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Woody Allen’s 50th film is now out in the US. Called Coup de Chance, it’s a thriller set in Paris, that is his first feature that doesn’t feature English at all. Coup de Chance is the biggest US release of an Allen film in several years. The film opens with a limited release in certain […]
Woody Allen’s latest film, Coup de Chance, has secured a US release. Allen’s 50th film will hit cinemas on 5 April 2024, followed by a digital release 12 April. The Hollywood Reporter has the story. The release comes from MPI Media Group, who released Allen’s last two films in the US – A Rainy Day […]
Coup de Chance is Woody Allen’s latest film, and his first fully in a foreign language. His 50th feature is rolling out across the world. There’s now dates set for Blu-Ray and DVD, and more countries to come. The blu-ray and DVD for Coup de Chance is set for its first release in France, the […]
Wonder Wheel is the 47th film written and directed by Woody Allen. The film stars Kate Winslet as Ginny, a former small time actress who has ended up a waitress at the faded Coney Island in the 50s. An affair with the local lifeguard Mickey (Justin Timberlake) can’t make her happy either, especially when her […]
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 […]
Can it really be four years since Wonder Wheel? Woody Allen’s incredibly intense drama saw him return to the past – this time 1950. And once again, he used CGI to make the past come alive. At the heart of the film is Coney Island, home of the Wonder Wheel ride which gives the film […]
The world is a funny place. Woody Allen, 51 years into his directing career, has achieved a new box office record, although under very strange circumstances. For the first time ever, one of his films has topped the global box office – the highest earning film on the entire planet for one week. It helps […]
We started this poll at the start of March and the world has changed since then! Not just the coronavirus, but Woody Allen announced his autobiography, his publisher cowardly turned tail, and then the thing got published anyway. Strange times indeed. But we asked you to rank the 9 films Woody Allen released in the […]
Diane Keaton, Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Scarlett Johansson…Bobby Slayton? Comedian Slayton is fast becoming a Woody Allen favourite, working with Allen three times in the last four or so years. He had role in Allen’s series Crisis In Six Scenes and the film Wonder Wheel. He is also set to return in Allen’s upcoming film […]
It’s been years since we ran a poll and with every other site running polls, we decided for March to ask you to rank Woody Allen’s 2010s. Allen released 9 films in the ten years that made up the 2010s. They are 1. You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger (2010) 2. Midnight In Paris (2011) 3. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wonder Wheel, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, is now available for streaming on Amazon’s Prime Service. The film was financed by Amazon, who hold the exclusive streaming rights in the US. Wonder Wheel stars Kate Winslet in a powerhouse performance of a woman making desperate efforts to improve her life, with […]
Wonder Wheel, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, has a release date set for Japan. As usual, it seems the Japanese release follows almost a year after the US release. As usual, it will be the last major territory in the world for the film to be released. The film is set […]
Wonder Wheel, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, is now out on DVD, Blu-Ray and home digital formats. The film stars Kate Winslet in an acclaimed, powerhouse performance, along with Jim Belushi, Juno Temple and Justin Timberlake. It is Allen’s 47th feature film. The physical formats comes with a short doc with […]
Wonder Wheel is the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen. We now have a release date for home formats in the US – 6th March. More details at Blu-Ray.com. The Blu-Ray package is actually different from the cinematic poster. If anything, it makes the film look even more like Blue Jasmine. It makes […]
Oddly enough, there is no soundtrack for Wonder Wheel, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen. Here is our guide to the songs heard in the film. Most prominent is the song that serves as the theme of the film – Coney Island Washboard by The Mills Brothers. It was released in 1932, […]
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, […]
Wonder Wheel, the latest film written and directed by Woody Allen, is out now in select theatres. We have a box office report for the new film. As usual, Box Office Mojo is the best industry source. Wonder Wheel has earned $140,555 in five theatres. The PTA (per theatre average) was $28,111. This puts it […]
Wonder Wheel, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen, is set to hit select theatres on Friday. In the lead up, all four of the film’s big stars have been on the US TV circuit. Here’s a round up of all the videos. Jim Belushi on The Today Show. Belushi on The Tonight […]