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Sight & Sound revealed the a number of lists last week – Greatest Films as voted by critics and by directors. No Woody Allen films made the critic’s 50, or the director’s 10. But Sight & Sound has now published the voting from all 800+ critics. A number of Woody Allen films have made the […]
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 […]
Woody Allen’s next, and still untitled film, is still filming in San Francisco. The filming has been very public, with Woody Allen, the crew, and the stars, taking to the streets. Many of the stars have been spotted this week. The film has been using the name ‘WASP‘, which some has taken as slang. In […]
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‘, […]
Woody Allen’s top 10 films was recently revealed in the latest Sight & Sound poll. Amongst the films were ‘The Seventh Seal‘ by Ingmar Bergman. Allen’s love of Bergman is well documented. The character of Death from ‘The Seventh Seal‘ was parodied in Love And Death. Bergman is referenced in Annie Hall, a film that […]
It’s been a busy production week on Woody Allen’s latest – and still – untitled 2013 film. We have lots of updates including new photos, plots and character details, locations and you’re chance to appear as an extra (maybe). Allen’s been filming in plenty of areas around San Francisco. Marin’s had two days – Tiburon […]
Love And Death marks the end of Woody Allen’s ‘early, funny’ period. Although not as openly mad and frenetic as Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex…, it sees Allen flirting with influences beyond his stand up and TV persona. It’s one of his funniest films, but it also hints at something a lot […]
To Rome With Love has opened in a number of countries, and is still playing in most of them (including the US). This weekend, it’s worldwide box office has surpassed $40 million, according to Box Office Mojo. As of 5th August 2012, ‘To Rome With Love‘ sits on $40,007,507 worldwide. The US leads the charge […]
Renowned (and maybe the best?) film magazine Sight & Sound, has published it’s newest Greatest 50 Films Poll – something the British publication has done every ten years since 1952 – a list compiled by votes from over 800 critics and film industry professionals. Since 1992, S&S have also run a Director’s Poll – this […]
Production has begun on Woody Allen’s 2013 film in San Francisco. Some Twitter users have posted up some pics of Woody Allen on set. None of the principal cast have been spotted so far. Allen and his crew have been filming in various outdoor locations. A car park, a park, a mansion in Pacific Heights […]
We recently rewatched (and reviewed) Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask). On Monday, that film celebrates it’s 40th – yes 40th – anniversary. So for this week’s video of the week, we thought we’d share our favourite scene from the film. In this scene, Woody Allen and Heather […]
Sleeper is Woody Allen’s 4th film as a director, lead actor and writer. Another farcical comedy, it continues his growth as a visual director, a writer with more than just jokes and probably most importantly of all – the arrival of Diane Keaton into his films. Keaton and Allen had appeared together in Play It […]
As is standard for Woody Allen’s work rate, his latest film (To Rome With Love) is still in theatres, yet he’s already hard at work on his next work. Very little has been revealed about the currently untitled 2013 film, but a recent casting notice tells us that principal production is almost upon us. We […]
News Bits – a monthly round-up of Woody Allen trivia from around the web. We love Criterion Collection DVDs. If you don’t know Criterion, they make the best DVDs – packages, transfers, booklets all made with care. Criterioncast, a podcast and website devoted to the great DVD label, and they’ve chosen to highlight Shadows And […]
In recent weeks, a number of cool stuff around the web has focussed on the locations used in Woody Allen films – in particular Rome and New York. We’ve collected them here for those who want to enjoy these cities through the eyes – and films – of Woody Allen. Rome Jaunted, a pop culture […]
Three new DVD Box Sets will be released on 25th July in Australia. These great value collections contains some of the very best works by Woody Allen – the films on which his reputation lies. Woody Allen Collection – Volume 1 Collects Bananas, Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid To […]
The excellent Funny Or Die has paid tribute to Woody Allen’s European period – in particular To Rome With Love, Midnight In Paris and Vicky Cristina Barcelona. There’s not really much to say about former SNL writer Ryan Perez’s video, other than it’s not the best Woody impression, but it’s spot on about his place […]
Now we’re getting somewhere. Everythng You Always Wanted To Know About Sex (But Was Afraid To Ask) is leaps and bounds from what came before. It begins a number of Woody Allen traits that he would always return to. The large ensemble cast. The clever use of film stocks and period footage. The stylish font […]
Woody Allen will be starring in Fading Gigolo, the new film from actor, writer and director John Turturro. Production is scheduled to begin in October for a 2013 release, according to Deadline. Synopsis according to IMDB: A cash-strapped guy (Turturro) decides to become a gigolo as a way of making some money. With his best […]
The minor internet flurry continues. What started as a grass roots campaign two weeks ago by the Jewish Journal has now progressed into political intrigue. Israeli news site Haaretz reports that none other than President Shimon Peres met with Woody Allen in New York about the possibility of filming in Israel. This meeting was followed […]