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Do not fill this in! == Works about Allen == From 1976 to 1984 [[Stuart Hample]] wrote and drew ''[[Inside Woody Allen]]'', a comic strip based on Allen's film persona.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hample|first1=Stuart|title=How I turned Woody Allen into a comic strip|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/oct/18/woody-allen-comic-strip|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=April 13, 2016|date=October 19, 2009|archive-date= January 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114184846/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/oct/18/woody-allen-comic-strip|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hample_stuart.htm|title=Stuart Hample|website=lambiek.net|access-date=March 25, 2021}}</ref> The 1997 documentary ''[[Wild Man Blues]]'', directed by [[Barbara Kopple]], focuses on Allen, and other documentaries featuring Allen include the 2002 cable television documentary ''Woody Allen: A Life in Film'', directed by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' film critic [[Richard Schickel]], which interlaces interviews of Allen with clips of his films,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/411361/woody-allen-a-life-in-film#articles-reviews?articleId=34848|title=Woody Allen: A Life in Film (2002)|website=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref> and the 1986 short film ''[[Meetin' WA]]'', in which Allen is interviewed by [[French New Wave]] director [[Jean-Luc Godard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.openculture.com/2012/12/imeetin_wai_jean-luc_godard_films_woody_allen_in_short_1986_documentary.html|title=Watch Meetin' WA: Jean-Luc Godard Films Woody Allen in 1986 Short Film|website=Open Culture|access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref> [[File:Woody Allen statue, Oviedo, Spain, November 2014.jpg|thumb|[[Monument to Woody Allen]] in [[Oviedo]], Spain]] In 2003, a life-size bronze [[Monument to Woody Allen|statue of Allen]] was installed in [[Oviedo]], Spain. He had visited the city the previous year to accept a [[Princess of Asturias Awards|Prince of Asturias Award]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Erickson |first1=Amanda |title='An abuser and pervert': Women in Spain want a statue of Woody Allen removed |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/01/22/an-abuser-and-pervert-women-in-spain-want-a-statue-of-woody-allen-removed/ |access-date=March 12, 2022 |date=January 22, 2018}}</ref> In 2011 the [[PBS]] series ''[[American Masters]]'' co-produced the documentary ''[[Woody Allen: A Documentary]]'', directed by [[Robert B. Weide]]. New interviews provide insight and backstory with [[Diane Keaton]], [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Penélope Cruz]], [[Dianne Wiest]], [[Larry David]], [[Chris Rock]], [[Martin Scorsese]], [[Dick Cavett]], and [[Leonard Maltin]], among others.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/jun/07/woody-allen-a-documentary-review|title=Woody Allen: A Documentary – review|first=Peter|last=Bradshaw| newspaper=The Guardian |date=June 7, 2012|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> [[Eric Lax]] wrote the book ''Woody Allen: A Biography''.{{sfn|Lax|1992 |p={{page needed|date=January 2022}}}} In 2015 [[David Evanier]] published ''Woody: The Biography'', which was billed as the first new biography of Allen in over a decade. In early March 2020, [[Grand Central Publishing]], a division of [[Hachette Book Group]], announced that it would publish Allen's memoir, ''Apropos of Nothing'', on April 7, 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/03/woody-allen-autobiography-apropos-of-nothing-published|title=Woody Allen autobiography to be published next month|date=March 3, 2020|work=Guardian|access-date=March 3, 2020}}</ref> Days later, after employee walkouts, parent company Hachette announced that the title was canceled and rights had reverted to Allen.<ref> {{Cite news|last=Pineda|first=Dorany |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-03-06/publisher-cancels-woody-allen-memoir|title=Publisher cancels Woody Allen's memoir a month before publication|date=March 6, 2020|newspaper=LA Times|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref> On March 23, 2020, [[Skyhorse Publishing]] announced that it had acquired and released ''Apropos of Nothing'' through its [[Arcade Publishing|Arcade]] imprint.<ref name="NYT20200323" /> In February 2021, [[HBO]] released [[Kirby Dick]]'s and [[Amy Ziering]]'s four-part documentary ''[[Allen v. Farrow]]'', which explores the sexual abuse allegations against Allen.<ref name="NYTimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/movies/woody-allen-farrow-accusations.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/movies/woody-allen-farrow-accusations.html |archive-date=2021-12-28 |url-access=limited|title=Filmmakers Look at Woody Allen Abuse Allegations in Four-Part Series|website=[[The New York Times]]|first=Nicole|last=Sperling|date=February 5, 2021|access-date=February 5, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/secret-explosive-woody-allen-doc-series-from-kirby-dick-amy-ziering-coming-to-hbo|title=Secret, Explosive Woody Allen Doc Series From Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering Coming to HBO|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Tatiana|last=Siegel|date=February 5, 2021|access-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref> The series drew largely positive reviews from critics. [[Lorraine Ali]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that it "makes a compelling argument that Allen got away with the unthinkable thanks to his fame, money, and revered standing in the world of film—and that a little girl never received justice."<ref>{{cite news|first=Lorraine|last=Ali|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-02-19/allen-v-farrow-hbo-woody-mia-dylan-ronan-moses|title=Review: HBO's devastating 'Allen v. Farrow' is a nail in the coffin of Woody Allen's legacy|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 19, 2021}}</ref> Rachel Brodsky wrote in ''[[The Independent]]'' that the "documentary will sound the death knell for Woody Allen's career."<ref>{{Cite web|first=Rachel|last=Brodsky|date=February 22, 2021|title=Allen v Farrow will sound the death knell for Woody Allen's career – review|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/allen-v-farrow-review-woody-allen-abuse-b1805456.html|access-date=May 19, 2021|website=[[The Independent]]|language=en}}</ref> [[Hadley Freeman]] in ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote that the series "sets itself up as an investigation but much more resembles [[Public relations|PR]], as biased and partial as a political candidate's advert vilifying an opponent in election season."<ref>{{cite news|first=Hadley|last=Freeman|authorlink=Hadley Freeman|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/mar/03/allen-v-farrow-woody-allen-mia-farrow-documentary-is-pure-pr-why-else-would-it-omit-so-much|title= Allen v Farrow is pure PR. Why else would it omit so much?|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date= March 3, 2021|access-date= March 15, 2021}}</ref> A statement on behalf of Allen and Previn denounced the documentary as "a hatchet job riddled with falsehoods" and said that they were approached two months before it was aired on HBO and "given only a matter of days 'to respond.' Of course, they declined to do so."<ref name="response">{{cite web |first=Abid|last=Rahman|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/woody-allen-soon-yi-previn-respond-to-allen-v-farrow-filmmakers-these-documentarians-had-no-interest-in-the-truth |title=Woody Allen, Soon-Yi Previn Respond to 'Allen v. Farrow' Filmmakers: "These Documentarians Had No Interest in the Truth" |access-date=February 21, 2021 |date=February 21, 2021 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] }}</ref> The filmmakers said they gave Allen and Previn two weeks to comment, which is "more than ample time by journalistic standards."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Stern|first=Marlow|date=March 9, 2021|title='Allen v. Farrow' Filmmakers Call Out Woody Allen: 'What Are You Afraid Of?'|language=en|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/allen-v-farrow-filmmakers-call-out-woody-allen-what-are-you-afraid-of|access-date=May 19, 2021}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). 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