All things Woody Allen – a fansite, news and reviews
We came across another interesting supercut – fan made videos featuring many films – this week. It’s a supercut of varous insults and cursing from great films – 400 films in 5 minutes! Woody Allen features in a prominent place. We’ve featured Jonathan Keogh’s work before. And once again he saw it fit to end […]
There’s been reports on talks and verbal confirmations, but today we now have our first official information on Woody Allen’s 2014 film. Emma Stone and Colin Firth‘s casting is set, as well as the location, genre, some of the crew and other small details and hints. Here’s the officially released statement. Woody Allen’s new, untitled […]
Woody Allen Bits: Our twice monthly round up of bits from around the web. Judy Davis is one of the great Woody Allen actresses. She has helped to define Allen’s legacy with some of the most electrifying performances in any of his films – in particular Husbands And Wives and Deconstructing Harry. She sat down […]
We are still waiting for the poster and trailer for Woody Allen’s 2013 film Blue Jasmine, and he is already rolling ahead with casting his 2014 effort. Hot on the heels of Emma Stone being confirmed for the cast, Deadline are now reporting British actor Colin Firth is in talks to join the new film. […]
Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen’s 2013 film, is just over three months away from it’s US premiere, and we are slowly getting more images and information. We have a new image of lead Cate Blanchett, the ad that ran in the LA Times that could give us a clue to the poster and new release dates […]
It was only a couple of days ago that a few film industry sites got the scoop that Emma Stone is in talks to be a part of Woody Allen’s 2014 film. Today, in a new interview with Stone, she says just a little more about what’s going down. The following quote is taken from […]
This one has been around for ages, and it’s amazing it took us this long to get around to it. It’s a very funny interview with UK’s Granada Television in 1971. The footage was unaired and is presented in raw, uncut form. Because its unedited, it gives a fascinating insight into Allen under pressure. The […]
Deadline has a massive scoop, although we had a hint of this last week when we reported on Emma Stone leaving Woody Allen’s office in New York. Today we have multiple sources confirming the talks are happening, and the two are talking about her starring in Woody Allen’s 2014 film, as well as other details. […]
We have previously covered one of the more surprising court cases to involve Woody Allen. Last October, the estate of writer William Faulkner sued Sony Pictures Classics over the use of one line of dialogue in Midnight In Paris. We now have a date for the court case. Associated Press report that the case will […]
A brief update on Bullets Over Broadway musical, the Broadway update of Woody Allen’s 1994 crime-comedy. We now have a theatre and a new opening date, thanks to multiple sources. The new production is directed by Susan Stroman and produced by Julian Schlossberg (who worked with Allen on ‘Relatively Speaking‘) and Letty Aronson, Allen’s long […]
Woody Allen makes another crowd pleaser – one that taps into the unbridled joy of MGM musicals, mixed with his modern New York. With a huge ensemble cast, a rush of small stories, and a beautiful European detour – it hints at the kind of escapist romantic films that Allen would make in Europe. But […]
Gordon Willis is one of cinema’s great cinematographers – with many masterpieces under his name including ‘The Godfather’ films and All the Presidents Men. He also worked on some masterpieces for Woody Allen – amongst them Annie Hall to The Purple Rose Of Cairo. Willis really helped to change Allen’s career, turning him away from […]
‘The Unbelievers‘ is a new documentary following Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss, and features Woody Allen as one of the many talking heads. Announced for 2013, we now have a worldwide premiere date, as well as a poster. Here’s the synopsis. The Unbelievers follows evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss across the […]
It has been a few weeks since we’ve heard anything about Fading Gigolo, the upcoming film written and directed by John Turturro and starring Woody Allen. We now have a couple of international release dates, and it looks like we will definitely see the film in 2013. We also have confirmation of another addition to […]
Paris Manhattan, the Woody Allen inspired by romantic comedy written and directed by Sophie Lellouche, is finally getting sporadic releases throughout the US and Canada starting 12th April. With it’s release has come many reviews. First the Americans. The New York Times were cold on the film. Lighter than cat dander and just as likely […]
We were very sad to hear that Mickey Rose, a lifelong friend and early collaborator of Woody Allen’s, has passed away. The cancer related death occurred on 7th April 2013, and an obiturary was just published in the LA Times. He was 77. Allen released the following statement through his biographer, Eric Lax. Mickey was one of […]
The publicity for Woody Allen’s 2013 film Blue Jasmine is starting to kick into high gear. We now have a release date for France, as well as a new website and Facebook page for the new film. The French release date for ‘Blue Jasmine‘ is set for 25th September 2013. This ties closely to the […]
Coming off two really great comedies, Mighty Aphrodite brings Allen back to contemporary New York for more fun. This time it’s ‘Pygmalion‘ set in the Woody Allen world. It’s a fun, light hearted comedy that doesn’t have much to say. But it’s anchored by plenty of jokes and one amazing performance. Woody Allen stars as […]
There’s been a report that Woody Allen’s next film after Blue Jasmine will be set in Greece. The film, if rumours are true, will be released in 2014, keeping with the Allen tradition of a film a year. The report comes from Greek Hollywood Reporter, taking it from other sources. They claim casting includes Brad […]
A bit of a random comment from the Woody Allen office this week – about the release of ‘Shane‘ Blu-Ray. The Hollywood Elsewhere blog has been (rightly) decrying the aspect ratio available on the new print, and asked Allen to comment. And comment he did. The new ‘Shane‘ Blu-Ray will be in 1.66 and not […]