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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! Musicals. If you’re a fan like us, you are forever saying things to people like “look, it’s […]
A new Woody Allen book is out now. Called Start to Finish: Woody Allen and the Art of Moviemaking, it is written by Eric Lax, who has been covering Allen since 1971, and has written three books about Allen to date. You can get the new book on Amazon US or Amazon UK. The new […]
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! Bullets Over Broadway was a hit with fans and critics, a crowd pleaser that showed everything that […]
Diane Keaton is one of the greats, and it was confirmed yet again tonight when she was the latest recipient of the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. The honour comes with a lavish dinner event in Los Angeles, and Woody Allen was a surprise presenter. Keaton’s had so many great films, but her career will always […]
Woody Allen returned to France for the fourth time in his career for 2014’s Magic In The Moonlight, but this time he avoided his beloved Paris for more sunshine and open space – the breathtaking French Riviera. Part of the choice for setting is the beautiful houses and the natural countryside could pass for the 1930s. […]
There is a lot of speculation that Woody Allen will be bringing his new film – Cafe Society – to 69th Cannes Film Festival, which happens in May this year. If true, it will be two years in a row – Allen brought his film Irrational Man to Cannes last year (Allen has pulled back-to-back […]
Things are very quiet on the 2016 Film front. The next film written and directed by Woody Allen wrapped last year, and Allen and his team are likely at the end of post production. Yet we still don’t really have any details. One of the film’s stars, Blake Lively, briefly mentioned the film when talking […]
Irrational Man, the 45th and latest film written and directed by Woody Allen. Released in July 2015, it is out now in several home formats – Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital, in the US. It is also rolling out around the world. In the US, the Blu-Ray cover takes its look from the European poster rather […]
Irrational Man is the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen. It opened in Italy this week, and was the last big European country to release the film. The Italian distributor made some cool e-cards, and there’s a new box office update. The global box office is now $22,034,318. Leading the charge is France […]
Woody Allen is 80! Apparently he didn’t celebrate but many others did on their behalf. Here’s a quick wrap of various articles, lists and tweets. Esquire revisited Allen’s appearances in their magazine over the years. They also compiled all the times they had Allen on the cover as well as looking at how Allen has […]
Woody Allen turns 80 on 1st December 2015. 80 years is a remarkable milestone. We thought about doing something big to celebrate. But Allen has grumbled all year about this day – and how it is like any other, how he will not be making a big deal of it, how there is no meaning […]
Irrational Man, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, has wrapped up its cinema run in most countries. And now we have first details of the film’s home release on DVD and Blu-Ray. The first releases come in January. The first release is the US. The digital version hits digital services (like iTunes) […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Jan Wallman has died. Wallman was a club owner in Greenwich Village, and looked after venues where Woody Allen got his start. Others who played in Wallman’s early clubs were Joan Rivers and Barbara Streisand. The New York Times obit […]
This is our 14th and probably last weekly Irrational Man update. The film just opened in France, and although Italy is still to come, most of ‘Irrational Man‘s box office is done. We have a box office update and also we are going to analyse the film’s performance. ‘Irrational Man‘ has now earned $14,393,868 worldwide. […]
We’ve hit 12 weeks since the release of Irrational Man, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen. The film is currently rolling out across Europe. We have a box office update and a few more publicity materials from France. ‘Irrational Man‘ has now earned $10,696,387 global box office. US inches slightly to $3.98m. […]
A new interview with Woody Allen has been published in Argentinian magazine La Nacion. The interview is to coincide with the release of Irrational Man there. However, Allen makes a number of new points about his upcoming projects that worth highlighting. (Quotes were pushed through good old Google Translate) On choosing the leads for ‘Irrational Man‘. […]
Irrational Man, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, is out this week in the UK, having pretty much finished its run in US cinemas. It is rolling out across Europe and other parts of the world. In our usual weekly round-up, we have a box office update. Irrational Man has now earned […]
Production continues on Woody Allen’s 2016 film. Today was the second day of production in New York, with Kristen Stewart and Steve Carell spotted on set. Stewart was spotted in a new green outfit – so we’ve moved on from reshoots. It was raining in Brooklyn today, and the crew had to brace the rain […]
Irrational Man, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen, will be released in the UK this Friday! There have been some interviews with the cast, but in the last few days have seen a big dump of new videos with the cast. We’ve collected them all, with videos of Woody Allen, Joaquin Phoenix, […]
We’ve heard from Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone in recent days, and now new interviews have run with the third star of Irrational Man, Parker Posey. Speaking in the lead up to the film’s UK release, she spoke about Allen and the making of the film with two UK publications. She told Dazed how she […]