This is one of Allen’s best films. It’s his 21st film as a writer/director, and it shows him at his most energetic, creative and vital, even though the subject matter is extremely bleak. The film, the examination of modern marriage, was released at the same time his relationship with Farrow ended, and it’s tough to […]
Melbhattan: A Tribute To Woody Allen and Melbourne + Interview
If you’re a film fan in Melbourne this summer, you can watch some wonderful films at the Rooftop Cinemas. But there’s an added bonus for Woody Allen fans. Local artist Olso Davis has created Melbhattan, a tribute to Melbourne, in the style of the opening sequence in Manhattan. Meticulously animating the Melbourne versions of each […]
Woodystock In London to Celebrate Woody Allen’s Birthday + Interview
LOCO Film Festival are an organisation that supports and promotes comedy in British film. But this year, they’ve found time to celebrate Woody Allen, and are holding the first ever Woodystock at Hackney Picturehouse in London. A night of film, comedy, readings and music, it will be held on December 1 – Woody Allen’s 77th […]
Win Tickets To See ‘To Rome With Love’ In Australia
To Rome With Love, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen, is released in Australia on October 18th. It’s Woody Allen’s most blatantly funny film in years – we loved it. ‘To Rome With Love‘ tells 4 different but related stories set in the eternal city, and brings all the romance and beauty to […]
Totalfilm Lists 50 Greatest Woody Allen Characters
The wonderful film magazine/blog TotalFilm make great lists. Their latest list is very dear to our hearts. They’ve picked and listed the 50 Greatest Woody Allen Characters. It’s the first such poll we’ve seen. There’s plenty of lists of greatest Woody Allen films, but to focus on characters is very clever and refreshing. The full […]
Annie Hall Declared Allen’s Best by Sight & Sound Critic’s Poll
Sight & Sound revealed the a number of lists last week – Greatest Films as voted by critics and by directors. No Woody Allen films made the critic’s 50, or the director’s 10. But Sight & Sound has now published the voting from all 800+ critics. A number of Woody Allen films have made the […]
Three New Box Sets Released In Australia This Week
Three new DVD Box Sets will be released on 25th July in Australia. These great value collections contains some of the very best works by Woody Allen – the films on which his reputation lies. Woody Allen Collection – Volume 1 Collects Bananas, Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid To […]
VOTW: Woody Allen Returns To Acting In ‘To Rome With Love’ Clip
We are going early this week with our Video Of the Week. It’s getting passed around a bit, and we don’t want to miss out! Deadline.com has an exclusive clip from the new film To Rome With Love. For those who have not seen the movie (i.e most of the world), it’s our first glimpse […]