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Renowned (and maybe the best?) film magazine Sight & Sound, has published it’s newest Greatest 50 Films Poll – something the British publication has done every ten years since 1952 – a list compiled by votes from over 800 critics and film industry professionals. Since 1992, S&S have also run a Director’s Poll – this […]
Production has begun on Woody Allen’s 2013 film in San Francisco. Some Twitter users have posted up some pics of Woody Allen on set. None of the principal cast have been spotted so far. Allen and his crew have been filming in various outdoor locations. A car park, a park, a mansion in Pacific Heights […]
We recently rewatched (and reviewed) Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask). On Monday, that film celebrates it’s 40th – yes 40th – anniversary. So for this week’s video of the week, we thought we’d share our favourite scene from the film. In this scene, Woody Allen and Heather […]
Sleeper is Woody Allen’s 4th film as a director, lead actor and writer. Another farcical comedy, it continues his growth as a visual director, a writer with more than just jokes and probably most importantly of all – the arrival of Diane Keaton into his films. Keaton and Allen had appeared together in Play It […]
As is standard for Woody Allen’s work rate, his latest film (To Rome With Love) is still in theatres, yet he’s already hard at work on his next work. Very little has been revealed about the currently untitled 2013 film, but a recent casting notice tells us that principal production is almost upon us. We […]
The folks at Open Culture recently wrote this up. They love posting old videos, and this one weird and great – a series of TV ads that Woody Allen made for the Japanese Department Store Seibu. We don’t know much else. If anyone wants o help with the translating, that would be great. It was […]
News Bits – a monthly round-up of Woody Allen trivia from around the web. We love Criterion Collection DVDs. If you don’t know Criterion, they make the best DVDs – packages, transfers, booklets all made with care. Criterioncast, a podcast and website devoted to the great DVD label, and they’ve chosen to highlight Shadows And […]
In recent weeks, a number of cool stuff around the web has focussed on the locations used in Woody Allen films – in particular Rome and New York. We’ve collected them here for those who want to enjoy these cities through the eyes – and films – of Woody Allen. Rome Jaunted, a pop culture […]
Three new DVD Box Sets will be released on 25th July in Australia. These great value collections contains some of the very best works by Woody Allen – the films on which his reputation lies. Woody Allen Collection – Volume 1 Collects Bananas, Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid To […]
The excellent Funny Or Die has paid tribute to Woody Allen’s European period – in particular To Rome With Love, Midnight In Paris and Vicky Cristina Barcelona. There’s not really much to say about former SNL writer Ryan Perez’s video, other than it’s not the best Woody impression, but it’s spot on about his place […]
Now we’re getting somewhere. Everythng You Always Wanted To Know About Sex (But Was Afraid To Ask) is leaps and bounds from what came before. It begins a number of Woody Allen traits that he would always return to. The large ensemble cast. The clever use of film stocks and period footage. The stylish font […]
Woody Allen will be starring in Fading Gigolo, the new film from actor, writer and director John Turturro. Production is scheduled to begin in October for a 2013 release, according to Deadline. Synopsis according to IMDB: A cash-strapped guy (Turturro) decides to become a gigolo as a way of making some money. With his best […]
The minor internet flurry continues. What started as a grass roots campaign two weeks ago by the Jewish Journal has now progressed into political intrigue. Israeli news site Haaretz reports that none other than President Shimon Peres met with Woody Allen in New York about the possibility of filming in Israel. This meeting was followed […]
Paris Manhattan is the debut feature film by French writer/director Sophie Lellouche. The film is a homage to Woody Allen, and he even makes an appearance in the film. We have that photo, the trailer, the synopsis and all the dates. The romantic comedy even managed to get Woody Allen to appear. Collider captured Woody […]
Last week we reported on the campaign by the Jewish Journal to get Woody Allen to make his next movie in Israel. It has caused a small internet flurry. Based on comments Allen recently made to the press, he painted himself as a film maker for hire – have scripts, will travel. Allen’s Jewish heritage […]
The image of Diane Keaton and Woody Allen on the park bench on the poster of Manhattan is one of the most iconic images in all cinema. It’s also one of the most iconic images of New York. The AV Club’s Noel Murray’s has taken a deeper look at that photo, and it’s use in […]
To Rome With Love opened wide in the US over the weekend in 806 theatres (compared to 5 on the opening weekend). It has now peaked at number 10 at the US box office, it’s peak so far. It follows Midnight In Paris which peaked at number 7. It has grossed $4,863,538 in the US […]
Bananas is the second film written, directed and starring Woody Allen. It is a straight farcical comedy, about a man who gets caught up in a revolution of a small fictional country of San Marcos. Allen stars as Fielding Mellish, although he plays pretty much the same character, or kind of character, that he does […]
The last decade of Woody Allen’s career has been an adventure around the world. London, Barcelona, Paris and Rome – this most New York of directors has been going on holiday. However, Allen has been very open about the reasons – money. As he recently told the Wall Street Journal It’s strictly economics. It started […]
US & Canada To Rome With Love opens wide across America this weekend. So far, To Rome With Love has only opened in select cities (where it topped the specialty box office). The Official To Rome With Love Site has all the US dates on their site. …Rome also opens in Canada this weekend. UK, […]