News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Irwin Keyes has passed away. He was an actor with a fascinating look, which led to him being cast in films like ‘The Warriors‘ and ‘Intolerable Cruelty‘. It’s that look that no doubt got him cast in Stardust Memories. New […]
May News Bits 1: Mariel Hemingway, Diane Keaton, Chris Rock, Kathryn Hahn Philip Glass And More
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. The Cannes Film Festival just started, and Woody Allen is expected to appear with his new film Irrational Man being screened out of competition. The Hollywood Reporter spoke to Mariel Hemingway about her first time at Cannes, which was also […]
VOTW: Jesse Eisenberg, Jimmy Fallon Discuss Woody Allen, 2016 Film
Jesse Eisenberg recently appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, talking about his new play ‘The Spoils‘. During the interview, Eisenberg and Fallon briefly discussed working with Woody Allen in our video of the week. Eisenberg starred in To Rome With Love, and is set to join Allen again in a new, 2016 film. […]
March News Bits 2: Gene Saks, Armando Iannucci, Noah Baumbach, Judd Apatow, Terrence Malick, Gordon Willis and more
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. For some reason, this seems to be the Director’s Edition of News Bits. Gene Saks has passed away, at age 93. The Tony Award winning actor and director was known for his work with Neil Simon, including directing ‘The Odd […]
Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart And Bruce Willis To Star In Woody Allen’s 2016 Film
Deadline is reporting that three big stars will be joining the 2016 film written and directed by Woody Allen. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart And Bruce Willis will lead the cast of the film which will likely shoot this summer. Eisenberg has worked with Allen before, in To Rome With Love. Both Willis and Stewart are new […]
Irrational Man – US Release Date And Spanish Distributor Announced
Irrational Man is the upcoming film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone. We now know exactly how upcoming as we have the US release date. We also now know the Spanish distributor. The US release date for ‘Irrational Man‘ is 24th July 2015. It will make it Allen’s […]
New Magic In The Moonlight Japanese Website
Magic In the Moonlight, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, is just hitting home markets, but it won’t open for a couple of months yet in Japan. As is custom, the Japanese distributor has launched an official Japanese website. You can find the website at http://www.magicinmoonlight.jp/ There’s very little information, but the […]
New DVD Set ‘The Woody Allen Collection’ Out Now
A new DVD set of Woody Allen films is released this month in the US. The five disc set from Sony Pictures Classics is called ‘The Woody Allen Collection‘ and features some of his most recent films. Five films are included in the new set – Whatever Works, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, […]
Oct News Bits 1: Geoffrey Holder, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Radnor, Museums and more
Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. It’s unusually quiet period for Allen, so we’ve been taking a break too. We will be back with our regular programming soon. Geoffrey Holder has passed away. Holder starred in stage and screen, winning Tony Awards for his performance in ‘The Wiz‘ […]
Sep News Bits 2: Don Keefer, Mary Lea Bandy, Alec Baldwin, Diane Keaton and More
News bits! Our twice monthly wrap up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Don Keefer has died. Keefer had a long career on stage and in film, including the original production of ‘Death Of A Salesman‘. He appeared in one Allen film – as Dr Tryon in Sleeper. Allen and Keefer in that […]
Magic In the Moonlight Wk2: $1.7m Box Office, Sonia Grande, Jacki Weaver
We are two weeks into the release of Magic In The Moonlight, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen. It’s had a strong second week at the box office. We also have new interviews with costume designer Sonia Grande and actress Jacki Weaver. Magic In the Moonlight has now earned $1,634,218 in the […]
Magic In the Moonlight Has Strong Opening Weekend Box Office
Magic In the Moonlight is the new film written and directed by Woody Allen. It opened this weekend and had a strong debut at the box office. ‘Magic In the Moonlight‘ has earned $426,000 in its opening weekend. It was shown on 17 screens, bringing in a strong $25,059 per theatre average – by far […]
Poll: What Is Your Fave Colin Firth Film? (And Your Fave Blockbuster Of 2014)
New poll time! And to tie in with the release of Magic In the Moonlight, we want to know What Is Your Favourite Colin Firth Film? Here are your choices: Bridget Jone’s Diary Girl With A Pearl Earring The King’s Speech Love Actually Mamma Mia A Single Man Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Or you can […]
Woody Allen Podcast Interview For Magic In the Moonlight
Publicity for Magic In the Moonlight, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen, continues. Allen was in New York last week doing interviews, and he also sat down for a special podcast-only interview. He was interviewed by Josh Horowitz for the Happy Sad Confused podcast. The 35 minute interview is a lot of […]
Magic In the Moonlight Reviews Round-Up
The first round of Magic In the Moonlight reviews have hit the web. Here’s a round-up of what people are saying about the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen. We’ve tried to keep any spoilers off the excerpts. Overall, critics have been warm, most of it saying it’s more than fine. Variety loved […]
Elaine Stritch 1925-2014
The wonderful Elaine Stritch has passed away. The glamorous star of stage and screen died in her home in Michigan. She has had so many memorable roles, especially onstage. She is the definitive performer of works by Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter, Noel Coward and many, many more. In recent years, she played Alec Baldwin (Alice, […]
Woodywatch: 2015 film – Woody Allen Scouts, Emma Stone Eats
Woody Allen continues his film-a-year streak, and is currently scouting locations for his 2015 film (his 46th by our count). He has been spotted again, as has Emma Stone who is set to star. Allen was spotted at The Coffee Exchange in Providence. Along with Newport, this is the second city in Rhode Island where […]
Jun News Bits 1: Anna Berger, David Krumholtz, Melissa McCarthy, Billy Graham, Oviedo Statue and more
News bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Anna Berger has died, aged 91. Her 60 year acting career included plenty of great films (such as the ‘Taking Of Pehlam One Two Three‘) and TV shows (‘The Sopranos‘), including one Woody Allen credit – Crimes And Misdemeanors. You […]
May News Bits 2: Arthur Gelb, Daris Khondji, Sony Pictures Classics, Mr Sloane, Ashley Benson, Village Voice and more
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 […]
Woodywatch: Barbara Walters Retirement Party
Woody Allen made an appearance at his good friend Barbara Walters‘ retirement party – Walters is retiring at age 84. The cocktail reception was held at the Four Seasons on Wednesday. Allen was accompanied by his wife Soon-Yi Previn. Vanity Fair had a pic. The Wrap also got some comments out of Allen. On the […]