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The 49th film written and directed by Woody Allen is out now to the public…of Spain. Filmed and produced in Spain, Rifkin’s Festival recently premiered at the San Sebastián Film Festival. European critics loved it, and even American ones gave it the usual begrudging respect. The film stars Wallace Shawn as Mort Rifkin, who goes […]
Well, if 2020 wasn’t already weird enough, here’s the news some thought would never happen. Woody Allen’s film A Rainy Day In New York will be released nationwide in US cinemas on 9th October 2020. The release comes with a rejigged poster (above) and a trailer (below). Also a new synopsis: Woody Allen returns to […]
Another couple of major territories are releasing A Rainy Day In New York, the 48th film written and directed by Woody Allen. Releases are now set for Japan in July, Australia in August and New Zealand set to follow in September. A Rainy Day In New York is released in Japan on 3rd July. Released […]
Alec Baldwin has posted a podcast interview with Woody Allen. It’s his first podcast interview for many years, and part of Baldwin’s regular Here’s The Thing. The wide ranging podcast has Allen discussing filmmaking, his new book Apropos Of Nothing, and yes, those allegations. Baldwin and Allen are, of course, no strangers. Baldwin has worked […]
The The Woody Film Guide Volume 3 is now out! And for the next five days it is free on Amazon’s Kindle service. It’s also out on paperback. The latest volume covers 2003 to 2019, and features comprehensive looks at all the films from Anything Else to A Rainy Day In New York. The book […]
UPDATED: With links to interviews in The Guardian and the Telegraph. There’s a number of new Woody Allen interview in the UK, done to coincide with the UK release of A Rainy Day In New York. Here’s a round up of quotes, but more more on their sites. Published by The Mail On Sunday, the […]
The world is a funny place. Woody Allen, 51 years into his directing career, has achieved a new box office record, although under very strange circumstances. For the first time ever, one of his films has topped the global box office – the highest earning film on the entire planet for one week. It helps […]
A Rainy Day In New York, the 48th film written and directed by Woody Allen, has opened in another country. Following the news of the UK, the film was released in Korea on 6 May 2020. Along with the release date comes a couple of wonderful new posters. We love these international posters, our favourite […]
Woody Allen’s 48th film, A Rainy Day In New York, is finally seeing a UK release. The film had been released in most countries outside the US, UK and Australia. This release won’t be in cinemas (which are closed in the UK). The release comes from Signature Entertainment, who hold the rights for several Allen […]
We started this poll at the start of March and the world has changed since then! Not just the coronavirus, but Woody Allen announced his autobiography, his publisher cowardly turned tail, and then the thing got published anyway. Strange times indeed. But we asked you to rank the 9 films Woody Allen released in the […]
It’s been years since we ran a poll and with every other site running polls, we decided for March to ask you to rank Woody Allen’s 2010s. Allen released 9 films in the ten years that made up the 2010s. They are 1. You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger (2010) 2. Midnight In Paris (2011) 3. […]
We are producing a series of books about every Woody Allen film, and the second volume is now free on Amazon’s kindle service for the next five days. It’s called The Woody Allen Film Guide Volume Two: 1988-2002. It covers every Allen film in those years, from Another Woman (1988) to Hollywood Ending (2002). Each […]
The Woody Allen Film Guide is our comprehensive guide to the films of Woody Allen – well the first 16 anyway. Revised, reformatted and refreshed, the book is the first of three planned volumes that will cover all 48 films written and directed by Woody Allen. It is now available in paperback. For the next […]
Woody Allen’s regular jazz residency continues in 2020. Allen has been performing most Monday nights at the Café Carlyle since 1997, and at Michael’s Pub before that, since 1971. He will be playing with, as usual, the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band. The latest block of dates runs January 2020 until June 2020. There […]
A Rainy Day In New York, the 48th film written and directed by Woody Allen, has wrapped its theatrical run in Europe. We now have the details of the first Blu-Ray and DVD releases out of Europe. With the film unavailable in the US, it is likely this will become a popular import. Amazon France […]
Production has wrapped on Rifkin’s Festival, the apparent name of the 50th film to be written and directed by Woody Allen. It is set to be released in 2020, and here is our wrap up of all the details released so far. Warning: minor spoilers. The Story Here is what The Hollywood Reporter said about […]
There’s a fair amount of hoopla surrounding A Rainy Day In New York, the 48th film written and directed by Woody Allen. Putting that nonsense aside, the film is possibly the most “Woody Allen” of his recent films. Having recently said he only wanted to pursue dramas, he goes back on that to deliver a […]
Woody Allen has given Page Six the smallest update on his next film, A Rainy Day In New York. It includes our first confirmation from the director about the plot. Says Allen: “It’s a love relationship. I find rain romantic. Unfortunately, while we were shooting it didn’t rain. I had to make some myself.” Indeed […]
When it comes to awards, there is one clear story coming out of Wonder Wheel, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen. That story is Kate Winslet, who offers a powerhouse lead performance in the film. She has now picked up her first acting award for the season – The Hollywood Film Award […]
Filming has wrapped on another Woody Allen film, titled A Rainy Day In New York. It is Allen’s 48th feature film, and will be released in 2018. As the film heads into post production, we do our usual wrap up of everything we know. Minor spoilers, and some speculation to follow. The title, the story […]