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A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy is the latest Woody Allen film to hit blu-ray, courtesy of Twilight Time. It is the first time the film will hit blu-ray, and we now have the new blu-ray cover. No additional special features, and history tells us that there probably won’t be any. All Twilight Time releases are limited […]
Music Of Woody Allen Films – a new irregular feature about the musical compositions that have helped to make Allen’s films sing. Seems Like Old Times Written by Carmen Lombardo and John Jacob Loeb in 1945 Used in Annie Hall. Annie Hall is a film built on memories, and accepting times gone. It is a thread that […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Congratulations to ‘Birdman‘ for sweeping the Academy Awards. Woody Allen, of course, did not turn up. However, there was an article this week that tried to connect ‘Birdman‘ with Woody Allen, in particular Bullets Over Broadway. The Independent has pointed […]
They Shoot Pictures Don’t They is one of the best sites on the internet. They collate almost every film list they can find, run some crazy numbers behind it, and provides some of the best Top Film Lists you can ever find. They have just updated for 2015 (their 10th edition), and Woody Allen has […]
The Purple Rose Of Cairo is the latest film by Woody Allen to hit Blu-Ray, courtesy of Twilight Time. The limited edition run is available now. As usual for Twilight Time, this title is limited to just 3000 copies. You can order it at Screen Archives. ‘The Purple Rose Of Cairo‘ is one of Allen’s […]
Two new Woody Allen films will premiere on Blu-Ray in 2015. Both are considered two of Allen’s very best – Love and Death (1975) and The Purple Rose Of Cairo (1985), and will come from Blu-Ray reissue label Twilight Time. ‘The Purple Rose Of Cairo‘ will be released first, on 20th January 2015. Starring Danny […]
New poll time, and this time we are looking at the films of Dianne Wiest. Wiest has appeared in five Allen films, and has made a memorable impact. She won two academy awards from two of those appearances – Hannah And Her Sisters and Bullets Over Broadway. She also appeared in The Purple Rose Of […]
Our twice monthly wrap up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. The wonderful comedian and impersonator Bill Hader has made a remarkable list – 200 comedies everyone should see. There’s lots we’ve not seen and we have a whole slew of films to hunt down. XO Jane has the amazing list, as well […]
Magic In the Moonlight, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen, is out tomorrow! The cast has done a bunch of interviews from press junkets last week. We’ve collected what we’ve found. (UPDATED with a few more articles now). The Chicago Sun Times‘ Michael Phillips (an excellent writer) profiled Allen in a lengthy […]
Radio Days is the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen to hit Blu-Ray. The release is from Twilight Time and is a limited print run of just 3000 copies. ‘Radio Days‘ can be purchased at Screen Archives. Twilight Time has also released Broadway Danny Rose and Crimes And Misdemeanors this year. They have […]
Radio Days is the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen to get the Blu-Ray treatment thanks to Twilight Time. It’s a limited print run of only 3000 copies, so pre-orders are important. Pre-ordering is now open. Pre-order it now at Screen Archives. Twilight Time has posted two covers on their Facebook page. The […]
It’s almost the middle of the year, and we want to check in with your favourite films of the year so far. We are going to do it in two parts – with this poll covering the indie films. Next time we will ask you for your favourite blockbuster. Looking at various indie box office […]
News bits! Our twice monthly round-up of Allen bits from around the world (wide web). Arthur Gelb has passed away. He was a longtime critic and editor at The New York Times. He was the first to cover many future superstars, from Lenny Bruce, Barbara Streisand and Woody Allen. The New York Times has a […]
There’s been so much news in May so far, we’ve neglected to cover off the reviews for the Blu-Ray release of Broadway Danny Rose. The new edition of Allen’s 1984 film was released on Blu-Ray for the first time by DVD label Twilight Time. You can buy the Blu-Ray at Screen Archives. The reviews all […]
Diane Keaton is back in the spotlight, promoting her new book ‘Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty‘. Of course, she starred in seven Woody Allen films – Sleeper, Love And Death, Annie Hall, Interiors, Manhattan, Radio Days and Manhattan Murder Mystery. But she has had a decades long career without Allen. So our new poll […]
The nominations for the 68th Tony Awards have been announced, and the Bullets Over Broadway musical has scored six nominations. The announcement was made Tuesday morning in New York. The six ‘Bullets Over Broadway‘ nominations are: Best Book Of A Musical – Woody Allen. This is Allen’s first ever nomination for a Tony. He’s up […]
The Bullets Over Broadway musical is now opened this month in New York City. In a new video from their official YouTube, they’ve collected the best moments from opening night. Comments from Allen, most of the cast, and other celebs around. Then there’s a peak into the after party held at the MET. We’ve also […]
Radio Days is the next Woody Allen written and directed film to hit Blu-Ray. Twilight Time is once again distributor, and will once again release a limited edition run of 3000 copies. The announcement was made on Twilight Time’s Facebook page. Originally released in 1987, this big sprawling film is a love letter to the […]
News bits. Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Legendary composer Philip Glass are one of the very few people who have created an original score for a Woody Allen film. Famous for his use of jazz, Glass was comissioned to write the score for Cassandra’s Dream. In a […]
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, […]