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It seems that Juliet Taylor, Woody Allen’s long serving casting director, has retired. She worked on 43 films of Allen’s, the longest collaboration for Allen, in a career full of long collaborations. News comes as she is not credited for Wonder Wheel, and her name is not in the newly released poster. She also didn’t […]
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! Allen has said himself that Alice is the humorous flip side to Another Woman. Our titular heroine […]
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! September is one of the most peculiar corners of Woody Allen’s filmography. Allen actually made 2 films […]
Magic In the Moonlight is in theatres all over America, and one of it’s stars is Australian actress Jacki Weaver. She’s been working for many decades and a legend in her homeland. She has seen her international star in recent years. She’s been in many great films – but which is the best? We want […]
Bullets Over Broadway, sadly, didn’t pick up any awards at the 68th Tony Awards. But the cast and crew were part of the proceedings, including a fantastic live performance. That performance came towards the end of the show, wit Nick Cordero leadings his tap dancing gangsters through ‘Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do‘. We also […]
Woody Allen rightly has a great reputation for writing great roles for women. For men, he is often perceived as writing variations of his famous persona. In Whatever Works, Allen returns to New York and creates one of his most interesting characters – but treads familiar ground. Larry David stars as Boris Yelnikoff, as big […]
Woody Allen’s London period became a European period with Vicky Cristina Barcelona. And unlike his London films, which were re-written from American settings, Spain is a deep part of this film. A mix of romance and morality, it is rightly considered one of the highlights of his later career. Rebecca Hall stars as Vicky, and […]
The Hollywood Reporter today has published a new open letter from Woody Allen. The letter is his thoughts on the casting of his films, and his work with his long time casting director Juliet Taylor. The letter coincides with a larger conversation about casting. At the moment, there is no Academy Award for casting, an […]
Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits around the web. ‘Scrubs‘ star Zach Braff has been in the news, thanks to a conversation he had with Woody Allen. Braff (who had a small role in Manhattan Murder Mystery) has been using Kickstarter to raise funds for a new film. In an interview on […]