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The latest Allen film to come to Blu-Ray is A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy. It will be released by Twilight Time, who have been putting out limited editions of Allen’s films on Blu Ray in recent years. The release date is set for 11th August 2015 and marks the first time this film has been […]
We have our first official photo from ‘Irrational Man‘, the upcoming film written and directed by Woody Allen. The pic features stars Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone, and comes from USA Today. The photo doesn’t reveal very much, so we still wait for more details. Part of a larger feature, USA Today seems to have […]
Kristen Stewart has been announced to star in the 2016 Film written and directed by Woody Allen, alongside Jesse Eisenberg and Bruce Willis. In a new interview with Indiewire, she discusses her audition for the Allen film for the first time. The interview covers a lot of ground, but here’s the bit about Allen: So, […]
Woody Allen’s legendary manager Jack Rollins has turned 100. A very special party was held in his honour, and the Hollywood Reporter has some details. Allen, along with many others, were in attendance. Rollins has been managing Allen’s career pretty much from the beginning, and was later joined by Charles Joffe. Even to this day, […]
The Bullets Over Broadway musical is going on tour! Based on the 1994 film written and directed by Woody Allen – and first playing on Broadway in 2014 – it will be touring the US in 2015 through 2016. New dates seem to be added all the time, so here is a running list of […]
Woody Allen is set to roll camera on his 46th film, what we are calling his 2016 Film. New details have emerged that reveal the production will take place in Los Angeles and New York. Twitter seems to be basing this on the latest preview of Production Weekly. The production will take place in Los […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. For some reason, this seems to be the Director’s Edition of News Bits. Gene Saks has passed away, at age 93. The Tony Award winning actor and director was known for his work with Neil Simon, including directing ‘The Odd […]
A wonderful interview with Woody Allen, conducted in 1979, has surfaced online. The interview is taken from a French documentary on Allen called ‘Question de Temps: Une Heure avec Woody Allen‘ – Question Of Time: An Hour with Woody Allen. It’s a far ranging interview, right in the era that most people know Allen for, […]
There is new speculation Irrational Man, the upcoming film written and directed by Woody Allen, will see its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Variety has the report, although it is far from confirmed. According to Variety, ‘Irrational Man‘ will screen out of competition, which is usual for Allen’s usual shying away from awards. It’s […]
The Bullets Over Broadway Musical is gearing up for its first national tour next year. Based on the 1994 film written and directed by Woody Allen, it played on Broadway last year. The latest stop to be announced is Rhode Island, and we’ve also collected all the announced dates so far. ‘Bullets Over Broadway‘ will […]
Earlier this year, Amazon revealed it had done a deal for a series to be written and directed by Woody Allen. There was almost no details about the series, and we speculated it might have trouble hitting the announced 2016 release date. New comments from Amazon this week have revealed that there is no deadline […]
Irrational Man is the 2015 film written and directed by Woody Allen. Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone, we are starting to hear about release dates from various territories. Latest countries to announce include Australia, Brazil and Portugal, with more details on the Netherlands premiere. Adorocinema announced the Brazil date – 6th August 2015. This […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. New York Knicks legend Anthony Mason has died. He was just 48. Mason made a cameo in Woody Allen’s Celebrity, dancing with Charlize Theron and staring down Kenneth Branagh. Allen is, of course, one of the Knicks’ biggest fans as […]
Before he found acclaim as a filmmaker, Woody Allen was a comedian. Part of the job was to be a TV personality, and in the 60s Allen made numerous appearances on the box. One of the shows where he appeared several times was ‘What’s My Line?‘, a panel show. These past few weeks, an official […]
The Bullets Over Broadway Musical is hitting the road in 2016. The original Broadway production was based on the 1994 film by Woody Allen, directed by Susan Stroman and starred Zach Braff. There is now an open call for auditions to be part of the touring production. They are looking to fill all the principal […]
Deadline is reporting that three big stars will be joining the 2016 film written and directed by Woody Allen. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart And Bruce Willis will lead the cast of the film which will likely shoot this summer. Eisenberg has worked with Allen before, in To Rome With Love. Both Willis and Stewart are new […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Congratulations to ‘Birdman‘ for sweeping the Academy Awards. Woody Allen, of course, did not turn up. However, there was an article this week that tried to connect ‘Birdman‘ with Woody Allen, in particular Bullets Over Broadway. The Independent has pointed […]
One of our favourite scenes in Hannah And Her Sisters is when David (played by Sam Waterston) takes Holly (Dianne Wiest) and April (Carrie Fisher) on an architecture tour of New York City. We’ve been working hard on updating our Locations Map and found that there were a couple of places in this scene we […]
Music Of Woody Allen Films – a new irregular feature about the musical compositions that have helped to make Allen’s films sing. Stardust Composed by Hoagy Carmichael (music) in 1927. Mitchell Parish (lyrics) in 1929. Used in Stardust Memories ‘Stardust Memories‘ – Allen’s film about a film – takes its name from the song ‘Stardust’ […]
Irrational Man is the 2015 film written and directed by Woody Allen, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone. It will be first released in the US in July 2015. With almost five months to go, we still have very little details. What we do have in this update is confirmation on a couple of international distributors, […]