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The legendary Max Von Sydow has died at the age of 90. He influence of cinema is incalculable. He starred in some of cinema’s greatest works. He inspired Woody Allen and the pair worked together once, memorably in 1986’s Hannah And Her Sisters. Von Sydow’s work with Ingmar Bergman are some of the finest films […]
It’s Thanksgiving weekend in the states, which is no better time for us to release our latest video essay. We are up to Allen’s 14th film, the much loved Hannah And Her Sisters, considered one of the great Thanksgiving films. The film also celebrates 30 years this year. The film has a big sprawling cast, […]
Music Of Woody Allen Films – an irregular feature about the musical compositions that have helped to make Allen’s films sing. Hannah And Her Sisters is one of Allen’s most beloved films – and it celebrates 30 years this year. However, it doesn’t seem like there is one particular song that characterises the film. But […]
Hannah And Her Sisters, the 1986 film written and directed by Woody Allen, is getting the live read treatment. The reading will be directed by Olivia Wilde, who has been announcing the cast on her Twitter feed (@oliviawilde). There’s lots of familiar faces to Allen’s filmography. In the role of Holly, originated by Dianne Wiest, […]
Live reads are becoming all the rage. It’s an opportunity for actors to pay tribute to a classic film, and perform classic roles. The New York Times and Film Independent have announced their latest – and it’s Woody Allen’s Hannah And Her Sisters, directed by Olivia Wilde. Hannah And Her Sisters, released in 1986, is […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 88th edition! We were as sad as everyone else when we heard that Gary Shandling had died, at just 66. He was a comedy legend, and we loved him in The Larry Sanders Show in particular. He […]
It has been 30 years since the release of Hannah And Her Sisters, one of Woody Allen’s most critically acclaimed and commercially successful films. Built around the lives of three sisters, it explores a year in their lives, and unfolds like a novel with dozens of characters. The film was nominated seven times at the […]
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! Annie Hall’s acclaim never seems to dull. Regarded as one of the greatest films of all […]
The Writers Guild Of America recently polled their members for the funniest screenplay, a list that was topped by Annie Hall. Seven of Allen’s films made the list, and the WGA sat down with Allen to discuss the list, but instead they talked about the craft of screenwriting, with Allen giving real insight into his […]
‘The Trip To Italy‘ is the sequel to 2010’s ‘The Trip‘, which was both a BBC series and a feature film. Directed by Michael Winterbottom, it features British comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon playing fictional versions of themselves. The first series took the pair on a eating trip across England. This year’s follow up […]
Publicity for Magic In the Moonlight, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen, continues. Allen was in New York last week doing interviews, and he also sat down for a special podcast-only interview. He was interviewed by Josh Horowitz for the Happy Sad Confused podcast. The 35 minute interview is a lot of […]
News bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Diane Keaton is out promoting her new book ‘Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty’, just released yesterday. It’s a memoir focussed on “beauty, aging, and the importance of staying true to yourself—no matter what anyone else thinks”. Of course, she’s being asked […]
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 […]
It’s Thanksgiving, and one film that always makes lists of greatest ever Thanksgiving films is Allen’s own Hannah And Her Sisters. Last year we posted Allen’s great monologue from the film. This year, we are going for a great romantic scene, featuring Michael Caine and Barbara Hershey. In the film, this part is called ‘…nobody, […]
We have reached into Bullets Over Broadway in our series of reviews, which truly begins the era of Woody Allen surrogates. Some good, some bad – they are a long line of people doing Woody Allen impersonations. It got us thinking about the very best ones – and these two came to mind. Hailing from […]
Two of Woody Allen’s best films, Sleeper and Hannah And Her Sisters, made it to Blu-Ray this week in the US. The release follows the blu-ray upgrades of Annie Hall and Manhattan in January last year. Originally released in 1973, ‘Sleeper‘ stars Woody Allen as Miles Monroe, a man who is put into a cyrogenic […]
This week’s video was a new discovery for us. It’s an hour long interview/documentary done by the BBC in 1999. Allen seems to be promoting Sweet And Lowdown. The cool thing about the show is that they play some scenes from Allen’s catalogue and gets him to comment on them. What is even more cool […]
Woody Allen returns to modern day NYC for the first time since Manhattan with Hannah And Her Sisters is one of Woody Allen’s most loved films. A sprawling, rambling tale of three sisters who live in New York, and the lives they lead. It is little more than that – but the charm and flair […]
It’s Thanksgiving, and we agree with IFC when they say that the very best film about the holiday is Hannah And Her Sisters. The film is bookended by Thanksgivings as we follow the lives of this large crazy family. So this week we thought we’d go with our favourite scene from ‘Hannah And Her Sisters‘. […]
Sleeper and Hannah & Her Sisters are the latest Woody Allen films to be announced for release on Blu Ray. The US release date is January 15th, with other territories to follow. Both titles are available to pre-order on Amazon right now. Woody Allen’s film deals have been very scattered, jumping from studio to studio. […]