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News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 89th edition! Actor Arthur Anderson has passed away. He was most famous for being the voice of cereal mascot Lucky the Leprechaun for Lucky Charms. He appeared as a doctor in Woody Allen’s Zelig. The Star Gazette […]
Café Society is the newest film written and directed by Woody Allen. Despite its large cast, it seems the person telling us the most about the film is cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, who is working on an Allen film for the first time. In a new interview with Film And Digital, he reveals many details about […]
Amazon has had a big couple of days of film news. We knew that the new film written and directed by Woody Allen – Café Society – would be the opening night film for this year’s Cannes Film Festival. They announced four of their films will now premiere at Cannes, and also confirmed more details […]
Comedian Bobby Slayton is the latest cast member to join Woody Allen’s upcoming 2016 Amazon Series. The Interrobang has the scoop. Slayton didn’t know much, or couldn’t say much, but he did reveal that he had a big scene with Woody Allen himself, one which he spent weeks rehearsing for. According to the interviewer Jeffrey […]
Another Woody Allen title is being released on Blu-Ray for the first time. Zelig was first released in 1983, but has never been available any high definition home format. The new edition comes from Twilight Time, who have already released several of Allen’s films. Zelig is due to be released on 12th July 2016. It […]
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! Stardust Memories was derided when it first appeared in 1980. The story of a director reacting […]
Woody Allen and his team are currently in the last weeks of production on his 2016 Amazon Series. This week saw the production move back to Manhattan, after filming for several weeks in a house just outside of New York. The public filming was accompanied by new images of some cast members. The most […]
Café Society is the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen. It is due to open in just over a month at the Cannes Film Festival, and will be released by Amazon in the US. We are now starting to get details on other countries – the first being confirmations on Australian, Argentinian and […]
Before he was a film maker, before he won all those awards, Woody Allen was a comedian who was very much part of the TV variety circuit. In 1967 – two years before his first film – Allen had his own special. It’s called Woody Allen Looks At 1967, and was sponsored by Kraft. It […]
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 […]
Following on from yesterday’s announcement that Woody Allen’s 46th film, Cafe Society, will be the opening film at the 69th Cannes Film Festival, it now seems we have a French release date – the very same date! That’s right – Cafe Society premieres on 11th May at the Cannes Film Festival, and also goes on […]
After some speculation, we now have reports that Cafe Society, the 2016 film written and directed by Woody Allen, will play at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, now in its 69th year. More than that, it has been given the prestigious opening night. The Hollywood Reporter has the story. Which means the worldwide premiere for […]
The opening scene to Manhattan is one of cinema’s great opening scenes. It is definitely one of the best moments in Allen’s film catalogue, and will no doubt be remembered as one of his defining statements. We’ve been working hard on piecing together more Allen filming locations as part of a bigger project. But we […]
Music Of Woody Allen Films – an irregular feature about the musical compositions that have helped to make Allen’s films sing. Woody Allen films are known for their jazz – it’s a hallmark of so many Woody Allen parodies. Since 1972, Allen has stuck to his large record collection of Jazz, and occasional classical scores, […]
Michael Rapaport was recently cast in Woody Allen’s upcoming 2016 Amazon Series. He was spotted on set last week, in at least one scene with Miley Cyrus. Rapaport still found time to check in with his regular podcast – I Am Rapaport – and he discussed the experience. He gave away very little concrete details. […]
We missed this, but cinematographer Vittorio Storaro recently gave a lengthy, career spanning interview with CineAlta Magazine. He spoke at length about his latest film – Woody Allen’s Cafe Society – which is set to be released later this year. MASSIVE THANKS to our eagle eyed reader Dinora who spotted the article. Firstly, Storaro confirms […]
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 […]
It’s been quiet when it comes to news on Woody Allen’s 2016 Film, with the focus being his 2016 Amazon Series, currently in production. But with speculation about the new film appearing at Cannes, we have a title – Cafe Society. The article comes from Le Parisien. The speculation is that the new film will […]
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! Manhattan is Woody Allen’s masterpiece. From a technical point, the film is shot beautifully, scored beautiful, […]