I agree with your ID for this, but I can surely think of other fonts that Woody has used for his movie titles, even though I am not in a position to prove my claim.
It could be a good Typophile Trivia (if there was such a forum) thread.
I may research this a bit, just to make my point. Which others do you know that use Windsor Condensed?
I just spent some time at this site for Woody Allen Movies and based on the images they show for his films, I saw only three that used Windsor Condensed (Sweet & Lowdown, Celebrity and Everyone says I Love you) -- three movies made between 1996 and 1999.
Maybe that was Woody's "Windsor Period"?
The type for the other films ran a very wide range of styles from ITC Anna to Bodoni to Bookman and even some that were hand lettered. I think he even used Trajan once -- shudder!
I'm with Yves on this one - the Woodman's opening titles are a real signature: black background, Windsor font, stars listed alphabetically, tinkly jazz. They've looked this way for decades and have no relationship, design-wise to his posters.
I was actually asked to rip them off for a student film some years ago.
Windsor Condensed - just like Stanley Kubrick is obsessed with Futura Black, Woody Allen uses (almost?) exclusively Windsor for the titling of all his movies.
19.Jan.2005 6.30am
I agree with your ID for this, but I can surely think of other fonts that Woody has used for his movie titles, even though I am not in a position to prove my claim.
It could be a good Typophile Trivia (if there was such a forum) thread.
I may research this a bit, just to make my point. Which others do you know that use Windsor Condensed?
19.Jan.2005 6.56am
I just spent some time at this site for Woody Allen Movies and based on the images they show for his films, I saw only three that used Windsor Condensed (Sweet & Lowdown, Celebrity and Everyone says I Love you) -- three movies made between 1996 and 1999.
Maybe that was Woody's "Windsor Period"?
The type for the other films ran a very wide range of styles from ITC Anna to Bodoni to Bookman and even some that were hand lettered. I think he even used Trajan once -- shudder!
19.Jan.2005 6.59am
Ah, OK. That would be much harder to research. I will yield to your expert opinion and experience.
19.Jan.2005 9.26am
I'm with Yves on this one - the Woodman's opening titles are a real signature: black background, Windsor font, stars listed alphabetically, tinkly jazz. They've looked this way for decades and have no relationship, design-wise to his posters.
I was actually asked to rip them off for a student film some years ago.
Dig the new pic, Yves.
19.Jan.2005 2.51pm
Patricia, Yves has got the gangster hip-hop look now.
19.Jan.2005 3.04pm
You mean Belmondo meets the Rock?
19.Jan.2005 3.41pm
Belgian Bono.
19.Jan.2005 2.30am
Windsor Condensed - just like Stanley Kubrick is obsessed
with Futura Black, Woody Allen uses (almost?) exclusively
Windsor for the titling of all his movies.
19.Jan.2005 6.33am
I meant the on-screen titling - the credits and stuff before
and after the movie - not the posters/movie logos. I was
assuming this is a screen grab.
19.Jan.2005 1.48pm
New pic? Nah, that's just me being paranoi... huh?! Who was that?!

19.Jan.2005 3.35pm
Nah. Sexy Pirate Rock Star. :^D
19.Jan.2005 5.10pm
Cut it out, willya!
LOL