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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 […]
The December issue of UK Harper’s Bazaar features Cate Blanchett on the cover. Inside, the Blue Jasmine star interviews her director – Woody Allen. The interview appears on Harper’s Bazaar website and covers a wide range of topics, and are full of revelations. There’s also a new photo shoot with Allen and Blanchett together. Some […]
We are a little over three months since the first release of Blue Jasmine in the US. Having opened since in many parts of the world, Blue Jasmine has just passed a milestone – $70 million global box office. The global box office for ‘Blue Jasmine‘ is $70,891,372. Noth America makes up $32.3 million of […]
The real VOTW we wanted was the brief but excellent Woody Allen impression by Edward Norton on last week’s ‘Saturday Night Live‘. Norton of course appeared in Everyone Say I Love You (doing a little bit of a Woody Allen impersonation) and the sketch was part of the opening sequence and also featured Alec Baldwin […]
The Hollywood Reporter today has published a new open letter from Woody Allen. The letter is his thoughts on the casting of his films, and his work with his long time casting director Juliet Taylor. The letter coincides with a larger conversation about casting. At the moment, there is no Academy Award for casting, an […]
Our twice monthly wrap up of Woody Allen bits from around web. Happy Halloween! There was actually a Woody Allen related pumpkin carving this year – for the ‘Bullets Over Broadway Musical‘. Check out all the photos. We are very much enjoying the new Stephen Merchant series ‘Hello Ladies’ on HBO. The transplanted brit spoke […]
Woody Allen followed up his appearance at Princeton by hitting the town. He and Soon-Yi attended Allison Sarofim‘s annual Halloween party. Vogue were one of many to write up the party, which was a themed tribute to Paul Gaugin. Other guests in attendance included Valentino Garavani and Calvin Klein, neither of which came in costumer […]
Woody Allen made his scheduled appearance at Princeton this week. He recently donated a new collection of papers to Princeton – including scripts, essays, drafts and more. As part of the new acquisition, Allen appeared and was interviewed on stage. Allen was interviewed for an hour on stage. We don’t know if the event was […]
We’ve been revisiting Allen’s first burst of London films. It all began with Match Point, a massive turning point in Allen’s career, and our video this week is an interview with the primary cast – Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode and Brian Cox – as well as Woody Allen himself. It […]
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 […]
A new story from the New York Post has lifted the lid on the casting of the Bullets Over Broadway Musical. Amongst the more prominent roles yet to be cast is the one of Helen Sinclair. But one name has emerged as the leading contender – Marin Mazzie. The also reveals that a number of […]
Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band have settled back into their Monday night residency at the Carlyle in New York. Having already taken the show for two very special performances in France, the band have added more non New York dates to their schedule – including a one-off show in LA this December. […]
Cassandra’s Dream marks Woody Allen’s third film in a row in London. It’s another serious morality tale – with not a hint of Allen’s wit on show. Featuring original score, it’s an intense and bizarre film – that ultimately doesn’t work. Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor star as Terry and Ian, two brothers with big […]
Our video of the week sounds raunchy, but it’s really a great sketch scene from 1969. It stars Allen with Candice Bergen, who went on to super stardom in ‘Murphy Brown‘. It is taken from ‘The Woody Allen Special‘ – a one off variety show. Even in 1969, Allen was working hard. He just kicked […]
Casting By is a new documentary about the casting process. Having done the rounds of film festivals and screened on HBO, it is now hitting cinemas in New York and Los Angeles for a short theatrical run. The film features many superstars, including Woody Allen. The story of film casting is told through the life […]
Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen’s 2013 film, is still in cinemas, and now we have the first details – and images – from Woody Allen’s 2014 film. Called ‘Magic In the Moonlight‘, it stars Colin Firth and Emma Stone. Here are the images. First up, Firth. The other image released features Emma Stone and Marcia Gay […]
News bits: our twice monthly update of Woody Allen bits from around the web… Jennifer Tilly spoke to Mark Thompson on The Edge recently. The podcast features clips from Bullets Over Broadway, and Tilly speaks about Allen and her experience making the film. Starts at about 2:53. Interestingly, she reveals that the part of Olive […]
Not much movement in the US this week, but Europe comes roaring in when it comes to Blue Jasmine‘s box office. It’s total worldwide earnings now total $57,321,839. ‘Blue Jasmine‘ has now earned $31,663,000 in the US. Adding only $211k the last weekend, it’s definitely in the decline. We now wait for the Academy Awards […]
VOTW: Woody Allen On I’ve Got A Secret, 1967 I’ve Got A Secret was a long running US panel game show. Started in 1952, they had Woody Allen on as a guest in 1967. Allen at this time was still in his standup comic phase, but was writing for Broadway (Don’t Drink the Water is […]
Mia Farrow opened up to Vanity Fair this month about the scandal that involved her and Woody Allen in 1992. Various allegations are made in the article, including a quote that Ronan Farrow could ‘possibly’ be the son of Frank Sinatra. Some reactions to the piece have emerged. Ronan Farrow himself tweeted the following: https://twitter.com/RonanFarrow/status/385412266625351681 […]