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A whole batch of Woody Allen’s classic films are being set for release on blu-ray in the US. Following on from six blu-rays previously announced for September 2022, another six titles have been announced for October. Like the last batch, the new edition comes from Sandpiper. Blu-Ray.com has the news. The new titles are released […]
Shadows And Fog is the 20th film written and directed by Woody Allen, first released 1991. Woody Allen stars as Max Kleinman, returning to being the sole lead for the first time since Broadway Danny Rose in 1984. He lives in a town that resembles old German expressionist films by directors such as Fritz Lang. […]
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 […]
Production has wrapped on Rifkin’s Festival, the apparent name of the 50th film to be written and directed by Woody Allen. It is set to be released in 2020, and here is our wrap up of all the details released so far. Warning: minor spoilers. The Story Here is what The Hollywood Reporter said about […]
David Ogden Stiers has passed away. LA Times and many others have obituaries. Stiers will be best remembered for his star turn in the TV version of MASH, his memorable voice roles and many film roles. He was a keen musician and we especially loved him in Star Trek. He appeared in five Woody Allen […]
Woody Allen’s first film is on Blu-Ray for the first time. Take The Money And Run, first released in 1969, is finally out on high definition, in the US. It fills a gap, meaning that Allen’s first 18 films are now available in high def. Take the Money and Run has always been difficult to […]
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! Mighty Aphrodite is typical of his 90s work, of bringing a bit of Hollywood fantasy with the […]
Another year, another secretive Woody Allen film. We have very little information to go on – less than usual really. But all clues lead to New York for the 2018 film. And next week, Allen will start making his 48th film in that city he loves so much. The tip off comes from Hollywood Elsewhere, […]
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 […]
Our latest video is about Shadows And Fog, one of Allen’s strangest films. It was a deliberate experiment, a surreal murder mystery. It is not one of Allen’s known films, but the story behind it is fascinating. We dig into only some of it in our video. 1. The film he starred in, in the […]
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 […]
After a rush of books last year around Allen’s 80th birthday, there seems to be a slow down this year. Breaking the glut is a new ebook by Chris Wade, who has written books on subjects as diverse as The Kinks to Sharon Stone. Chris’s new book is called WOODY ALLEN ON SCREEN, and it […]
The latest volume of our book series, the comprehensive guides to Woody Allen’s films is out. Volume 4 covers six films from 1990 to 1994. They are: Alice (1990) Shadows And Fog (1991) Husbands And Wives (1992) Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) Bullets Over Broadway (1994) Don’t Drink The Water (1994) As usual, we’ve gone through […]
Woody Allen is usually not one to look back, but it seems he is making an exception when it comes to 4K. The new super high definition format is probably great for a director who has been famously picky about how his films are presented. Following the premiere of the new 4K print of Annie […]
We were sad to hear Richard Schickel passed away. The prominent American film critic spent almost 40 years at Time Magazine, as well as a library of books and created many documentaries about film. You can read an obituary at the New York Times. Schickel loved Woody Allen, and made a documentary on Allen. Called […]
Arrow Academy in the UK recently acquired the rights to 19 early Woody Allen films, and have collected them into lovely new Blu-Ray box sets and standalone discs. We now have release dates for the three final films in the series. Crimes And Misdemeanors, Alice and Shadows And Fog are all available on 3rd April. […]
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! Shadows And Fog is one of the most formal experiments in Allen’s career. A clear nod to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! Radio Days is one of our personal favourite Woody Allen films. It’s a pleasure from start to […]