Stardust – Stardust Memories – Music Of Woody Allen Films

Music Of Woody Allen Films – a new irregular feature about the musical compositions that have helped to make Allen’s films sing. Stardust Composed by Hoagy Carmichael (music) in 1927. Mitchell Parish (lyrics) in 1929. Used in Stardust Memories ‘Stardust Memories‘ – Allen’s film about a film – takes its name from the song ‘Stardust’ […]

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Dec News Bits 1: Birthday Images, Best Lines, The Laughmakers, Meryl Streep, Will Leitch, Saul Steinberg, Edward Burns and more

Woody Allen’s birthday was 1st December. There were plenty of tributes across the blog world. Here’s Art Magenta: Arun Ramkumar: From Twitter user @davidhclowes And Neil Davidson: The Huffington Post has ‘Woody Allen’s 50 Greatest Lines’. Not only from his films but from books like Getting Even and great off-the-cuff comments in interviews, such as […]

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‘A Great Ride’: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex* (But Were Afraid To Ask) – The Woody Allen Pages Review

Now we’re getting somewhere. Everythng You Always Wanted To Know About Sex (But Was Afraid To Ask) is leaps and bounds from what came before. It begins a number of Woody Allen traits that he would always return to. The large ensemble cast. The clever use of film stocks and period footage. The stylish font […]

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