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Happy Holiday weekend!

How amazing would it be to see Woody Allen and his jazz band perform? He'll be at UCLA's Royce Hall January 29.

A good Bûche du Noël makes Christmas that much better.

Perfect classic ballet flats.

A new Atwater/Glendale spot for microbrews.

A deliciously decadent French Toast Casserole I like to make on Christmas morning (it would be a nice start to the new year on Jan. 1 too!).

I love this Breakfast at Tiffany's sleep mask I got as a birthday gift this year - a must for long flights!

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

Photo credit: nederlanderconcerts.com

Check It. Midnight in Paris.

If you like Woody Allen films, do yourself a favor and run to the nearest theater to see Midnight in Paris this weekend.

The opening is, like many Allen films, a love letter to a city--in this case, Paris. The Eiffel Tower, the Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe, sidewalk cafés, etc. His vision, captured by Cinematographer Darius Khondji, is truly beautiful. Allen says he would live in Paris if he didn't live in New York.

He first came up with the title, which he thought was "very romantic", and went from there, thinking, "What goes on at midnight in Paris?".

Owen Wilson is perfect as Gil, a Hollywood screenwriter who's thinking he might prefer a simpler life in Paris writing novels. While there with his fiancée, Inez (Rachel McAdams), and her parents, he has some magical adventures at the midnight hour. I don't want to reveal much more, because it will be much more fun to see for yourself.

Other stars in the film include Marion Cotillard, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Michael Sheen, and France's First Lady, Carla Bruni.

This is a real Woody Allen gem, and I'm already looking forward to watching it over and over again.

Other favorites:

Annie Hall (of course)

Manhattan

Manhattan Murder Mystery

Match Point

Midnight in Paris opens tomorrow, Friday May 20, in Los Angeles and New York.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

Photo credits: Sony Pictures Classics

Do It. Manhattan at the New Beverly.

Woody Allen Friday and Saturday night at Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema!

Manhattan (1979) at 9:25 tonight, and 5:35 and 9:25 tomorrow (Saturday) night. Great date movie.

Annie Hall (1977, also fantastic) is playing at the New Beverly this weekend as well.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

Photo credit: loyalkng.com

Do It. Annie Hall at the Arclight.

Nothing like a little classic Woody Allen to start off your week.

Relive the famous neurotic's tour de force Annie Hall tonight, as part of the Arclight's month-long "Crew Oscar Picks" series, which takes a look back at the Arclight crew's favorite Oscar-winning films. Annie Hall, of course, won the Best Picture Academy Award in 1978, and is still revered today for its unconventional take on the romantic comedy (they just don't make 'em like they used to, huh?).

The "Oscar Picks" program is set to end this week, but you can also catch Forrest Gump at the Arclight Sherman Oaks tomorrow night.

Annie Hall will be showing at 8pm tonight at the Arclight Hollywood, located at 6360 W. Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood.

-- Chau Tu