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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Irrational Man’ Is An Odd Woody Allen Film

Film: Irrational Man Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone Directed by: Woody Allen Caught between the woman he should love and the one who will be his ruin, a man finds himself discovering the reason for his existence in Woody Allen’s Irrational Man. Coming off the lukewarm, albeit whimsically nihilistic Magic In The Moonlight, Woody Allen has […]

Woody Allen Will Write and Direct His First TV Series For Amazon

After decades of consistently entertaining audiences through the world of film, Woody Allen has signed on to write and direct his very first television show. According to an announcement made by Amazon early Tuesday morning, January 12, iconic filmmaker Woody Allen will write and direct the first season of a new series made exclusively for […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Magic In The Moonlight’

Film: Magic In The Moonlight Starring: Colin Firth, Emma Stone Directed by: Woody Allen A year after delivering the award-winning Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen is back with a far simpler tale of life, love, and the funny things people will do for money. Magic In The Moonlight stars Colin Firth as Stanley, an aging magician […]

‘Magic In The Moonlight’ Trailer: Woody Allen Knows What His Fans Want To See

After months of promotion and only a handful of stills, the first trailer for Woody Allen’s Magic In The Moonlight has been made available ahead of the film’s July 25 release. Colin Firth stars as a world famous magician that makes a living on the side by debunking mystics, gypsies, and all others who attempt […]

Movie Review: Fading Gigolo

Film: Fading Gigolo Directed by: John Turturro Starring: John Turturro, Woody Allen Two cash-strapped friends toeing the line with their golden years find new income thanks to the world’s oldest profession in John Turturro’s Fading Gigolo. It all sounds so simple at first. Murray, the aging owner of a bookstore that is currently going out of business, […]

Summer 2014 Release Set For Woody Allen’s ‘Magic In The Moonlight’

Sony Pictures Classics has revealed a July 25, 2014 release date for Woody Allen’s Magic In The Moonlight. It will be his fourth summertime release in as many years, following 2013’s award-winning Blue Jasmine. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly for a new feature, Allen shared some insight on Magic‘s origins by informing the writer “I had […]

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‘The Butler’ Tops Charts For The Second Consecutive Week

Lee Daniels’ The Butler sure has been making waves, and for good reason: it’s one hell of a movie. As this weekend comes to a close, early estimates have revealed that the film is poised to earn around 17 million in gross profit. Further behind it comes The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones, The World’s […]

Woody Allen Is A Pimp (Literally) In First ‘Fading Gigolo’ Trailer

Tuesdays are usually a day reserved for celebrating new releases, but in this post we’re going to pine over something most of us won’t be able to enjoy until 2014. The Toronto International Film Festival is quickly approaching, and it seems every other day another trailer for a film premiering at the world-renowned event finds […]

Woody Allen “Toying” With The Idea Of Returning To Standup, Touring

Holy shit, folks. This story is the real deal. It’s weird to think in a time where most people recognize Woody Allen as an aging filmmaker who releases new works at least once a year that there was a time not too long ago when he would grace comedy club stages. Though decades have passed […]

First ‘Blue Jasmine’ Trailer Puts Cate Blanchett’s Breakdown Front And Center

Woody Allen has been releasing a film a year for longer than many of our readers have been alive. More often than not these films go on to be amongst the best films of the year, and today we get our first look at his latest potential masterpiece. Blue Jasmine stars Cate Blanchett as “a […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Joe Flanders, Director Of ‘Average Joe’ and Black Veil Brides’ ‘Wretched and Divine’ Documentary

Recently, we stumbled upon a web series gem called Average Joe that we just loved. Very true to its name, the show follows a normal guy named Joe throughout Los Angeles as he seeks out companionship. Editor Jacob Tender recently sat down with the creator and star of the show to talk about the series and […]

MOVIE TRAILER: To Rome With Love

Coming off a strong 2011 with Midnight In Paris, Woody Allen takes his gift of writing to the big screen yet again this Summer with the star-studded To Rome With Love. Starring, Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penelope Cruz, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig and Ellen Page, To Rome With Love is a story about a number […]