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Despite reports of September, it looks like we have a solid, reported release date for Wonder Wheel, the upcoming film written and directed by Woody Allen. His 47th film will be released on 1st December 2017 through Amazon Studios. Variety broke the story. It is later than Allen’s usual mid year release, something he has […]
Diane Keaton is one of the greats, and it was confirmed yet again tonight when she was the latest recipient of the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. The honour comes with a lavish dinner event in Los Angeles, and Woody Allen was a surprise presenter. Keaton’s had so many great films, but her career will always […]
Allen had worked in Paris before (Whats New Pussycat, Love And Death, Everyone Says I Love You), but his love of the city is best shown in Midnight In Paris. And audiences and critics alike flocked to the film. Of all his European travels, he has never made a city look so impressive. It helps […]
Woody Allen’s first film, Take The Money And Run, is coming soon to blu-ray. The release was announced by American distributor Kino Lorber, on their Facebook. No exact release date was revealed. It is the first time that this film will be available on Blu-Ray. The rights for this film has always been set apart […]
We continue our video series with Husbands And Wives, a pivotal film in Allen’s career. His last film with Farrow, it marked the end of Allen’s most acclaimed era, and an argument could be made that he was never the same filmmaker again. Find out more about 1. The end of a relationship 2. Mia […]
News Bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 102nd edition! We are catching up on two months this time. We’ve been enjoying some down time, but don’t worry, we plan to ramp up again very soon. Daliah Lavi has passed away. The swinging 60s bombshell starred in a number […]
Woody Allen is going on tour! With him is the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band, Allen’s regular compatriots when he performs at the Cafe Carlyle on most Mondays in New York. Those Monday night jazz concerts have been part of the fabric of New York since the 70s. Allen famously skipped out on the […]
In a sentence no one thought would ever be uttered, Woody Allen has wrapped his participation of his first ever Facebook chat. He was interviewed by Bob Weide, director of Woody Allen: A Documentary. The hour long interview is now archived on Woody Allen’s official Facebook page, and you can watch the video below. IndieWire […]
Woody Allen’s classic 1979 film Manhattan is back in cinemas (in the UK at least, and select US cities), in a new ultra hi-def 4K print, right now. The new version no doubt shows off the gorgeous black and white cinematography by Gordon Willis. The new print has led to a number of fresh reviews. […]
In news as surprising and existentially troubling as anything else in current news, Woody Allen has announced he will be participating in an interview on Facebook. Allen will speak to Robert Weide on Facebook Live, from Allen’s official Facebook page, 17th May 2017 at 2pm New York time. That’s right. The man who doesn’t even use […]
Woody Allen is going on tour. He is taking his jazz band on tour this summer in Europe. Following announcements for shows in Spain and London, we now have the first German show. The band will be playing Elbphilharmonie – Großer Saal in Hamburg on 11th July 2017. More details on tickets here Even cooler […]
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band will be playing in Spain, another date has been announced for London. It is at none other than the prestigious Royal Albert Hall. Allen and band play on 2nd July. It’s several days before Spain and we are hearing […]
It has been extremely and unusually quiet on the film news front. As we pass into May, we finally have some news about Allen’s year. He is playing a jazz show in Spain. Allen and the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band, his usual band, will travel to Spain to play the Cap Roig Festival […]
Annie Hall turned 40 earlier in the week, and there was fair amount of articles. Here’s a wrap up of what we could find. Just like we did, Vanity Fair looked at the film that was originally envisioned. They spoke to co-writer Marshall Brickman and star Carol Kane. Brickman says the Victorian comedy story line […]
It still seems unusually quiet for Wonder Wheel, the 2017 film written and directed by Woody Allen. We don’t have any real details, although we know it is coming this year. In a new interview, star Kate Winslet briefly mentions the film and her experience. WWD covered the Lancôme Dinner in Monaco, which was attended […]
Annie Hall turns 40 this week and we just covered everything we possibly could about the film as it stands. But what about what could have been? We turn our eye at the making, and unmaking, of the film that would become Annie Hall. Fans know that the Annie Hall that we got was very […]
Eggs, sharks and small portions – Annie Hall turns 40 on 20th April 2017. If you’re here, you probably know and love this film, a masterwork of cinema. To celebrate, we are publishing part of the Annie Hall chapter in our book series. We’ve gone through every reference, every location, every second of the film. What […]
News Bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 101st edition! Judy Davis has returned to Australia to direct Faith Healer for the Melbourne Theatre Company. In a new interview with ABC, she spoke about her role in Allen’s Husbands And Wives, and how she was embarrassed by […]
“As usual, we have nothing to show you”. That was the line from Bob Berney, head of Amazon distribution, talking about the new Woody Allen film Wonder Wheel at CinemaCon 2017. Amazon put on a lunch to show off their year ahead, a huge slate of films with an eye on auteurs and award contenders. The […]
It has been very quiet on the Wonder Wheel, the upcoming film written and directed by Woody Allen. But the first official sneak peek is coming this week – if you happen to be attending CinemaCon 2017. IndieWire reports that a sneak peek of the film will be showing on Thursday at the huge cinema […]