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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 […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Aubrey Morris has died, aged 89. In his five decade career he in appeared in many films and onstage, including a memorable role in ‘A Clockwork Orange‘ and ‘The Wicker Man‘. He also appeared as a soldier in Love And […]
Two Woody Allen films have made their way into two new Top 100 film lists. One is from the BBC has critics voting for the best American films. A second from Time Out has a variety of actors voting for the best film of all time. From the BBC Culture list, two Allen films made the […]
Joaquin Phoenix has not been doing many interviews for Irrational Man, the new Allen film where he stars. But in a new, extensive profile for the Los Angeles Times, Phoenix talks about the film and Allen. The feature dives deep into Phoenix’s career. They have a quote from Allen on Phoenix. Everything you give him […]
The New Yorker magazine often highlights classic stories from its archives. Their latest round of treasures includes a classic Woody Allen story. The magazines’ archives are usually behind a paywall, but the story is currently free for everyone. The short story featured is ‘The Whore Of Mensa‘. It’s a lovely parody of hardball detective fiction, […]
We are just over a week out from the release of Irrational Man, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen. As usual, a handful of newspapers will run new interviews with Allen. First cab off the rank this year is the Wall Street Journal, who has a new chat with Allen where he […]
A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy is the latest Woody Allen film to hit blu-ray, courtesy of Twilight Time. It is the first time the film will hit blu-ray, and we now have the new blu-ray cover. No additional special features, and history tells us that there probably won’t be any. All Twilight Time releases are limited […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. New York Knicks legend Anthony Mason has died. He was just 48. Mason made a cameo in Woody Allen’s Celebrity, dancing with Charlize Theron and staring down Kenneth Branagh. Allen is, of course, one of the Knicks’ biggest fans as […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Singer/pianist Diana Krall appeared in a Woody Allen film. Thing is, she doesn’t remember which one. She spoke to the Guardian. Talking of New York, you’re a Woody Allen fan. Have you seen him play the clarinet at the Carlyle? […]
They Shoot Pictures Don’t They is one of the best sites on the internet. They collate almost every film list they can find, run some crazy numbers behind it, and provides some of the best Top Film Lists you can ever find. They have just updated for 2015 (their 10th edition), and Woody Allen has […]
Love And Death, the 1975 film written and directed by Woody Allen, is out now on Blu-Ray for the first time. The release comes from Twilight Time, the Blu-Ray reissue label that has released a number of Allen films over the last two years. You can purchase the Blu-Ray now at Screen Archives. Here’s their […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. As usual, when there is big news, it’s a bit quiet in this column. Joe Franklin, the legendary talk show pioneer, has passed away. Franklin hosted the The Joe Franklin Show in New York since 1962, and started his career […]
Briefly: Love And Death is now available to pre-order on Blu-Ray. Coming from reissue label Twilight Time, it is limited to 3000 copies, making pre-orders essential. ‘Love And Death‘ is the second Woody Allen title to come to Blu- Ray this year, with The Purple Rose of Cairo being released last week. You can pre-order at […]
The Purple Rose Of Cairo is the latest film by Woody Allen to hit Blu-Ray, courtesy of Twilight Time. The limited edition run is available now. As usual for Twilight Time, this title is limited to just 3000 copies. You can order it at Screen Archives. ‘The Purple Rose Of Cairo‘ is one of Allen’s […]
The new cover artwork for the Blu-Ray release of Woody Allen’s Love And Death has been revealed. It is the first time ‘Love And Death‘ has been released on Blu-Ray, and comes from Twilight Time. The artwork was revealed on the Twilight Time Facebook page. Twilight Time have been releasing many Woody Allen titles. They […]
Pre-orders open today for The Purple Rose Of Cairo on Blu-Ray. The Blu-Ray will be released on 20th January 2015. The disc can be pre-ordered at Screen Archives from 30th January 2014 at 4pm EST in the US and is limited to just 3000 copies – so get in quick. ‘The Purple Rose Of Cairo‘ is […]
Joaquín Phoenix is starring in the 2015 film to be written and directed by Woody Allen, due out in 2015 . In a new interview with Playboy, Phoenix has talked about his experience working with Allen. PLAYBOY: How did starring in Woody Allen’s new movie work out for you? PHOENIX: He’s not at all like […]
Two new Woody Allen films will premiere on Blu-Ray in 2015. Both are considered two of Allen’s very best – Love and Death (1975) and The Purple Rose Of Cairo (1985), and will come from Blu-Ray reissue label Twilight Time. ‘The Purple Rose Of Cairo‘ will be released first, on 20th January 2015. Starring Danny […]
News bits! Our twice monthly wrap up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Don Keefer has died. Keefer had a long career on stage and in film, including the original production of ‘Death Of A Salesman‘. He appeared in one Allen film – as Dr Tryon in Sleeper. Allen and Keefer in that […]
Our twice monthly wrap up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. The wonderful comedian and impersonator Bill Hader has made a remarkable list – 200 comedies everyone should see. There’s lots we’ve not seen and we have a whole slew of films to hunt down. XO Jane has the amazing list, as well […]