All things Woody Allen – a fansite, news and reviews
It seems every year, the reputation of Crimes And Misdemeanors grows in stature. It was a landmark film for Allen, a rare step into drama at a time when he was best known for his comedies. Now it seems to be the first and best of Allen’s dark dramas. Our video of the week is […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 82nd edition! Diane Keaton is starring in the new film ‘Love The Coopers‘. To promote it, she is on the cover of AARP magazine. It is a wonderful long yarn about her whole career, and into some […]
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! First released in 1975, Love And Death marks the end of Allen’s slapstick period. He would […]
At the start of the year, Amazon surprised everyone by announcing they had signed Woody Allen to write and direct his first series. He has been writing his 2016 Amazon Series all year, but we haven’t heard anything concrete. Now we’ve heard the first crew member added to the series, suggesting it has progressed significantly. […]
Kristen Stewart doesn’t stop – she works just as hard as Woody Allen. Which makes sense that they are making a film together – Allen’s next one, his 2016 Film. Another thing they share is they are loved in France. Stewart is there making a new film, ‘Personal Shopper‘, directed by Olivier Assayas. She found […]
Back in April, it was announced that plans were afoot for a Woody Allen Museum in Barcelona. The plans were preliminary at best, but there was a site earmarked – Pablo Picasso‘s former art school, The Escola d’Arts i Oficis de Barcelona. The site choice, however, has caused some controversy this week. The Guardian has […]
Production has wrapped on the upcoming 2016 film written and directed by Woody Allen. It is his first with award winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro. Storaro has been talking about the new film in bits and pieces, and is the only one giving us any insight. Most of the questions focus on this being Allen’s first […]
Woody Allen is 80! Apparently he didn’t celebrate but many others did on their behalf. Here’s a quick wrap of various articles, lists and tweets. Esquire revisited Allen’s appearances in their magazine over the years. They also compiled all the times they had Allen on the cover as well as looking at how Allen has […]
Our video of the week is a delightful, little seen 90 second film starring Woody Allen. Made in 1983 and shot in New York’s Central Park, it is a simple, no dialogue short. It was conceived and directed by French artist Jean-Michel Folon and called ‘La Recontre‘ (or, The Encounter) – he’s the other actor […]
Woody Allen turns 80 on 1st December 2015. 80 years is a remarkable milestone. We thought about doing something big to celebrate. But Allen has grumbled all year about this day – and how it is like any other, how he will not be making a big deal of it, how there is no meaning […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 81st edition! Jesse Eisenberg has said before that Woody Allen is his favourite director. He’s wrapped production on Allen’s upcoming 2016 film, his second with Allen after To Rome With Love. Eisenberg recently wrote a piece for […]
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! This is the fifth in our new series to expand recommendations for films like Woody Allen […]
Irrational Man, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, has wrapped up its cinema run in most countries. And now we have first details of the film’s home release on DVD and Blu-Ray. The first releases come in January. The first release is the US. The digital version hits digital services (like iTunes) […]
Vittorio Storaro is the award winning cinematographer who has shot Woody Allen’s upcoming 2016 film which stars Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart. He has also pulled off a minor miracle – convincing the notoriously technology shy Allen to use digital cameras for the first time. The results remain to be seen, but Storaro made some […]
Woody Allen has contributed to a new campaign with an important cause – fighting homelessness in his beloved New York City. He has teamed with the organisation Common Ground (who are now called Breaking Ground), who create a sustainable housing model for the homeless and gives them new lives. Allen spoke in a new video […]
Irrational Man, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, is just shy of a new box office milestone. The latest box office figure worldwide is now $19,951,142 – just shy of $20 million. It should get there in a matter of days if not already. France leads the charge with a big $6.3m. […]
Music Of Woody Allen Films – a new irregular feature about the musical compositions that have helped to make Allen’s films sing. Woody Allen has loved Paris for a long time, but it took him over 40 films before he made a film that was fully set there. The result was Midnight In Paris, as […]
Shadows And Fog is the newest Woody Allen film to hit Blu-Ray. The release comes from Twilight Time who have been releasing Allen films on limited edition Blu-Rays for the last couple of years. Like all their releases, ‘Shadows And Fog‘ is limited to 3000 copies. ‘Shadows And Fog‘ was first released in 1991. At […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Jan Wallman has died. Wallman was a club owner in Greenwich Village, and looked after venues where Woody Allen got his start. Others who played in Wallman’s early clubs were Joan Rivers and Barbara Streisand. The New York Times obit […]
Production has wrapped on Woody Allen’s 2016 film. We are now looking at details for his next projects. The biggest mystery will be his much publicised 2016 Amazon Series. Announced earlier this year, Allen has been working away at his first ever scripted series. In a new interview, Amazon Studios head Roy Price mentions Allen. […]