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 […]
Blue Jasmine Cast Interviews: Press Conference, Cate Blanchett, Andrew Dice Clay, Louis CK
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: Interviews With Alec Baldwin, Andrew Dice Clay, Dutch Magazine, French Premiere & More
Blue Jasmine opens in a week in New York and Los Angeles, and the cast has been asked about Woody Allen everywhere they go. We covered some of the other cast, and now we have new comments from Alec Baldwin and Andrew Dice Clay. Alec Baldwin spoke to the Independent. He’s also excited about Blue […]
VOTW: 1 Hour David Lean Lecture For BAFTA
A really wonderful video this week. It’s a one hour long interview with Allen hosted by Mark Kermode, done for the annual David Lean Lecture, and held at BAFTA. The long interview was done shortly after Match Point in 2005, but Kermode is such a fan, and revelations come from films such as Sweet And […]
New Interviews With Cate Blanchett, Louis CK, Sally Hawkins About Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine
The press and publicity is coming thick and fast now, as we are a week away from the US release of Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen’s new film. Allen himself has granted a small number of interviews, but two new interviews today cover two of our favourites from the cast – Cate Blanchett and Louis CK. […]
Woody Allen Discusses ‘Blue Jasmine’, Cate Blanchett With The L.A. Times
The L.A. Times have published a new, lengthy piece on Woody Allen. Written by Marc Olsen, it features plenty of discussion about the new film Blue Jasmine, as well as new quotes from Cate Blanchett, Andrew Dice Clay and Woody Allen himself. Some quotes and highlights: Olsen does a great job tying together Allen’s recent […]
Woody Allen Interview In French Newspapers This Weekend
We haven’t been able to get our hands on it, but Nice-Matin have an exclusive new interview with Woody Allen. Their website has been promoting it, but if anyone can send us the full interview, we would much appreciated. The French newspaper covers the territory that Woody Allen, Emma Stone and Colin Firth are calling […]
VOTW: Woody Allen Talks Ingmar Bergman On Swedish TV
Big news for us this week was the confirmed offer of money from Sweden for Woody Allen to make a film there. Allen has deep affection for Sweden and it’s film history, in particular the works of Ingmar Bergman. We have previously posted one interview with Allen about Bergman for UK TV. This one, from […]
Blue Jasmine: More Images, Poland Release, WSJ Outtakes, Canada Premieres
We are now three weeks out from the premiere of Blue Jasmine, the new film written and directed by Woody Allen. This week we have a couple more images, outtakes from the recent Wall Street Journal article and a chance to see the film early in Toronto. The film, starring Cate Blanchett as Jasmine, is […]
Woody Allen On Wall Street Journal Magazine July Cover + Interview
As teased earlier, Woody Allen graces the cover of the Wall Street Journal Magazine, out today. The extensive cover feature written by Charles McGrath features new quotes from friend and writing partner Marshall Brickman, star of Blue Jasmine Cate Blanchett, casting director Juliet Taylor and Allen himself. You can find the full, wonderful article at […]
Apr News Bits 2: Judy Davis, Mariel Hemingway, Elaine Stritch, Justin Long, Kevin Nealon, François Ozon, Iron Man and More
Woody Allen Bits: Our twice monthly round up of bits from around the web. Judy Davis is one of the great Woody Allen actresses. She has helped to define Allen’s legacy with some of the most electrifying performances in any of his films – in particular Husbands And Wives and Deconstructing Harry. She sat down […]
LISTEN: Woody Allen Discusses ‘You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger’ On Australian Radio.
An amazing exclusive, Woody Allen was interviewed by Steve Vizard on Australian radio. The occasion was the release of You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger in Australia. Steve Vizard is well known to Australian audiences, having been a TV funny man for many decades, from sketch comedy to talk show host. The interview was broadcast […]
You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger Released In Australia + Interview, Reviews and more
You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger is finally being released in Australia today (17th January 2013). Originally released in 2010, it’s taken three years to receive a cinematic release down under. There’s a new website, a new interview and article revealing the origins of the strange deal, and new reviews. Umbrella Entertainment, the distributor, […]
VOTW: Scene By Scene with the BBC
This week’s video was a new discovery for us. It’s an hour long interview/documentary done by the BBC in 1999. Allen seems to be promoting Sweet And Lowdown. The cool thing about the show is that they play some scenes from Allen’s catalogue and gets him to comment on them. What is even more cool […]
Melbhattan: A Tribute To Woody Allen and Melbourne + Interview
If you’re a film fan in Melbourne this summer, you can watch some wonderful films at the Rooftop Cinemas. But there’s an added bonus for Woody Allen fans. Local artist Olso Davis has created Melbhattan, a tribute to Melbourne, in the style of the opening sequence in Manhattan. Meticulously animating the Melbourne versions of each […]
Woodystock In London to Celebrate Woody Allen’s Birthday + Interview
LOCO Film Festival are an organisation that supports and promotes comedy in British film. But this year, they’ve found time to celebrate Woody Allen, and are holding the first ever Woodystock at Hackney Picturehouse in London. A night of film, comedy, readings and music, it will be held on December 1 – Woody Allen’s 77th […]
Cinema Du Parc, Montreal Screening 44 Woody Allen Films + UPDATED! Exclusive Interview!
“Who needs a festival of my old films? It’s ridiculous.” So said Sandy Bates, Woody Allen’s character from Stardust Memories. We don’t usually write up cinema showings of old Allen films – so many are happening at any given week, somewhere in the world. But we came across what Cinema Du Parc in Montreal are […]