Blue Jasmine has finished it’s fourth week in the US, continuing a strong run at the box office. We also have the first grosses from some European markets, and strong acclaim continues. ‘Blue Jasmine‘ has now grossed $9,490,000 in the US. This included another $2,359,000 from the past weekend. It has only opened in 229 […]
VOTW: Woody Allen in Dublin, 1993
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, […]
Aug News Bits 1: New York Guide, Phoenix, Elizabeth Olsen, Best Dressed, Wolverine and More
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 […]
Fading Gigolo Trailer, New Pic, TIFF Premiere
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 Week 3: $6m Box Office, Strong Acclaim Continues
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 Extras: Dentists, Sunglasses, San Francisco, Makeup, Celebrity Tweets
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 […]
VOTW: Woody Allen Stand-Up On Dean Martin Variety Show
Woody Allen’s career as a stand-up comic has been getting new attention, due to recent comments he made about possibly returning to the form. Our video this week is the best video we’ve seen of Allen’s early stand-up, in a mid 1960s appearance on the Dean Martin Variety Show. Many of the jokes appear on […]
New Woody Allen Interviews In Esquire, Variety
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 […]
2014 Film Update: More Pics, Casting, Menton And More
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 Week 2 Box Office And Critics Update
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 2014 Film Update: More Images From Antibes And Nice, France
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 […]
“An Arthouse Experiement”: Melinda And Melinda – The Woody Allen Pages Review
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 […]
VOTW: Woody Allen 1967 CBC Profile – On Writing and Being Funny
A wonderful video from the CBC archives. Taken from 1967, it’s a profile of the artist before he ever made a single film. Allen at the time was writing, just starred in ‘What’s New Pussycat?‘ and ‘Casino Royale‘ and appearing as a comic talent on TV. The 12 minute profile follows Allen into his personal […]
New Woody Allen Piece In The New Yorker – ‘Now, Where’s My Oxygen Tank?’
It is an extremely period couple of month for Woody Allen, but that has not stopped him from writing a piece for theAugust issue of The New Yorker, something he has done occasionally for many years. The new piece is called ‘Now, Where Is My Oxygen Tank?” And is available now. Without giving too much […]
July News Bits 2: Emmys, Mort Sahl, Vanessa Paradis, Stanley Kubrik, spike Lee, Ellen Page, List Mania and more
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 […]
Woodywatch: Woody Allen & Soon-Yi Previn Holiday At St Tropez, France
A very brief Woodywatch: Woody Allen is in France to make a new film, but in sticking to his reasonable hours, he is taking the odd day off. On the weekend, Allen and wife Soon-Yi Previn took a boat ride in the town of St Tropez in the south of France. Not much news, and […]
New Image Of Woody Allen’s 2014 Film Cast In France – Marcia Gay Harden, Erica Leerhsen, Hamish Linklater, Jeremy Shamos
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 Tops Specialty Box Office For 2013
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 […]
Blue Jasmine Interviews – Video Round Up, Crew Profiles and More
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 […]
New Recording And Videos From Woody Allen Jazz Band In France
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 […]