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5 Films (And A TV Show)… A new series where we recommend films referenced, inspired, influenced or generally like a certain Woody Allen film, from his first to his latest. All picks are subjective – let the arguments begin! Woody Allen is often praised for his ability to write women, but he should get the […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 84th edition! It’s been a tough week for heroes. We, of course, join the chorus of those whose lives are lessened with David Bowie and Alan Rickman leaving us. Two others have passed in the last week […]
The Writers Guild Of America recently polled their members for the funniest screenplay, a list that was topped by Annie Hall. Seven of Allen’s films made the list, and the WGA sat down with Allen to discuss the list, but instead they talked about the craft of screenwriting, with Allen giving real insight into his […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 82nd edition! Diane Keaton is starring in the new film ‘Love The Coopers‘. To promote it, she is on the cover of AARP magazine. It is a wonderful long yarn about her whole career, and into some […]
Music Of Woody Allen Films – a new irregular feature about the musical compositions that have helped to make Allen’s films sing. Woody Allen has loved Paris for a long time, but it took him over 40 films before he made a film that was fully set there. The result was Midnight In Paris, as […]
Shadows And Fog is the newest Woody Allen film to hit Blu-Ray. The release comes from Twilight Time who have been releasing Allen films on limited edition Blu-Rays for the last couple of years. Like all their releases, ‘Shadows And Fog‘ is limited to 3000 copies. ‘Shadows And Fog‘ was first released in 1991. At […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Jan Wallman has died. Wallman was a club owner in Greenwich Village, and looked after venues where Woody Allen got his start. Others who played in Wallman’s early clubs were Joan Rivers and Barbara Streisand. The New York Times obit […]
Annie Hall has topped a prestigious new list. The Writers Guild Of America have announced their list of 101 Funniest Screenplays. Woody Allen’s 1977 classic with Diane Keaton tops the list. Allen had more films on the the list than any writer with seven. The award was presented by Rob Reiner (who appeared in Bullets Over […]
Production has wrapped on Woody Allen’s 2016 film. Which is a good time to wrap up everything we know about the film so far. This is a mix of things that have been announced, things we learn during production and a little bit of guess work. This is the second part. Find the first part […]
Production has wrapped on Woody Allen’s 2016 film. Which is a good time to wrap up everything we know about the film so far. This is a mix of things that have been announced, things we learnt during production and a little bit of guess work. We are going to do this in two parts. […]
5 Films (And A TV Show)… A new series where we recommend films referenced, inspired, influenced or generally like a certain Woody Allen film, from his first to his latest. All picks are subjective – let the arguments begin! This is the fourth in our new series to expand recommendations for films like Woody Allen […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Larry Brezner has died. Brezner was a manager and producer of many films, and he also worked with Woody Allen’s longtime managers Jack Rollins and Charles Joffe. Brezner was instrumental in the careers of Billy Crystal and Robin Williams (who […]
Woody Allen is currently in New York, directing his 2016 Film. There have not been any big public sightings in the last few days, but lots of bits and pieces that we have collected together. We definitely know there was a big nightclub scene shot. Stephane Celerier, the chairman of Woody Allen’s French film distributor […]
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 […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Wes Craven has died. The director has been credited for reinventing horror several times. But he was mainstream horror – from ‘Nightmare On Elm Street‘ and ‘Scream‘. BBC has an obit. We can’t find any record of Allen and Craven […]
Every…In Woody Allen’s Films – a new series exploring the patterns that emerge in Allen’s long, long film career. We’ve been toying with this series for a while, and we were not going to start with this one. But in light of Bruce Willis‘ sudden departure from Woody Allen’s 2016 Film, we thought it was […]
This week sees production begin on Woody Allen’s 2016 Film. It will be his 46th feature film. Production begins in Los Angeles and will move to New York in mid September, continuing through October. Here’s what we know. The film is set in 1935(ish). It will be about a Jewish family, perhaps a couple. There […]
The 2016 Film written and directed by Woody Allen begins production in just a few days, and today we have full cast list. It adds several new names to the previously announced cast. The headline cast are: Jeannie Berlin. She was previously mentioned by Allen but today her casting is confirmed. Her first time in […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Aubrey Morris has died, aged 89. In his five decade career he in appeared in many films and onstage, including a memorable role in ‘A Clockwork Orange‘ and ‘The Wicker Man‘. He also appeared as a soldier in Love And […]
Every year, Woody Allen gives at least one lengthy, revealing interview. This year, that interview belongs to NPR. The interview by Sam Fragoso doesn’t even touch on his new film Irrational Man. Instead he gets a very candid Allen talking about his filmmaking habits and his personal relationships. Fragoso did a great job of asking […]