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RTE recently put up a nice video from their archives. The short clip is a news report from twenty years ago, when Allen visited Dublin. It’s only a couple of minutes long, and reporter Paul Reynolds asks the guests of the Shelbourne Hotel is they’ve seen Allen. It’s pretty interesting how much interest he caused, […]
News Bits: Our twice monthly round-up of Allen news from around the web. It’s a relatively quiet couple of weeks for news bits, but here’s what we have. Buzzfeed have picked up on a new Woody Allen map. There have been many guides to Woody Allen’s New York, but this is by far one of […]
We’ve followed the production for almost a year, and today we finally have the trailer to Fading Gigolo, the new film written and directed by John Turturro and starring Woody Allen. The film stars Turturro, Allen, Vanessa Paradis, Liev Schreiber, Sharon Stone and Sophie Vegara. Allen plays a pimp, Turturro is the aging gigolo. Short […]
Blue Jasmine just passed it’s third weekend in the US. It’s box office has continued to hold strong, and the latest reviews have continued the critical approval. ‘Blue Jasmine‘ has now earned $6,219,000 in the US. On it’s third weekend it added another $2,523,000 in 116 theatres, with a per-theatre average of $21,750. Comparing it […]
Blue Jasmine has been out for two weeks, and we’ve been covering some of the many, many reviews and articles covering its release. Many tread familiar ground, but a handful have taken interesting angles on the new film. Here are some extras – from the reactions from the dental community to Blanchett’s sunglasses. The dental […]
Woody Allen did only a handful of interviews in June to promote Blue Jasmine, before shooting off to France to make his 2014 Film. One of those pieces, for Esquire, has just hit stands. We also catch up with an article in Variety. The Esquire piece is presented as a series of quotes, many of […]
Another busy couple of days for Woody Allen and his crew in France. They have been there making Allen’s 2014 film. Filming moved to Menton, and we have more behind the scenes pics of the cast, and another call for casting. Once again, Nice Matin has the scoop about Allen’s whereabouts. On Monday, they filmed […]
Blue Jasmine just wrapped up its second weekend of release. It’s been another good week at the box office and with the critics, giving Allen one of his best US releases. Rolling out to 50 theatres, ‘Blue Jasmine‘ grossed another $2 million since opening weekend, and is so far tracking as a career best for […]
Woody Allen is in the south of France, working on his 2014 film. The production has been significantly more low key than the public Blue Jasmine filming on the streets of San Francisco (perhaps because it’s a period piece and modern French buildings just won’t do). A number of new images surfaced this weekend. @sofiacrosta1 […]
The last Allen American film for many years, Melinda And Melinda presents an interesting premise – can the same story be told as a drama or a comedy? And which has more value? Unfortunately, no answer comes along, and the film plods along and goes almost nowhere. An intellectual experiment, with little heart, it doesn’t […]
The Emmy Award nominations were announced. Congrats the following Woody Allen alumni: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (Deconstructing Harry) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (Alice, To Rome With Love, Blue Jasmine) Louis C.K., Louie (‘Blue Jasmine‘) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Mayim […]
Woody Allen is currently in France making his 2014 film, a 1920s comedy starring Emma Stone and Colin Firth. We’ve seen the leads – we now have a new image of the supporting cast in France. The image was posted by Marcia Gay Harden (@beloving2). In the pic, l-to-r, is Jeremy Shamos, Hamish Linklater, Erica […]
Blue Jasmine opened in limited release on Friday in New York and Los Angeles. First figures are in and on the back of fantastic reviews, it has topped the specialty box office this year. On opening weekend in netted $612,767 in just 6 theatres. That gives it a per screen average of $102,128. It beats […]
There is no shortage of publicity for Blue Jasmine, the 43rd film written and directed by Woody Allen that is released in cinemas in New York and Los Angeles this week. We have plenty more videos with Cate Blanchett and the rest of the cast. We also have some excellent interviews with some of the […]
Woody Allen performed two concerts this summer in France with the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band this summer, taking their regular Monday night New York show across the pond. The two concerts, one in Lyon, one in Antibes, were held in the middle of Allen making his 2014 film. Now the band have posted […]
We can’t believe we’re finally here. We’ve been covering Blue Jasmine for over a year. From tracking all the photos coming in from San Francisco last summer, to having the exclusive on the film’s name from a French tweet, it has been quite a year. And today, ‘Blue Jasmine’ is finally released into cinemas in […]
Following on from the New York premiere earlier in the week, Blue Jasmine premiered in Los Angeles last night. The stars in attendance from the film were Cate Blanchett, Peter Sarsgaard, Andrew Dice Clay and Bobby Cannavale. The premiere was presented by the AFI as well as Sony Pictures Classics. Cannavale was not present in […]
Judaicine, a company who helps promote Jewish and Israeli film in French cinema, have nabbed a very cool exclusive. It’s our very first real look at Woody Allen’s 2014 film, with a very cool picture of Emma Stone and Colin Firth. Woody Allen, in his every day hat, is there as well. The behind the […]
Blue Jasmine hits limited release this Friday in New York and L.A.. The cast gathered in New York this week to attend the premiere at MOMA. Some of the cast also attended a press conference, and also spoke to many of the TV shows and more. Here’s a round up of appearances. The press conference […]
Blue Jasmine had a star studded premiere at the New York Museum Of Modern Art (or MOMA). Amongst the stars that turned out were Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Louis CK, Andrew Dice Clay, Max Casella and Tammy Blanchard. Woody Allen himself was not there as he is currently in France making […]