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 […]
Legendary Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro Joins Woody Allen’s 2016 Film
Details continue to emerge about the upcoming 2016 film to be written and directed by Woody Allen. New listings on IMDB have now revealed several of the crew including the addition of Vittorio Storaro as cinematographer (above). Storaro is an Italian cinematographer who has photographed some of cinema’s greatest works including ‘Apocalypse Now‘, ‘The Last […]
Woody Allen Discusses Gordon Willis In American Cinematographer
In May this year we lost Gordon Willis, the master cinematographer of ‘The Godfather‘ and many of Woody Allen’s most acclaimed films – that unbeatable run from Annie Hall to The Purple Rose Of Cairo. October’s issue of American Cinematographer features Willis on the cover, and features personal memories from various collaborators and peers. Indiewire […]
Magic In the Moonlight: Allen In The Daily Beast, Cast Press Conference, New Images, Chicago Premiere
Publicity for Magic In the Moonlight continues to roll out. There’s a new, excellent interview with Allen in The Daily Beast. The principle cast attended a press conference in New York, Allen attended a premiere in Chicago, and a bunch of new images out of the UK. Here’s the new images, several featuring new scenes […]
“A One Note Short”: Oedipus Wrecks – The Woody Allen Pages Review
‘Oedipus Wrecks‘ is the Woody Allen section of the anthology film New York Stories (the other parts are by Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola). Running around 40 minutes, it was the last of three short films. It’s feels like a sketch that would exist in one of Allen’s own anthology film – but is […]
2012 Round Up: Blu-Ray Releases – Midnight In Paris, To Rome With Love, A Documentary, Annie Hall, Manhattan, New York Stories, Casino Royale
2012 proved to be a significant year for Woody Allen on Blu-Ray. It saw the first major release of Woody Allen’s catalogue on Blu-Ray, starting with his two biggest films – Annie Hall and Manhattan. Midnight In Paris Once again sneaking out at the end of December 2011, ‘Midnight In Paris‘ was widely made […]