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Woody Allen’s 2014 film is Magic In the Moonlight. For a director who is notoriously secretive about his films before release, we actually know less about ‘Magic In the Moonlight’ than Allen’s recent films. Here’s a rundown of everything we do know. Here’s the official synopsis: MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT is a romantic comedy about […]
The Golden Globes are over for another year. Here’s the awards from the Woody Allen perspective. Allen was given the highest honour by the Globes with the Cecil B DeMille Award. Despite speculation, Allen surprised no one by not attending. Diane Keaton accepted the award on his behalf, making a short speech paying tribute to […]
Following on from our previous story, Sony Pictures Classics today confirmed that it has picked up full North American rights to the 2014 Woody Allen film Magic In the Moonlight. That confirmation came with a press statement that included new plot details for the film. The statement as follows: NEW YORK (January 9, 2014) – […]
The Golden Globes happen this Sunday, and Woody Allen is expected to be a big part of it. Not only are two actresses from his latest film Blue Jasmine nominated (Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins), he will be the recipient of the Cecil B DeMille Award – in absentia. On the eve of that event, […]
Fading Gigolo is the new comedy from John Turturro, who also wrote, directed and stars in the film, and also co-stars Woody Allen. A new trailer has been released for the film, as well as a confirmed US release date. Yahoo had the exclusive for the trailer, below: The trailer has some new footage, with […]
We are still light on the ground in terms of plot details, but we are starting to see some listings of Magic In the Moonlight, the 2014 film written and directed by Woody Allen, with a solid US release date and distributor. Several sites are now listing 25th July 2014 as the release date for […]
Fading Gigolo, the 2014 comedy written, directed and starring John Tuturro, and starring Woody Allen, is ever so slowly upping its marketing efforts. Following on from the release if a French poster comes the US version, as well as a quick comment from Turturro. Entertainment Weekly had the scoop with the poster and Turturro. It […]
At age 78, Woody Allen’s showing no signs of slowing down. Along with his films and writings, Allen’s been a fixture of the New York Jazz scene, appearing almost every Monday night at the Cafe Carlyle with the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band. That residency is set to continue into 2014. The Cafe Carlyle […]
Woody Allen turns 78 on 1st December 2014. His 77th year has been as busy as the 50 or so that preceded it. He released 43rd film as a directed (Blue Jasmine) and finished production his 44th (Magic In the Moonlight) in the South of France. He appeared in a film that was a tribute […]
Fading Gigolo is the new film written, directed and starring John Turturro, and starring Woody Allen. Production wrapped in 2012 and we were hoping for 2013 release. That looked less and less likely as the year went on. Now we have a confirmed Canadian release for 2014, which may lead to clues about when it […]
As 2013 draws to a close, there’s plenty of discussion over who will take out the year’s big awards. Cate Blanchett is everyone’s frontrunner for Best Actress for her role in Blue Jasmine, the new film by Woody Allen. That standing holds well as it’s been announced that she is receiving the first award for […]
Briefly: FilmNation Entertainment announced last month that it acquired the international sales for Woody Allen’s 2014 film – ‘Magic In the Moonlight‘. News on the new film is short, but this week the CEO of FilmNation Glen Basner has made some brief comments about the film. According to Variety: That’s a little bit extra special. […]
The Hollywood Reporter today has published a new open letter from Woody Allen. The letter is his thoughts on the casting of his films, and his work with his long time casting director Juliet Taylor. The letter coincides with a larger conversation about casting. At the moment, there is no Academy Award for casting, an […]
Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen’s 2013 film, is still in cinemas, and now we have the first details – and images – from Woody Allen’s 2014 film. Called ‘Magic In the Moonlight‘, it stars Colin Firth and Emma Stone. Here are the images. First up, Firth. The other image released features Emma Stone and Marcia Gay […]
A new image has surfaced from Woody Allen’s 2014 film, featuring the two leads Colin Firth and Emma Stone. The new image was posted on Twitter by Kenneth Edelson (@drkenedelson), a friend of Allen’s who has appeared in 15 of Allen’s films, from Alice to Blue Jasmine. The photo was taken in the South of […]
Woody Allen’s 2014 film has now wrapped. We don’t know much about this one, but we do know the cast. One is Australian actress Jacki Weaver, who spoke a little about the film at the Toronto International Film Festival last week. Canada.com posed the question whilst Weaver was in Toronto promoting her new film ‘Parkland‘. […]
With production wrapped on his 2014 film and European press completed for Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen is returning to his regular jazz engagement. Starting this week, Woody Allen and the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band will perform every Monday night at the Carlyle in New York until Christmas. The band performed for most of […]
It seems Woody Allen has wrapped his 2014 film in the South of France. Allen has returned to New York, and the cast has gone their separate ways. Now comes the inevitable questions about the film to the cast members, and first up is Hamish Linklater and Simon McBurney. Linklater is having a very busy […]
The last decade of Woody Allen’s career has been marked by his international locations. Famously, he is following the money, with European backers more willing to invest in Allen than Americans. Now, the Mayor of Rio De Janeiro has publicly said he is willing to pay for Allen to come make a film in his […]
News Bits: Our twice monthly round-up of Allen news from around the web. It’s a relatively quiet couple of weeks for news bits, but here’s what we have. Buzzfeed have picked up on a new Woody Allen map. There have been many guides to Woody Allen’s New York, but this is by far one of […]