Over the course of his long directing career. Woody Allen has porirayed contemporary American life with an unmistakable mixture of irony, neurotic obsession, and humor. "Woody Allen on Woody Allen is a unique self-portrait of this uncompromising filmmaker that offers a revealing account of his life [...]

Features eighteen witty, wild and intelligent comic pieces. This book includes tales of a body double who, mistaken for the film's star, is kidnapped by outlaws; a pretentious novelist forced to work on the novelization of a Three Stooges film; a nanny secretly writing an expose of her Manhattan emp[...]

The author, a successful playwright, recounts his lifelong involvement in the theater

Here they are--some of the funniest tales and ruminations ever put into print, by one of the great comic minds of our time. From THE WHORE OF MENSA, to GOD (A Play), to NO KADDISH FOR WEINSTEIN, old and new Woody Allen fans will laugh themselves hysterical over these sparkling gems.

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A cinephile's dream: the chance to follow legendary director Woody Allen throughout the creation of a film--from inception to premiere--and to enjoy his reflections on some of the finest artists in the history of cinema.
Eric Lax has been with Woody Allen almost every step of the way. He chronic[...]

Woody Allen is a uniquely innovative performer, writer and director with nearly fifty movies to his credit, from cult slapstick films and romantic comedies to introspective character studies and crime thrillers. Classics such as Annie Hall, Manhattan, Stardust Memories, Broadway Danny Rose and Hanna[...]

Comedy Woody Allen Characters: 18 male, 2 female (doubling possible). Bare stage, simple props. A maniacal killer is at large and Kleinman is caught between conflicting factions with plans on how to catch him. Kleinman, a logical man in a mad world, is indecisive and insecure; he doesn't want to get[...]

Fifteen philosophers representuing different schools of thought answer the question what is Woody Allen trying to say in his films? And why should anyone care? Focusing on different works and varied aspects of Allen's multifaceted output, these essays explore the philosophical undertones of Anne Hal[...]

Referentiality and the Films of Woody Allen is a scholarly collection that provides expansive exploration of the auteur's use of intertexuality, referentiality, and fusion of media forms. Its scope is framed by Allen's intermedial phase beginning in 1983 with Zelig and his most recent film. While ma[...]

A film by film guide through the career of Woody Allen, from his masterpieces Annie Hall and Manhattan, to lost gems like Shadows and Fog. The book also goes into Woody's cameos and performances in other people's movies, such as Antz and Fading Gigolo. There are also new interviews with people who [...]

"Woody Allen: A Retrospective" is the first complete, film-by-film overview ofWoody Allen's entire career, up to and including the 2015 release of "Irrational Man." In this illustrated biography, renowned movie critic Tom Shone traces Allen s entire professional life as an entertainer and director, [...]

The only value of a film ...is the diversion of doing it...I'm so involved figuring out the second act, I don't have to think about life's terrible anxieties." This revised and updated edition gathers interviews and profiles covering the entire forty-five year span of Woody Allen's career as a film[...]