Today we got the surprise announcement that Woody Allen will be creating an Amazon Series (we are hesitant to call it a “TV” series). The announcement is exciting, but it raises a number of questions. So let’s look at what we know and speculate on how this might effect Allen’s work going forward. Q: How […]
Dec News Bits 1: Chris Rock, Sally Hawkins, Andrew Dice Clay, Josh Brolin, Freida Pinto, Jeffrey Kurland, Ingmar Bergman and more
A very big edition of news bits – our twice monthly wrap up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Mordecai Lawner has passed away. The actor, who played Woody Allen’s father in Annie Hall, was aged 86. The Hollywood Reporter and Variety has a write ups. So we could easily have called this the […]
New DVD Set ‘The Woody Allen Collection’ Out Now
A new DVD set of Woody Allen films is released this month in the US. The five disc set from Sony Pictures Classics is called ‘The Woody Allen Collection‘ and features some of his most recent films. Five films are included in the new set – Whatever Works, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, […]
Woody Allen’s 2015 Film Plot Details @ AFM
Woody Allen is currently wrapping up his 2015 film. We know it stars Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone. We now have a small confirmation about the plot. The 2015 film made it’s way to the American Film Market this week. A place for films to find distributors, it means the film is now public and […]
Oct News Bits 1: Geoffrey Holder, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Radnor, Museums and more
Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. It’s unusually quiet period for Allen, so we’ve been taking a break too. We will be back with our regular programming soon. Geoffrey Holder has passed away. Holder starred in stage and screen, winning Tony Awards for his performance in ‘The Wiz‘ […]
Poll: What Is Your Favourite Simon McBurney Film? (And Your Fave Dianne Wiest Film)
We continue with our look at the cast of Magic In the Moonlight, and this time we look at Simon McBurney. The English actor also writes and produces his own works, as well as appearing in supporting roles in many great films. But which is your favourite? Your choices Body Of Lies Bright Young Things […]
Magic In the Moonlight Wk4: $6m Box Office, New Images, Jacki Weaver
Magic In the Moonlight, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen, has been in theatres for four weeks now. It was a big week of expansion, and the buggest box office haul for the film yet. ‘Magic…‘ has now earned $6,148,685 at the box office worldwide. The biggest part of that is the […]
Poll: What Is Your Fave Jacki Weaver Film (And Your Fave Emma Stone Film)?
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 […]
Woody Allen Podcast Interview For Magic In the Moonlight
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 […]
Jun News Bits 2: Paul Rudd, Marie-Christine Barrault, Ed Begley Jr, Hollywood Reporter, Sophie Monk and more
News bits! Our twice monthly round-up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler have been out promoting their new film ‘They Came Together‘. They were asked for their favourite rom-coms by Vulture. Here’s Rudd’s choice. Annie Hall is pretty amazing. A lot of the Woody Allen ones are pretty great, but […]
Bullets Over Broadway At the 2014 Tony Awards
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 […]
May News Bits 2: Arthur Gelb, Daris Khondji, Sony Pictures Classics, Mr Sloane, Ashley Benson, Village Voice and more
News bits! Our twice monthly round-up of Allen bits from around the world (wide web). Arthur Gelb has passed away. He was a longtime critic and editor at The New York Times. He was the first to cover many future superstars, from Lenny Bruce, Barbara Streisand and Woody Allen. The New York Times has a […]
Jan News Bits 1: Diane Keaton, Genome, Where’s Woody, Uber, Carl Quintanilla and more
News bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen news from around the web! We started last year, and looks like we will every year, by wishing Diane Keaton a happy birthday for 5th January. Will McCrabb always posts great, unseen pics, and posted two great ones of Keaton. As good a way as […]
Sony Pictures Classics Confirm Acquisition Of Magic In The Moonlight
Following on from our previous story, Sony Pictures Classics today confirmed that it has picked up full North American rights to the 2014 Woody Allen film Magic In the Moonlight. That confirmation came with a press statement that included new plot details for the film. The statement as follows: NEW YORK (January 9, 2014) – […]
“A Meandering Fable”: You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger – The Woody Allen Pages
Woody Allen returns to London for a sprawling morality tale in You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger. With a big star cast, he explores one of his oldest themes, that whatever delusion you can use to get through life makes you happy – or that ignorance is bliss. Playing out over the lives of […]
“Feels Familiar”: Whatever Works – The Woody Allen Pages Review
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 […]
VOTW: Woody Allen Making Love: A Supercut
The gang at Official Comedy have once again set their sights on Woody Allen. This time they’ve compiled a ‘supercut’ of every time someone says ‘making love’ in a Woody Allen film. And as you can imagine, there’s a lot of them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2rG_xjFq9Q The thing about these supercuts and Woody Allen is he’s made forty […]
Aug News Bits 2: Joy Carlin, John Gallagher Jr, Christina Hendricks, Charlie Chaplin and more
Our twice-monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. If you’ve seen Blue Jasmine, you’ll know Joy Carlin appears in one of the very first scenes. SFgate spoke to her about working with Allen and Cate Blanchett. “He doesn’t say much to the actors,” Carlin says. “But he told me to put […]
VOTW: Before They Were Famous And In Woody Allen Films
This week’s video is another super cut – a mix of scenes from various films. This one is all Woody Allen films and features dozens of actors before they were famous. Even we were surprised by some of these. Some of the cameos we simply didn’t spot. Watch the video before you see the full […]
Blue Jasmine Week 3: $6m Box Office, Strong Acclaim Continues
Blue Jasmine just passed it’s third weekend in the US. It’s box office has continued to hold strong, and the latest reviews have continued the critical approval. ‘Blue Jasmine‘ has now earned $6,219,000 in the US. On it’s third weekend it added another $2,523,000 in 116 theatres, with a per-theatre average of $21,750. Comparing it […]