Diminutive, bespeckled and neurotic, Woody Allen would make anyone's short list of the most important (and funny) comedy directors of all time. A writing, acting and directing triple threat, Allen has been nominated for the Academy Award a total of 15 times and won three (for Hannah and Her Sisters and Annie Hall).Born Allan Konigsberg on Dec. 1, 1935, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Allen was selling one-line jokes to gossip columns at the tender age of 15. After a successful career as a stand-up comedian, Allen began directing, writing and often starring in movies. What's New, Pussycat? (1965) marked Allen's movie-writing debut, and a year later he directed the spoof What's Up, Tiger Lily?
For years, Allen has managed to release one film annually, oscillating between stark dramas and brainy comedies chock-full of hilarious wordplay and incisive characterizations.
Annie HallWinner of four Oscars -- including Best Picture and Best Actress -- director Woody Allen's iconic romantic comedy charts the relationship between neurotic writer Alvy Singer and quirky aspiring singer Annie Hall. Read More
ManhattanIn the thick of a midlife crisis, television writer Isaac Davis (Woody Allen) finds himself torn between the sweet but far too young Tracy (Mariel Hemingway, who received an Oscar nod for the role) and his best friend's mistress, Mary (Diane Keaton). Shot in black and white and in wide-screen format... Read More
ScoopWhile visiting friends in London, American journalism student Jade Spence (Scarlett Johansson) beats out Britain's top reporters by exposing a story involving murder and magic. But just as the story heats up, so do things between Jade and a hunky aristocrat (Hugh Jackman). Ian McShane co-stars in... Read More
Manhattan Murder MysteryWhen an elderly neighbor in good health unexpectedly dies, New Yorker Carol Lipton is convinced that the death was no accident and ropes a few of her friends into investigating, despite protests from her skeptical husband. Read More
Crimes and MisdemeanorsRespected ophthalmologist Judah (Martin Landau) faces an ugly dilemma when his mistress (Anjelica Huston) threatens to expose their affair. Meanwhile, married filmmaker Cliff (Woody Allen) falls for a TV producer while shooting a documentary about an arrogant comedian (Alan Alda). Allen's masterful... Read More
