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We are deep into the Awards season, and Blue Jasmine, and Cate Blanchett in particular, are looking to pick up significant awards. Here’s our round-up of various award bits. Deadline has a fresh interview with Letty Aronson, Woody Allen’s long time producer and sister. They discuss awards, and plenty of insights into how Allen works. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This Christmas is quite light on new Woody Allen products. However, there is one new box set being released in Australia. ‘European Love Affair‘ collects some of Allen’s most recent and successful films of recent years. Hopscotch Films, Allen’s Australian distributor for some years now, has put the set together. It features three films – […]
As 2013 draws to a close, there’s plenty of discussion over who will take out the year’s big awards. Cate Blanchett is everyone’s frontrunner for Best Actress for her role in Blue Jasmine, the new film by Woody Allen. That standing holds well as it’s been announced that she is receiving the first award for […]
Woody Allen’s London period became a European period with Vicky Cristina Barcelona. And unlike his London films, which were re-written from American settings, Spain is a deep part of this film. A mix of romance and morality, it is rightly considered one of the highlights of his later career. Rebecca Hall stars as Vicky, and […]
The gang at Official Comedy have once again set their sights on Woody Allen. This time they’ve compiled a ‘supercut’ of every time someone says ‘making love’ in a Woody Allen film. And as you can imagine, there’s a lot of them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2rG_xjFq9Q The thing about these supercuts and Woody Allen is he’s made forty […]
Princeton University are extending their Woody Allen exhibition. Highlighting some of the new papers that Allen has donated to the university, the exhibition will now run until November 17. We also have a small snippet of Allen’s appearance at Princeton last month. Princeton’s own blog announced the news, and the exhibition can be found at […]
Princeton University in New Jersey has officially announced a new collection of Woody Allen’s papers on display. It coincides with an appearance by Allen on October 27. The papers will be displayed at the Firestone Library. According to the Princeton Blog, the papers are on display from 21-28 October, but they will live on their […]
Blue Jasmine has wrapped it’s 11th weekend of release. It opened in the UK and France, two of Allen’s biggest markets, and with that, it has pushed the worldwide earnings to close to $50m. ‘Blue Jasmine‘ has now earned $49,784,982 worldwide. Leading the charge is France ($3m+), Australia ($3m+) and Poland ($2m+). Denmark, Greece, the […]
Our twice-monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. If you’ve seen Blue Jasmine, you’ll know Joy Carlin appears in one of the very first scenes. SFgate spoke to her about working with Allen and Cate Blanchett. “He doesn’t say much to the actors,” Carlin says. “But he told me to put […]
Woody Allen made a recent appearance in front of just 200 students of Weill Cornell Medical College. The private affair was part of the college’s Readers And Writers series, designed to expose their students to the humanities. Allen spoke for an hour, reading the unpublished piece ‘A Prestige Address‘, and then took questions from the […]
There’s been reports on talks and verbal confirmations, but today we now have our first official information on Woody Allen’s 2014 film. Emma Stone and Colin Firth‘s casting is set, as well as the location, genre, some of the crew and other small details and hints. Here’s the officially released statement. Woody Allen’s new, untitled […]
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Scarlett Johansson is on the cover of the new Marie Claire. In the article about her, they have a new quote from Woody Allen, discussing how much he adores her. “Everything good,” Allen says at the mention of her name. […]
There’s been a report that Woody Allen’s next film after Blue Jasmine will be set in Greece. The film, if rumours are true, will be released in 2014, keeping with the Allen tradition of a film a year. The report comes from Greek Hollywood Reporter, taking it from other sources. They claim casting includes Brad […]
Galleries 1988 in Venice, LA, is throwing a tribute to Woody Allen. Something they have done occasionally, they have asked a number of new artists around the world to create works inspired by Woody Allen. We’ve collected everyone we could find. Some are on wood, and one is a sculpture. No doubt there is more […]
To Rome With Love, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen, is released in Australia on October 18th. It’s Woody Allen’s most blatantly funny film in years – we loved it. ‘To Rome With Love‘ tells 4 different but related stories set in the eternal city, and brings all the romance and beauty to […]
Woody Allen has wrapped shooting his next film in San Francisco. The untitled 2013 film (being made under the title ‘Woody Allen Summer Project’) has been shooting in San Francisco since 6th August. The final week saw Allen shoot in many more public locations, as well as what could be a number of reshoots. The […]
The excellent Funny Or Die has paid tribute to Woody Allen’s European period – in particular To Rome With Love, Midnight In Paris and Vicky Cristina Barcelona. There’s not really much to say about former SNL writer Ryan Perez’s video, other than it’s not the best Woody impression, but it’s spot on about his place […]