Tyson always struck me as sad in the way a fighting pit bull is sad; when he was here in Memphis for the Tyson/Lewis fight, the main impression I got of him was his childlike lack of control. It seems like sometimes he tries to be nice, but he's just a bad dog. Maybe a bankruptcy and the weight of age will help him with that.

My husband and I watched a very old Woody Allen movie the other day, and my husband turned to me and said, "You know, every movie in the world could do with less Woody Allen, even movies with no Woody Allen." That about sums up the way I feel about Woody Allen.

Regarding Mike Tyson: I like that his life will be examined in this way rather than in the sports world for which he should be forever banned...from any nobility, color commenting etc. A movie about his life...OK, I can hang with that. Biting that boxer's ear off has always haunted me when I see his name.

Regarding Woody Allen. I hope he stops making movies. Really, I mean it. Scoop, Match Point and Melinda and Melinda (three more recent films of Allen's that come to mind) were airless drags.

And Scarlett Johansson, of hot body and fluffy lips cannot...CANNOT ACT. She is wooden and flat in the extreme...and I had such hopes for her from the Ghost World days. She certainly doesn't over-act in the vapid, bombastic way Tom Cruise does--so maybe she has potential, but so far she puts me to sleep.

Yes, Allen continues to live out his fantasy of having proximity to younger and hotter women each year. And now I read that Cruz and Johansson kiss in this last flick. Of course they do. Girl on girl is the porn du jour and celebs associated with other epochs (I'm not an ageist!) like Madonna and Allen are not going to be left out, no sireee.

I loved Allen's early work--late 60s up to Manhattan (around that era). I liked when he loved real women--compare Diane Keaton to Scarlett...one's real and was in her 30s and wore neckties and baggy pants and had every wonderful neurosis known to man, god love her; the other is a one dimensional pin-up who can't act and is forever 23. Woody Allen seems stuck in that latter groove as his much-dreaded mortality sneaks up on him, I guess.

Just goes to show you that misogyny and bad taste aren't limited to one's race, ethnicity, creed, religion...etc.

I gave up on Woody (so appropriately called) as of "Deconstructing Harry." I continue to appreciate many of his earlier films---so, no, Mr. O'Hehir, I did not give up on the artist and his work, per se, despite being disgusted by his morphing from step-daddy to hubbie to Soon-Li Previn---but I did witness a steady evolution in his work into the stuff that wet dreams are made of, at least those of an aging filmmaker who no longer felt the need to disguise his true nature anymore. He did tell us he liked Diane Keaton, but what about his young M. Hemingway and J. Lewis infatuations? Even in viewing the earlier works---comedies and dramas included---the trend is clear.

As for Tyson, well, I can digest the fact that he didn't exactly have the greatest of role models and the best of upbringings. But as for the rape charge---sorry, I don't think he's innocent *at all* IN THE SENSE OF: what the **** were you thinking, dude? Let's all take a guess what was on his mind. She was too young and yes, well, maybe you really were that stupid---is that a reasonable defense? Biting off the ear was savage, but at least contained within an acknowledged violent sport.

And these two are being wined and dined at Cannes. Amazing.

I thought some of Allen's early films were hilarious, but he became a parody of himself a long time ago. "Manhattan Murder Mystery" was OK, "Zelig" before that was fine, but having been disappointed too many times since, I no longer care to waste my time and money on his films. (Oh, and I'm European, in case that makes any difference.)

I read that during his rape trial, he was caught lying in his testimony about 11 times.

For example, he told the jury he and the accuser were going back to his room to have sex, because she was hot for him.

His accuser told the jury that he lured her back to his room by telling her he forgot his jacket.

Tyson told the jury he was already wearing his jacket, so he couldn't have told her he'd forgotten it.

Every single witness called from the hotel who remembered seeing him in or around the elevator with the accuser said he was NOT wearing or carrying a jacket.

If he left his jacket in his room on purpose so he could get the girl up there after they met in the lobby, then he's not just some sad guy who lacks self control. He's a deliberate sexual predator -- just not a very smart one.

It sounds like he even lied to his lawyers. I can't imagine any reputable criminal defense attorneys allowing their client to walk into a courtroom with a defense strategy that is so based on deliberate lies that every single witness tears it to shreds on the stand from word one.