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It’s unusually quiet for Woody Allen in June, so we dig back into the past for our VOTW this week. Newly posted on YouTube is the full 50 minute episode of Woody Allen on The South Bank Show, one the UK’s most prominent arts programs. Aired in early 1994 it comes as Allen has finished […]
There’s been so much news in May so far, we’ve neglected to cover off the reviews for the Blu-Ray release of Broadway Danny Rose. The new edition of Allen’s 1984 film was released on Blu-Ray for the first time by DVD label Twilight Time. You can buy the Blu-Ray at Screen Archives. The reviews all […]
Released in 1991, Scenes From A Mall was a low budget, low key distraction. A mostly terrible film, it lacks any real memorable moments, buried under televisual and dated production values. A romantic comedy that is not very romantic or funny. Woody Allen stars as Nick Fifer, sports agent and husband. It’s his anniversary, and […]
Broadway Danny Rose, Allen’s 1984 comedy, comes to Blu-Ray for the first time thanks to Twilight Time. The new release is a limited edition of 3000 copies and can be purchased from Screen Archives. Here’s the synopsis of the film Broadway Danny Rose (1984), starring, written, and directed by Woody Allen, gives us a variation […]
‘Oedipus Wrecks‘ is the Woody Allen section of the anthology film New York Stories (the other parts are by Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola). Running around 40 minutes, it was the last of three short films. It’s feels like a sketch that would exist in one of Allen’s own anthology film – but is […]
Broadway Danny Rose is the latest title to hit Blu-Ray. The limited edition run will be released by distributor Twilight Time, and it’s the third Allen related title after Crimes And Misdemeanors and The Front. ‘Broadway Danny Rose‘ arrives on Blu-Ray on 8th April 2014. As it’s a limited edition run of 3000, it’s a […]
Broadway Danny Rose is the next Woody Allen film to hit Blu-Ray. It comes again from Twilight Time who also handled the recent Blu-Ray releases for Crimes And Misdemeanors and The Front. The new image was posted on Twilight Time’s Facebook page. No special features will be on the disc except for an isolated score […]
The Daily Beast has a new article about the Woody Allen/Mia Farrow relationship. It is written by Robert Weide, director of Woody Allen: A Documentary and recently worked on the Woody Allen segment at the Golden Globes. The piece is a response to several incidents from the last few months. Most recently it’s a number of […]
News bits: our twice monthly collection of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Another bumper edition. We start with sad news. Actor Christopher Evan Welch has passed away. He appeared in many huge films such as ‘Lincoln‘ and ‘The Master‘. He worked with Allen on Vicky Cristina Barcelona as the narrator (and did a […]
Woody Allen turns 78 on 1st December 2014. His 77th year has been as busy as the 50 or so that preceded it. He released 43rd film as a directed (Blue Jasmine) and finished production his 44th (Magic In the Moonlight) in the South of France. He appeared in a film that was a tribute […]
Mia Farrow opened up to Vanity Fair this month about the scandal that involved her and Woody Allen in 1992. Various allegations are made in the article, including a quote that Ronan Farrow could ‘possibly’ be the son of Frank Sinatra. Some reactions to the piece have emerged. Ronan Farrow himself tweeted the following: https://twitter.com/RonanFarrow/status/385412266625351681 […]
We never quite know how to handle the infamous scandal that engulfed Woody Allen’s life in 1992. For many people, even 20 years on, it is still the only thing that many people know about Woody Allen. The controversy involving Mia Farrow and Soon-Yi Previn is a messy and complex affair. There are so many […]
Mia Farrow and members of her family have gone on record about their life with Woody Allen, in a new interview with Vanity Fair. Farrow and Allen had a very public scandal in 1992, which ended with Allen marrying Farrow’s 20 year old adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn. The article, due in next months issue, is […]
Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web! Olivia Wilde was asked at the red carpet of ‘Rush‘ who she would love to take a car ride with. She chose Woody Allen. Click through to the Independent to watch the video. We would love to see her in an Allen […]
We are a little over a week away from the US release of Woody Allen’s 2013 film Blue Jasmine. Today we have a couple of new images, an Italian release date, a great new piece in the New York Times and more positive press reactions. Firstly the new images. These come from Finnish film site […]
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 […]
Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen news bits from around the web. Greta Gerwig is on the cover of the new issue of The Village Voice. She is out promoting ‘Frances Ha‘, directed by Noah Baumbach, and has plenty of Woody Allen overtones. Gerwig starred in To Rome With Love last year, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Shadows And Fog is one of the strangest films in Woody Allen’s canon. It’s a 90 minute, black and white allegorical play about death and religion. Lucky for Woody Allen that by this point, it had been decades since he had to pitch a film to anyone. Woody Allen stars as Kleinman, returning to being […]