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The cast of Blue Jasmine are back in spotlight, due to the award nominations season. We have new interviews with stars Sally Hawkins, Bobby Cannavale and Max Casella. Hawkins spoke to Vanity Fair. Some highlights: On co-star Louis CK: I was aware of Louie and knew that he was a great comic, but I did […]
We wanted to pay our respects to Peter O’Toole who passed away today. He was a movie star in the movie star era. Looking at the array of photos in stories about him, he never stopped looking like a movie star. O’Toole, of course, worked with Woody Allen on What’s New, Pussycat? in 1965. It […]
News bits: our twice monthly collection of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Another bumper edition. We start with sad news. Actor Christopher Evan Welch has passed away. He appeared in many huge films such as ‘Lincoln‘ and ‘The Master‘. He worked with Allen on Vicky Cristina Barcelona as the narrator (and did a […]
Nominations are coming in thick and fast for Cate Blanchett, as award season kicks into high gear. In the last two days, she has been nominated for two major Awards – The Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild. Her Blue Jasmine co-star Sally Hawkins was also nominated for a Golden Globe. Blanchett was also […]
We are definitely in awards season, with Blue Jasmine being one of the favourites for several awards, in particular Best Actress for Cate Blanchett. There’s lots going on, including a new run for ‘Blue Jasmine‘ in US cinemas and a fresh interview with Woody Allen. Sony Pictures Classics have announced that Blue Jasmine will be […]
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has honoured Woody Allen at a special reception at the London Hotel in New York City. The HFPA, the body behind the Golden Globes, are also honouring Woody Allen by presenting him the Cecil B. DeMille Award. As previously announced, Diane Keaton will be accepting the award on his […]
Fading Gigolo is the upcoming film written, directed and starring John Turturro, and features Woody Allen as a lead. Just how much so can be seen in a new poster, showing that it is really a Turturro and Allen buddy film, as the two are front and centre. We also have more release date information […]
Supercuts – they are surely a thing now. We’ve had several featured as our videos of the week. Huffington Post in particular seems to love them, and has a new one. It captures the array of styles worn by the women in Allen’s films, from Bananas up to To Rome With Love. There are no […]
The final – and most significant – role of the Bullets Over Broadway Musical has been cast. Broadway star Marin Mazzie has beaten out several competitors for the coveted role. New York Times has the story. Mazzie has won the role of Helen Sinclair, the temperamental diva from Allen’s 1994 film version. Diane Wiest played […]
Just over four months after Blue Jasmine was first released in the US, it has now earned over $80 million. It has now opened strong in almost all the major markets, and it will possibly be a struggle to get to $90 million. The newest total (based on figures from Box Office Mojo) adds up […]
Earlier this year, the Golden Globes announced that they were presenting the Cecil B DeMille Award to Woody Allen. Despite the prestige of the award, we all know Allen is famously wary of award ceremonies, and has never attended a Golden Globes ceremony. We now know that his longtime friend Diane Keaton will accept the […]
Cate Blanchett has won another award for her acclaimed role in Blue Jasmine. Today, she was crowned Best Actress by the New York Film Critics Circle. Hollywood Reporter has the full list of winners. This bodes well for Blanchett’s Oscar chances. She is almost certainly in line for a nomination at the Academy Awards. Blanchett’s […]
Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. A bumper edition this time around! It was widely reported, but we don’t know how true it is. Knicks owner James Dolan has reportedly banned Woody Allen from the VIP lounge at Madison Square Garden. The move comes after Allen refused to […]
It’s Thanksgiving, and one film that always makes lists of greatest ever Thanksgiving films is Allen’s own Hannah And Her Sisters. Last year we posted Allen’s great monologue from the film. This year, we are going for a great romantic scene, featuring Michael Caine and Barbara Hershey. In the film, this part is called ‘…nobody, […]
The Film Independent Spirit Awards announced their nominations for the 2013 season. The Spirit Awards were founded in 1984 and this list of nominees included three for Blue Jasmine – Woody Allen for Best Screenplay, Cate Blanchett for Best Female Lead and Sally Hawkins for Best Supporting Female. Find the full list of nominees. Allen […]
Woody Allen rightly has a great reputation for writing great roles for women. For men, he is often perceived as writing variations of his famous persona. In Whatever Works, Allen returns to New York and creates one of his most interesting characters – but treads familiar ground. Larry David stars as Boris Yelnikoff, as big […]
Two leading roles in the upcoming Bullets Over Broadway Musical have remained a mystery so far. Based on Woody Allen’s 1994 film, two of the four leads had not been cast, which much speculation and rumour about who was in the running. Today one of them has been filled, along with details of the ensemble […]
Woody Allen loves magic. It’s a trope he’s used in many films from Don’t Drink The Water, Scoop and more. So it’s no surprise that he agreed to be a part of the new special by magician David Blaine. Entitled ‘Real Or Magic‘ the special with air on ABC in the US on Nov 19. […]
November News Bits! Our twice-monthly round-up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Jonathan Rhys Meyers has been out on promo, and has talked a little about working with Woody Allen on Match Point. In particular, the sex scenes. From the Independent. Woody Allen is a disaster when it comes to doing sex scenes. […]
Huffington Post has managed to grab a lengthy, extended interview with Bobby Cannavale and Andrew Dice Clay, two of the stars of Blue Jasmine. It was a Q&A with Rob Feld, held after a screening of the film for award season voters. We haven’t heard much from Cannavale, so it’s refreshing to hear from him. […]