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News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Have you binged on the entire third season of ‘Orange Is the New Black‘ yet? We have and we loved it. Oddly, there was a storyline that involved Woody Allen. Cindy (Adrienne C. Moore) tries to become Jewish (long story) […]
The latest Allen film to come to Blu-Ray is A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy. It will be released by Twilight Time, who have been putting out limited editions of Allen’s films on Blu Ray in recent years. The release date is set for 11th August 2015 and marks the first time this film has been […]
A very big edition of news bits – our twice monthly wrap up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Mordecai Lawner has passed away. The actor, who played Woody Allen’s father in Annie Hall, was aged 86. The Hollywood Reporter and Variety has a write ups. So we could easily have called this the […]
We continue with our look at the cast of Magic In the Moonlight, and this time we look at Simon McBurney. The English actor also writes and produces his own works, as well as appearing in supporting roles in many great films. But which is your favourite? Your choices Body Of Lies Bright Young Things […]
Our regular weekly update on Magic In the Moonlight, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen. ‘Magic‘ has now earned $17,131,813 at the box office. The US leads the charge with $9.5m. Three other countries have crossed the million mark – Australia ($1.6m), Poland ($1.1m) and Finland ($1.1m). As predicted, most of the […]
We are now six weeks into the release of Magic In the Moonlight, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen. We have a box office update as well as a bunch of new posters from around the world and more with Jacki Weaver. Magic In the Moonlight has now grossed $12,994,068 worldwide. The […]
Our twice monthly wrap up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. The wonderful comedian and impersonator Bill Hader has made a remarkable list – 200 comedies everyone should see. There’s lots we’ve not seen and we have a whole slew of films to hunt down. XO Jane has the amazing list, as well […]
Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Not a lot this time as there’s plenty of main Allen news happening. The Paley Center For Media (the centre that houses Men Of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story) recently paid tribute to the recently departed Sid Caesar. Allen worked with Caesar […]
Magic In the Moonlight, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen, is out tomorrow! The cast has done a bunch of interviews from press junkets last week. We’ve collected what we’ve found. (UPDATED with a few more articles now). The Chicago Sun Times‘ Michael Phillips (an excellent writer) profiled Allen in a lengthy […]
Earlier this week, Gordon Willis passed away. Willis was a legend in the field of cinematography, with part that legend resting on his work with Woody Allen. Many have paid tribute to Willis this week, which will make up our video(s) of the week. Willis worked the camera for eight films for Allen – all […]
Sad news for film fans, and those who love Woody Allen’s work. Gordon Willis, the legendary cinematographer who created the look for Woody Allen’s most iconic films, has passed away. He was 82. Variety has confirmed the report. Willis was the cinematographer for Allen’s legendary late 70s and early 80s films. He started work with […]
The gang at Official Comedy have once again set their sights on Woody Allen. This time they’ve compiled a ‘supercut’ of every time someone says ‘making love’ in a Woody Allen film. And as you can imagine, there’s a lot of them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2rG_xjFq9Q The thing about these supercuts and Woody Allen is he’s made forty […]
This fantastic 15 minute interview with Allen was conducted by reporter and critic Bobbie Wygant, who is a bit of a southern belle. It’s wonderful to see Allen both as master filmmaker (as he is by now), but still cheeky and in talk show mode. The interview was done to promote Allen’s latest film, A […]
The last decade of Woody Allen’s career has been marked by location. His embracing of Europe and her cities have breathed new life into his films. This leads to many cities wanting to draw Allen to them. In a new report from Sweden, they are the closest having made an offer to the director. News […]
September marks the beginning of a series of serious dramas, many of them troublesome, that Allen directed. It is one of Allen’s most humble films – with one setting and a handful of characters, it is a play on film. It has some great performances, but in the end it lacks much of Allen’s flair. […]
2012 was another busy year for Woody Allen DVDs. A new box set series was released in Europe and Australia, as well as 2011’s Midnight In Paris and this year’s Woody Allen: A Documentary. Other bits and pieces as well, and we have the full round up. Midnight In Paris ‘Midnight In Paris‘, Woody Allen’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
Woody Allen’s top 10 films was recently revealed in the latest Sight & Sound poll. Amongst the films were ‘The Seventh Seal‘ by Ingmar Bergman. Allen’s love of Bergman is well documented. The character of Death from ‘The Seventh Seal‘ was parodied in Love And Death. Bergman is referenced in Annie Hall, a film that […]
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 […]