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Zelig is not one of Woody Allen’s most recognised films, but it is one of his very best. Perhaps it’s the strange title, or the pseudo documentary format. It’s certainly a far cry from his witty, neurotic, New York comedies. But it is touching, funny, clever and a spectacular special effects ride. For anyone else […]
Production continues on John Turturro‘s Fading Gigolo in New York. Picking up from last week’s outdoor shooting, we finally see Allen interacting with Turturro, Vanessa Paradis in character and Woody Allen’s name in the film. First is the new teaser poster listing the full cast, with Allen billed second. Also listed are Sharon Stone (Stardust […]
Klyde Warren Park opened last weekend in Dallas. The new 5.2-acre, $100 million park is hoped to be the new Dallas town square. The Sunday night event was a screening of Midnight In Paris, hosted by Dallas native Owen Wilson. During the introduction, Wilson spoke about his experience on the film. The surprise is that […]
Sophie Lellouche‘s debut film, Paris Manhattan, opens in the UK November 1 at the UK Jewish Film Festival. The film is a romantic comedy set in Paris, about a woman who is a big Woody Allen fan. A photo of Woody is used in the French poster and Allen himself makes a cameo in the […]
Woody Allen’s 2012 film To Rome With Love is wrapping up it’s worldwide cinema run. Which means next is DVD, and a bunch of markets have announced DVD release dates. ‘To Rome With Love‘ wraps it’s cinema run by surpassing another milestone – now grossing $70 million worldwide. Italy will be the first market to […]
The company that looks after the legacy of author William Faulkner, who died in 1962, is suing Sony Pictures Classics. over a quote used in Woody Allen’s 2011 film Midnight In Paris. The suit rests on one line of dialogue, spoken by Owen Wilson, in the film: The past is not dead! Actually, it’s not […]
This week’s video of the week was retweeted by Hopscotch Films this week to celebrate the release of To Rome With Love in Australia. It’s the cast of ‘To Rome With Love‘ – Ellen Page, Penélope Cruz, Greta Gerwig, Alec Baldwin – and Woody Allen’s sister and producer, Letty Aronson, on the PBS show ‘Charlie […]
This week saw production begin on ‘Fading Gigolo‘, a film written, directed and starring John Turturro. The film also stars Woody Allen, in a rare acting role in a film he’s not written and directed himself. ‘Fading Gigolo‘ has been described by Turturro as a tender, sweet comedy about an aging gigilo (Turturro) and his […]
Woody Allen continues his tribute to European cinema, and delivers what could almost be a remake of Ingmar Bergman‘s ‘Smiles On A Summer Night‘. Allen’s at his most romantic, and this small film with just 6 actors and one set is one his most unashamed love stories. It helps that one of those 6 actors […]
Sleeper and Hannah & Her Sisters are the latest Woody Allen films to be announced for release on Blu Ray. The US release date is January 15th, with other territories to follow. Both titles are available to pre-order on Amazon right now. Woody Allen’s film deals have been very scattered, jumping from studio to studio. […]
The biggest news this week in film is the return of James Bond. Starting in 1962 with ‘Dr No‘ to this year’s ‘Skyfall‘, the Bond franchise celebrates 50 years. There’s been plenty of discussion of who is the greatest of all the film Bonds. Most lists seem to be forgetting one. Woody Allen. Yes, Woody […]
A twice monthly round-up of Woody Allen news bits. Filming has wrapped on Woody Allen’s 2013 film. One actor who we didn’t see much of during filming is Andrew Dice Clay. But after we did our wrap up, this photo of him on set hit the web. We assume Allen is either working on the […]
Woody Allen returns to Europe and returns to acting in his 41st directed feature film. To Rome With Love has a lot to live up to, after the unexpected sucess of Midnight In Paris. However, the two films have almost nothing in common. ‘To Rome With Love‘ is Woody Allen’s most comical farce – his […]
Andy Williams passed away a couple of weeks ago, losing his fight with bladder cancer. He is perhaps best known as a singer, having many hits including ‘Moon River‘ and our personal favourite ‘Music to Watch Girls By‘. Williams also hosted his own show, ‘The Andy Williams Show‘, for almost ten years. Woody Allen was […]
To Rome With Love, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen, is released in Australia on October 18th. It’s Woody Allen’s most blatantly funny film in years – we loved it. ‘To Rome With Love‘ tells 4 different but related stories set in the eternal city, and brings all the romance and beauty to […]
The Simpsons premiered their 24th(!) season last week and it featured a cameo from Woody Allen. It is one of many times Allen has been portrayed or referenced in the long running show. We have all the details on the new appearance and a full history of all the old ones. When the Simpsons first […]
Stardust Memories is considered Woody Allen’s first cinematic misstep. It is a film with a lot of problems. Amongst the problems are hidden some wonderful moments, but for some, they are overshadowed. For us, we think it’s a lovely, but extremely flawed film. Woody Allen plays Sandy Bates – a reknown director looking for a […]
We recently came across this video that was shared around on Twitter. It’s an interview from the late 00s, where Woody Allen sat down and answered 10 questions from fans. The interview was curated by TIME magazine, and they chose some wonderful questions. Revelations abound. The list of directors that Allen has stolen from. Sean […]
“Who needs a festival of my old films? It’s ridiculous.” So said Sandy Bates, Woody Allen’s character from Stardust Memories. We don’t usually write up cinema showings of old Allen films – so many are happening at any given week, somewhere in the world. But we came across what Cinema Du Parc in Montreal are […]
The British Fantasy Award has been running since 1971. This week they announced their latest winners, including one award to Woody Allen. Midnight In Paris won the award for Best Screenplay. This follows on from a story we missed earlier in the year, that ‘Midnight In Paris‘ was nominated, but ultimately lost out, in the […]