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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 New York Times has published a new lengthy piece by Zach Braff, charting his journey through theatre. Braff is currently starring in the musical of Bullets Over Broadway, based on the 1994 film by Woody Allen. The article is wonderful, and Braff comes across as very charming. He also mentions that his first film […]
The release of Fading Gigolo, the new film from John Turturro and co-starring Woody Allen, is creeping up. Two more countries with imminent releases have new posters for Fading Gigolo. Italian and Australian posters join the previously seen posters for the US and Canada. Here’s the Italian poster, where the film is released 17th April […]
Broadway Danny Rose is the latest title to hit Blu-Ray. The limited edition run will be released by distributor Twilight Time, and it’s the third Allen related title after Crimes And Misdemeanors and The Front. ‘Broadway Danny Rose‘ arrives on Blu-Ray on 8th April 2014. As it’s a limited edition run of 3000, it’s a […]
In lieu of our regular March News Bits, this time around we are wrapping up bits of news surrounding the Bullets Over Broadway Musical. ‘Bullets Over Broadway‘ wrapped up it’s first week of previews. It earned a respectable $655,710 over six performances. Word of mouth has so far been fantastic, so lets see how this […]
Woody Allen famously plays jazz on Mondays, almost every one, with the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City. It’s such a regular occurrence, we don’t cover it on Woodywatch. But this past week saw a very special performance, and very much worth covering. A holocaust survivor named […]
We are halfway through the first week of previews for the Bullets Over Broadway Musical, based on the 1994 Woody Allen film. Proper reviews won’t happen until the show officially opens on 10th April 2014. Until then we have a couple of first reaction pieces, as well as the list of songs. Here’s that song […]
Our video of the week is a nice interview with John Turturro talking about his new film Fading Gigolo. The film co-stars Woody Allen. The video features Turturro talking far more in depth into the themes of the film. He also talked about working with Allen on his script, and his “merciless feedback”. Most interesting […]
With awards season over, we now shift our focus to Magic In the Moonlight, the 2014 upcoming comedy written and directed by Woody Allen, and starring Colin Firth and Emma Stone. One of the other stars will be Jacki Weaver, who recently spoke about the film in a new interview. Weaver has been out promoting […]
The Bullets Over Broadway Musical has opened at the St James Theatre in New York. From all accounts the show was a success, with lots of positive comments and photos on social media. For those who don’t already know, Bullets Over Broadway is based on the 1994 Woody Allen film. Allen wrote the book for […]
John Turturro is hot on the publicity trail for his latest film Fading Gigolo. Co-starring Woody Allen, the film was screened as part of the Miami International Film Festival. The festival also paid tribute to Turturro, and presenting him with their Career Achievement Award. Turturro accepted the award at the Olympia Theater in Miami. The […]
Fading Gigolo, the new film written, directed and starring John Turturro and co-starring Woody Allen, received a new poster today. Once again it prominently features the two male leads, as well as head shots for the rest of the cast – Vanessa Paradis, Liev Schreiber, Sharon Stone and (yet another new spelling for) Sofia Vergara. […]
Directed by Martin Ritt, and released between Love And Death and Annie Hall, The Front is a wonderful drama with comedic elements. As Allen was ending his run of slapstick films before embarking on something more thoughtful, he starred in this film that explored the Hollywood Blacklist. It’s an all round great film, and one […]
Broadway Danny Rose is the next Woody Allen film to hit Blu-Ray. It comes again from Twilight Time who also handled the recent Blu-Ray releases for Crimes And Misdemeanors and The Front. The new image was posted on Twilight Time’s Facebook page. No special features will be on the disc except for an isolated score […]
The Bullets Over Broadway Musical opens this Tuesday! We’ve been covering this for almost two years now, and it’s finally here. The official Bullets Over Broadway YouTube channel is a great source of information, and they have a new video with the cast discussing the music. No more song titles are revealed, although it looks […]
Magic In The Moonlight is the 2014 film written and directed by Woody Allen. Starring Colin Firth and Emma Stone, we now have the first official release date for the comedy, and it’s the country where it was filmed – France. Mars Distribution has picked up another Allen film it seems, and has tweeted a […]
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 […]
We are launching our second ever poll. Our first celebrated Cate Blanchett, our second highlights her Blue Jasmine co-star (and Academy Award nominee) Sally Hawkins. The idea of these polls is to help people (and us) explore the films of people in Allen’s filmography. Hawkins’ is not a big name outside of the UK, but […]
As expected, Cate Blanchett has won the award for Best Actress at the 86th Academy Awards. It caps off a remarkable awards season for Blanchett, where she won every major award for her performance in Blue Jasmine. Blanchett was the odds on favourite coming into the night, ahead of Amy Adams (‘American Hustle‘), Sandra Bullock […]
Cate Blanchett has picked up another award this season. She has taken the gong for Best Female Lead at the Independent Spirit Awards, for her performance in Blue Jasmine. The Independent Spirit Awards were presented by Patton Oswalt in Los Angeles, just one day before the Academy Awards. Blanchett won against a field that is […]