Crisis In Six Scenes is the first ever series written and directed by Woody Allen, set to be released by Amazon next month. Today, we’ve got a batch of new images, giving us our best look yet at the cast, and the supporting cast. The series stars Woody Allen, Miley Cyrus and Elaine May, and […]
Video: 10 Things About Manhattan – Trivia, Music, Locations and More
Manhattan is one of Woody Allen’s masterworks. It is Allen’s most beautiful film, and he managed that perfect mix of laughs, music and deep discussion. It was also a huge success for Allen. But how well do you know the film? It’s the latest in our video essay series. 10 Things about Manhattan. Find out […]
“If I have someone like Gene Wilder, I’ll get out of the way” – Gene Wilder, 1933-2016
2016 has taken another legend from us. Comedy great Gene Wilder has passed away at age 83. Tributes are everywhere, including The New York Times and Variety. Wilder appeared in one Woody Allen film, but let’s face it, will be remembered for towering comic roles such as Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, and partnerships […]
Café Society Wk6: $10m US, $20m Global, Kristen Stewart Interview, Korean Poster And More
Café Society has been out in the US for 6 weeks now, and is winding up it’s US run. It passed the landmark $10 million in that country, and has also surpassed another landmark globally – $20 million. Café Society has now earned $20,641,886 globally. The US lead ($10.0m), France ($7.1m) and Russia ($1.7m). In […]
Woody Allen On Café Society, Crisis In Six Scenes, 2017 Film In New Interviews
A raft of new interviews have come in with Woody Allen from European press. Café Society, his new film, is being released in some major European markets in the coming weeks. In these wide ranging interviews, he discusses his new film, the one he’s about to make, his Amazon series Crisis In Six Scenes and […]
Café Society Crew Vittorio Storaro, Santo Loquasto, Suzy Benzinger All Return For Woody Allen’s 2017 Film
A large part of the crew that worked on Woody Allen’s latest film, Café Society, is returning for another round. Allen is making a 2017 Film this fall, and on the crew list is Vittorio Storaro (cinematography), Santo Loquasto (production design) and Suzy Benzinger (costume design). Storaro was perhaps Allen’s biggest partner on Café Society, […]
Site news: New Look, New Film Guides, Videos, Beginners Guide And More
We’ve made lots of changes to the site in recent days, and we thought it would be good to group it all together and make sure people see it. We put a lot of work into it, and hope someone sees it! You will have noticed a slightly new look. We’ve got a new base […]
Café Society Wk5: $19m Global, $9m US, New York Times, Taiwan Display and more
Café Society, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen, has now been out in the US for five weeks (and six weekends). We’ve got a box office update, a cool new newspaper ad and more Café Society has now earned $19,231,665 globally (according to The Numbers). It is led by the US with […]
Crisis In Six Scenes: First Images Features Woody Allen, Miley Cyrus, Elaine May
Amazon has released the first official images from Crisis In Six Scenes, the first series written and directed by Woody Allen. The new images feature the main cast – Allen along with Miley Cyrus and Elaine May. Also featured is John Magaro. There is little other detail given. It still looks likely to us that […]
Stardust Memories US Blu-Ray Released December
Stardust Memories is the latest Woody Allen title to hit Blu-Ray. The release comes from Twilight Time, who have been releasing Woody Allen’s 70s and 80s works (through United Artists and then a long stint with Orion Pictures), on high definition over the last several years. The release is limited to just 3000 copies. Stardust […]
Tony Sirico Joins Woody Allen’s 2017 Film
Tony Sirico is the latest cast member to joking Woody Allen’s 2017 Film. He joins Jim Belushi, Juno Temple, Justin Timberlake and Kate Winslet in the 1950s set film, set to film in New York next month. Deadline has the story. Sirico will probably always be best known for his work on The Sopranos, but […]
Café Society Production: VFX Breakdown, Architecture Designs, Colours And Digital Shooting
Café Society, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen, is out now in US theatres, and some European countries. There’s been some new features highlighting some of the production. There’s been come talk this summer about how the blockbusters have let us down, and films like Café Society are a break from VFX […]
Video: 10 Things About Interiors
Our latest video looks at Interiors, Woody Allen’s first drama. It surprised his audience, but over the years has been re-evaluated. We’ve re-evaluated it too, in the latest volume of our book series, The Watcher’s Guide (volume 2). In the book, we’ve completely annotated Interiors, tracking all the locations, music cues, and even the cars. […]
Aug News Bits 1: Hugh Grant, Joy Behar, Ellen Garrison, Mike Coulter, Star Trek and more
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 94th edition! Hugh Grant is out promoting Florence Foster Jenkins, the new film starring Manhattan‘s Meryl Streep. The film is directed by Stephen Frears, and Grant compared it to his Small Time Crooks director. He spoke to Variety. […]
Café Society Wk4: $18m Global, $8.4m US, Conal Fowkes
Café Society has been out in the US for four weeks and five weekends. It held onto a good number of cinemas in the US, although it is beginning to slow down. Café Society has now earned $18,253,186 globally. US leads ($8.4m), France ($7.1m) and Russia ($1.3m). In the US, it was the 12th highest […]
The Woody Allen Pages Book – Watcher’s Guide Volume 2 Out Now
The second volume of our book series is out now! We’ve been working on the most comprehensive Woody Allen film guides out there, gathering together every bit of information we can on all 46 of Woody Allen’s films to date. Volume 1 was released back in May, and our latest volume is out now. Volume […]
Woody Allen Jazz Band Residency Returns To NYC September 2016
There are still some things you can rely on. After their usual summer break, Woody Allen and the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band will be returning to their seats at the Carlyle for their regular Monday Night residency. It is a slot they have occupied since 2005. Before the Carlyle, Allen has been performing Jazz […]
Everything We Know About Crisis In Six Scenes
18 months after Woody Allen signed a surprise deal with Amazon to create a series, we finally have a name – Crisis In Six Scenes – and a premise. As usual for the secretive Allen, it doesn’t give much away. But here’s everything we do know about the upcoming film – as well as some […]
Video: 10 Things About Annie Hall, Woody Allen’s Classic
We’re continuing our series of video essays, with our sixth, the white whale. Annie Hall is Woody Allen’s most loved film. It is usually people’s first Allen film, and it is still breaking hearts to this day. This film has such a story – and really we could have done 20 things. The number of […]
Cafe Society Wk3: $15m Global, $6.7m US, New UK poster, Anna Camp
Café Society, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, is holding strong in US cinemas in its third week. We have a box office update, and new bits and pieces around social media. Café Society has now earned $15,465,851 worldwide. France still leads the charge with $7m, and Russia just passed $1m. In […]