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The Bullets Over Broadway Musical is but a week away from opening night, and the press is heating up. We’ve collected some pieces that take us behind the scenes. We have new interviews with Woody Allen, Susan Stroman, Marin Mazzie, Nick Cordero and more. The new Time magazine, which hits stands on 14th April, has a […]
Marin Mazzie is the latest cast member of the Bullets Over Broadway Musical doing the interview circuit. Mazzie plays Helen Sinclair, an ageing diva who always gets her way (a role originated by Dianne Wiest on screen). In a new interview with Playbill.com, she reveals more about the musical based on Woody Allen’s 1994 film […]
Bullets Over Broadway is the new musical opening on Broadway in April, with previews beginning 11th March. The latest in our Everything You Always Wanted To Know series, let’s look at what we know about the musical. Inception The ‘Bullets Over Broadway Musical‘ was announced in Feb 2012. It is, of course, based on Woody […]
Blue Jasmine, the 2013 film from Woody Allen, has picked up three nominations for Academy Awards. The big story is the actresses – Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins – with Allen himself picking up a nod. As widely expected, Cate Blanchett has been nominated for Best Actress. This is her third nomination for Best Actress, […]
The Film Independent Spirit Awards announced their nominations for the 2013 season. The Spirit Awards were founded in 1984 and this list of nominees included three for Blue Jasmine – Woody Allen for Best Screenplay, Cate Blanchett for Best Female Lead and Sally Hawkins for Best Supporting Female. Find the full list of nominees. Allen […]
Two leading roles in the upcoming Bullets Over Broadway Musical have remained a mystery so far. Based on Woody Allen’s 1994 film, two of the four leads had not been cast, which much speculation and rumour about who was in the running. Today one of them has been filled, along with details of the ensemble […]
The Hollywood Reporter today has published a new open letter from Woody Allen. The letter is his thoughts on the casting of his films, and his work with his long time casting director Juliet Taylor. The letter coincides with a larger conversation about casting. At the moment, there is no Academy Award for casting, an […]
As teased earlier, Woody Allen graces the cover of the Wall Street Journal Magazine, out today. The extensive cover feature written by Charles McGrath features new quotes from friend and writing partner Marshall Brickman, star of Blue Jasmine Cate Blanchett, casting director Juliet Taylor and Allen himself. You can find the full, wonderful article at […]
Woody Allen said in Manhattan that art is what living is for. But is it worth killing for? That’s the big question at the heart of this delightful film. Full of humour and crazy characters, but also deeply resonate and with big ideas. It has a style and substance that is part of all his […]
Two of Woody Allen’s best films, Sleeper and Hannah And Her Sisters, made it to Blu-Ray this week in the US. The release follows the blu-ray upgrades of Annie Hall and Manhattan in January last year. Originally released in 1973, ‘Sleeper‘ stars Woody Allen as Miles Monroe, a man who is put into a cyrogenic […]
September marks the beginning of a series of serious dramas, many of them troublesome, that Allen directed. It is one of Allen’s most humble films – with one setting and a handful of characters, it is a play on film. It has some great performances, but in the end it lacks much of Allen’s flair. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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‘. […]
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 […]
Sleeper and Hannah & Her Sisters are the latest Woody Allen films to be announced for release on Blu Ray. The US release date is January 15th, with other territories to follow. Both titles are available to pre-order on Amazon right now. Woody Allen’s film deals have been very scattered, jumping from studio to studio. […]
The wonderful film magazine/blog TotalFilm make great lists. Their latest list is very dear to our hearts. They’ve picked and listed the 50 Greatest Woody Allen Characters. It’s the first such poll we’ve seen. There’s plenty of lists of greatest Woody Allen films, but to focus on characters is very clever and refreshing. The full […]
Woody Allen’s 1994 film Bullets Over Broadway is heading to Broadway – as a musical. The show will be directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, who took the same role for the Tony Award winning The Producers. ‘Bullets Over Broadway‘ tells the story of David Shayne, a struggling playwright who gets involved with the mob. […]