films too. Huh?

eXile: (laughs) No, I haven't eaten yet.

Allen: "Wild Strawberries" was a turning point in my-... What?

eXile: (laughs)

Allen: Why are you laughing? I said "Bergman"-, not burning.

eXile: -Thank you Mr. Allen. Oh! (laughs)

Allen: -New York Knicks game.

eXile: Goodbye! (laughs)

Allen: ...during time-outs I used to read Kafka-

eXile: Wow.

Kevin McElwee is dead. He will return in two weeks.