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Woody Allen was a surprise, sudden guest on Alec Baldwin’s Instagram. The pair spoke for just under an hour. Here’s what they talked about: Social media in general. Allen is aware he has a Facebook that someone else runs for him. He had to open an official Instagram to do the chat. It’s @woodyallenofficial Allen’s […]
The words Woody Allen and Instagram Live go together, right? Well they do now thanks to Alec Baldwin. The acclaimed actor will interview Allen himself live on his Instagram. The interview will take place on Tuesday 28 June 2022, at 10:30am New York time. Here’s the announcement which he posted on Instagram. Baldwin held up […]
Rifkin’s Festival is the 49th film written and directed by Woody Allen, first released in 2020. Wallace Shawn stars as Mort Rifkin, a film teacher who accompanies his wife, Sue, played by Gina Gershon, to the San Sebastián Film Festival. During the festival, Mort has strange dreams that seem oddly familiar, and realises he has […]
Some big news today for Woody Allen. Woody Allen’s Jazz Band has announced their first gig since the pandemic started over two years ago. And the show coincides with reports of a new film starting production at the same time. The Woody Allen New Orleans Jazz Band has been announced as part of Iconica Festival […]
Mighty Aphrodite is the 25th film written and directed by Woody Allen, first released in 1995. Woody Allen stars as Lenny Weinrib. Together with his wife Amanda, played by Helena Bonham Carter, the two adopt a child who turns out to be especially gifted. When Lenny gets obsessed by his son’s genetic heritage, he tracks […]
The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion is the 31st film written and directed by Woody Allen, first released in 2001. Woody Allen stars as CW Briggs. An insurance investigator whose workplace rival is Betty Anne Fitzgerald played by Helen Hunt. Both come under the spell of a hypnotist named Voltan, and find they themselves chasing […]
Woody Allen has a new book out. It’s called Zero Gravity and is released on 7 June in the US and Italy. It is his fifth collection of humorous writings, his first since 2007’s Mere Anarchy. It follows in the footsteps of classics like Side Effects, Without Feathers and Getting Even. Allen’s collection of humorous […]
Manhattan is the 8th film written and directed by Woody Allen, first released in 1979. Woody Allen stars as Isaac Davis, and we follow him as he romanticises the hell out of New York City, falling in love, and dealing with the poetry of every day life. His story is divided by several women and […]
Shadows And Fog is the 20th film written and directed by Woody Allen, first released 1991. Woody Allen stars as Max Kleinman, returning to being the sole lead for the first time since Broadway Danny Rose in 1984. He lives in a town that resembles old German expressionist films by directors such as Fritz Lang. […]
Blue Jasmine is the 43rd film written and directed by Woody Allen. Cate Blanchett stars as the titular Jasmine – a well-to-do woman who finds herself broke. Her financial criminal husband, played by Alec Baldwin, is no longer in the picture, so she moves in with her working class sister Ginger, played by Sally Hawkins. […]
The Purple Rose of Cairo is the 13th film written and directed by Woody Allen, first released in 1985. This film holds a special place in Woody Allen’s filmography. It is Woody Allen’s own favourite of his films, whilst he consistently rags on just about every other one he’s ever made. Even now, he claims […]
Celebrity is the 28th film written and directed by Woody Allen, first released in 1998. Kenneth Branagh stars as Lee Simon, a journalist with aspirations of higher writing and a better life. He has just split from his wife Robin, played by Judy Davis. The two go on separate searches for happiness through fame. Lee […]
Sleeper is the 4th film written and directed by Woody Allen, first released in 1973. Woody Allen stars as Miles Monroe, a man who has been frozen for 200 years. He wakes to find himself in a strange futuristic world, run by an oppressive, big-brother-like government force. Things get worse when he unwittingly becomes part […]
Vicky Cristina Barcelona is the 38th film written and directed by Woody Allen, first released in 2008. Rebecca Hall stars as Vicky, and Scarlett Johansson stars as Cristina. Two friends who have decided to spend the summer in Barcelona. The two friends have very different views on love, and their lives take very different paths […]
It’s been a long strange trip for Rifkin’s Festival, the 49th film written and directed by Woody Allen. But after several delays, new release dates have been announced for Germany and France this coming July. Le Parisien and several other publications have announced the new French release date of 13 July 2022. The film was […]
I am so pleased to announce that the Woody Allen Pages podcast will return later this month, even if it kills me. Yup, we’re back for season 2. I will launch episode 11 sometime after Easter, giving me the holiday to get everything ready for the return. I’m sorry it has taken so long. I […]
Woody Allen is set for a busy 2022. His latest film Rifkin’s Festival is out now in the US, and his previous film A Rainy Day In New York has secured a China release later this week. He has a play in the works and pre-production on a 50th film is reportedly ready to start […]
Woody Allen has a new film out in the US. It’s called Rifkin’s Festival and it’s in select cinemas and VOD. Allen has never been one to do interviews, but he’s really taken to doing podcasts in recent years. Taken to in the sense that he went from zero to one or two a year. […]
Rifkin’s Festival – the 49th film written and directed by Woody Allen – is now out in US cinemas and available on demand. This follows releases in South America and Mexico last week. The film tells the story of Mort Rifkin, a former film professor who has some regrets to face. Some people are calling […]
Deconstructing Harry is a huge sprawling film. It’s more than the story of Harry Block – it includes the stories he’s written and often mixes reality and fantasy. Allen shot the film all around New York and New Jersey, nowhere more than a couple of hours from his home. But there are a significant amount […]