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Six Woody Allen classic titles are being released as new Blu-Ray packages in the US. All the films are from Allen’s fruitful 70s and early 80s period and are released in September. The new editions come from Sandpiper Pictures, a relatively new blu-ray company. Looks like they have the rights to Allen’s Orion and United […]
It’s a huge deal and it reflects the changing media landscape. And once again, Amazon has come to play in Allen’s work. Amazon has now agreed to buy MGM, which means they are the new rights owner of many Woody Allen films. Amazon will pay a whopping $8.45 billion for MGM’s catalogue of film and […]
The Woody Allen Film Guide is our comprehensive guide to the films of Woody Allen – well the first 16 anyway. Revised, reformatted and refreshed, the book is the first of three planned volumes that will cover all 48 films written and directed by Woody Allen. It is now available in paperback. For the next […]
Woody Allen is the film critic’s darling, and outside of directors, the role that critics love to talk about is cinematography. And with Allen, rightly so. Allen himself has never been the most technically minded, or technically patient, filmmaker. Yet he is meticulous about making beautiful films. The result is Allen usually allows cinematographers to […]
News Bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 104th edition! We were sad to hear about Sam Shepard passing away. He’s done so much great stuff, but for us it will always be Days In Heaven, that face, in wheat fields as they burn. Shepard worked with […]
Two more Blu-Rays of early Woody Allen films are hitting the US for the first time – and they really couldn’t be more different. Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex from 1972 hits later this month, and the drama September from 1987 arrives in, well, September. The two new releases come from Twilight […]
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 […]
Results time! For March, we ask you to help us rank all 46 Woody Allen films to date. It is something we’ve wanted to do from day one of starting this site – we just always imagined that the films the fans loved would be different to what the critics say, and what the wider […]
After a rush of books last year around Allen’s 80th birthday, there seems to be a slow down this year. Breaking the glut is a new ebook by Chris Wade, who has written books on subjects as diverse as The Kinks to Sharon Stone. Chris’s new book is called WOODY ALLEN ON SCREEN, and it […]
News Bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 96th edition! Parker Posey is currently starring in Allen’s latest film – Café Society – and his one previous – Irrational Man. She is starring in the new Netflix film Mascots, and she spoke to the Guardian about it. […]
The first Woody Allen Blu-Ray box set ever has been released in the UK. Called Six Films: 1971-1978, it covers six early Allen films, and the first of three box sets from Arrow Films. The set is available now on Amazon UK. It features: Bananas (1971) Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But […]
Two classic Woody Allen titles are finally out in the UK. It’s the first time either film have been available in high definition in Blu-Ray region B. Although, there may be a good reason to pick them up just yet. The two titles are Bananas from 1971 and Everything You Always Wanted To Know About […]
Regular visitors of the site will know that we have started our first web video series – “10 Things About…”. We’re going through all 46 (to date) Woody Allen films, from Take The Money And Run to Café Society, and we’ll probably have to tackle the 2017 film by the time we get there. We’ve […]
Before he became a film director, Allen was famously a stand-up comedian. What seems to be more forgotten was he was a big TV personality as well. In the 60s he appeared on game shows, panel shows and even guest hosted The Tonight Show. Allen even had a prime time special, and a newly uploaded […]
Arrow Academy recently acquired the Blu-Ray rights to Woody Allen’s catalogue from 1971 to 1991. They have been rolling out both standalone releases and box sets for 19 films. We now have details and artwork for the second box set. The second box set is called Six Films 1979-1985. It will include the films – […]
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! Hannah And Her Sisters is one of Allen’s very best films, and one that really highlights why […]
2016 has taken another legend from us. Comedy great Gene Wilder has passed away at age 83. Tributes are everywhere, including The New York Times and Variety. Wilder appeared in one Woody Allen film, but let’s face it, will be remembered for towering comic roles such as Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, and partnerships […]
We’ve made lots of changes to the site in recent days, and we thought it would be good to group it all together and make sure people see it. We put a lot of work into it, and hope someone sees it! You will have noticed a slightly new look. We’ve got a new base […]
Woody Allen, who famously still writes his scripts on a typewriter, has relaunched his website – WoodyAllen.com. The old one was very old and outdated. The new version doesn’t add much content, but it looks much better. There’s a mailing list you can join with official Woody Allen news, and an archive of the big […]
Two more Woody Allen classics are coming to Blu-Ray in the UK. Sleeper (1973) and Love And Death (1975) follow on from the recently announced box set by Arrow Academy, who recently picked up the rights. Both titles will be released on 3rd October. We also have the new artwork for both sets. Sleeper was […]