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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 […]
News Bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 101st edition! Judy Davis has returned to Australia to direct Faith Healer for the Melbourne Theatre Company. In a new interview with ABC, she spoke about her role in Allen’s Husbands And Wives, and how she was embarrassed by […]
News Bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 95th edition! Inbetween the premiere of his latest film, Café Society, in major European countries, the production of a new 2017 film and the launch of his first series Crisis In Six Scenes, this has been one of the […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 90th edition! Juliet Taylor has been working with Woody Allen for over 40 years. She assisted her old boss Marion Dougherty in casting Woody Allen’s Bananas (1971), and took over completely by Love And Death (1975). She […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Judy Davis has worked with Woody Allen many times – first in Alice, most recently in To Rome With Love and she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards for her role in Husbands And Wives. She […]
Production has wrapped on Woody Allen’s 2016 film. Which is a good time to wrap up everything we know about the film so far. This is a mix of things that have been announced, things we learnt during production and a little bit of guess work. We are going to do this in two parts. […]
Woody Allen is wrapping up the first week of production on his 2016 film. Today, we have more photos of Kristen Stewart on a night shoot, some casting info and more. Here is Stewart at night, apparently in West Hollywood. No Jesse Eisenberg, so she definitely has a storyline all her own. Eisenberg was again […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Michael Rapaport appears in the latest series of ‘Louie‘, the show created, written, directed and starring Louis CK (who worked with Allen on Blue Jasmine). Rappaport worked with Allen on two films (Mighty Aphrodite and Small Time Crooks), and he […]
News bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. As you’ve no doubt heard, Joan Rivers has passed away. She was a fantastic comedienne and we will miss her. Rivers was a contemporary of the 60s stand up scene where Woody Allen also got her start. She wrote about […]
It’s poll time again. And with the release of Fading Gigolo, we wanted to see how it stacked up against Woody Allen’s previous acting-only films. With that – what is your favourite Woody Allen acting-only film. Your choices – Casino Royale, ‘Fading Gigolo‘, The Front, Play It Again Sam and What’s New Pussycat. Let us […]
News bits – usually a twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. However, we have a whole month wrap up this time around. James Rebhorn has died, aged 65. His decades long career includes ‘Homeland‘, ‘Independence Day‘ and one Woody Allen film, Shadows And Fog. We liked him a lot […]
Blue Jasmine, the 2013 film from Woody Allen, has picked up three nominations for Academy Awards. The big story is the actresses – Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins – with Allen himself picking up a nod. As widely expected, Cate Blanchett has been nominated for Best Actress. This is her third nomination for Best Actress, […]
As teased earlier, Woody Allen graces the cover of the Wall Street Journal Magazine, out today. The extensive cover feature written by Charles McGrath features new quotes from friend and writing partner Marshall Brickman, star of Blue Jasmine Cate Blanchett, casting director Juliet Taylor and Allen himself. You can find the full, wonderful article at […]
Over a year since its premiere in Italy last April, To Rome With Love, Woody Allen’s 42nd film as writer/director, opens in Japan this week. It’s not atypical for Japan to get such a late release – Midnight In Paris premiered in June 2011, but opened in Japan in May 2012. It is likely Japan […]
Coming straight after Deconstructing Harry, Celebrity is another harsh, angry film. Shot in stark black and white and with a biting, sour message, it is at times hard to swallow. It has its moments but its an angry yell that lacks heart. Kenneth Branagh stars as Lee Simon, a journalist with aspirations of higher writing. […]
Deconstructing Harry is one of Allen’s harshest films. Prostitution, kidnapping, infidelity, betrayal. Ironically, this is his first film after his deal with the cutting edge Miramax. There’s even casual use of the word cunt. But that harsh surface obscures some pretty astute comedy. But that comedy also covers up a by the numbers story. Woody […]
Woody Allen Bits: Our twice monthly round up of bits from around the web. Judy Davis is one of the great Woody Allen actresses. She has helped to define Allen’s legacy with some of the most electrifying performances in any of his films – in particular Husbands And Wives and Deconstructing Harry. She sat down […]
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 […]
Alice is a lovely film, and highly under-rated. It has all the hallmarks of a great Woody Allen film – heart, fun, movie-magic – and a great cast anchored by Mia Farrow‘s best performance. It really deserves to be more acclaimed. Mia Farrow stars as the titular Alice Tate. An upper class New York kept […]
You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger is finally being released in Australia today (17th January 2013). Originally released in 2010, it’s taken three years to receive a cinematic release down under. There’s a new website, a new interview and article revealing the origins of the strange deal, and new reviews. Umbrella Entertainment, the distributor, […]