[PW] Re: Movie about 30's character in modern times

[dhesson1]

Could it be Woody Allen's "Zelig"?

Just a thought.  I checked IMDB.com and the summary sort of matches your
description.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Davis" <wmadavis at iglou.com>
To: <list at project-wombat.org>
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 6:40 AM
Subject: [PW] Movie about 30's character in modern times


>
> I'm filling up my Netflix Queue and I am trying to recall the name of a
> movie that came out, perhaps 5-10 years ago,  about a 30's movie character
> transposed into a modern setting.  I don't recall much about it because I
> never actually saw it, but I know it was reviewed on television by Roger
> Ebert and whichever co-host he had at the time, and that the movie made
its
> rounds in the art theaters.   I'm not sure but it may be that he was a
> musical comedy character, and it may even be that he remained
> Black-and-White in a color world.   I don't recall the names of any of the
> actors in it.   It wasn't PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO, nor was it PLEASANTVILLE.
>
> I sure someone on the list knows it well.  I just can't recall the title
> and can't figure out how to search for it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill Davis
>
>
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