I hate black and white movies

lol Sorry to hear that. Nowadays it's for artistic purposes but I agree this film would probably interest me a lot more in color. Still looks like a fantastic film just going by the trailer but color would be nice.

It was inspired by woody Allen's Manhattan which makes sense there about people living in a dull world

wow, so much odd judgement from people who haven't even seen this.

Black and white is a beautiful format.

A reason he may have shot this in black and white is because it was shot on DSLR, which isn't nearly as good as color rendering as film or a top notch digital cinema camera like the Alexa or Red cameras. Baumbach may thought black and white was the best choice aesthetically because of the type of camera being used.

B&W will eliminate any distraction you may have with colour and have you focused on the characters and story instead.

Then allow me to recommend a gem of a film called "Pleasantville". It's about a brother and sister from the 1990s who find themselves in a 1950s television show. What works about the black and white is it symbolizes the ignorance of the characters in the show, and as they learn about the world outside their town everything slowly becomes colour. It's very neat. This was one of Reese Witherspoon's earlier roles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAiyrees0uM

Karina Licursi ~

This is seldom a legitimate complaint with a film. And that's mostly because black and white film is rarely used inappropriately. Certainly not so here.

A very poor excuse for not liking B&W films. Some of the best films ever made were in B&W. For this film it works perfectly. Unfortunately the film doesn't work. When it' over - and it's very short - despite the clever dialogue and many laughs, I felt shafted and taken in. Am I alone?

"Schindler's List"...except for a short bit.