“A Demented Hilarity”: Deconstructing Harry – The Woody Allen Pages Review

Deconstructing Harry is one of Allen’s harshest films. Prostitution, kidnapping, infidelity, betrayal. Ironically, this is his first film after his deal with the cutting edge Miramax. There’s even casual use of the word cunt. But that harsh surface obscures some pretty astute comedy. But that comedy also covers up a by the numbers story. Woody […]

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VOTW: Insults Supercuts

We came across another interesting supercut – fan made videos featuring many films – this week. It’s a supercut of varous insults and cursing from great films – 400 films in 5 minutes! Woody Allen features in a prominent place. We’ve featured Jonathan Keogh’s work before. And once again he saw it fit to end […]

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Apr News Bits 2: Judy Davis, Mariel Hemingway, Elaine Stritch, Justin Long, Kevin Nealon, François Ozon, Iron Man and More

Woody Allen Bits: Our twice monthly round up of bits from around the web. Judy Davis is one of the great Woody Allen actresses. She has helped to define Allen’s legacy with some of the most electrifying performances in any of his films – in particular Husbands And Wives and Deconstructing Harry. She sat down […]

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VOTW: Unaired 1971 UK TV Interview

This one has been around for ages, and it’s amazing it took us this long to get around to it. It’s a very funny interview with UK’s Granada Television in 1971. The footage was unaired and is presented in raw, uncut form. Because its unedited, it gives a fascinating insight into Allen under pressure. The […]

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Faulkner Vs Midnight In Paris Court Case Date Set

We have previously covered one of the more surprising court cases to involve Woody Allen. Last October, the estate of writer William Faulkner sued Sony Pictures Classics over the use of one line of dialogue in Midnight In Paris. We now have a date for the court case. Associated Press report that the case will […]

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Bullets Over Broadway Musical Announces Theatre, Pushed Back To 2014

A brief update on Bullets Over Broadway musical, the Broadway update of Woody Allen’s 1994 crime-comedy. We now have a theatre and a new opening date, thanks to multiple sources. The new production is directed by Susan Stroman and produced by Julian Schlossberg (who worked with Allen on ‘Relatively Speaking‘) and Letty Aronson, Allen’s long […]

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‘The Unbelievers’ Documentary Premieres April 29th In Canada

‘The Unbelievers‘ is a new documentary following Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss, and features Woody Allen as one of the many talking heads. Announced for 2013, we now have a worldwide premiere date, as well as a poster. Here’s the synopsis. The Unbelievers follows evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss across the […]

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