“As usual, we have nothing to show you”. That was the line from Bob Berney, head of Amazon distribution, talking about the new Woody Allen film Wonder Wheel at CinemaCon 2017. Amazon put on a lunch to show off their year ahead, a huge slate of films with an eye on auteurs and award contenders. The […]
Amazon To Showcase WONDER WHEEL at CinemaCon 2017
It has been very quiet on the Wonder Wheel, the upcoming film written and directed by Woody Allen. But the first official sneak peek is coming this week – if you happen to be attending CinemaCon 2017. IndieWire reports that a sneak peek of the film will be showing on Thursday at the huge cinema […]
Woody Allen Fan Rankings 2017 Results Part 1: You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger (#46)-Everyone Says I Love You (#24)
Results time! For March, we ask you to help us rank all 46 Woody Allen films to date. It is something we’ve wanted to do from day one of starting this site – we just always imagined that the films the fans loved would be different to what the critics say, and what the wider […]
Woody Allen’s CRISIS IN SIX SCENES Out This Week In France, Spain, Australia And More
Woody Allen’s deal with Amazon to create a series – ultimately called Crisis In Six Scenes – for the Prime Video service was a surprise to many. One of the questions we had immediately is how do people watch the series outside of the US and UK where the service was available? In the last […]
Interview With WOODY ALLEN ON SCREEN Author Chris Wade + Heather MacRae
After a rush of books last year around Allen’s 80th birthday, there seems to be a slow down this year. Breaking the glut is a new ebook by Chris Wade, who has written books on subjects as diverse as The Kinks to Sharon Stone. Chris’s new book is called WOODY ALLEN ON SCREEN, and it […]
Feb News Bits: Irwin Corey, Frank Pellegrino, Shah Rukh Khan, Dev Patel and More
News Bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 100th edition! Holy crap. We’ve been doing this a long time! Irwin Corey has passed away. The world’s oldest comedian, and commonly known as “the world’s foremost authority” since the late 40s, and a hugely loved stand-up. He dabbled in […]
5 Films and A TV Show To Watch After Husbands And Wives
5 Films (And A TV Show)… A series where we recommend films referenced, inspired, influenced or generally like a certain Woody Allen film, from his first to his latest. All picks are subjective – let the arguments begin! Husbands And Wives saw Allen throw caution to the wind. Not only was it shot and edited […]
Café Society Japanese Release Date, New Website
Café Society is the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen. As is usual for Allen, it plays in most of the world before being released in Japan a year later. With that, a year after the film premiered in France, Café Society will be released in Japan on May 2017. As usual, the […]
Jan News Bits: Alec Baldwin, John Turturro, Carl Sprague, Woody Harrelson, Diane Keaton
News Bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 99th edition! Alec Baldwin just seems to do everything. As well as being a regular now on Saturday Night Live (and you know, a film star), Baldwin hosts the podcast Here’s The Thing. His latest guest is was John […]
Woody Allen’s Justin Timberlake, Kate Winslet Film Sets Brazil Release Date
It’s 2017 and a new year means a new film for Woody Allen. Not much has been officially announced about the 2017 film which will star Justin Timberlake and Kate Winslet, that was filmed last year. We now have our first inkling of information, and it’s from Brazil. Allen’s Brazilian distributor have given the film […]
VOTW: Woody Allen’s Academy Awards 2002
It’s Award Season, the season that Woody Allen could famously could not care less about. Despite all the awards he has won, Allen has only ever appeared at one Award show – the Academy Awards in 2002. And he did it because of 9/11. It’s our highly irregular video of the week. It is one […]
5 Films And A TV Show To Watch After Shadows And Fog
5 Films (And A TV Show)… A series where we recommend films referenced, inspired, influenced or generally like a certain Woody Allen film, from his first to his latest. All picks are subjective – let the arguments begin! Shadows And Fog is one of the most formal experiments in Allen’s career. A clear nod to […]
Café Society Nominated For Casting, Production Design Awards
It’s a new year, and the awards season is off. Café Society isn’t going to an awards triumph like other Allen films recently, but has picked up three nominations. Two of those nods were to two of Allen’s longest collaborators. Cafe Society picked up a nomination at the Art Director’s Guild Awards. Production Designer Santo […]
Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro Discusses How Café Society Was Made
Café Society, the newest film from Woody Allen, has pretty much completed its run, and is rolling out on DVD, Blu Rays and on digital services (like Amazon Prime for the US customers). Into coincide, cinematographer Vittorio Storaro has done a couple of interviews, really diving into the how the film was made. The most […]
Café Society Now On Amazon Prime Video In US
Paying off their huge investment, Amazon has finally released Café Society, the latest Woody Allen film, on their Prime Video service. It is the first film of Allen’s to be released by Amazon, following on from a series Crisis In Six Scenes. Sadly, it appears to be only available in the US. The release comes […]
Café Society Arrives On Amazon Streaming 22nd December
Café Society is the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen. It is also the first film by Allen that has been acquired by Amazon for their streaming service, Amazon Prime. We now have a date for the film hitting the service – 22nd December. Amazon’s model is like no other company. The film […]
Café Society DVD Blu-Ray UK December, Spain and Australia January
Café Society is the latest film by Woody Allen, which is still playing in some countries around the world. It has wrapped up its run in the UK and Australia, and we now have DVD/Blu-Ray and home format release details for both countries. Café Society will hit UK home formats on 26th December. The box […]
Happy 81st Birthday, Woody Allen
Woody Allen turns 81 today. And he shows no signs of slowing down. Allen spent his 80th year being remarkably prolific, even by his own standards. The end of 2015 saw that year’s film, Irrational Man, wrap up its European run. It hit DVD and Blu-Ray shelves shortly after. Of course, Allen had already moved […]
Café Society: $41m Worldwide, Vittorio Storaro, Australian Poster
Café Society is the newest film written and directed by Woody Allen. Although he’s moved onto his 2017 film, his latest is still in cinemas in some countries. And now it has passed another box office milestone, zooming past the $40 million mark. Cafe Society has now earned $41,741,183 globally. Led by a strong US […]
5 Films And A TV Show To Watch After Crimes And Misdemeanors
5 Films (And A TV Show)… A series where we recommend films referenced, inspired, influenced or generally like a certain Woody Allen film, from his first to his latest. All picks are subjective – let the arguments begin! Justice. Right and wrong. Consequence. Allen made his first dramatic masterpiece with Crimes And Misdemeanors, that looks […]