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Production has begun on Woody Allen’s 2016 Amazon Series, the first such series from the man who has made 45 films to date. Filming in lower Manhattan, one star has been spotted so far – the highly visible Miley Cyrus. The filming location was on Beekman St in lower Manhattan. Cyrus was only spotted arriving […]
Production is due to start on Woody Allen’s upcoming 2016 Amazon Series. The excellent website On Location Vacations reports that signs informing local residents of filming have gone up in New York. The location given for day one is Beekman St in lower Manhattan. The signed call the project WAAP (Woody Allen Amazon Project). This […]
Two more cast members have been added to Woody Allen’s 2016 Amazon Series, due to start filming next month. Rachel Brosnahan and John Magaro are reportedly playing the young leads of the new series. Deadline had the exclusive. Rachel Brosnahan had a hugely memorable performance in the first couple of seasons of House Of Cards. […]
The announcement that Miley Cyrus would be starring in the new 2016 Amazon Series from Woody Allen was greeted with surprise in most quarters. The pair actually have a far bit in common, but one of the big differences is social media. Whilst Allen is notoriously secretive and protective of his films before release, Cyrus […]
If Woody Allen signing on to create a series for Amazon wasn’t surprising enough, this week Allen announced the cast. Everyone seemed happy to see Elaine May return to working with Allen, but it was the inclusion of pop star Miley Cyrus that has turned heads. Now the mega star has instagram-med about working with […]
In what would easily have been an Onion headline 2 years ago, Woody Allen has announced he will star in his own 2016 Amazon Series. Also joining the cast is Elaine May and Miley Cyrus. Deadline reports. This is an amazing announcement on many levels. Woody Allen has not really starred in any of his […]
The 2016 Film written and directed by Woody Allen begins production in just a few days, and today we have full cast list. It adds several new names to the previously announced cast. The headline cast are: Jeannie Berlin. She was previously mentioned by Allen but today her casting is confirmed. Her first time in […]
On the eve of the release of Irrational Man, the 45th film written and directed by Woody Allen, we have some news about his 46th. It appears that Allen has been doing a round of new press and has revealed new cast members and details of his 2016 film. Big news is that ‘Irrational Man”s […]
Jack Rollins, the man who has nurtured and shepherded the career of Woody Allen from almost the beginning, has died. Rollins passed from natural causes in his New York home. For most of his long career, Rollins was partnered with Charles H. Joffe. Together the pair managed the careers, or discovered, of some of the […]
There haven’t been many reviews for the new collection of Woody Allen’s stand-up, called The Stand-Up Years 1964-1968, but there have been some great long features about Allen’s years working the clubs in the 60s. Following on from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal have published a long review. The piece tells the […]
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 […]
The cast of Blue Jasmine are back in spotlight, due to the award nominations season. We have new interviews with stars Sally Hawkins, Bobby Cannavale and Max Casella. Hawkins spoke to Vanity Fair. Some highlights: On co-star Louis CK: I was aware of Louie and knew that he was a great comic, but I did […]
Woody Allen returns to contemporary New York for Small Time Crooks, one of those tales that could be by no one else. A pleasant light hearted comedy with broad cartoonish characters, it’s a bit of silliness that might not mean much, but Allen does so well. Woody Allen stars as Ray, a small time crook […]