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Celebrity remains Woody Allen’s most sprawling film. With over 200 speaking parts, it has so much going on that works together to paint a picture of fame. Along with the variety of characters and storylines comes a variety of locations. It’s still only New York or a couple of hours away – although Allen ventures […]
Ever so slowly, the world is returning to normal. At the start of 2019, there was some suggestion that Woody Allen would make his next film in Paris. Since then, COVID 19 hit but Allen himself has confirmed that the script he has is set in Paris and will be along the lines of Match […]
Rifkin’s Festival – the latest film from Woody Allen – continues it’s long, strange trip of a roll out as cinemas around the world try and get back on its feet. The latest market to announce a release is China, who will screen the film as part of the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival (or […]
Rifkin’s Festival – the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, has set a French release date. It will open in French cinemas on 29 September, distributed by Apollo Films. There hasn’t been an official announcement, but it seems the date and distributor was confirmed by information around the wider release schedule. So no […]
It’s a huge deal and it reflects the changing media landscape. And once again, Amazon has come to play in Allen’s work. Amazon has now agreed to buy MGM, which means they are the new rights owner of many Woody Allen films. Amazon will pay a whopping $8.45 billion for MGM’s catalogue of film and […]
I am thrilled to announce the Woody Allen Pages is going to also be a podcast. It’s been in the works for many months now and it’s finally ready to launch later this month. Here’s the short introductory episode and links on how to subscribe. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher We will be looking at every Woody […]
Rifkin’s Festival – the new film written and directed by Woody Allen – has just been released in Italy. We now have details on how well it went in the first weekend, as well as a new TV interview with Allen. We also have a great map of the film’s locations. Rifkin’s Festival debuted at […]
Rifkin’s Festival, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, hits Italian cinemas today. Cinemas are finally reopening in that country and Allen is a huge star there. To promote the release, Allen has done interviews with several Italian publications, talking about the film and what is coming up. All these were translated from […]
Great news for European film fans. Italian cinemas are finally set to reopen after an incredibly difficult year. And one of the first films set to be released is the latest from Woody Allen – Rifkin’s Festival. The film will be released in Italy on 6 May. Rifkin’s Festival tells the story of Mort Rifkin, […]
Can it really be four years since Wonder Wheel? Woody Allen’s incredibly intense drama saw him return to the past – this time 1950. And once again, he used CGI to make the past come alive. At the heart of the film is Coney Island, home of the Wonder Wheel ride which gives the film […]
News bits. Our irregular wrap up of Woody Allen internet bits. There was a lot this month. This the 108th edition. Festival de Curtas de Verín is a short film festival held in the Spanish town of Verin. The festival have unveiled a new poster, and this year they are paying tribute to Woody Allen’s […]
Our incredibly random Video Of The Week series continues with an odd video from 1983, featuring ‘Woody Allen’ so to speak. For some reason in 1983, WNBC decided to take to the streets with a comedian dressed like Woody Allen to see if anyone would be fooled by the celebrity sighting. Many people did, and […]
Film festivals are in just as much trouble as the cinema industry right now, but some are still bravely moving ahead. One is the Hong Kong International Film Festival, which happens between 1st-12th April 2021. Amongst the line up is the new film from Woody Allen – Rifkin’s Festival. The Hong Kong International Film Festival […]
Rifkin’s Festival, the 49th and latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, is finally out on DVD in Spain – the first time it has been released on physical home formats. The film was made in Spain and premiered at the San Sebastián Film Festival last year. But with cinemas around the world still […]
The prestigious Feroz Awards were held this week in Spain. And Woody Allen’s latest film, Rifkin’s Festival, was a Spanish production, meaning it was eligible to be nominated for Feroz Awards. It was nominated in one catergory – Best Poster – which it won! Award shows are very strange this year with lack of films […]
Woody Allen loves playing around in the past. Sweet And Lowdown goes back to the jazz age – the twenties and thirties. Which means lovely costumes, incredible cars – and a real challenge of finding locations. In Sweet And Lowdown, we don’t see the hip urban landscape of Manhattan that Allen sold to the world. […]
Another new Woody Allen interview has hit the net. He seems to be happy doing these zoom interviews in his house, following a Russian one. It’s a wonderful long conversation that runs 45 minutes and marks the occasion of the release of Allen’s autobiography Apropos Of Nothing in Brazil, which appears to have a different […]
News bits. Our irregular wrap up of Woody Allen internet bits. There was a lot this month. This the 107th edition. Walter Bernstein has passed away aged 101. Bernstein was was Hollywood screenwriter who worked on plenty of incredible films like the Magnificent Seven and so much more. He was blacklisted in the 50s by […]
Rifkin’s Festival – the newest film written and directed by Woody Allen – is very slowly rolling out around the world (with the global cinema industry in all sorts of trouble). The latest release comes from Russia, and Allen did a lengthy interview with Russian TV recently. You can watch on YouTube with auto translating […]
Woody Allen is the latest guest on the Origins podcast, who sat down for an interview that runs almost two hours. Allen discusses a range of topics – from growing up, his films and wider views on science and philosophy. The podcast is part of the Origins Project Foundation, who occasionally interview important people like […]