Totalfilm Lists 50 Greatest Woody Allen Characters

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 […]

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August News Bits 2: NY Subway Tickets, Zelig, Emily Mortimer, The Newsroom, Dick Hyman, 1965 Resume, Annie Hall Edited, Robert Crumb

News Bits from around the web. Usually monthly but with so much going on, we had to do two this month! Artist Nina Boesch has paid tribute to some of the New York City’s icon with a part of New York itself. She has taken thousands of New York subway tickets and created new portraits […]

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August News Bits 1: Annie Hall Fashion, Julie Delpy, Filmaking Tips, Amsterdam, Political Films, Gangster Films, PopArt Woody, The Other Top 10…

News Bits from around the web. Usually monthly but with so much going on, we thought we’d do a mid-month update. Meets Obsession, a fashion blog, has picked Annie Hall to feature in it’s Icon Archives series. They discuss a bit about Annie Hall’s fashion and style, including it’s influence on Marc Jacobs. Talenthouse has […]

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R.I.P. Marvin Hamlisch and Judith Crist

This week brought sad news of the passing of two people who had a crucial effect on Woody Allen’s early career. Marvin Hamlisch 1944-2012 Marvin Hamlisch has had a long career and a composer, mainly in films. He has written songs that everyone knows. He is most famous for the song ‘The Way We Were‘, […]

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June News Bits – Isaac Asimov, New Voice In Germany, Business Week, Tammy Blanchard and Nora Ephron

News Bits – a monthly round-up of Woody Allen trivia from around the web. Business Week has a fun feature on Woody Allen’s productivity. Taking Allen’s career as a successful business, and how he achieves it. Woody Allen has a new voice in Germany, according to Worldcrunch. Wolfgang Draeger has been dubbing Allen’s voice for […]

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‘To Rome With Love’ Publicity And Press

With To Rome With Love opening this week in the US, the publicity has kicked into a high gear. Woody Allen has been granting key interviews with major press, and even made public appearances to launch the new movie. Allen appeared at the L.A. Film Festival, and followed it up with an appearance in New […]

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