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Cate Blanchett has added yet another couple of awards to her mantlepiece. Surely she is running out of dresses by now? For her acclaimed performance in Blue Jasmine, she took away Critic’s Choice Award for Best Actress. The award was presented by Sir Ben Kingsley, and it was the only win for the film. Full […]
Woody Allen, as expected, did not turn up in LA to accept his Cecil B DeMille Award from the Golden Globes, but we were treated to three things instead – an introduction by Emma Stone, an acceptance by Diane Keaton and the lovely montage of Allen’s films. The montage was supervised by Robert Weide, the […]
Blue Jasmine, the 2013 film from Woody Allen, has picked up three nominations for Academy Awards. The big story is the actresses – Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins – with Allen himself picking up a nod. As widely expected, Cate Blanchett has been nominated for Best Actress. This is her third nomination for Best Actress, […]
News bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen news from around the web! We started last year, and looks like we will every year, by wishing Diane Keaton a happy birthday for 5th January. Will McCrabb always posts great, unseen pics, and posted two great ones of Keaton. As good a way as […]
Woody Allen’s 2014 film is Magic In the Moonlight. For a director who is notoriously secretive about his films before release, we actually know less about ‘Magic In the Moonlight’ than Allen’s recent films. Here’s a rundown of everything we do know. Here’s the official synopsis: MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT is a romantic comedy about […]
The Golden Globes are over for another year. Here’s the awards from the Woody Allen perspective. Allen was given the highest honour by the Globes with the Cecil B DeMille Award. Despite speculation, Allen surprised no one by not attending. Diane Keaton accepted the award on his behalf, making a short speech paying tribute to […]
In 1965, having made a living of being a TV funny man, Allen took his very first film credit, writing (or indeed rewriting) the script for What’s New Pussycat?. Allen also appears on screen, although very little of the sophistication he would later bring to his films is on show here. A straight ahead bawdy […]
Karen Ziemba has been announced as the final cast member for the Bullets Over Broadway Musical. She will star as Eden Brent, a dog loving actress, who was played by Tracey Ullman in the 1994 film. In the film, Eden Brent has a constant companion of the tiny dog Mister Woofles, who will be played […]
Following on from our previous story, Sony Pictures Classics today confirmed that it has picked up full North American rights to the 2014 Woody Allen film Magic In the Moonlight. That confirmation came with a press statement that included new plot details for the film. The statement as follows: NEW YORK (January 9, 2014) – […]
The Golden Globes happen this Sunday, and Woody Allen is expected to be a big part of it. Not only are two actresses from his latest film Blue Jasmine nominated (Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins), he will be the recipient of the Cecil B DeMille Award – in absentia. On the eve of that event, […]
Fading Gigolo is the new comedy from John Turturro, who also wrote, directed and stars in the film, and also co-stars Woody Allen. A new trailer has been released for the film, as well as a confirmed US release date. Yahoo had the exclusive for the trailer, below: The trailer has some new footage, with […]
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. […]
We are still light on the ground in terms of plot details, but we are starting to see some listings of Magic In the Moonlight, the 2014 film written and directed by Woody Allen, with a solid US release date and distributor. Several sites are now listing 25th July 2014 as the release date for […]
Why didn’t it happen earlier? Woody Allen and Paris are a perfect match. For the first time in a long time, Allen puts his hard cynicism aside and he is actually having fun for 90 odd minutes. Helped by an excellent cast, Midnight In Paris is a perfect Woody Allen film. Owen Wilson stars as […]
Another week and a number of more award nominations for Blue Jasmine. Here’s a wrap up of all the awards coverage and various comments. The Producer’s Guild Of America Awards have announced their nominations. Their key award is The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. ‘Blue Jasmine’ producers Letty Aronson […]
Entertainment Weekly scored an exclusive – the very first look at the complete cast of Bullets Over Broadway Musical in glamorous costumes, as well as a short behind the scenes video. It is the first time we’ve seen the cast including lead Zach Braff in their full attire. Here’s the pic: From left to right: […]
News bits! Our twice monthly roundup of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Not much this time around, but hey, it’s the holidays! We hope you are having a good one and see you in 2014! Louise Lasser was Woody Allen’s second wife and starred with Allen in some of his earliest films such […]
Just in time for Christmas, Blue Jasmine, the latest film from Woody Allen, has now passed the $90 million mark for worldwide box office. There’s also more award nominations for the film, and a new cover for Cate Blanchett in Vogue. Blue Jasmine has now grossed $90,482,709 worldwide. Leading the charge is still the US […]
Fading Gigolo, the 2014 comedy written, directed and starring John Tuturro, and starring Woody Allen, is ever so slowly upping its marketing efforts. Following on from the release if a French poster comes the US version, as well as a quick comment from Turturro. Entertainment Weekly had the scoop with the poster and Turturro. It […]
Woody Allen returns to London for a sprawling morality tale in You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger. With a big star cast, he explores one of his oldest themes, that whatever delusion you can use to get through life makes you happy – or that ignorance is bliss. Playing out over the lives of […]