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Rifkin’s Festival – the latest film from Woody Allen – continues it’s long, strange trip of a roll out as cinemas around the world try and get back on its feet. The latest market to announce a release is China, who will screen the film as part of the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival (or […]
Film festivals are in just as much trouble as the cinema industry right now, but some are still bravely moving ahead. One is the Hong Kong International Film Festival, which happens between 1st-12th April 2021. Amongst the line up is the new film from Woody Allen – Rifkin’s Festival. The Hong Kong International Film Festival […]
As expected, the new Woody Allen film Rifkin’s Festival is set to have it’s world premiere at the San Sebastian Film Festival. It will be the 49th film written and directed by Woody Allen. The news was announced by the festival. Rifkin’s Festival will open the prestigious festival, and play out of competition. Which means […]
We started this poll at the start of March and the world has changed since then! Not just the coronavirus, but Woody Allen announced his autobiography, his publisher cowardly turned tail, and then the thing got published anyway. Strange times indeed. But we asked you to rank the 9 films Woody Allen released in the […]
It’s been years since we ran a poll and with every other site running polls, we decided for March to ask you to rank Woody Allen’s 2010s. Allen released 9 films in the ten years that made up the 2010s. They are 1. You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger (2010) 2. Midnight In Paris (2011) 3. […]
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 […]
A Rainy Day In New York, the 48th film written and directed by Woody Allen, has wrapped its theatrical run in Europe. We now have the details of the first Blu-Ray and DVD releases out of Europe. With the film unavailable in the US, it is likely this will become a popular import. Amazon France […]
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 […]
Wonder Wheel, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, is out now in select theatres. We have a box office report for the new film. As usual, Box Office Mojo is the best industry source. Wonder Wheel has earned $140,555 in five theatres. The PTA (per theatre average) was $28,111. This puts it […]
Wonder Wheel, the new film by Woody Allen, has premiered in New York. In attendance was Allen, as well as the cast – Jim Belushi, Juno Temple, Justin Timberlake and Kate Winslet. Daily Mail as always had pics. The event took place at the Museum Of Modern Art in New York. It previously held the […]
There is a new book about Woody Allen, just released, called Start To Finish: Woody Allen And The Art Of Moviemaking, written by Eric Lax. Now Lax and Allen will take to the stage together for a special conversation in New York. The event takes place at the 92Y in New York, on 18th October, […]
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 […]
Eric Lax has been writing about Woody Allen longer than anyone. He wrote On Being Funny in 1975, based on extended interviews with Allen, discussing comedy and art. He followed it up with two definitive Allen texts – Woody Allen: A Biography in 1991 and Conversations With Woody Allen in 2007. Next month sees Lax’s […]
We patiently await more details of Wonder Wheel, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen. It is due to premiere at The New York Film Festival in October, followed by a US general release in December. We have a small update of some release dates of other countries to follow. In Germany, the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Woody Allen turns 81 today. And he shows no signs of slowing down. Allen spent his 80th year being remarkably prolific, even by his own standards. The end of 2015 saw that year’s film, Irrational Man, wrap up its European run. It hit DVD and Blu-Ray shelves shortly after. Of course, Allen had already moved […]
Allen surprised his audience once again when he chose Rhode Island for his location for 2015’s Irrational Man. New York, Paris, London, Rome….Newport? Yet Rhode Island seemed to fit the bill. After several years of European funding, Allen had secured some US funding, meaning he could now stay in the US to make films. But his […]
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. […]