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Fading Gigolo, the new film starring, written and directed by John Turturro and starring Woody Allen, premiered last night at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Turturro appeared at the premiere alongside co-stars Vanessa Paradis and Eugenia Kuzmina. Of course, Allen himself was nowhere to be seen. Turturro and Paradis also introduced the film at […]
Here’s our shot-by-shot breakdown of the new trailer for Fading Gigolo. It’s something we’ve been meaning to do for a while. You can watch the trailer here. Here we are in New York City again… …with Murray (Woody Allen) in his bookshop, talking to his friend… …Fioravante (John Turturro). A plug for the distributor. Fioravante […]
A short video this week. Zach Braff is starring in the ‘Bullets Over Broadway Musical‘, based on Allen’s 1994 film. Tickets went on sale last week, and Braff recorded a short video to get people buying tickets. Braff of course was the star of the acclaimed TV comedy ‘Scrubs‘, as well as the writer and […]
Blue Jasmine has passed its 6th weekend in the US, with another healthy week of takings behind it. ‘Blue Jasmine‘ has now earned $20,487,000 in the US. It has now surpassed the total US earnings for To Rome With Love. It held on to a massive theatre run, well above any Allen film of the […]
It seems Woody Allen has wrapped his 2014 film in the South of France. Allen has returned to New York, and the cast has gone their separate ways. Now comes the inevitable questions about the film to the cast members, and first up is Hamish Linklater and Simon McBurney. Linklater is having a very busy […]
Having recently appeared at the French premiere of Blue Jasmine, Cate Blanchett has stayed in France to appear at the Deauville Film Festival, where ‘Blue Jasmine‘ screened. Blanchett was seen on the opening night (in white below), the Friday, and returned the next night for the ‘Blue Jasmine‘ screening (in black). Deauville, in northern France, […]
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 […]
Blue Jasmine has been out for a month in the US, and is starting to roll out around the world. There’s been plenty of interviews, more than we can cover, with the cast and Allen himself. This week, we are taking the chance to catch up on some of the video interviews, in our multiple […]
Woody Allen returns to Broadway next year, for his first ever stage musical. Directed by Susan Stroman and starring Zach Braff, Allen’s 1994 film Bullets Over Broadway will get the song and dance treatment. Due to open 11 March 2014, tickets will go on sale 31 August 2013. Work is definitely moving along. Rehearsals have […]
Match Point looms large in the legend of Woody Allen. His first film set solely in Europe, it saw a big departure for Allen, after a period of being in the outs with the critics and audiences. Having played around with light comedies for several films, he also crafted one of his most serious films […]
Woody Allen, Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins all appeared at the French premiere of Allen’s new film Blue Jasmine. The event was held at UGC Bercy on the north bank. It seems that Allen has wrapped the production of his 2014 film, and has been doing press in France for imminent release of ‘Blue Jasmine‘, […]
Blue Jasmine has just concluded its fifth weekend in the US box office. It opened to 1200 cinemas nationally, making it the widest release ever for a Woody Allen film. The result was another $4 million or so added to the US box office. Blue Jasmine has now earned $14,799,000 in the US, and to […]
This week’s video is another super cut – a mix of scenes from various films. This one is all Woody Allen films and features dozens of actors before they were famous. Even we were surprised by some of these. Some of the cameos we simply didn’t spot. Watch the video before you see the full […]
Some history. I started this website just over two years ago. Shortly after we were flooded with photos and info about this film Allen was making in San Francisco. I followed the Blue Jasmine‘s every move, every tip, every rumour and more. That this film still managed to surprise and delight me is a testament […]
Last night saw the premiere of Blue Jasmine in Australia. Special guest, of course, was Cate Blanchett, who is back in her home country. The screening took place at the beautiful Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace in Sydney. No other stars were in attendance. The Australian spoke to her on the night, and revealed the film […]
The last decade of Woody Allen’s career has been marked by his international locations. Famously, he is following the money, with European backers more willing to invest in Allen than Americans. Now, the Mayor of Rio De Janeiro has publicly said he is willing to pay for Allen to come make a film in his […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]