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News Bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 104th edition! We were sad to hear about Sam Shepard passing away. He’s done so much great stuff, but for us it will always be Days In Heaven, that face, in wheat fields as they burn. Shepard worked with […]
Legendary actor Martin Landau has passed away. The Guardian has an obit. He will be remembered for many roles, from his Oscar nominated turn in Ed Wood, his memorable role in Alfred Hitchcock‘s North By Northwest and TV roles in Mission: Impossible, Space 1999 and more. Landau played Judah Rosenthal in Crimes And Misdemeanors, one […]
Crimes And Misdemeanors is one of Allen’s most acclaimed films. Over the years, running this site, this film has definitely climbed in esteem, with more people highlighting it as a key film in Allen’s filmography. But how well do you know it? Our latest video looks at the film. We dive into: 1. The anthology […]
Arrow Academy in the UK recently acquired the rights to 19 early Woody Allen films, and have collected them into lovely new Blu-Ray box sets and standalone discs. We now have release dates for the three final films in the series. Crimes And Misdemeanors, Alice and Shadows And Fog are all available on 3rd April. […]
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! Shadows And Fog is one of the most formal experiments in Allen’s career. A clear nod to […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 89th edition! Actor Arthur Anderson has passed away. He was most famous for being the voice of cereal mascot Lucky the Leprechaun for Lucky Charms. He appeared as a doctor in Woody Allen’s Zelig. The Star Gazette […]
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! Stardust Memories was derided when it first appeared in 1980. The story of a director reacting […]
It seems every year, the reputation of Crimes And Misdemeanors grows in stature. It was a landmark film for Allen, a rare step into drama at a time when he was best known for his comedies. Now it seems to be the first and best of Allen’s dark dramas. Our video of the week is […]
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 […]
Tomorrow’s the day that Crimes And Misdemeanors, one of Allen’s very best films, and The Front, a 1976 film that stars Allen, are released on Blu-Ray. Both are extremely limited edition of just 3000 copies – so get in quick. ‘Crimes And Misdemeanors‘ was released in 1989, and we think it’s Allen’s best drama. Allen […]
Woody Allen, as expected, did not turn up in LA to accept his Cecil B DeMille Award from the Golden Globes, but we were treated to three things instead – an introduction by Emma Stone, an acceptance by Diane Keaton and the lovely montage of Allen’s films. The montage was supervised by Robert Weide, the […]
Crimes And Misdemeanors is the best Woody Allen drama. It is one of his meat-iest works, and having played around with drama and morality before. But here Allen goes for it, and pulls off a masterful – and very disturbing – work. Woody Allen stars as Cliff Stern, and Martin Landau stars as Judah Rosenthal. […]
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 […]