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5 Films (And A TV Show)… A new 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! This is the third of our new series. We’ve noticed that when you look up recommended […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Owen Wilson is out promoting his new film ‘She’s Funny That Way’, directed by the legendary Peter Bogdonovich. He recently sat with the AV Club for their Random Roles series, discussing his parts in his career. His star turn in […]
Irrational Man, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, is now out in cinemas across the US. Now in its fourth week, we have a box office update, and updates on film festival appearances. ‘Irrational Man‘ has now earned $2,678,860 in the US. It was the 17th highest earning film in the US […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Aubrey Morris has died, aged 89. In his five decade career he in appeared in many films and onstage, including a memorable role in ‘A Clockwork Orange‘ and ‘The Wicker Man‘. He also appeared as a soldier in Love And […]
Two Woody Allen films have made their way into two new Top 100 film lists. One is from the BBC has critics voting for the best American films. A second from Time Out has a variety of actors voting for the best film of all time. From the BBC Culture list, two Allen films made the […]
It’s all about Irrational Man, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen, which opens in just a couple of days. So there’s more and more press with the cast as we lead up to the release. We have new videos and features with three of the film’s stars – Emma Stone, Parker Posey […]
A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy is the latest Woody Allen film to hit blu-ray, courtesy of Twilight Time. It is the first time the film will hit blu-ray, and we now have the new blu-ray cover. No additional special features, and history tells us that there probably won’t be any. All Twilight Time releases are limited […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. The film world were saddened to hear about the passing of Christopher Lee, and so were we. He appeared in dozens of films we loved – from ‘Lord Of the Rings‘, ‘Hugo‘ and, our personal fave, ‘The Wicker Man‘. Despite […]
Irrational Man, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen, just premiered at Cannes. And the first reviews have started to roll in. Here’s a wrap. IMDB currently gives the film 7.8/10, so all in all a pretty good start. The films that seem to be most referenced are Match Point and Crimes And […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. New York Knicks legend Anthony Mason has died. He was just 48. Mason made a cameo in Woody Allen’s Celebrity, dancing with Charlize Theron and staring down Kenneth Branagh. Allen is, of course, one of the Knicks’ biggest fans as […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Singer/pianist Diana Krall appeared in a Woody Allen film. Thing is, she doesn’t remember which one. She spoke to the Guardian. Talking of New York, you’re a Woody Allen fan. Have you seen him play the clarinet at the Carlyle? […]
They Shoot Pictures Don’t They is one of the best sites on the internet. They collate almost every film list they can find, run some crazy numbers behind it, and provides some of the best Top Film Lists you can ever find. They have just updated for 2015 (their 10th edition), and Woody Allen has […]
The name of the new film written and directed by Woody Allen due out later this year has a name – and it will be Irrational Man. It is a title that has already been taken – by a famous book by William Barrett. The book’s full title is ‘Irrational Man: A Study In Existential […]
The Purple Rose Of Cairo is the latest film by Woody Allen to hit Blu-Ray, courtesy of Twilight Time. The limited edition run is available now. As usual for Twilight Time, this title is limited to just 3000 copies. You can order it at Screen Archives. ‘The Purple Rose Of Cairo‘ is one of Allen’s […]
A very big edition of news bits – our twice monthly wrap up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Mordecai Lawner has passed away. The actor, who played Woody Allen’s father in Annie Hall, was aged 86. The Hollywood Reporter and Variety has a write ups. So we could easily have called this the […]
Two new Woody Allen films will premiere on Blu-Ray in 2015. Both are considered two of Allen’s very best – Love and Death (1975) and The Purple Rose Of Cairo (1985), and will come from Blu-Ray reissue label Twilight Time. ‘The Purple Rose Of Cairo‘ will be released first, on 20th January 2015. Starring Danny […]
Our twice monthly wrap up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. The wonderful comedian and impersonator Bill Hader has made a remarkable list – 200 comedies everyone should see. There’s lots we’ve not seen and we have a whole slew of films to hunt down. XO Jane has the amazing list, as well […]
New poll time! And this time we want to know your favourite Emma Stone film. Stone is currently starring in the new Woody Allen film Magic In the Moonlight and currently filming the next, 2015 film, in Rhode Island. Here are your choices: The Amazing Spiderman Crazy Stupid Love Easy A The Help Superbad Zombieland […]
Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Not a lot this time as there’s plenty of main Allen news happening. The Paley Center For Media (the centre that houses Men Of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story) recently paid tribute to the recently departed Sid Caesar. Allen worked with Caesar […]
The cast of Magic In the Moonlight did a big blitz of publicity last week. Amongst the cast that spoke to the press were Colin Firth, Hamish Linklater, Emma Stone and Jacki Weaver. For our video(s) of the week, we’ve collected every video interview we could find. The most lengthy interview was with Academy Conversations. […]