The Purple Rose Of Cairo holds a special place in Woody Allen’s filmography. It is Woody Allen’s own favourite of his films, whilst he consistently rags on just about every other one. Even now, he claims it is the film that is closest to his original vision. From it, we can see what it is […]
Woody Allen: A Documentary Japan Reviews, Ukraine, Hong Kong & Brazil Release
Woody Allen: A Documentary, directed by Bob Weide, was first shown on the PBS channel in the US in November 2011. A year later, a theatrical version is still rolling out across the world. The latest country to show to film is Japan, whose major papers have reviewed the film. Giovanni Fazio of The Japan […]
Stephen Merchant And Olivia Munn Starred In Jason Reitman’s ‘Manhattan’ Live Read
Stephen Merchant and Olivia Munn were the surprise stars of director Jason Reitman‘s latest ‘live read’, this time of Woody Allen’s Manhattan. These live reads are a regular event where Reitman assembles actors to perform a script of a classic film, live on stage. When Manhattan was announced last week, the two leads were kept […]
Fading Gigolo Filming Update: Liev Schreiber, Vanessa Paradis, Midnight Cowboy
Update! It seems a racist, anti-Jewish website has linked to this page because of the image of Liev Schreiber. Can I just say, hi you racists. Fuck you and your small cocks that make you so angry at things you don’t understand. Go die! Bless. Fading Gigolo, the new film from John Turturro, starring Woody […]
VOTW: Sally Hawkins on Woody Allen
Let’s face it – we adore Sally Hawkins. Her starring roles in Mike Leigh‘s ‘Happy-Go-Lucky‘ and Nigel Cole‘s ‘Made In Dagenham‘ were both fantastic, and we can’t wait to see her in the 2013 Woody Allen film. She previously worked with Allen in Cassandra’s Dream. We’ve covered some of her recent press about Woody, as […]
Nov News Bits 1: Greta Gerwig, Richard Benjamin, RZA, Playing Jesus, Stanley Chow, New York, Hunger Games
Our twice monthly wrap up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Greta Gerwig, who starred in To Rome With Love, has been talking Woody Allen again. She’s out promoting ‘Lola Versus‘, and told Style.com about working with Allen. Being chosen by Woody Allen, it’s like being chosen by God! She also evoked Allen […]
Site Updates: Facebook Galleries, Birthdays, Tag Cloud
We are doing our best to constantly update what this site does, and try new things. We also try to be transparent about these things, as we basically stole the ideas from others anyway. So here’s what’s new with us. We’ve started galleries on our Facebook page. At the moment we are concentrating on Behind […]
“Love Letter To Comedy”: Broadway Danny Rose – The Woody Allen Pages Review
Broadway Danny Rose marks the end of Allen’s fascination with European cinema, and marks a film that is very much his own. It’s a small story – and a short one – but Allen’s story is full of heart and he creates two of his best characters. It also marks the first knockout performance by […]
Sally Hawkins Discusses Woody Allen’s 2013 Film, Promotes ‘Constellations’
Sally Hawkins has been in the press promoting her appearance in the West End play ‘Constellations‘. The press have been asking her about Allen, and what it was like to work with him on the upcoming, still untitled 2013 film. She told the Irish Independent, on Allen: I just adore him, he’s lovely. But you […]
Fading Gigolo Filming Update: More Pics, Locations, Characters, Vanessa Paradis, Jill Scott
Fading Gigolo, the new film by John Turturro, continues production in NY. More images have been snapped by passing fans along with more idea of who’s in the film – and who isn’t. In some contrast to Allen’s own productions, ‘Fading Gigolo‘ has had a very public production. Filming this week featured locations in Manhattan […]
Jason Reitman To Live Read ‘Manhattan’ In L.A.
Director Jason Reitman is presenting a live reading of Manhattan at LACMA (or more commonly known as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art) on 15th November, reports EW. Like other similar events, name stars tackle the script of a film in front a live audience. Reitman is best known for his thoughtful yet highly […]
VOTW: IMDB Top 250 in 2 1/2 Minutes
A great video did the rounds this week. An energetic mash up of scenes from IMDB’s 250 by Jonathan Keogh. It’s a rush for the film lover, who would know and love dozens and ozens of the films here. Most films get an odd second or two of love, but Annie Hall gets a surprise […]
‘To Rome With Love’ US DVD Release + Special Features
Following on from the European release dates, Cinemablend have the scoop on the US To Rome With Love DVD and Blu-Ray release. It will also be the first time – ever – any significant special features will be included with a Woody Allen home release. The US release for ‘To Rome With Love‘ will be January […]
“Another Winner”: Zelig – The Woody Allen Pages Review
Zelig is not one of Woody Allen’s most recognised films, but it is one of his very best. Perhaps it’s the strange title, or the pseudo documentary format. It’s certainly a far cry from his witty, neurotic, New York comedies. But it is touching, funny, clever and a spectacular special effects ride. For anyone else […]
VOTW 2: Woody Allen’s Star Wars From Conan
We really had to do two Videos Of the Week this week. The biggest film news this week (or this year?) is the return of Star Wars. Disney has bought LucasFilms for over $4 billion, and every aspect of the deal has been written up and taken apart in specialised film press and large mainstream […]
VOTW: Manhattan Opening Sequence – Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast of the America this week, devastating the country. Some of the most startling images were from Manhattan – the subways underwater, that crane hanging perilously, and rescue workers doing what they can. Woody Allen will be forever tied to New York. And his vision of Manhattan is one of […]
Fading Gigolo Production Update: Teaser Poster, More Pics, Woody’s Name
Production continues on John Turturro‘s Fading Gigolo in New York. Picking up from last week’s outdoor shooting, we finally see Allen interacting with Turturro, Vanessa Paradis in character and Woody Allen’s name in the film. First is the new teaser poster listing the full cast, with Allen billed second. Also listed are Sharon Stone (Stardust […]
October News Bits 2: Owen Wilson, Léa Seydoux, Andrew Dice Clay, Donald Trump, Films Within Films, Original Titles, Predator, Expendables and more.
Klyde Warren Park opened last weekend in Dallas. The new 5.2-acre, $100 million park is hoped to be the new Dallas town square. The Sunday night event was a screening of Midnight In Paris, hosted by Dallas native Owen Wilson. During the introduction, Wilson spoke about his experience on the film. The surprise is that […]
Zombie Woody Allen On ‘The New Girl’ (UPDATED: with pic)
US TV network Fox has released a clip from their new sit-com ‘The New Girl‘ – featuring star Zooey Deschanel dressed as a Zombie Woody Allen. The clip is taken from this week’s Halloween episode. The full clip also features members of the cast – Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield and Lamorne Morris doing their best […]
Paris Manhattan Premieres In UK November 1, Lellouche Discusses Allen
Sophie Lellouche‘s debut film, Paris Manhattan, opens in the UK November 1 at the UK Jewish Film Festival. The film is a romantic comedy set in Paris, about a woman who is a big Woody Allen fan. A photo of Woody is used in the French poster and Allen himself makes a cameo in the […]