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! Allen pays homage to Hitchcock and a rich cinematic history with Manhattan Murder Mystery. There’s no shortage […]
December News Bits: Jaume Roures, Audio Short Stories, Carnegie Deli, Sleeper Car and More
News Bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 98th edition! A brief edition this time. The New York Times has an interview with Jaume Roures, a man not very well known outside of his native Spain, that has played an important role in Allen’s career. As one […]
5 Films And A TV Show To Watch After Zelig
5 Films (And A TV Show)… A new 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! Zelig was when Allen perfected the mockumentary style that he attempted with his very first film […]
Irrational Man wk5: $3.3m Box Office, Carl Reiner, Your Ticket To The Universe and more
Irrational Man, the newest film written and directed by Woody Allen, has been out for five weeks in the US and is starting to roll out across the world. We have a box office update, and tidbits about a book used in the film and comments from real life philosophers. ‘Irrational Man‘ has now earned […]
Sid Caesar 1922-2014 + Woody Allen Response
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 […]