I watched a movie on HBO 3 years ago that I have been searching
endlessly for ever since. I don't remember the name! Here's the
description. The movie was made recently (1990-2002), but was shot in
black and white. It's set in Manhattan, New York. The movie was about
a writer (I think), who was kind of a loser, but ends up meeting this
supermodel at a runway show in the city. Surprising enough, they end
up spending time together and (I think) dating. The guy drove a
beautiful 60's Aston Martin just like the one from the old Bond films.
The movie was unapologetically similar to a Woody Allen film, yet I
don't think it was his movie. I already tried looking it up. I don't
know who the main actor or actress was. I do remember that the main
character (the guy) reminded me of Jeff Daniels. Had the same hair,
face, body. PLEASE help me find this movie!!!

Hello Anewoneyeah,

I believe the movie you have in mind is the 1998 black and white film
"Celebrity", directed by Woody Allen with Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis
and Charlize Theron as the supermodel.


"The story is about a divorced couple- Lee and Robin Simon (Kenneth
Branagh and Judy Davis), who try to find their position in the
society. Lee is a journalist who starts to write about art, so he gets
closer to celebrities. He gets involved with lots of women- the futile
actress Nicole Oliver (Melanie Griffith) who belongs to her husband
only down the neck, a supermodel (Charlize Theron) with an "erotic
failure", a cold woman (Famke Janssen) who wants to live with him, and
a second rate actress (Winona Ryder) who is not his "obscure object of
desire" as he thinks. He is between finish writing his novel (after
the bad reviews for his first novel) and trying to sell a script- when
he meets another futile star (Leonardo DiCaprio). In resume, his life
is a mess with no way-back. In the meantime, his ex-wife Robin, an
English teacher, ironically gets more luck than him: she meets a TV
producer (Joe Mantegna), who thinks she has a future as a TV
presenter."

"The main detail of the film is the use of black-and-white."

IMDb
http://www.us.imdb.com/title/tt0120533/



Plot Summary for Celebrity (1998) 

"Lee Simon, unsuccessful journalist and wanna-be novelist, tries to
get a foot into the door with celebrities. After divorcing his wife
Robin, Lee gets to meet a lot folks of the rich and / or beautiful,
partly through journalism, partly because he has a script to offer.
But life among those from out-of-this-world is hard, and his putative
success always results in defeat."
IMDb
http://www.us.imdb.com/title/tt0120533/plotsummary


Filming Locations for Celebrity (1998) 
Barbetta Restaurant - 321 W. 46th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA 
Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA 
New York City, New York, USA 
http://www.us.imdb.com/title/tt0120533/locations



Two Aston Martin cars were used in the movie Celebrity

"...Allen's attorney, Michael Zweig, described how the producers had
purchased two Aston Martin cars for $40,000 each for the film
Celebrity. After the shooting was completed, one of the cars was sold
to Jacqui Safra, Doumanian's companion, for less than $5,000, Zweig
claimed."
IMDb
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120533/news


Search terms:
Manhattan "color: black * white" 1990..2002 site:www.us.imdb.com

I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 02 May 2006 23:02 PDT

The DVD is available on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000JGOI/qid=1146635967/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-8989118-0440621?s=dvd&v=glance&n=130

AWESOME!!! Thank you!!!