The Ultimate Woody Allen Film Collection

Description

A complete look at the extensive, ageless, unparalleled filmography of Woody Allen. Writer, actor, director, comedian, author, and musician, Woody Allen is one of the most culturally and cinematically influential filmmakers of all time. His films - he has over 45 writing and directing credits to his name - range from slapstick to tragedy, farce to fantasy. As one of history's most prolific moviemakers, his style and comic sensibility have been imitated, but never replicated, by countless other filmmakers over the years. In The Ultimate Woody Allen Film Companion, film writer Jason Bailey profiles every one of Allen's films: from his debut feature, What's Up, Tiger Lily, through slapstick classics such as Take the Money and Run and Sleeper; Academy Award-winning films such as Annie Hall and Hannah and Her Sisters; and recent gems such as Midnight in Paris and Blue Jasmine. Bailey also includes essays on the fascinating themes that color Allen's works, from death and Freud to music and New York City. Getting up close and personal with the actors and actresses that have brought the iconic films to life, this book's behind-the-scenes stories span the entire career of a man whose catalog has grown into a timeless cornerstone of American pop culture. Complete with full cast lists, production details, and full-color images and artwork, The Ultimate Woody Allen Film Companion is the ultimate, indispensable reference to one of cinema's most beloved and important figures.

Author description

JASON BAILEY is the film editor for Flavorwire, and his writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Slate, Salon, and the Village Voice. He is the author of Voyageur Press' Pulp Fiction: The Complete Story of Quentin Tarantino's Masterpiece (2013) and The Complete Woody Allen: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Woody Allen Movies * But Were Afraid to Ask (2014). Bailey has also done stints in TV news and video stores in addition to writing and directing eleven feature films in his hometown of Wichita, Kansas. He now lives in New York with his Rebekah, where he sees too many movies and tweets too much (@jasondashbailey). http://twitter.com/jasondashbailey