In "Blue Jasmine," that "something" is Cate Blanchett, whose magnetic but heartbreaking performance as a woman adrift rescues Allen's otherwise rudderless tragi-comedy.

And while “Blue Jasmine” is rather less idyllic than the writer-director’s previous creative high point, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” it superficially recalls that 2008 comedy in charting ...

Cate Blanchett plays Jasmine in Woody Allen's latest work (* * * ½ out of four; rated PG-13; opens Friday in select cities), and her bravura performance is tinged with haughtiness, dry humor and ...

Review: ‘Blue Jasmine’ a bleak but moving gem 1 / 39 Zac Barnett of American Authors is seen on set for a video shoot on Oct. 26, 2014, in Dickson, Tenn. (Rick Diamond / Getty Images) 2 / 39 ...

“Blue Jasmine’’ may sound like a topical satire, but it isn’t really. It’s a character study of an obnoxious, selfish and supremely self-absorbed woman oblivious to the pain she inflicts ...

Artists can get their inspiration from anywhere — including, of course, from other great works. So it is with Woody Allen’s dazzling tightrope-walk of a drama, “Blue Jasmine,&#822… ...

Blue Jasmine opens Aug. 2, and is rated PG-13 with a running time of 98 minutes. Watch the trailer here.

“Blue Jasmine,” Allen’s drama about a wealthy woman in the midst of a life crisis in contemporary San Francisco, and “Elysium,” Blomkamp’s sci-fi myth about a planet in the midst of a ...

Jasmine’s move into Ginger’s cramped apartment, along with the refined airs that Jasmine puts on, don’t sit well with Chili (Bobby Cannavale), Ginger’s rough-hewn fiancé, a mechanic.

This weekend proved just that as Allen’s latest film, “ Blue Jasmine,” scored him his best-ever opening per-screen average, with $102,128 from just six locations in New York and L.A.