All things Woody Allen – a fansite, news and reviews
The Simpsons premiered their 24th(!) season last week and it featured a cameo from Woody Allen. It is one of many times Allen has been portrayed or referenced in the long running show. We have all the details on the new appearance and a full history of all the old ones. When the Simpsons first […]
Stardust Memories is considered Woody Allen’s first cinematic misstep. It is a film with a lot of problems. Amongst the problems are hidden some wonderful moments, but for some, they are overshadowed. For us, we think it’s a lovely, but extremely flawed film. Woody Allen plays Sandy Bates – a reknown director looking for a […]
“Who needs a festival of my old films? It’s ridiculous.” So said Sandy Bates, Woody Allen’s character from Stardust Memories. We don’t usually write up cinema showings of old Allen films – so many are happening at any given week, somewhere in the world. But we came across what Cinema Du Parc in Montreal are […]
Woody Allen is one of a number of stars set to appear in a new documentary ‘Casting By‘. ‘Casting By‘ investigates the work and artistry of Casting Directors, focusing on casting legend Marion Dougherty. The film has been acquired by HBO to broadcast within the year. It premièred earlier this month at TIFF, and will […]
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 […]
Manhattan is Woody Allen’s most beautiful film. Beautiful in many ways. The stunning black and white photography. The lush and gorgeous score. And, of course, the set. The island of Manhattan, from bookshops to skylines. In the middle of all this, Allen plops some of his greatest characters, one of his greatest moral questions and […]
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 […]
Interiors is Woody Allen’s first serious work – a quiet drama about a family. It’s not only his first dramatic film – it’s his first dramatic ANYTHING. Years of stand up, playwriting, acting and writing comic short stories was put aside for 100 minutes. Allen has said that when he was young he realised he […]
UK film magazine Sight & Sound has revealed the final part of their 2012 poll, by revealing all the votes from the hundreds of directors polled. They previously released the entire voting from critics – where Annie Hall was the highest voted Woody Allen film. The Director’s poll has two films tied for first place […]
Annie Hall is a difficult one to review. We’ve seen this film so many times. For most people, it’s the first Woody Allen film you hear about, and the first you ever saw. It’s been with us long enough to inspire a love that led to a whole website. It’s considered the best Woody Allen […]
View Woody Allen Filming Locations in a larger map One of the aims for this site is to try and use new web tools in the world of Woody Allen. More cool features will come as we get to them, but today we launch our first – a Filming Locations Map. It’s still very much […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
The excellent Flavorwire recently made this video, and it’s a lot of fun. With Woody Allen appearing less and less on screen as the years pass, Flavorwire has compiled all the Woody Allen surrogates into one video. Some are Woody when he was young (such as Seth Green in Radio Days). Others, such as Michael […]
Wild Man Blues is a documentary about the other side of Woody Allen – the musician. For decades, Allen has been playing clarinet publicly with various jazz bands. He has a regular Monday night appointment at the Cafe Carlyle in New York and according to him, he practises every day. His love and understanding of […]