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Woody Allen: A Documentary was first released at the end of last year in the US. It has now slowly made it’s way around the world. Here’s a round up of the current ways you can go see this wonderful documentary. Note there are two versions – a 2hr theatrical version, and a 2-part, 3 […]
News Bits – a monthly round-up of Woody Allen trivia from around the web. Business Week has a fun feature on Woody Allen’s productivity. Taking Allen’s career as a successful business, and how he achieves it. Woody Allen has a new voice in Germany, according to Worldcrunch. Wolfgang Draeger has been dubbing Allen’s voice for […]
Cast: Woody Allen, Janet Margolin Released: 1969 Take the Money And Run is the first movie written, directed and starring Woody Allen (What’s Up, Tiger Lily? doesn’t really count in our books). It is the first time he took complete creative control – having been burnt on both …Tiger Lily and Casino Royale. It is […]
The excellent Flavorwire recently made this video, and it’s a lot of fun. With Woody Allen appearing less and less on screen as the years pass, Flavorwire has compiled all the Woody Allen surrogates into one video. Some are Woody when he was young (such as Seth Green in Radio Days). Others, such as Michael […]
The limited release of ‘To Rome With Love‘ has earned $379k in just 5 theatres on it’s opening weekend. It averaged just under $76k per screen – a fantastic result. This week’s number one film, Pixar‘s Brave, averaged $16k per screen. This makes it the second highest debut in the specialty category this year, behind […]
Wild Man Blues is a documentary about the other side of Woody Allen – the musician. For decades, Allen has been playing clarinet publicly with various jazz bands. He has a regular Monday night appointment at the Cafe Carlyle in New York and according to him, he practises every day. His love and understanding of […]
Two new DVD Box sets are to be released next month in UK. Also, Woody Allen: A Documentary is available to pre-order, to be released on both DVD and Blu-Ray on 24th September. The two new box sets are from 20th Century Fox. The most interesting one is The Woody Allen 20 Film Collection. As […]
We are, of course, very excited by the release of To Rome With Love this week in the US. We are bringing plenty of coverage, but let’s not forget about the movie itself. In anticipation, we are making the ‘To Rome With Love‘ trailer our video of the week. Woody Allen trailers are funny things. […]
To Rome With Love opens in the US this Friday. Woody Allen has been speaking to very select press, but so has many of the films stars. We have collected some of our favourites. Ellen Page spoke about her nervousness in working with Woody Allen in AM New York. The experience of being on a […]
With To Rome With Love opening this week in the US, the publicity has kicked into a high gear. Woody Allen has been granting key interviews with major press, and even made public appearances to launch the new movie. Allen appeared at the L.A. Film Festival, and followed it up with an appearance in New […]
To Rome With Love premiered in the US this week, as part of the Los Angeles Film Festival. Before the actual 22nd June 2012 US release, many reviews from US critics are popping up on the web. Italian reviews for To Rome With Love were mixed at best, whereas the US have been nicer (although […]
Woody Allen’s latest film, To Rome In Love, had its US premiere this week at the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival (L.A.F.F.). Woody Allen, as well as some of his co-stars, were in attendance. Allen introduced the first screening at the Regal Theatre in LA. He was joined by some of the female members of […]
This week’s video was recently posted on the Woody Allen: A Documentary Facebook Page. Not included in Woody Allen: A Documentary (even the full length version), this clip shows director Robert Weide sitting down with Woody Allen and asking him 12 questions that he has never been asked before. What would he have for a […]
Woody Allen’s 1994 film Bullets Over Broadway is heading to Broadway – as a musical. The show will be directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, who took the same role for the Tony Award winning The Producers. ‘Bullets Over Broadway‘ tells the story of David Shayne, a struggling playwright who gets involved with the mob. […]
We have seen some great large, sprawling biographies of great musicans. Be it Scorcese‘s Bob Dylan documentary No Direction Home, Peter Bogdonavich‘s Tom Petty documentary Runnin’ Down A Dream and of course, the Beatles Anthology. In film, there was the wonderful Monty Python documentary Almost The Truth. They are fan bait, taking the time to […]
Woody Allen’s latest film, To Rome With Love, may have missed Cannes, but has been announced for two other film festivals. First is the big US premiere. To Rome With Love will open the 18th L.A. Film Festival, being held in downtown Los Angeles, at 7:30pm, 14 June 2012. The festival, one of the worlds […]
Woody Allen: A Documentary premiered this week in the UK and other markets. Reviews from the big UK papers have started to appear online. Peter Bradshaw, Guardian, UK, gave the film 3 stars: I watched this engaging film with a great big smile on my face. I don’t think anyone with any love for Allen, […]
This is possibly the the most famous of all of Woody Allen’s stand up routines. Allen’s stand up and TV career was thriving before he became known for his film making. The definitive version can be found on any of the Woody Allen comedy albums still in print. This version comes from an English TV […]
Yet more star names have been announced for Woody Allen’s next feature film, set to be released in 2013. Comedians Louis C.K., Andrew Dice Clay and American actor Peter Sarsgaard round out another big casting day. Louis C.K. has been on the rise in recent years. Including appearances in feature films and Parks And Recreation, […]
Woody Allen: A Documentary is being released in cinemas internationally this week. The 3 and 1/2 hour documentary was directed by Robert B. Weide (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and originally aired on PBS in the US in November 2011. The international theatrical version is a new and more concise cut. In the UK, Ireland and Norway, […]