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Great news for European film fans. Italian cinemas are finally set to reopen after an incredibly difficult year. And one of the first films set to be released is the latest from Woody Allen – Rifkin’s Festival. The film will be released in Italy on 6 May. Rifkin’s Festival tells the story of Mort Rifkin, […]
Can it really be four years since Wonder Wheel? Woody Allen’s incredibly intense drama saw him return to the past – this time 1950. And once again, he used CGI to make the past come alive. At the heart of the film is Coney Island, home of the Wonder Wheel ride which gives the film […]
News bits. Our irregular wrap up of Woody Allen internet bits. There was a lot this month. This the 108th edition. Festival de Curtas de Verín is a short film festival held in the Spanish town of Verin. The festival have unveiled a new poster, and this year they are paying tribute to Woody Allen’s […]
Our incredibly random Video Of The Week series continues with an odd video from 1983, featuring ‘Woody Allen’ so to speak. For some reason in 1983, WNBC decided to take to the streets with a comedian dressed like Woody Allen to see if anyone would be fooled by the celebrity sighting. Many people did, and […]
Film festivals are in just as much trouble as the cinema industry right now, but some are still bravely moving ahead. One is the Hong Kong International Film Festival, which happens between 1st-12th April 2021. Amongst the line up is the new film from Woody Allen – Rifkin’s Festival. The Hong Kong International Film Festival […]
Rifkin’s Festival, the 49th and latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, is finally out on DVD in Spain – the first time it has been released on physical home formats. The film was made in Spain and premiered at the San Sebastián Film Festival last year. But with cinemas around the world still […]
The prestigious Feroz Awards were held this week in Spain. And Woody Allen’s latest film, Rifkin’s Festival, was a Spanish production, meaning it was eligible to be nominated for Feroz Awards. It was nominated in one catergory – Best Poster – which it won! Award shows are very strange this year with lack of films […]
Woody Allen loves playing around in the past. Sweet And Lowdown goes back to the jazz age – the twenties and thirties. Which means lovely costumes, incredible cars – and a real challenge of finding locations. In Sweet And Lowdown, we don’t see the hip urban landscape of Manhattan that Allen sold to the world. […]
Another new Woody Allen interview has hit the net. He seems to be happy doing these zoom interviews in his house, following a Russian one. It’s a wonderful long conversation that runs 45 minutes and marks the occasion of the release of Allen’s autobiography Apropos Of Nothing in Brazil, which appears to have a different […]
News bits. Our irregular wrap up of Woody Allen internet bits. There was a lot this month. This the 107th edition. Walter Bernstein has passed away aged 101. Bernstein was was Hollywood screenwriter who worked on plenty of incredible films like the Magnificent Seven and so much more. He was blacklisted in the 50s by […]
Rifkin’s Festival – the newest film written and directed by Woody Allen – is very slowly rolling out around the world (with the global cinema industry in all sorts of trouble). The latest release comes from Russia, and Allen did a lengthy interview with Russian TV recently. You can watch on YouTube with auto translating […]
Woody Allen is the latest guest on the Origins podcast, who sat down for an interview that runs almost two hours. Allen discusses a range of topics – from growing up, his films and wider views on science and philosophy. The podcast is part of the Origins Project Foundation, who occasionally interview important people like […]
After an unprecedented year of pandemics and disruption, it looks like things are moving towards some semblance of life. With that, there’s news that Woody Allen will make a new film in 2021. Likely to be a 2022 film, production will take place in Paris, restrictions pending. Before the pandemic hit, plans were made for […]
Small Time Crooks features one of Woody Allen’s great locations. One that should be on every great Woody Allen location guide – the cookie shop. It’s actually rare for Allen to take over such a public location for public filming. Otherwise, Small Time Crooks is an interesting mix of two New York’s – the schlubby […]
Rifkin’s Festival is the 49th film written and directed by Woody Allen. Like most of the world, the run of the film has been anything but normal. But ever so slowly, some countries are picking up the rights. The Netherlands is the latest country to screen Rifkin’s Festival. It opened in 3 December. This follows […]
The 49th film written and directed by Woody Allen is out now to the public…of Spain. Filmed and produced in Spain, Rifkin’s Festival recently premiered at the San Sebastián Film Festival. European critics loved it, and even American ones gave it the usual begrudging respect. The film stars Wallace Shawn as Mort Rifkin, who goes […]
Rifkin’s Festival – the newest film written and directed by Woody Allen – premiered at the San Sebastián Film Festival. We have pictures of press conferences and the stars who were on ground, as well as first reactions. The premiere took place on 18 September 2020, the opening day of the festival. Leading up the […]
Well, if 2020 wasn’t already weird enough, here’s the news some thought would never happen. Woody Allen’s film A Rainy Day In New York will be released nationwide in US cinemas on 9th October 2020. The release comes with a rejigged poster (above) and a trailer (below). Also a new synopsis: Woody Allen returns to […]
With the imminent premiere of Rifkin’s Festival, the new Woody Allen film, at the San Sebastián Film Festival, there has been a flurry of marketing materials. Most prominent is a new press kit for the film featuring quotes from the cast and background about the film. There’s also new interviews with Elana Anaya who has […]
Ok, here it is. The trailer for Rifkin’s Festival, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen. Shot at last year in San Sebastián, Spain, the film stars Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel, Gina Gershwin, Sergi Lopez, Wallace Shawn and Christoph Waltz. It follows a couple in a troubled marriage and their misadventures whilst attending […]