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UPDATED: With links to interviews in The Guardian and the Telegraph. There’s a number of new Woody Allen interview in the UK, done to coincide with the UK release of A Rainy Day In New York. Here’s a round up of quotes, but more more on their sites. Published by The Mail On Sunday, the […]
The legendary Max Von Sydow has died at the age of 90. He influence of cinema is incalculable. He starred in some of cinema’s greatest works. He inspired Woody Allen and the pair worked together once, memorably in 1986’s Hannah And Her Sisters. Von Sydow’s work with Ingmar Bergman are some of the finest films […]
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 […]
Music Of Woody Allen Films – an irregular feature about the musical compositions that have helped to make Allen’s films sing. Woody Allen is so reliant on American jazz in his films, when he moves away from it, it always feels like a big change. But in the late 80s, Allen was desperate for change, […]
We continue our video series with Husbands And Wives, a pivotal film in Allen’s career. His last film with Farrow, it marked the end of Allen’s most acclaimed era, and an argument could be made that he was never the same filmmaker again. Find out more about 1. The end of a relationship 2. Mia […]
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! Husbands And Wives saw Allen throw caution to the wind. Not only was it shot and edited […]
Our latest video essays looks at one of Allen’s least popular films – 1988’s Another Woman. Released in 1988, it was only Allen’s third drama, and one plagued by casting issues, with many scenes being cut. It’s obscure (and sometimes hard to find) – so how well do you know it? Our video looks at […]
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! Another Woman was the first time Allen handed over the lead of a film over to someone […]
Our latest video takes a look at Woody Allen’s 1982 film A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy. It is the start of an unbelievable decade for Allen, the start of ten films for a new studio, and eleven with Mia Farrow. But how well do you know it? Our new video explores 1. The play Allen […]
Our latest video looks at Interiors, Woody Allen’s first drama. It surprised his audience, but over the years has been re-evaluated. We’ve re-evaluated it too, in the latest volume of our book series, The Watcher’s Guide (volume 2). In the book, we’ve completely annotated Interiors, tracking all the locations, music cues, and even the cars. […]
It’s video time. Our fifth video essay is about Woody Allen’s fifth film – Love And Death. Made in 1975, it was Allen’s goodbye to his early slapstick comedies, and hints at the depth of the career to come. In our video, we look at: The book that Allen released in the same year The […]
5 Films (And A TV Show)… A new 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! Allen wrote and made A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy very quickly and very cheaply. Knowing that […]
Music Of Woody Allen Films – an irregular feature about the musical compositions that have helped to make Allen’s films sing. Love And Death is Woody Allen’s tribute to the world painted by Russian literature, a world that is harsh, allegorical, philosophical and very serious. Allen fills his films with many in-jokes, visual gags and […]
5 Films (And A TV Show)… A new 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! Woody Allen is often praised for his ability to write women, but he should get the […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 85th edition! Dustin Hoffman is one of the great actors, but he has revealed this week that he turned down more great roles than you might know. It included turning down Woody Allen, which is something he […]
5 Films (And A TV Show)… A new 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! First released in 1975, Love And Death marks the end of Allen’s slapstick period. He would […]
Today sees the release of A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy on Blu-Ray for the first time. Released in 1982, it was Woody Allen’s 10th film. The new edition comes from Twilight Time, who have been creating new Blu-Ray editions of Allen’s early films for the last couple of years. ‘A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy‘ is […]
We are just over two weeks away from the premiere of Irrational Man, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen. As such, we will be doing wraps ups of news as it happens. Today we have more new images, the first cinemas that will be playing the film along with a new feature […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. The film world were saddened to hear about the passing of Christopher Lee, and so were we. He appeared in dozens of films we loved – from ‘Lord Of the Rings‘, ‘Hugo‘ and, our personal fave, ‘The Wicker Man‘. Despite […]
The latest Allen film to come to Blu-Ray is A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy. It will be released by Twilight Time, who have been putting out limited editions of Allen’s films on Blu Ray in recent years. The release date is set for 11th August 2015 and marks the first time this film has been […]