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! Bullets Over Broadway was a hit with fans and critics, a crowd pleaser that showed everything that […]
Video: 10 Things About The Purple Rose Of Cairo
Our video essays continue with our look at 1985’s The Purple Rose Of Cairo. It is one of the few Allen films that he himself has professed to liking. It is certainly a favourite of Allen fans. But how well do you know it? We’ve dug into the film for our book – The Watcher’s […]
5 Films And A TV Show To Watch After Stardust Memories
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 […]
From Bruce Willis To Michael Keaton – Every Re-Casted Part In Woody Allen’s Films
Every…In Woody Allen’s Films – a new series exploring the patterns that emerge in Allen’s long, long film career. We’ve been toying with this series for a while, and we were not going to start with this one. But in light of Bruce Willis‘ sudden departure from Woody Allen’s 2016 Film, we thought it was […]
Feb News Bits 2: Birdman, Kevin Spacey, Matthew Goode, Gordon Willis, Larry Daniels and more
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Congratulations to ‘Birdman‘ for sweeping the Academy Awards. Woody Allen, of course, did not turn up. However, there was an article this week that tried to connect ‘Birdman‘ with Woody Allen, in particular Bullets Over Broadway. The Independent has pointed […]
Jul News Bits 1: Rosemary Murphy, Marshall Brickman, Zach Braff, When Harry Met Sally, Justin Long, Sharon Van Etten and more
News bits! Our twice monthly wrap up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Rosemary Murphy has passed away. The actress worked on many films from the 1962 classic ‘To Kill A Mockingbird‘ to 2007’s ‘Synecdoche, New York‘. She also worked with Allen three times – September, Don’t Drink the Water and Mighty Aphrodite. […]
July News Bits 1: Jeff Daniels, Henry Cavill, Phillippe Antonello, Soap Guns and more
News bits – our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits around the web. Kind of a quite two weeks – maybe it was the holiday, maybe it was everything else going on in Allen-land! Jeff Daniels has been on the press circuit, promoting season 2 of ‘The Newsroom‘. But the subject of Woody […]
Woody Allen: A Documentary – Pages Review
We have seen some great large, sprawling biographies of great musicans. Be it Scorcese‘s Bob Dylan documentary No Direction Home, Peter Bogdonavich‘s Tom Petty documentary Runnin’ Down A Dream and of course, the Beatles Anthology. In film, there was the wonderful Monty Python documentary Almost The Truth. They are fan bait, taking the time to […]