Category Archives: Woody Allen

Woody Allen’s ‘Broadway Danny Rose’ comedy film opens in Manhattan 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1984)


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(Friday, January 27, 1984, scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EST)Broadway Danny Rose, a black-and-white comedy film about a hapless theatrical agent who, by helping a client, gets dragged into a love triangle involving the mob, opened this morning at the Beekman Theatre at 1254 2nd Avenue in Manhattan. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘Broadway Danny Rose’ comedy film opens in Manhattan 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1984)

Woody Allen’s ‘Sleeper’ science fiction comedy film opens in U.S. theaters 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 17 1973)


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(Monday, December 17, 1973, 12 noon EST)Sleeper, an American science fiction comedy film about the owner of a health food store who is cryogenically frozen in 1973 and defrosted 200 years later in an ineptly-led police state, opened today at Little Carnegie Theatre at 146 W. 57th Street in Manhattan. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘Sleeper’ science fiction comedy film opens in U.S. theaters 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 17 1973)

Woody Allen’s ‘Anything Else’ romantic comedy film premieres at Venice Film Festival 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 2003)


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(Wednesday, August 27, 2003)Anything Else, an American romantic comedy film about an older guy who guides younger guy through a messy and hilarious love story, premiered today at the Venice Film Festival. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘Anything Else’ romantic comedy film premieres at Venice Film Festival 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 2003)

Woody Allen’s ‘Manhattan Murder Mystery’ premieres in Beverly Hills, California 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 16 1993)


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(Monday, August 16, 1993)Manhattan Murder Mystery, an American black comedy mystery film about a married couple’s investigation of the death of their neighbor’s wife, premiered tonight at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, California. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘Manhattan Murder Mystery’ premieres in Beverly Hills, California 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 16 1993)

Woody Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’ comedy-drama film premieres in New York City 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 2013)


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(Monday, July 22, 2013)Blue Jasmine, an American comedy-drama film about a rich Manhattan socialite who falls on hard times and has to move into her working-class sister’s apartment in San Francisco, premiered tonight at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’ comedy-drama film premieres in New York City 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 2013)

Woody Allen’s ‘Zelig’ mockumentary film opens in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1983)


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(Friday, July 15, 1983, 12:00 p.m. EDT)Zelig, an American mockumentary about Leonard Zelig, a nondescript enigma, who, apparently out of his desire to fit in and be liked, unwittingly takes on the characteristics of strong personalities around him, opened today at the Beekman Theatre on the Upper East Side of the Manhattan borough of New York City. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘Zelig’ mockumentary film opens in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1983)

Woody Allen’s ‘Husbands and Wives’ comedy-drama film premieres in Toronto 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1992)


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(Monday, September 14, 1992)Husbands and Wives, an American comedy-drama film about how one couple decision to get a divorce puts a strain on the marriage of their two best friends, premiered today at the Toronto International Film Festival. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘Husbands and Wives’ comedy-drama film premieres in Toronto 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1992)

Striking back, Woody Allen denies child abuse allegation 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1992)


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(Tuesday, August 18, 1992) — Comic legend Woody Allen, who has fiercely guarded his privacy even as his movies made him one of New York’s most-recognized celebrities, made an unusual off-screen public appearance today, defending himself against child-abuse allegations and striking back at his longtime leading lady, actress Mia Farrow, and her lawyers. Continue reading Striking back, Woody Allen denies child abuse allegation 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1992)

Woody Allen’s ‘Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 6 1972)


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(Sunday, August 6, 1972, noon EDT)Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask), an American sex comedy anthology film directed by Woody Allen consisting of a series of short sequences loosely inspired by David Reuben’s 1969 book of the same name, opened simultaneously today at The Coronet and The Little Carnegie theaters in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 6 1972)

Woody Allen’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy’ film premieres in Los Angeles 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1982)


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(Thursday, July 15, 1982, evening PDT)A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy, an American sex comedy film about a wacky inventor and his wife who invite two other couples for a weekend party at a romantic summer house in the 1900s countryside, premiered tonight at the Mann Regent theater in Los Angeles. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy’ film premieres in Los Angeles 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1982)