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News Bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 106th edition. First up – couple of fabulous women who had great roles in Woody Allen films have passed away recently. Lynn Cohen has died at age 86. She appeared in Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) and like her husband […]
We are producing a series of books about every Woody Allen film, and the second volume is now free on Amazon’s kindle service for the next five days. It’s called The Woody Allen Film Guide Volume Two: 1988-2002. It covers every Allen film in those years, from Another Woman (1988) to Hollywood Ending (2002). Each […]
Woody Allen is not afraid to cast unknown actors in significant roles – usually over more established names. One of the earliest examples of this was Broadway Danny Rose. Allen and his long time casting directing Juliet Taylor found Nick Apollo Forte and put him in a lead role. His family has now said that […]
Hollywood Ending, despite the title, sees Allen remain faithful to New York City. The film spends a lot of the time inside a film studio. We suspect some of the offices and apartments are also sets created for the film. But there’s still a mix of gorgeous outdoor locations in Central Park, glamorous hotels and […]
Following on from yesterday’s news that Spanish entertainment company Mediapro are likely to extend their working relationship with Allen, Deadline reports that Mediapro has also expanded their sales duties for Allen’s upcoming 2020 film. Amongst the new report is the confirmation of the film’s title as Rikin’s Festival. Deadline broke the news. They also offered […]
Mediapro, the Spanish mega entertainment company, have confirmed they are in talks with Woody Allen about producing a new, 2021 film. It follows Mediapro’s upcoming film with Allen, currently titled Rifkin’s Festival and due for release later this year. The news was given by Jaume Roures, the president of Mediapro, in a new statement today, […]
Diane Keaton has a new book out. It’s called Brother And Sister, and it is a memoir about her relationship with her brother. Her brother suffered from mental health issues and addiction. And Keaton reveals that Randy inspired a character in Annie Hall. Keaton starred in Woody Allen’s Annie Hall (1977), playing the title character. […]
The Woody Allen Film Guide is our comprehensive guide to the films of Woody Allen – well the first 16 anyway. Revised, reformatted and refreshed, the book is the first of three planned volumes that will cover all 48 films written and directed by Woody Allen. It is now available in paperback. For the next […]
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 […]
A Rainy Day In New York, the 48th film written and directed by Woody Allen, has wrapped its theatrical run in Europe. We now have the details of the first Blu-Ray and DVD releases out of Europe. With the film unavailable in the US, it is likely this will become a popular import. Amazon France […]
Production has wrapped on Rifkin’s Festival, the apparent name of the 50th film to be written and directed by Woody Allen. It is set to be released in 2020, and here is our wrap up of all the details released so far. Warning: minor spoilers. The Story Here is what The Hollywood Reporter said about […]
Woody Allen’s films are usually tied to his beloved New York. But it’s only occasionally that he turns up the picture postcard prettiness of the city, and usually in romantic comedies. Anything Else mixes those postcard elements with a grittier side of New York as well. This isn’t a story about the glamorous types. Most […]
There’s a fair amount of hoopla surrounding A Rainy Day In New York, the 48th film written and directed by Woody Allen. Putting that nonsense aside, the film is possibly the most “Woody Allen” of his recent films. Having recently said he only wanted to pursue dramas, he goes back on that to deliver a […]
My Annie Hall is an unlikely remake of Woody Allen’s 1977 film Annie Hall. It stars two amateur first time actors, both senior citizens. Woody Allen has now commented on the fan film, as it gets a very special screening this week. My Annie Hall is the work of directors Matt Starr and Ellie Sachs. […]
Wonder Wheel, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, is now available for streaming on Amazon’s Prime Service. The film was financed by Amazon, who hold the exclusive streaming rights in the US. Wonder Wheel stars Kate Winslet in a powerhouse performance of a woman making desperate efforts to improve her life, with […]
The latest in our video series – our 30th! – is about Woody Allen’s successful 2000 film, Small Time Crooks. A crowd pleasing comedy packed with one liners, it is one of Allen’s most successful;, if lighthearted, films. It’s one of our personal favourites. In our video we look at the films Allen starred in, […]
Wonder Wheel, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, has a release date set for Japan. As usual, it seems the Japanese release follows almost a year after the US release. As usual, it will be the last major territory in the world for the film to be released. The film is set […]
Woody Allen has given Page Six the smallest update on his next film, A Rainy Day In New York. It includes our first confirmation from the director about the plot. Says Allen: “It’s a love relationship. I find rain romantic. Unfortunately, while we were shooting it didn’t rain. I had to make some myself.” Indeed […]
Who knows who knew at the time, but Melinda And Melinda would be Allen’s last film in New York and the US for several years. It’s once again modern day, and Allen mixes in a couple of gorgeous tourist locations in with impossibly beautiful apartments no one could afford. There’s a few we don’t know. […]
Our latest video in our 10 Things series looks at one of Allen’s more acclaimed but lesser seen works – Sweet And Lowdown. We dig into just some of the trivia around the film. Including Woody’s last big TV appearance The script’s 30 year journey Again, the Frederico Fellini influence Of course, Django Reinhardt The […]