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It’s Thanksgiving weekend in the states, which is no better time for us to release our latest video essay. We are up to Allen’s 14th film, the much loved Hannah And Her Sisters, considered one of the great Thanksgiving films. The film also celebrates 30 years this year. The film has a big sprawling cast, […]
Arrow Academy recently picked up the rights to 19 of Allen’s early films, including many of the classics on which his reputation lies. They have been releasing the films on blu-ray and in great box sets. The 3rd and final set has just been announced and arrives in February. The new set is called Seven […]
The third in our book series is out now. It continues the most comprehensive film guides ever available on Woody Allen films – breaking down all the trivia, references, music, locations, cast and much more, for every film. The latest guide – Volume 3 – covers 1985 to 1989. The films are: The Purple Rose […]
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! Hannah And Her Sisters is one of Allen’s very best films, and one that really highlights why […]
18 months after Woody Allen signed a surprise deal with Amazon to create a series, we finally have a name – Crisis In Six Scenes – and a premise. As usual for the secretive Allen, it doesn’t give much away. But here’s everything we do know about the upcoming film – as well as some […]
News Bits! Our now monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 93rd edition! Here’s one for all of July. Actor Seamon Glass has died. He appeared in Sleeper as a guard. He told Classic TV History: I had an on-camera fight with Woody Allen. Sleeper is where he wakes […]
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! The Purple Rose Of Cairo is the middle of a purple patch for Woody Allen. One […]
Music Of Woody Allen Films – an irregular feature about the musical compositions that have helped to make Allen’s films sing. Hannah And Her Sisters is one of Allen’s most beloved films – and it celebrates 30 years this year. However, it doesn’t seem like there is one particular song that characterises the film. But […]
News Bits! Our usually twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 91st edition! Here’s one for all of May. Susan E Morse was Woody Allen’s editor from 1979’s Manhattan til 1998’s Celebrity. She recently gave a talk about her career. She discussed the making of Zelig and working […]
Hannah And Her Sisters, the acclaimed 1986 film written and directed by Woody Allen, was given the live read treatment. Directed by Olivia Wilde, she assembled an amazing cast – Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Justin Long, Maya Rudolph, Salmon Rushdie, Michael Sheen, Jason Sudeikis, Uma Thurman and Wilde herself. Musical accompaniment was supplied by Questlove, […]
Hannah And Her Sisters, the 1986 film written and directed by Woody Allen, is getting the live read treatment. The reading will be directed by Olivia Wilde, who has been announcing the cast on her Twitter feed (@oliviawilde). There’s lots of familiar faces to Allen’s filmography. In the role of Holly, originated by Dianne Wiest, […]
Live reads are becoming all the rage. It’s an opportunity for actors to pay tribute to a classic film, and perform classic roles. The New York Times and Film Independent have announced their latest – and it’s Woody Allen’s Hannah And Her Sisters, directed by Olivia Wilde. Hannah And Her Sisters, released in 1986, is […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 90th edition! Juliet Taylor has been working with Woody Allen for over 40 years. She assisted her old boss Marion Dougherty in casting Woody Allen’s Bananas (1971), and took over completely by Love And Death (1975). She […]
We love Lewis Black. He’s been around for many decades, but recently found a new audience after playing Anger in Inside Out. He’s more of a comic than an actor, but he’s taken another acting role this year – in Woody Allen’s upcoming 2016 Amazon Series. In a new interview with Tampa Bay Times, he […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 88th edition! We were as sad as everyone else when we heard that Gary Shandling had died, at just 66. He was a comedy legend, and we loved him in The Larry Sanders Show in particular. He […]
There is a lot of speculation that Woody Allen will be bringing his new film – Cafe Society – to 69th Cannes Film Festival, which happens in May this year. If true, it will be two years in a row – Allen brought his film Irrational Man to Cannes last year (Allen has pulled back-to-back […]
Production has begun on Woody Allen’s 2016 Amazon Series. We are just starting our third week with production on taking place in Briarcliff Manor, north of Manhattan. Today, new cast members have joined the series including several familiar faces. And one has already been spotted. Becky Ann Baker. Baker is probably best known for her […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 86th edition! Marshall Brickman might not be a household name, but he is a pivotal figure for Woody Allen fans. He was a talented comedy writer who wrote jokes for Allen’s early stand-up as well as co-writing […]
It has been 30 years since the release of Hannah And Her Sisters, one of Woody Allen’s most critically acclaimed and commercially successful films. Built around the lives of three sisters, it explores a year in their lives, and unfolds like a novel with dozens of characters. The film was nominated seven times at the […]
If Woody Allen signing on to create a series for Amazon wasn’t surprising enough, this week Allen announced the cast. Everyone seemed happy to see Elaine May return to working with Allen, but it was the inclusion of pop star Miley Cyrus that has turned heads. Now the mega star has instagram-med about working with […]