Woody Allen is the film critic’s darling, and outside of directors, the role that critics love to talk about is cinematography. And with Allen, rightly so. Allen himself has never been the most technically minded, or technically patient, filmmaker. Yet he is meticulous about making beautiful films. The result is Allen usually allows cinematographers to […]
Every Location In Midnight In Paris’ Opening Scene
Released in 2011, Midnight In Paris was a huge success for Woody Allen. Part of it must be that location, and Allen managed to make Paris on screen as beautiful as any city had even been. Much like what he did for Manhattan in 1979, Allen opened Midnight In Paris with a montage of the […]
Woodywatch: Woody Allen And Soon-Yi In Venice + Every Venice Film Festival Appearance
We don’t usually cover paparazzi stuff, but this is kind of a work trip. Woody Allen and his long time wife Soon-Yi Previn have been spotted around Venice. The pair are there in the lead up to Allen’s latest film Café Society‘s premiere at the 73rd Venice Film Festival. Photos from Daily Mail. Café Society […]
Every Location In Manhattan Opening Sequence
The opening scene to Manhattan is one of cinema’s great opening scenes. It is definitely one of the best moments in Allen’s film catalogue, and will no doubt be remembered as one of his defining statements. We’ve been working hard on piecing together more Allen filming locations as part of a bigger project. But we […]
Every Woody Allen Cannes Film Festival Appearance
There is a lot of speculation that Woody Allen will be bringing his new film – Cafe Society – to 69th Cannes Film Festival, which happens in May this year. If true, it will be two years in a row – Allen brought his film Irrational Man to Cannes last year (Allen has pulled back-to-back […]
From Bruce Willis To Michael Keaton – Every Re-Casted Part In Woody Allen’s Films
Every…In Woody Allen’s Films – a new series exploring the patterns that emerge in Allen’s long, long film career. We’ve been toying with this series for a while, and we were not going to start with this one. But in light of Bruce Willis‘ sudden departure from Woody Allen’s 2016 Film, we thought it was […]