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A brief piece ran on the Hollywood Reporter website, clarifying the international availability of Woody Allen’s upcoming 2016 Amazon Series. In response to enquiries from markets that don’t have their Instant Video service, Amazon say they are open to licensing out the new series. Amazon Prime Instant video is only available in the US, UK […]
Today we got the surprise announcement that Woody Allen will be creating an Amazon Series (we are hesitant to call it a “TV” series). The announcement is exciting, but it raises a number of questions. So let’s look at what we know and speculate on how this might effect Allen’s work going forward. Q: How […]
This is totally unexpected and unprecedented. Today, Amazon has announced a deal to produce a TV series written and directed by Woody Allen. It will be Allen’s first real TV series, despite many TV credits in his career. According to the press release, Amazon has ordered a “full season” of a half hour series, currently […]
We’ve been sitting on this one for a little bit, and it’s a classic. Two superstars of the silver screen, Woody Allen and Gene Kelly, together on TV. This video dates back to Allen’s pre directing days, and those years in the 60s when he was known as an all round TV entertainer. It’s taken […]
The concentrated publicity blitz of Magic In the Moonlight, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen, continues. Following on from this morning, ‘Magic…‘ star Emma Stone appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman. The New York Post also ran a short, fresh interview with Allen. Stone on Letterman was as charming as […]
Zach Braff is currently starring in the Bullets Over Broadway musical, but he used his one night off this week to talk appear on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live‘. Whilst on the show, he told a funny anecdote about a lady in the front row of the show. It’s our video of the week this week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESehtE2Jl5g […]
Fading Gigolo has been out for three weeks now, and it’s been an exciting start. It’s held strong as it expands across the US and other countries. Sharon Stone also appeared on ‘Conan‘, to talk about the film and working with Allen. ‘Fading Gigolo‘ has now earned $11,701,052 internationally at the box office. Leading the […]
Our video of the week this week is our first to have almost nothing to do with Woody Allen. But it’s one of the funniest things we saw this week. It’s Diane Keaton on ‘The Tonight Show‘ with Jimmy Fallon. Keaton is out promoting her new book ‘Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty‘. She stopped […]
Don’t know about you, but we are very much enjoying Jimmy Fallon as the new host of The Tonight Show. Fallon, who appeared in the Allen film Anything Else, is a comedy encyclopedia, very much acknowledging the rich comedy history of ‘The Tonight Show‘. It reminds us of this video, which we are making our […]
The Bullets Over Broadway Musical opens in previews just next week on 11th March. In the lead up that, star Zach Braff appeared on the ‘Late Show With David Letterman‘, discussing the show, Woody Allen and more. It’s clear that Braff, who plays David Shayne, is enjoying himself, although he’s typically self effacing. He also […]
Sid Caesar has passed away. The all round and well loved entertainer died at his home in Beverly Hills after a short illness. He was aged 91. Caesar worked with some of the best comedy writers in the 50s, including a young Woody Allen. Allen was not the only young talent who wrote for Caesar’s […]
Woody Allen, as expected, did not turn up in LA to accept his Cecil B DeMille Award from the Golden Globes, but we were treated to three things instead – an introduction by Emma Stone, an acceptance by Diane Keaton and the lovely montage of Allen’s films. The montage was supervised by Robert Weide, the […]
Here we are in 2014, celebrating the start of another year. Amazingly, we know where Woody Allen was when the new year started exactly 50 years ago. Already a working comedian, Allen was actually part of a live broadcast of ‘The Tonight Show‘, hosted by Johnny Carson. We don’t really have a video – this […]
Woody Allen was one of the array of stars to appear in the new special from magician and illusionist David Blaine – called ‘Real Or Magic‘ – which aired on ABC this week. Allen has a keen interest in magic, and the two of them ended up in Allen’s bathroom for the trick. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anI7w4Iym5s The […]
Woody Allen loves magic. It’s a trope he’s used in many films from Don’t Drink The Water, Scoop and more. So it’s no surprise that he agreed to be a part of the new special by magician David Blaine. Entitled ‘Real Or Magic‘ the special with air on ABC in the US on Nov 19. […]
Woody Allen’s career as a stand-up comic has been getting new attention, due to recent comments he made about possibly returning to the form. Our video this week is the best video we’ve seen of Allen’s early stand-up, in a mid 1960s appearance on the Dean Martin Variety Show. Many of the jokes appear on […]
Before he made over 40 films and became one of the legends of all cinema, Woody Allen was a regular on the light entertainment circuit. One of his early jobs was a writer for the classic Candid Camera show, and in that time appeared in a some of the clips. This one is fantastic. It’s […]
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 Simpsons paid tribute to Woody Allen in their latest episode, ‘Love Is A Many Splintered Thing‘, aired 10th Feb 2013 in the US. It was the 520th episode of the long running series. Allen has been mentioned, referenced, portrayed and parodied in many Simpsons episodes over its 24 season career, but this episode was […]
Woody Allen returns to The Simpsons for a second appearance this season – their 24th. He appeared in the season premiere ‘Moonshine River‘ in September last year. That storyline continues on the 10th February 2013 episode ‘Love is a Many-Splintered Thing‘. Both episodes feature a new love interest for Bart named Mary Spuckler (Zooey Deschanel). […]