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It’s Thanksgiving weekend in the states, which is no better time for us to release our latest video essay. We are up to Allen’s 14th film, the much loved Hannah And Her Sisters, considered one of the great Thanksgiving films. The film also celebrates 30 years this year. The film has a big sprawling cast, […]
Café Society is the newest film written and directed by Woody Allen. Although he’s moved onto his 2017 film, his latest is still in cinemas in some countries. And now it has passed another box office milestone, zooming past the $40 million mark. Cafe Society has now earned $41,741,183 globally. Led by a strong US […]
5 Films (And A TV Show)… A series where we recommend films referenced, inspired, influenced or generally like a certain Woody Allen film, from his first to his latest. All picks are subjective – let the arguments begin! Justice. Right and wrong. Consequence. Allen made his first dramatic masterpiece with Crimes And Misdemeanors, that looks […]
Arrow Academy recently picked up the rights to 19 of Allen’s early films, including many of the classics on which his reputation lies. They have been releasing the films on blu-ray and in great box sets. The 3rd and final set has just been announced and arrives in February. The new set is called Seven […]
Allen surprised his audience once again when he chose Rhode Island for his location for 2015’s Irrational Man. New York, Paris, London, Rome….Newport? Yet Rhode Island seemed to fit the bill. After several years of European funding, Allen had secured some US funding, meaning he could now stay in the US to make films. But his […]
Our video essays continue with our look at 1985’s The Purple Rose Of Cairo. It is one of the few Allen films that he himself has professed to liking. It is certainly a favourite of Allen fans. But how well do you know it? We’ve dug into the film for our book – The Watcher’s […]
Café Society is the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen. It was acquired by Amazon, who has now begun an awards campaign for the film. It has started with screeners being sent out to industry and Academy members. Amazon is also looking for nominations for Crisis In Six Scenes, the TV series they […]
The third in our book series is out now. It continues the most comprehensive film guides ever available on Woody Allen films – breaking down all the trivia, references, music, locations, cast and much more, for every film. The latest guide – Volume 3 – covers 1985 to 1989. The films are: The Purple Rose […]
Justin Timberlake, amongst the many things on his slate, has just wrapped on Woody Allen’s next film, set for 2017. The singer/actor adds Allen to his impressive list of directors he’s worked with – David Fincher, Coen Brothers and more. In a new interview with Variety, he talks about working with Allen and getting the […]
News Bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 96th edition! Parker Posey is currently starring in Allen’s latest film – Café Society – and his one previous – Irrational Man. She is starring in the new Netflix film Mascots, and she spoke to the Guardian about it. […]
Woody Allen’s 2017 film has wrapped. Make up artist Jerry Popolis posted the production’s end on Instagram with a photo of himself and Kate Winslet. https://www.instagram.com/p/BMFeL3zDpZB/ It follows another week of production, which seems likely to be reshoots, as the crew returned to locations. The most prominent was Coney Island, with vintage signs bringing it […]
Music Of Woody Allen Films – an irregular feature about the musical compositions that have helped to make Allen’s films sing. When Allen makes films in continental Europe, they are unapologetic tourist perfect postcards. It’s about visiting Americans in foreign place, and the cities are shown at their most romantic and beautiful – if not […]
We missed this one, but this last week we saw Woody Allen’s 2017 Film return to Coney Island. Amongst the stars spotted was our first look at Jim Belushi. Daily Mail had pics. Belushi has not been seen much in the public timing. He was spotted at Coney Island (the photo sees him crossing Surf […]
Woody Allen wanted to be a dramatic filmmaker from day one. Word is, his 2017 film is another drama, making it his third in a row. Yet, this year, he mixed it up with a comedy for Amazon, where he appeared, possibly trying to please the public. Much like when Allen first tried to make […]
Woody Allen’s 2017 film continues production in Queens this week. There was more spotting of stars Juno Temple, Justin Timberlake and Kate Winslet and more. Production continued in Queens. Winslet was back in her waitress outfit on a hot day this week. Here’s some fan captured video. Location seems to be near “***erson House”, an office […]
5 Films (And A TV Show)… A series where we recommend films referenced, inspired, influenced or generally like a certain Woody Allen film, from his first to his latest. All picks are subjective – let the arguments begin! Another Woman was the first time Allen handed over the lead of a film over to someone […]
We happily eat our words. Just as we though filming had wrapped for Woody Allen’s 2017 film, we had another very public filming. Seen on set and in period dress are what are turning out to be the three principal stars – Kate Winslet, Juno Temple and Justin Timberlake. The production was in Queens, where […]
Café Society is the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen. It has been released in most of Europe, having wrapped up its US run. And it recently passed $35 million global box office. Café Society has earned $35,109,720 globally. That’s a minimum, taken from the often unreliable Box Office Mojo. Individual country box […]
Twilight Time continues their release of Woody Allen’s early films on Blu-Ray in 2017 with Interiors. The first dramatic film by Woody Allen comes to high definition on 14th February 2017. Twilight Time have been releasing Allen’s early films on Blu-Ray sporadically for the last several years. Each title is limited to just 3000 copies. […]
Café Society, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, is out now in the US. The film was released in US cinemas in July, and was acquired by Amazon and distributed by Lionsgate. You can get it now on Amazon, digital or on Blu-Ray or DVD. Here’s the link to get it on […]