tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post499955416335635961..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: "God of Carnage" The MovieNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-17861190667717022662011-04-07T21:25:41.350-04:002011-04-07T21:25:41.350-04:00Its actually quite sad this is being made as an am...Its actually quite sad this is being made as an american film. The plays humour and wit will be completely usurped just like the broadway version did with the original text. does anyone remember the travesty of Death at a Funeral? the american version killed the entire soul of the original. And why must he open it up for the movie... it was made for theatre... not film... so leave it where it belongs.burleyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299251705670080719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-44519430239634338612011-01-30T00:02:38.126-05:002011-01-30T00:02:38.126-05:00hope it will make me feel as awkward as "whos...hope it will make me feel as awkward as "whos afraid of virginia woolf"Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-90552174103340537432010-11-14T02:57:23.488-05:002010-11-14T02:57:23.488-05:00Another thing I can say about Jodie is at least sh...Another thing I can say about Jodie is at least she turned down Hannibal. One of the worst adaptations of a novel I've ever read.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757093792601734281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-44664946889887588682010-11-14T02:45:14.446-05:002010-11-14T02:45:14.446-05:00I never post these comments but I was very excited...I never post these comments but I was very excited as someone who saw the original cast on Broadway how great this would be. Years ago I always thought I thought Jodie Foster was going to be the next Katherine Hepburn and she still could be. Katherine to this day is still considered by a lot of writers, directors, and being the best actress of the last hundred years. <br />Like Katherine Jodie took a few years off to make movies she could actually bank on and were huge blockbusters for her, but I don't think you can disregard as being a great actress.<br />I can see Kate in the Hope Faith role. I thought she was great in The Reader, Revolutionary Road, and Little Children.<br />Matt Dillon: I have nothing to say and that's no a good thing.<br />The only thing I can say I seen Christoph alts in was Inglourious Bastards. <br />I'll have to agree if they add a llot of new characters and and try to make it to dramatic it's could be a disaster. If they want to add anything make it a brief scene with the kids and let that be that. Watching thes four characters bicker was the greatest thing about the play so Polanski shouldn't take away from that.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757093792601734281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-67014610617708802432010-09-25T16:20:10.761-04:002010-09-25T16:20:10.761-04:00She's gonna nail it. I have total faith.She's gonna nail it. I have total faith.Silencionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-42466123161534716762010-09-25T15:47:51.586-04:002010-09-25T15:47:51.586-04:00Uh lets just be excited that Jodie Foster is final...Uh lets just be excited that Jodie Foster is finally doing something interesting instead of worrying! We've been waiting for her to apply herself for years now. And when she does, boy watch out.<br /><br /> Maybe now that she's older she's past her commercial thriller phase. Why are people worried about her pulling it off? First off, word is that Polanki's version will be more dramatic anyway. And Foster is really good at arguing onscreen, being sarcastic and smart alecky with that natural delivery of hers. Winslet is great but I just hope she can pull it off because she seemed to struggle with the dialogue in Revolutionary Road probably because of the focus on keeping an accent. Anyway lets not judge Foster on her recent work and if we do, well look at that even in bad films she delivered. Can Kidman do that? 40 years in the business and I don't think she's gone rusty she's just chosen to not apply herself lately. That's all.<br /><br />Anyway this is this is the best news in many many years for Foster fans because I thought after she won her two Oscars she stopped caring about acting.Tahjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-43666755427374944402010-09-25T06:09:07.714-04:002010-09-25T06:09:07.714-04:00We're talking Jodie here, people. She's ob...We're talking Jodie here, people. She's obviously married to Kate in this. Duh !jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-46415671820987560702010-09-25T02:36:30.496-04:002010-09-25T02:36:30.496-04:00I've been hoping Jodie lands the co-lead of AU...I've been hoping Jodie lands the co-lead of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, but this makes me just as happy. I miss the old days when she used to act. The other 4 kind of confuse me, though. Waltz and Winslet, though great, seem kinda wrong for their parts, and Dillon is...well, he's wrong for any part. Foster really excites me, though...Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206689829422865411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47640089717176805732010-09-24T13:33:47.604-04:002010-09-24T13:33:47.604-04:00Whenever Polanski makes a movie, I'm on 7th He...Whenever Polanski makes a movie, I'm on 7th Heaven and I'm particularly glad this time, since I was afraid I'd have to wait more time for a new film after THE GHOST WRITER (btw I'm enthused for its recent fipresci winning)<br /><br />And also this could be the first really interesting Foster's film role since CONTACTMirkonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-48950405666892905122010-09-24T09:18:15.104-04:002010-09-24T09:18:15.104-04:00Well, maybe Nine would have been less awful and ho...Well, maybe Nine would have been less awful and horrendous if the original stage cast had transfered. At least the original cast could actually sing.aclphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406220796611416156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-9957657317612640782010-09-24T00:44:05.300-04:002010-09-24T00:44:05.300-04:00I'm saying Polanski just got a delicious, angr...I'm saying Polanski just got a delicious, angry performance out of Pierce Brosnan, and if he can do that, there's no reason he can't get the very talented Jodie exactly where she needs to go. She might not get there, but it's not inevitable that she won't. I wouldn't have called her to do well in a lot of the parts she's done well in, nor as someone to direct <i>Home for the Holidays</i> so adroitly, so we'll see. (I admit that her profound, insuperable outside-ness from her own comfort zone in <i>Inside Man</i> casts something of a shadow....)NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-27215740991556917412010-09-23T22:35:00.633-04:002010-09-23T22:35:00.633-04:00Off of what Marcus said, is Nicole Kidman really t...Off of what Marcus said, is Nicole Kidman really the queen of auteurs compared to Winslet? I mean Winslet has:<br /><br />Ang Lee<br />Michael Winterbottom<br />Phillip Kaufman<br />Michel Gondry<br />Jane Campion<br />Peter Jackson<br />Todd Haynes<br /><br />and will have<br /><br />Steven Soderbergh<br />Roman Polanski<br /><br />and I don't know if you'd consider the following auteurs but they're all fine directors: <br /><br />James Cameron<br />Todd Field<br />Sam Mendes<br />Stephen Daldry<br /><br />and let's not forget she had to drop out of Match Point in ScarJo's part because of her pregnancy.<br /><br />I don't know, her ratio of auteurs does seem higher to me because she also is younger and has been in fewer films than Nicole. I think all it would take is a Von Trier or a PTA and she wins.Seeking Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-4585858172127466242010-09-23T21:52:57.441-04:002010-09-23T21:52:57.441-04:00Winslet's on a roll. Todd Haynes, Soderbergh a...Winslet's on a roll. Todd Haynes, Soderbergh and then Polanski? I can only wish she does a Woody Allen movie after these.Marcusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-89988874806530865652010-09-23T19:30:13.129-04:002010-09-23T19:30:13.129-04:00Cal - Huppert + Polanski would be genius, agreed!!...Cal - Huppert + Polanski would be genius, agreed!!! Anything's better than Jodie, she left me YEARS ago. Once again, I'm totally happy with my old fave KW and her directorial pairings. I'm still trembling from the Mildred Pierce trailer - scratch that, from the mere notion Todd Haynes is filming Kate Winslet do anything!rosecityjessenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-42344391842205935492010-09-23T16:30:07.424-04:002010-09-23T16:30:07.424-04:00I've just read that Isabelle Huppert also play...I've just read that Isabelle Huppert also played Jodie's role. Now THAT would be fantastic transfer. Can you imagine, Huppert and Polanski together?cal rothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-78665065649922032202010-09-23T16:20:48.945-04:002010-09-23T16:20:48.945-04:00Well considering all of the OBC members of this ca...Well considering all of the OBC members of this cast have already proven themselves to be very, very capable in front of a camera, the hate seems relevant.Kevin P. Durkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-82260878032189205222010-09-23T16:11:30.434-04:002010-09-23T16:11:30.434-04:00/3rtfull -- yeah, Christoph was worrying me too. T.../3rtfull -- yeah, Christoph was worrying me too. Turning down Cronenberg for another mainstream villain role? Not a wise move, artistically speaking.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-3922432367841436902010-09-23T15:53:29.278-04:002010-09-23T15:53:29.278-04:00I'm talking about the technical aspects of it....I'm talking about the technical aspects of it. If Polanski keeps a centralized location throughout, Reza's dialogue intact, and the actors are all on their respective games, I don't expect this film to be a failure. So the anxiety over Polanski directing this is odd to me, b/c in his catalogue, this kind of film shouldn't be that big a degree of difficulty for him to pull off.Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-54948309190181990382010-09-23T15:47:59.752-04:002010-09-23T15:47:59.752-04:00Matt Dillon is a sore thumb. Why are you here? Who...Matt Dillon is a sore thumb. Why are you here? Who did you have to pay or let them blow you to get this gig? <br /><br />Jodie Foster being an actress again…hurray! Her tough woman routine never rivaled Weaver in my book. <br /><br />I was nervous that Christoph had officially sold out after Oscar turning down Cronenberg because the pay check didn’t have enough zeros. <br /><br />My baby Kate (in Oprah voice) Winslet! Have nothing to add here since unlike the rest of them I trust her./3rtfu11noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13566697265328404152010-09-23T15:45:42.690-04:002010-09-23T15:45:42.690-04:00It would have been perfect if Mike Nichols direc...It would have been perfect if Mike Nichols directed this piece- he works well with actors and directing very initmate scenes. The perfect example is : "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "Closer" .spnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-91346606561305069272010-09-23T15:42:39.112-04:002010-09-23T15:42:39.112-04:00I saw the play , and the most interesting role ...I saw the play , and the most interesting role was played by Marcia Gay Harden . I don't know if this film can be properly transferred to the silver screen. I want to know which actress will play the Harden role?spnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-33924269290384029122010-09-23T15:41:30.430-04:002010-09-23T15:41:30.430-04:00Joe -- i'm not certain about the married pairi...Joe -- i'm <b>not</b> certain about the married pairings. I was just thinking of the ages of the female characters and one is at least inferred to be younger (or maybe that was just my perception watching the play?) so whoever Jodie is married to I'm assuming she has the Harden role.<br /><br />as for the casting transfers. How could you come to hate something that almost never happens? What basis for the hate? I can only think of Rent (and yes, that was problematic... but that was more to do with age than performances)<br /><br />Nick -- but can you see Jodie in this kind of character/political/satiric comedy? Good point on <i>Death and Maiden</i> but i wish i liked that one more.<br /><br />Ian -- i'd argue that "simple" films in design with complex themes, are the hardest to pull off. Everyone has to be entirely on their game because there's no way a misstep isn't visible.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-24945430013249843192010-09-23T15:38:43.101-04:002010-09-23T15:38:43.101-04:00Ugh, I hate this casting decision. Granted I'm...Ugh, I hate this casting decision. Granted I'm just being difficult because the OBC was just *perfection* as far as casting is concerned. Such a dissapointment, I'm so bored with La Winslet! Is that a crime? I hope it's not...<br /><br />p.s. I am mildly excited to see Foster at least.Kevin P. Durkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-91700479268931595132010-09-23T15:12:21.348-04:002010-09-23T15:12:21.348-04:00It's not like Polanski would be reinventing th...It's not like Polanski would be reinventing the wheel doing a film like this. The play has four actors in a room arguing for 90 minutes. It would take a lot to screw that up. Now "opening it up" for film might be a cause for concern, but hasn't Polanski tackled more difficult films than this in his career? This guy makes me vomit in real-life, but one thing I'd never question about him would be adapting a play to film. Is Reza doing the screenplay? Kate Winslet vs. Jodie Foster's gonna be epic. Not as sold on the casting for the guys, but it would have been a pipe dream to get Jeff Daniels and James Gandolfini. But you'd think Marcia Gay Harden could have used her Oscar and Tony cred for a slot here. Guess not.Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-34350005244610463252010-09-23T15:01:14.093-04:002010-09-23T15:01:14.093-04:00I want to see this even though I have never seen t...I want to see this even though I have never seen the play.<br /><br />Three Academy Award winners! Oh, and Matt Dillon.<br /><br />I'm predicting that Foster and Dillon will be the leads if this goes for Oscar. There is no way all four will get Lead nominations.Andrew R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08656464274438644356noreply@blogger.com