All things Woody Allen – a fansite, news and reviews
This year was a great Oscars, with so many great films getting the spotlight. We covered Woody Allen’s only appearance at the awards in our previous video of the week, and we continue to look at Allen at the Oscars this week. His best year was 1978, the 50th Academy Awards ceremony, and the film […]
Don’t Drink The Water is sometimes left off some lists of Woody Allen films because of one reason – it was made for TV. And in many ways it looks like it, with a clearly reduced budget. It’s also not a new script – it’s a Woody Allen play from 1966 newly adapted for the […]
Sony Pictures Classics have released the very first image from Woody Allen’s 2013 film, Blue Jasmine. The image is of Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins, who play sisters in what is described as a ‘serious drama’. Click on the image for full size! Blanchett certainly doesn’t look happy in that photo. Both characters are dressed […]
Woody Allen has been out and about again. This week he attended the premiere of ‘The Revisionist’ at the Cherry Lane Threatre in New York. The new play was written by and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Allen’s co-star from To Rome With Love. The play runs from now til 21st April, and also stars Vanessa Redgrave […]
The Oscars were the big film news this week. Yet, Allen’s famous for declining the Academy’s invitation every year – but one. In the first Academy Awards after 9/11, Allen got in his tux and took to the stage – and did a short set of stand-up before introducing a Norah Ephron created tribute to […]
Our bi-monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This week – Hemingway revisits Manhattan, Bobby Cannavale on being a big actor and more. RedCarpetNewsTV spoke to Mariel Hemingway in a new video interview. She discussed her grandfather, Ernest Hemingway, and how he was protrayed in Midnight In Paris. She also spoke […]
After his longest run (yet) of intense dramas, Allen returns to something that is brightly comedic with Mahattan Murder Mystery. It’s a much needed breath of fresh air, coming from all the tabloid dramas that surrounded Husbands And Wives. And in a crowd pleasing move, it reunited Allen with Diane Keaton for the first time […]
Allen’s appeared less and less in his films over the years, but famously casts other actors into the roles he would have played. Some are great, some are not, but many fine actors have taken on the role of the Woody allen ‘surrogate’. This week’s video pays tribute to them. The film, produced by Filmdrunk.com, […]
Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen news bits around the web. ‘Parks And Recreation‘ star Amy Poehler revealed her ‘inspiration board’ to EW.com, and amongst the famous faces is Woody Allen. Sadly they didn’t ask her why. Christopher Walken has done a new interview with Rolling Stone‘s Peter Travers. The video interview features […]
John Turturro has told the story many times now, that he managed to get the idea for Fading Gigolo to Woody Allen through his hairdresser. Now, in a new video, Turturro introduces us to the hairdresser Anthony, and reveals about more about the origins of the film and more of the plot. This video spells […]
Alden Ehrenreich has not been listed in the main cast of Woody Allen’s 2013 film Blue Jasmine, but his star is on the rise. The young actor has been getting rave reviews for his role in the new film ‘Beautiful Creatures‘. He is out promoting that film, and has been talking about his experience working […]
The Simpsons paid tribute to Woody Allen in their latest episode, ‘Love Is A Many Splintered Thing‘, aired 10th Feb 2013 in the US. It was the 520th episode of the long running series. Allen has been mentioned, referenced, portrayed and parodied in many Simpsons episodes over its 24 season career, but this episode was […]
The soundtrack to Woody Allen’s 2011 film Midnight In Paris has won the Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media (essentially Best Soundtrack) at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. It is the first time a Woody Allen film has ever been nominated, let alone win, in the category. ‘Midnight In Paris‘ beat out ‘The […]
This is one of Allen’s best films. It’s his 21st film as a writer/director, and it shows him at his most energetic, creative and vital, even though the subject matter is extremely bleak. The film, the examination of modern marriage, was released at the same time his relationship with Farrow ended, and it’s tough to […]
Woody Allen joins an array of guest stars who feature in the new documentary ‘The Unbeilevers‘. The trailer has just been posted, and features some footage of Allen. The official synopsis: “The Unbelievers” follows renowned scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss across the globe as they talk about the benefits of science in the modern […]
Woody Allen returns to The Simpsons for a second appearance this season – their 24th. He appeared in the season premiere ‘Moonshine River‘ in September last year. That storyline continues on the 10th February 2013 episode ‘Love is a Many-Splintered Thing‘. Both episodes feature a new love interest for Bart named Mary Spuckler (Zooey Deschanel). […]
Woody Allen has been out around town, and so we are starting a new irregular feature – Woodywatch – to capture various Allen sightings. We will, of course, exclude Allen’s Monday night residency at the Carlyle Hotel. On 6th Feb 2013, amfAR (American Foundation for AIDS Research, a charity Allen has supported before) held it’s […]
Woody Allen loves improvisation. He usually let’s his actors brings his own words to the table, and he is known to do multiple takes of jokes with different punchlines. His love of the Marx Brothers is also on show in the way he improvises his physical humour. It’s one of those physical scenes that is […]
Sony Pictures Classics announced the release date for Woody Allen’s 2013 film Blue Jasmine today – 26th July 2013. It’s a limited release in New York and LA only. This limited release schedule has worked wonders for Allen. Both Midnight In Paris and To Rome With Love have broken records when it comes to box […]
Peter Sarsgaard and Andrew Dice Clay are two of the many stars appearing in Woody Allen’s 2013 film ‘Blue Jasmine‘. Both have been doing press for other projects, and have been asked about working with Woody Allen, although both were tight lipped about plot details. Peter Sarsgaard’s new film is Lovelace. It also stars Amanda […]