Carnage Review

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Tried and tested on stage from Paris to London to Broadway, New York, Yasmina Reza’s successful play God of Carnage was always going to present a challenge being adapted for film by the playwright herself. However, the key to the story – shortened to Carnage – is the power of the acting talent assigned to [...]

Roman Polanski’s Carnage Gets A New UK Quad Poster Of Doppelgängers

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Premiering at the Venice Film Festival last September, Roman Polanski’s latest film, Carnage, is just a couple of weeks away from coming out here in the UK. If you’ve missed our coverage of the film so far, you can catch up on it all right here, most recently including the UK trailer towards the end [...]

UK Trailer Released for Roman Polanski’s Carnage

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Here’s the UK trailer for Studiocanal’s new movie, Carnage which stars Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, Jodie Foster and John C Reilly. Most of the film takes place in one room and I have a feeling it’s either going to be awesome or dull as dishwater but I am hoping for the former with such a [...]

New, Boring Poster for Carnage

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A new poster for Roman Polanski’s Carnage has been released this week, but unfortunately it doesn’t do much in the way of promotion. Written and directed by Roman Polanski, the film is based on the acclaimed play God of Carnage by French playwright Yasmina Reza and premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival this [...]

Exclusive Interview with Kyle Killen, Screenwriter of The Beaver

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Mel Gibson’s on-screen reunion with Jodie Foster was with a film which had a seemingly bizarre premise, but reception for The Beaver was generally very positive and that’s due in no small part to the work of writer Kyle Killen. Killen is also the creator of Lone Star, a show very well-received by critics, which [...]

New Trailer Promises Funny, Awkward Carnage

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One of the highlights of the London Film Festival this month is the chance for us to see Roman Polanski’s adaptation of the play God of Carnage, retitled Carnage for the big screen, before its UK release date which is expected to be sometime in 2012. Those cool cats over at Mount Yahoo thought today [...]

Roman Polanski’s Carnage Gets A Great First Clip

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After getting a fantastic new trailer and poster back in August for Roman Polanski’s upcoming film, Carnage, we’ve now got the film’s terrific first clip to share with you, taking a look at the film’s four excellent cast members – Christoph Waltz, Kate Winslet, John C. Reilly, and Jodie Foster – sitting down to discuss [...]

Win The Beaver on DVD + Beaver Hand Puppet

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To mark the release of The Beaver on DVD 10th October, Icon Home Entertainment have given us three copies of the movie to give away. Not only that, but you’ll also win a beaver hand puppet! The Beaver is directed by Jodie Foster and stars Mel Gibson, Anton Yelchin and Jennifer Lawrence. Written by Kyle [...]

Roman Polanski’s Carnage Gets a New Trailer and an Expressive Poster

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This poster was released a week or two ago but what better time to put it up than to coincide with the release of this new brilliant trailer? Carnage has an all-star cast which includes Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and is directed by the (choose word most applicable to your [...]

More New Pics from Roman Polanski’s Carnage

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It was recently announced that Roman Polanski’s Carnage is to open the New York Film Festival at the end of September following its premiere at Venice, and while we in the UK have no release date the prospect of a Polanski comedy is an intriuging one. Yasmina Reza’s play Le Dieu du Carnage has played [...]

District 9 Director’s ‘Elysium’ Viral Launches at Comic Con

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Incase it’s escaped your notice, there is a small event called Comic Con happening right now in San Diego where hundreds of thousands of film and comic fans descend on the city to see loads of stuff that no one has seen before! All the studios are there with their stands and each will present [...]

The Beaver Review

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Mention Mel Gibson’s new film The Beaver, and the standard retort is, “who wants to see that?” after what the actor’s said in public. Reminiscent to loathing a political party, based on a figurehead’s opinions and actions, fallen star Gibson has a lot of campaigning to do. But putting all the less-than-attractive Gibson character traits [...]

Exclusive: The Beaver Interview with Director – Jodie Foster

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Two-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster directs and co-stars with two-time Academy Award winner Mel Gibson in The Beaver – an emotional story about a man on a journey to rediscover his family and re-start his life. plagued by his own demons, Walter Black was once a Successful toy executive and family man who now [...]

Win Taxi Driver 35th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray

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To celebrate the release of Taxi Driver on Blu-ray NOW, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have given us three copies of the classic movie to give away. The movie is directed by Martin Scorsese and stars Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster. Synopsis: At 26, Vietnam veteran Travis Bickle (De Niro) is slipping slowly into isolation [...]

Mel Gibson Conducts His First Video Interview for The Beaver

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Mel Gibson surprised everyone by unexpectedly turning up to Cannes for the premiere of his brand new movie, The Beaver. The film is directed by Jodie Foster and as well as starring the pair, also stars Jennifer Lawrence and Anton Yelchin. I got to see it at SXSW a few months ago and it blew [...]

Mel Gibson Finally Speaks Out

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Mel Gibson – whose next film, The Beaver, is set to open stateside on the 6th of May – has spoken out for the first time since taped portions of his conversation with his ex-girlfriend were leaked online. Sold to Deadline “because editors at other media outlets seemed inclined to use this story to pursue [...]

International Poster for The Beaver

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Here’s another new international poster for Mel Gibson’s new movie, The Beaver which, when I saw it, I absolutely fell in love with and can’t wait to see again. It probably won’t be until you’ve seen The Beaver that you’ll understand why! The movie had it’s premiere at SXSW a couple of weeks ago and [...]

First Trailer Released for Mel Gibson / Jodie Foster’s – The Beaver

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Just watching this new trailer for The Beaver makes me remember how flipping good this movie was. Honestly, you won’t be disappointed. Put aside any dislike, or disdain you have for Mel Gibson’s personal life and go and see this movie when it’s released on 17th June in the UK. You can read my review [...]

Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Roman Polanski’s Carnage

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Sony Pictures Classics have acquired the North American distribution rights to Carnage, formally known as God of Carnage. Directed by Roman Polanski (The Ghost), Carnage stars Jodie Foster (Panic Room), John C. Reilly (Cyrus), Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road) and Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds). Based on Yasmina Reza’s Tony-winning play, Carnage tells the story of two sets of parents [...]

The Beaver Gets a UK Release Date

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At SXSW this year everyone expected Mel Gibson’s new movie to be pretty poor but it turned out to be one of the best movies I saw at the conference. The Beaver is directed by Jodie Foster who also stars in the movie alongside Gibson, Anton Yelchin and Jennifer Lawrence. It tells the story of [...]