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News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 85th edition! Dustin Hoffman is one of the great actors, but he has revealed this week that he turned down more great roles than you might know. It included turning down Woody Allen, which is something he […]
Vilmos Zsigmond has passed away. The legendary cinematographer was responsible for dozens of classic films including ‘Deliverance‘, ‘Close Encounters Of the Third Kind‘, ‘The Deer Hunter‘, ‘Heaven’s Gate‘ and more. He also worked three times with Woody Allen. He had the nickname Master Of Light. The three films that Zsigmond worked on are Melinda And […]
Production has wrapped on Woody Allen’s 2016 film. Which is a good time to wrap up everything we know about the film so far. This is a mix of things that have been announced, things we learnt during production and a little bit of guess work. We are going to do this in two parts. […]
Woody Allen has wrapped his 2016 film. After one of the longest shoots of his career, the film is finally in the can and Allen will head into post production. Page Six visited the set on the last day, and Allen dropped some details about the upcoming film. Minor spoilers! The scene being shot on […]
Production on Woody Allen’s 2016 film continues. At almost two months, this will be one of the longest production periods ever for Allen, in his decades long career. Today we have stars Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart filming very publicly in Central Park. Eisenberg and Stewart were spotted in Central Park sharing a kiss, drinking […]
A new article on Variety is reporting the acquisition of two Woody Allen films by WestEnd Films. The two films – Match Point and Scoop – join their already sizeable collection of Allen films. ‘Match Point‘ and ‘Scoop‘ were the first two films made by Allen in London, kicking off his European period. ‘Match Point‘ […]
Irrational Man, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, is out this week in the UK, having pretty much finished its run in US cinemas. It is rolling out across Europe and other parts of the world. In our usual weekly round-up, we have a box office update. Irrational Man has now earned […]
Irrational Man, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen, is rolling out around the world. In our regular weekly catch ups, we have a box office update, as well as some new cool character posters from France. According to our new favourite resource, The Numbers, ‘Irrational Man‘ has now earned $5,767,806 at the […]
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! Welcome to this new series. We’ve noticed that when you look up recommended films for any […]
Irrational Man, the newest film written and directed by Woody Allen, is now in its sixth week in US cinemas. We have a box office update, including our first international numbers. We also have the first poster from the UK. Irrational Man has now earned $4,776,355 worldwide. The US leads the charge, with a soft […]
In very exciting news, Steve Carell has been announced as joining Woody Allen’s upcoming 2016 film. He will take the role recently vacated by Bruce Willis. Variety confirms the report. We are big, big fans of Carell, in just about everything we’ve ever seen him in. This is not his first time working with Allen. […]
Irrational Man, the newest film written and directed by Woody Allen, has been out for five weeks in the US and is starting to roll out across the world. We have a box office update, and tidbits about a book used in the film and comments from real life philosophers. ‘Irrational Man‘ has now earned […]
Woody Allen and the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band are going on tour in August. We broke the story with the dates along with an exclusive interview with trombonist Jerry Zigmont. We now have the full list of venues as well as links to buy tickets. It is unusual for Allen and the band […]
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? […]
Music Of Woody Allen Films – a new irregular feature about the musical compositions that have helped to make Allen’s films sing. I’m Thru With Love Composed by Fud Livingston, Matty Malneck (music) and Gus Kahn (Lyrics) in 1931 Used in Everyone Says I Love You “I’m Thru With Love” (also referred to at times […]
News bits! Our twice monthly wrap up all things Woody Allen from around the web. More Chris Rock, who continues to praise Allen as his new film ‘Top Five‘ continues to get the Allen comparisons. His latest is in a Reddit AMA. I’m a big Woody Allen fan. I’m a big Alexander Payne fan, Paul […]
The 2015 film written and directed by Woody Allen is still wrapped in mystery. We’ve done a big wrap up and noted some of the wider cast (and everything we know). We now have more details on the supporting cast. The main stars are Jamie Blackley, Joaquín Phoenix, Parker Posey and Emma Stone. Previously we […]
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 […]
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 […]
Magic In the Moonlight is in theatres all over America, and one of it’s stars is Australian actress Jacki Weaver. She’s been working for many decades and a legend in her homeland. She has seen her international star in recent years. She’s been in many great films – but which is the best? We want […]