If you’re a film fan in Melbourne this summer, you can watch some wonderful films at the Rooftop Cinemas. But there’s an added bonus for Woody Allen fans. Local artist Olso Davis has created Melbhattan, a tribute to Melbourne, in the style of the opening sequence in Manhattan. Meticulously animating the Melbourne versions of each […]
2012 Round Up: DVD Releases – Midnight In Paris, A Documentary, Box Sets, More
2012 was another busy year for Woody Allen DVDs. A new box set series was released in Europe and Australia, as well as 2011’s Midnight In Paris and this year’s Woody Allen: A Documentary. Other bits and pieces as well, and we have the full round up. Midnight In Paris ‘Midnight In Paris‘, Woody Allen’s […]
VOTW: Happy Holidays: Tim Minchin – Woody Allen Jesus Live
Tim Minchin is a UK based, Australian born comedian who specialises in humourous songs. He’s also no stranger to controversy, being very outspoken (and often funny) about his political and religious beliefs. It’s the holiday season, and Minchin recently performed a new live version of a holiday themed song. ‘Woody Allen Jesus‘ actually got Minchin […]
Fading Gigolo Update: Westsider Books, Paradis’s Shoe, Stone In Red, Lots More Vergara
Not much in Fading Gigolo land this week. We are wrapping up the last of the filming news we have. A full wrap up of everything we know about the film coming soon. Here’s the news. Westsider Books was transformed last week for the filming. Located on 80th and Broadway in Manhattan, it was turned […]
Bullets Over Broadway Musical Creative Team Announced
Bullets Over Broadway is coming to, well, Broadway. Set for the 2013-2014 season, it will take the 1994 Woody Allen comedy to the stage with music of the period. We now have more details of the Tony Award winning production team behind it. Five time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman (who previously worked on ‘The […]
“A Deftly Flawless Work”: Radio Days – The Woody Allen Pages Review
Radio Days marks the culmination of everything Woody Allen had done to that point. Featuring plenty of Allen’s past cast, and mixes European feel, directing flair, old time entertainment, the documentary form and something very American into a great film. Woody Allen narrates an almost biographical story, about a child who grows up in the […]
You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger Released Two Years Late In Japan, Australia, New Zealand
You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger was first released in 2010. It just hit cinemas in Japan this month and even more surprisingly, will be released in cinemas for the first time in Australia and New Zealand in 2013. 1st December was when ‘…Stranger‘ hit Japanese theatres. 17th January 2013 is the date set […]
Nov News Bits 2: Radio Days House, Samuel L Jackson, Paris Manhattan Cast, James Gandolfini, Hollywood Bound, Manhattan Locations, Alien
Our twice monthly round-up of Woody Allen bits around the web. New York Times reports some good news. The house from Radio Days has survived Hurricane Sandy. The house, located on Beach 115th Street, Rockaway, NY, sustained her share of water and wind damage, but she is still standing. Lee Qumby, who owns the house, […]
VOTW: Happy Birthday Woody Allen – Jack Paar Show 1962.
On 1st December 2012, Woody Allen turns 77. To celebrate, we tried to find the earliest video of Woody Allen we could find on YouTube. We think it could be this one – Woody Allen performing a stand-up set on the Jack Paar Show – 14th December 1962 – almost 50 years ago. It’s amazing […]
Fading Gigolo Filming Update: First looks at Sharon Stone, Sophia Vergara
John Turturro‘s new comedy Fading Gigolo, which stars Woody Allen, continued filming this past week in New York City. This week we got our first glimpse at two stars who have been billed from the start – Sharon Stone and Sofia Vergara. Both appeared at the Carlyle Hotel in NYC this week. We know that […]
“A Feel Good Film”: Hannah And Her Sisters – The Woody Allen Pages Review
Woody Allen returns to modern day NYC for the first time since Manhattan with Hannah And Her Sisters is one of Woody Allen’s most loved films. A sprawling, rambling tale of three sisters who live in New York, and the lives they lead. It is little more than that – but the charm and flair […]
VOTW: Happy Thanksgiving! The Hannah And Her Sisters Monologue + Bonus Academy Awards
It’s Thanksgiving, and we agree with IFC when they say that the very best film about the holiday is Hannah And Her Sisters. The film is bookended by Thanksgivings as we follow the lives of this large crazy family. So this week we thought we’d go with our favourite scene from ‘Hannah And Her Sisters‘. […]
Fading Gigolo Filming Update: Liev Schreiber, Jill Scott, Vanessa Paradis – Pics + Video
Liev Schrieber got a visit from his son Alexander on the set of Fading Gigolo this week. We also got our first glimpse of him in full Hasidic Jew get up. Schrieber brought some of his physicality to the scene, stopping a fight after a car accident, restraining a man with a baseball bat and […]
Woodystock In London to Celebrate Woody Allen’s Birthday + Interview
LOCO Film Festival are an organisation that supports and promotes comedy in British film. But this year, they’ve found time to celebrate Woody Allen, and are holding the first ever Woodystock at Hackney Picturehouse in London. A night of film, comedy, readings and music, it will be held on December 1 – Woody Allen’s 77th […]
“Love Letter To Film”: The Purple Rose Of Cairo – The Woody Allen Pages Review
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 […]