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The Woody Allen’s autobiography Apropos Of Nothing is out now in the US. We have a new interview with the publisher, and more dates announced for two key European countries. The book has hit shops in the US through Arcade Publishing, a part of Simon & Schuster. Arcade is run by Jeanette Seaver, who has […]
In a victory to for free speech and all that jazz, Woody Allen’s long awaited autobiography is out now in the US and the UK. The book comes from Arcade Publishing, distributed by Skyhorse Publishing. You can pretty much start reading it right now. The book is available as an eBook right now in the […]
Woody Allen’s memoir, Apropos Of Nothing, is set to be released in the Europe, rolling out in the next several weeks. Here’s a round-up of the details. We’ll update this page with more details as they come. Germany – 7th April – Pre-order link Publisher Rowohlt will be releasing the book with a similar cover […]
The decades long gestating autobiography from Woody Allen is finally set for release. It was announced today that it will be released by Grand Central Publishing who have set a release date of 7 April – just a little over four weeks away. The book will be called Apropos Of Nothing. AP carried the story. […]
There is a new book about Woody Allen, just released, called Start To Finish: Woody Allen And The Art Of Moviemaking, written by Eric Lax. Now Lax and Allen will take to the stage together for a special conversation in New York. The event takes place at the 92Y in New York, on 18th October, […]
Eric Lax has been writing about Woody Allen longer than anyone. He wrote On Being Funny in 1975, based on extended interviews with Allen, discussing comedy and art. He followed it up with two definitive Allen texts – Woody Allen: A Biography in 1991 and Conversations With Woody Allen in 2007. Next month sees Lax’s […]
News Bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 98th edition! A brief edition this time. The New York Times has an interview with Jaume Roures, a man not very well known outside of his native Spain, that has played an important role in Allen’s career. As one […]
Because he’s not busy enough, Woody Allen has penned a new piece for the New York Times. But the piece is not one of his fiction stories. Allen has reviewed a new book called ‘Mary Astor’s Purple Diary – The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936‘ written by Edward Sorel. Mary Astor is best remembered […]
Woody Allen has added his name to an open letter, asking for the release of Egyptian author and journalist Ahmed Naji. Naji is currently imprisoned for writing a novel The Use Of Life, which has themes of sex and drugs. PEN America, a guild of writers, are publicly putting their support behind Naji. Allen was […]
News Bits! Our (usually) twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 87th edition! A new Woody Allen book came out this month. Actually, it’s a revised edition of Woody Allen: Interviews. First published in 2006, the new edition includes interviews from the last several years, bringing the […]
It is a big year for Woody Allen, as he is about to celebrate his 80th birthday, and 50 years of making films. In 2015, he remains a vital person in popular culture, and as busy as ever. Film critic Tom Shone knows more about that vitality and long career than most people, both from […]
‘Woody Allen Film By Film‘ is a fantastic new book from UK film critic Jason Solomons. It is a comprehensive look at Allen’s film career – spanning all the films he wrote and directed, and taking us all the way up to date to this year’s Irrational Man. Solomons was one of the first people on […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Owen Wilson is out promoting his new film ‘She’s Funny That Way’, directed by the legendary Peter Bogdonovich. He recently sat with the AV Club for their Random Roles series, discussing his parts in his career. His star turn in […]
The New Yorker magazine often highlights classic stories from its archives. Their latest round of treasures includes a classic Woody Allen story. The magazines’ archives are usually behind a paywall, but the story is currently free for everyone. The short story featured is ‘The Whore Of Mensa‘. It’s a lovely parody of hardball detective fiction, […]
By now you would have heard about the events in Paris, at the offices of the paper Charlie Hebdo. The outrage, and the support, has been widespread – and better covered in actual new sites. We only want to say that the organisation known as PEN America has added to the worldwide condemnation. One of […]
News bits! Our twice monthly wrap up all things Woody Allen from around the web. More Chris Rock, who continues to praise Allen as his new film ‘Top Five‘ continues to get the Allen comparisons. His latest is in a Reddit AMA. I’m a big Woody Allen fan. I’m a big Alexander Payne fan, Paul […]
Woody Allen turns 79 today! Yes, next year is a much nicer looking number, but we still wish him all the very best on this day. Allen’s 79th year was a dramatic one. His year started with Blue Jasmine and Cate Blanchett winning all the awards she could. He followed it up with his 44th […]
Our video of the week this week is our first to have almost nothing to do with Woody Allen. But it’s one of the funniest things we saw this week. It’s Diane Keaton on ‘The Tonight Show‘ with Jimmy Fallon. Keaton is out promoting her new book ‘Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty‘. She stopped […]
News bits! Our twice monthly roundup of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Not much this time around, but hey, it’s the holidays! We hope you are having a good one and see you in 2014! Louise Lasser was Woody Allen’s second wife and starred with Allen in some of his earliest films such […]
News bits: our twice monthly collection of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Another bumper edition. We start with sad news. Actor Christopher Evan Welch has passed away. He appeared in many huge films such as ‘Lincoln‘ and ‘The Master‘. He worked with Allen on Vicky Cristina Barcelona as the narrator (and did a […]