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Review: Woody Allen’s COUP DE CHANCE Is A Twisty & Surprising Thriller

Swapping his beloved New York for Paris, Woody Allen is again behind the camera for Coup de Chance (Stroke Of Luck) – his 50th feature film as writer-director. This time, not only is the famed auteur in a different city (although it’s not [...]

April 6, 2024

Book Review: Jared Feldschreiber Tries To Unite Bob Dylan, Woody Allen & Dustin Hoffman In RECKLESS ABANDON

Bob Dylan, Woody Allen and Dustin Hoffman – three titans of the cultural arts in the 20th (and 21st) Century and three men who are woven into the tapestry of Jared Feldschreiber’s debut novella, Reckless Abandon. As someone who admires [...]

January 4, 2023

Journey To Night Country: Jodie Foster To Star In TRUE DETECTIVE Season 4

Following in the footsteps of Matthew McConaughey and Colin Farrell, double Oscar winner Jodie Foster has signed-on to star in (and executive produce) the fourth season of HBO’s True Detective. Foster will play Detective Liz Danvers in the [...]

May 27, 2022

Behind The Scenes: Woody Allen, Timothée Chalamet & Selena Gomez On The Set Of A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK

Not bad by any stretch of the imagination, 2019’s A Rainy Day In New York is Woody Allen on autopilot. It lacks clarity and focus, but it does give you that New York hit that you would hope to get from an Allen feature. It’s an amiable [...]

January 15, 2022

Uncovering Curiosities: Noah Baumbach’s WHILE WE’RE YOUNG

Writer-director Noah Baumbach’s 2014 film, While We’re Young casts a keen eye on how we interact in a digital age, where everything is disposable and easily cast aside. That’s not just technology, but morals and opinions are lost as time [...]

December 10, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Julie Delpy’s 2 DAYS IN NEW YORK

French filmmaker Julie Delpy’s follow-up to 2 Days In Paris, titled 2 Days In New York is a pleasant enough screwball comedy – think of it as a Woody Allen film made by a neurotic French woman, rather than a neurotic New Yorker. The 2012 [...]

August 17, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Woody Allen’s SCOOP

Scoop isn’t one of Woody Allen’s finest movies but it’s an entertaining diversion that moves along at a decent pace. The 2006 mystery is one of Allen’s ‘London movies’ and it stars his latter day muse Scarlett Johansson alongside Allen [...]

June 19, 2021

Notebook Reviews: SHADOWS AND FOG

Woody Allen – 1991 Shadows And Fog is a bizarre but entertaining effort from Woody Allen that features an excellent cast: Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Jodie Foster and Madonna amongst others. It’s very off-beat, but [...]

May 6, 2021

Notebook Reviews: ANNIE HALL

Woody Allen – 1977 Annie Hall is possibly Woody Allen‘s finest and most natural film (sorry Manhattan). It’s a real gem of a pictures and a true classic. The script is perfect – and Allen is at his wisecracking best and Diane [...]

March 26, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Alan Alda’s SWEET LIBERTY

The great Alan Alda is a talented and interesting man. An actor, writer, director, comedian and novelist it would appear that there is nothing Alda can’t do. Alda has a slew of acting credits to his name, from Mash (the television show) to being a [...]

February 21, 2021

Trailer: HBO’s Documentary Series ALLEN V. FARROW Is Going To Cause Serious Waves

Allen V. Farrow is going to cause serious waves when it arrives on HBO on 21 February 2021. The four-part documentary from filmmakers Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering and Amy Herdy is going to open old wounds and cause a lot of commotion. A social media [...]

February 9, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Woody Allen Directs Owen Wilson & Rachel McAdams On The Set Of MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

Midnight in Paris may not be vintage Woody Allen, but the 2011 film is one of his finer efforts in recent years, and like many of Allen’s films over the last fifteen or so, it is set in a major European city. This time Paris, and the opening four [...]

January 23, 2021