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Cate Blanchett on Choosing Good Roles and Why She Thinks Being “Peculiar-Looking” is Good for an Actor (video)

Cate Blanchett is already generating Oscar buzz for her role in Woody Allen‘s Blue Jasmine even though the film hasn’t been released in most markets.  But that’s pretty standard for Blanchett, who is generally praised in most films that she appears in (she’s been nominated for five Oscars and won

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How Actress Annie McNamara Got Her First Movie Role in Woody Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’

Many actors and actresses often have to wait years to work with Woody Allen, who is generally considered to be one of the top “actor’s directors” in film.  For example, Cate Blanchett starred in films for nearly twenty years before starring in Allen’s latest film, Blue Jasmine.  However, another star

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Alec Baldwin Gushes Over Cate Blanchett in ‘Blue Jasmine’ and Says He’s “Never Had a Good Time Making a Movie”

Coming on the heels of last week’s announcement by Mary-Louise Parker that she wants to quit acting, Alec Baldwin has echoed those feelings. “I’m 55 years old.  I don’t give a shit!  I’ve worked all I want to work for the last 33 years.  Do I do things I want

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Sally Hawkins on Working with Woody Allen in ‘Blue Jasmine’ and the Actresses She Studied to Perfect Her American Accent

Any moviegoer can tell you that a bad accent can ruin a film.  So Brit Sally Hawkins was determined to get her American accent perfect in Woody Allen’s new movie, Blue Jasmine. “I had a very clever accent coach, Carla Meyer, who has worked with Cate [Blanchett] before,” she said

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Louis C.K. on Getting Cast in Woody Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’: “I’ve been waiting for that e-mail my whole life”

For most actors, getting cast in a Woody Allen movie is something to be crossed off one’s bucket list. However, when the cast list for Allen’s next film — which would eventually be titled Blue Jasmine — was revealed, two unlikely names were on the list: comedians Andrew Dice Clay and Louis C.K.

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Greta Gerwig on Developing Acting Skills: “You get better at it, and you get more skilled at it, and more consistent, but it never feels safe”

Though Gerwig appears in Woody Allen’s Nero Fiddled and Whit Stillman’s Damsels in Distress in 2012, the actress spoke about why she took a role in such a small film and what she learns from appearing in independent films.

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