All things Woody Allen – a fansite, news and reviews
“Who needs a festival of my old films? It’s ridiculous.” So said Sandy Bates, Woody Allen’s character from Stardust Memories. We don’t usually write up cinema showings of old Allen films – so many are happening at any given week, somewhere in the world. But we came across what Cinema Du Parc in Montreal are […]
Production has, we assume, finished on Woody Allen’s 2013 film. It’s been very exciting to follow the production in the era of social media and camera phones. With filming finished, here’s our wrap up of everything we know about the film. Plot & Title: The 2013 film remains untitled. History tells us that when Allen […]
It’s been almost 5 months since To Rome With Love was released for the first time, in Italy on April 20, 2012. Since then we have seen the film released in all the major world markets, with only a handful of small markets left to go. Last week, ‘To Rome With Love‘ passed another box […]
A short, sweet and special video of the week this week. To celebrate the release of To Rome With Love in the UK, we bring you the video of BBC film critic Mark Kermode (and Simon Mayo) giving his warmly positive review. We are big fans of BBC5’s Kermode And Mayo’s Film Review radio show, […]
To Rome With Love, the new film starring, written and directed by Woody Allen, was released in the UK this week. Woody Allen did a fresh round of interviews for the UK press, who have also jumped in with their reviews. The Guardian has the best piece, written by Oliver Burkeman. The long piece covers […]
Woody Allen’s latest film, To Rome With Love, continues to roll out acrsso the globe. September sees it’s release in several big markets. It also passed another box office landmark this past week. The worldwide box office earnings for ‘To Rome With Love‘ currently sits at $51,491,755. As is standard for recent Woody Allen films, […]
News Bits from around the web. Usually monthly but with so much going on, we had to do two this month! Artist Nina Boesch has paid tribute to some of the New York City’s icon with a part of New York itself. She has taken thousands of New York subway tickets and created new portraits […]
To Rome With Love, the latest film by Woody Allen, will premiere in Australia as part of the Lavazza Italian Film Festival. The festival runs from September til October in all five Australian capital cities. In Sydney and Melbourne, ‘To Rome With Love‘ will be the special closing night feature. The Lavazza Italian Film Festival […]
Woody Allen’s next, and still untitled film, is still filming in San Francisco. The filming has been very public, with Woody Allen, the crew, and the stars, taking to the streets. Many of the stars have been spotted this week. The film has been using the name ‘WASP‘, which some has taken as slang. In […]
To Rome With Love has opened in a number of countries, and is still playing in most of them (including the US). This weekend, it’s worldwide box office has surpassed $40 million, according to Box Office Mojo. As of 5th August 2012, ‘To Rome With Love‘ sits on $40,007,507 worldwide. The US leads the charge […]
As is standard for Woody Allen’s work rate, his latest film (To Rome With Love) is still in theatres, yet he’s already hard at work on his next work. Very little has been revealed about the currently untitled 2013 film, but a recent casting notice tells us that principal production is almost upon us. We […]
News Bits – a monthly round-up of Woody Allen trivia from around the web. We love Criterion Collection DVDs. If you don’t know Criterion, they make the best DVDs – packages, transfers, booklets all made with care. Criterioncast, a podcast and website devoted to the great DVD label, and they’ve chosen to highlight Shadows And […]
In recent weeks, a number of cool stuff around the web has focussed on the locations used in Woody Allen films – in particular Rome and New York. We’ve collected them here for those who want to enjoy these cities through the eyes – and films – of Woody Allen. Rome Jaunted, a pop culture […]
The excellent Funny Or Die has paid tribute to Woody Allen’s European period – in particular To Rome With Love, Midnight In Paris and Vicky Cristina Barcelona. There’s not really much to say about former SNL writer Ryan Perez’s video, other than it’s not the best Woody impression, but it’s spot on about his place […]
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 […]
Woody Allen will be starring in Fading Gigolo, the new film from actor, writer and director John Turturro. Production is scheduled to begin in October for a 2013 release, according to Deadline. Synopsis according to IMDB: A cash-strapped guy (Turturro) decides to become a gigolo as a way of making some money. With his best […]
The minor internet flurry continues. What started as a grass roots campaign two weeks ago by the Jewish Journal has now progressed into political intrigue. Israeli news site Haaretz reports that none other than President Shimon Peres met with Woody Allen in New York about the possibility of filming in Israel. This meeting was followed […]
Paris Manhattan is the debut feature film by French writer/director Sophie Lellouche. The film is a homage to Woody Allen, and he even makes an appearance in the film. We have that photo, the trailer, the synopsis and all the dates. The romantic comedy even managed to get Woody Allen to appear. Collider captured Woody […]
To Rome With Love opened wide in the US over the weekend in 806 theatres (compared to 5 on the opening weekend). It has now peaked at number 10 at the US box office, it’s peak so far. It follows Midnight In Paris which peaked at number 7. It has grossed $4,863,538 in the US […]
We are going early this week with our Video Of the Week. It’s getting passed around a bit, and we don’t want to miss out! Deadline.com has an exclusive clip from the new film To Rome With Love. For those who have not seen the movie (i.e most of the world), it’s our first glimpse […]