"Brooklyn, can you imagine?"
Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 7:35AM Remember how embarrassed Jasmine (née Jeanette) sounded when she detailed her banishment from "New York, Park Avenue"? Imagine how she's feeling now that she'll be moving into much less coveted zip codes*...
After one month in limited release in the major US film markets, where it's earned a strong $10 million, Blue Jasmine is going wide. In fact, tomorrow the Best Actress / Best Screenplay buzz-title hits the malls of America with the widest release a Woody Allen film has ever enjoyed.
If Sony Pictures Classics has been keeping the film from you now's your chance! After you've seen it (for the first time or again) dive into our discussions at the review, the podcast and our breakdown of the "yours to lose" Oscar frontrunners. It's not a perfect film but it's quite sticky and continues to inspire good conversation... which is really one of the best things you can say about a movie in our disposable opening-weekend-only film culture, isn't it?
* FYI Blue Jasmine has been playing in Brooklyn, land of many coveted zip codes, for a long time. The title of this post is a snooty Jasmine quote.
Reader Comments (8)
Still over a month to go before we get to see Blue Jasmine here in the UK. Why... oh, why?!
I know Carlos, I share your pain
Not quite yet here in Montréal...it doesn't open here until the 30th. I probably won't end up catching it until after Labour Day, given that the World Film Festival is in town, and I want to really dive into that this year.
I want to soooo badly, but I think The World's End will have to take precedent. Soon, my Cate, soon...
@Yavor we may have to resort to Xanax and martinis to deal with the wait!
I thought it was marvelous, especially the ending. Cate Blanchett was the best I've ever seen her.
It's been nearly selling out every show at the one theater it's playing in SF. The post-show conversations usually go something like this, "What were all those New York characters doing in a movie set in SF?"
I'm just waiting for it to come to my city. Hail, Queen Cate. :)