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It’s a huge deal and it reflects the changing media landscape. And once again, Amazon has come to play in Allen’s work. Amazon has now agreed to buy MGM, which means they are the new rights owner of many Woody Allen films. Amazon will pay a whopping $8.45 billion for MGM’s catalogue of film and […]
For no particular reason, we are making the eBook versions of our book series free on Amazon Kindle. They will be free from 1 March 2021 PST for two days. The books cover every one of Woody Allen’s films up from Take The Money And Run to A Rainy Day In New York. It is […]
The Woody Allen Film Guide is our comprehensive guide to the films of Woody Allen – well the first 16 anyway. Revised, reformatted and refreshed, the book is the first of three planned volumes that will cover all 48 films written and directed by Woody Allen. It is now available in paperback. For the next […]
Woody Allen is the film critic’s darling, and outside of directors, the role that critics love to talk about is cinematography. And with Allen, rightly so. Allen himself has never been the most technically minded, or technically patient, filmmaker. Yet he is meticulous about making beautiful films. The result is Allen usually allows cinematographers to […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYI44lsm0iA YouTube seems to unearth wonders on a regular basis. A new (irregular) video of the week is a recently uploaded interview with very little detail. It is a one hour long interview with Woody Allen in 1987. It’s a British interview of some sort (can anyone identify it?), and it’s rare because Allen did […]
Drama. Always the holy grail for Woody Allen, who has tried for many decades to write the great dramatic masterpiece, one that fully eliminates any of the comedy he is best known for. His second attempt this decade (after the acclaimed and beloved Blue Jasmine in 2013) is Wonder Wheel. Both feature powerhouse female leads, […]
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 […]
Two more Blu-Rays of early Woody Allen films are hitting the US for the first time – and they really couldn’t be more different. Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex from 1972 hits later this month, and the drama September from 1987 arrives in, well, September. The two new releases come from Twilight […]
News Bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 101st edition! Judy Davis has returned to Australia to direct Faith Healer for the Melbourne Theatre Company. In a new interview with ABC, she spoke about her role in Allen’s Husbands And Wives, and how she was embarrassed by […]
Results time! For March, we ask you to help us rank all 46 Woody Allen films to date. It is something we’ve wanted to do from day one of starting this site – we just always imagined that the films the fans loved would be different to what the critics say, and what the wider […]
Our video series continues with our look at September, a notorious film in Allen’s catalogue. It is by far his smallest, and his lowest earning. He also remade the film immediately after he shot it with a new cast. The film polarised his audience in 1987 when it was released, but as the decades wore on, […]
Just in time for Christmas, a new batch of Woody Allen blu-rays have been released in the UK, and one new title in the US. We also have new dates for two titles hitting blu-ray for the first time. In the UK, Six Films 1979-1985 is out now, from Arrow Academy. It is a second […]
Arrow Academy recently picked up the rights to 19 of Allen’s early films, including many of the classics on which his reputation lies. They have been releasing the films on blu-ray and in great box sets. The 3rd and final set has just been announced and arrives in February. The new set is called Seven […]
The third in our book series is out now. It continues the most comprehensive film guides ever available on Woody Allen films – breaking down all the trivia, references, music, locations, cast and much more, for every film. The latest guide – Volume 3 – covers 1985 to 1989. The films are: The Purple Rose […]
Woody Allen wanted to be a dramatic filmmaker from day one. Word is, his 2017 film is another drama, making it his third in a row. Yet, this year, he mixed it up with a comedy for Amazon, where he appeared, possibly trying to please the public. Much like when Allen first tried to make […]
Twilight Time continues their release of Woody Allen’s early films on Blu-Ray in 2017 with Interiors. The first dramatic film by Woody Allen comes to high definition on 14th February 2017. Twilight Time have been releasing Allen’s early films on Blu-Ray sporadically for the last several years. Each title is limited to just 3000 copies. […]
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 […]
Music Of Woody Allen Films – an irregular feature about the musical compositions that have helped to make Allen’s films sing. September is unique in Allen’s filmography. He made the film in it’s entirety twice, and used three different casts. It was set in one studio location and one of his quietest films – a […]
Stardust Memories is the latest Woody Allen title to hit Blu-Ray. The release comes from Twilight Time, who have been releasing Woody Allen’s 70s and 80s works (through United Artists and then a long stint with Orion Pictures), on high definition over the last several years. The release is limited to just 3000 copies. Stardust […]
Zelig is the latest Woody Allen film to come to Blu-Ray. The limited edition of just 3000 copies comes from Twilight Time, where you can purchase the new edition. It is the first time the film has been made available on Blu-Ray anywhere in the world. Here’s the box art, and inlay art is above. […]